Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Segment data were as follows:

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,						For the Three Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(in millions)
Net revenues:
Smokeable products	$	11,195		$	10,569		$	5,974		$	5,611
Smokeless products	911			879			481			464
Wine	295			275			161			146
All other	16			50			(3		)	35
Net revenues	$	12,417		$	11,773		$	6,613		$	6,256
Earnings before income taxes:
Operating companies income (loss):
Smokeable products	$	3,710		$	3,320		$	2,024		$	1,789
Smokeless products	544			524			293			285
Wine	62			50			35			28
All other	(104		)	(54		)	(63		)	(53		)
Amortization of intangibles	(10		)	(10		)	(5		)	(5		)
General corporate expenses	(113		)	(121		)	(60		)	(69		)
Operating income	4,089			3,709			2,224			1,975
Interest and other debt expense, net	(404		)	(383		)	(195		)	(230		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(228		)	—			—			—
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	359			425			225			200
Earnings before income taxes	$	3,816		$	3,751		$	2,254		$	1,945

Schedule of NPM Adjustment Items [Table Text Block]

Non-Participating Manufacturer (“NPM”) Adjustment Items - For the six and three months ended June 30, 2014, pre-tax income for NPM adjustment items was recorded in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows:

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,		For the Three Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2014
	(in millions)
Smokeable products segment	$	43	$	43
Interest and other debt expense, net	47		(17		)
Total	$	90	$	26

Schedule of Pre-tax Tobacco and Health Litigation Items [Table Text Block]

Tobacco and Health Litigation Items - For the six and three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, pre-tax charges related to certain tobacco and health litigation items were recorded in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows:

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,				For the Three Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in millions)
Smokeable products segment	$	48	$	19	$	5	$	16
General corporate	—		15		—		15
Interest and other debt expense, net	—		1		—		—
Total	$	48	$	35	$	5	$	31