Document and Entity Information Document - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 19, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	mo
Entity Registrant Name	ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000764180
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,960,679,441