Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,699	$ 6,491	$ 19,116	$ 18,264
Cost of sales	1,932	2,079	5,733	5,799
Excise taxes on products	1,721	1,738	4,991	4,932
Gross profit	3,046	2,674	8,392	7,533
Marketing, administration and research costs	698	663	1,951	1,821
Changes to Mondelēz and PMI tax-related receivables/payables	41	5	41	5
Asset impairment and exit costs	0	7	4	(1)
Operating income (expense)	2,307	1,999	6,396	5,708
Interest and other debt expense, net	205	213	609	596
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	228	0
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	(187)	(328)	(546)	(753)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	2,289	2,114	6,105	5,865
Provision for income taxes	761	717	2,110	2,031
Net earnings	1,528	1,397	3,995	3,834
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	(1)	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 1,528	$ 1,397	$ 3,994	$ 3,834
Per share data:
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria Group, Inc. (usd per share)	$ 0.78	$ 0.71	$ 2.03	$ 1.93
Dividends declared (usd per share)	$ 0.565	$ 0.52	$ 1.605	$ 1.48