Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 4,090	$ 3,060
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(162)	(116)
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash	0	(93)
Proceeds from finance assets	255	190
Other	2	79
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	95	60
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt repaid	(1,793)	(525)
Repurchases of common stock	(518)	(679)
Dividends paid on common stock	(3,071)	(2,864)
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Premium and fees related to early extinguishment of debt	(226)	0
Cash dividends paid to parent	0	0
Other	9	14
Net cash used in financing activities	(5,599)	(4,054)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	(1,414)	(934)
Balance at beginning of period	3,321	3,175
Balance at end of period	1,907	2,241
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,557	3,270
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash		0
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0
Other	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	0	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt repaid	(1,793)	(525)
Repurchases of common stock	(518)	(679)
Dividends paid on common stock	(3,071)	(2,864)
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	611	(130)
Premium and fees related to early extinguishment of debt	(226)
Cash dividends paid to parent	0	0
Other	17	17
Net cash used in financing activities	(4,980)	(4,181)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	(1,423)	(911)
Balance at beginning of period	3,281	3,114
Balance at end of period	1,858	2,203
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,767	2,839
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(37)	(33)
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash		0
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0
Other	10	70
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(27)	37
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt repaid	0	0
Repurchases of common stock	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock	0	0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(492)	56
Premium and fees related to early extinguishment of debt	0
Cash dividends paid to parent	(3,249)	(2,933)
Other	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(3,741)	(2,877)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	(1)	(1)
Balance at beginning of period	3	1
Balance at end of period	2	0
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	655	455
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(125)	(83)
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash		(93)
Proceeds from finance assets	255	190
Other	(8)	9
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	122	23
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt repaid	0	0
Repurchases of common stock	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock	0	0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(119)	74
Premium and fees related to early extinguishment of debt	0
Cash dividends paid to parent	(640)	(571)
Other	(8)	(3)
Net cash used in financing activities	(767)	(500)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	10	(22)
Balance at beginning of period	37	60
Balance at end of period	47	38
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	(3,889)	(3,504)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash		0
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0
Other	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	0	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt repaid	0	0
Repurchases of common stock	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock	0	0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Premium and fees related to early extinguishment of debt	0
Cash dividends paid to parent	3,889	3,504
Other	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	3,889	3,504
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	0	0
Balance at beginning of period	0	0
Balance at end of period	$ 0	$ 0