Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,521	$ 6,613	$ 12,587	$ 12,417
Cost of sales	1,924	2,004	3,798	3,801
Excise taxes on products	1,640	1,738	3,176	3,270
Gross profit	2,957	2,871	5,613	5,346
Marketing, administration and research costs	546	643	1,105	1,253
Asset impairment and exit costs	1	4	121	4
Operating income	2,410	2,224	4,387	4,089
Interest and other debt expense, net	192	195	392	404
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	228
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	(199)	(225)	(265)	(359)
Gain on derivative financial instrument	(117)	0	(157)	0
Earnings before income taxes	2,534	2,254	4,417	3,816
Provision for income taxes	880	805	1,545	1,349
Net earnings	1,654	1,449	2,872	2,467
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)	(2)	(1)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 1,653	$ 1,448	$ 2,870	$ 2,466
Per share data:
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria Group, Inc. (usd per share)	$ 0.84	$ 0.74	$ 1.47	$ 1.25
Dividends declared (usd per share)	$ 0.565	$ 0.52	$ 1.13	$ 1.04