Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 1,058	$ 1,247
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(77)	(99)
Proceeds from finance assets	56	185
Other	(42)	1
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(63)	87
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt repaid	0	(793)
Repurchases of common stock	(341)	(455)
Dividends paid on common stock	(2,215)	(2,050)
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt	0	(226)
Cash dividends paid to parent	0	0
Other	11	(8)
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,545)	(3,532)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Decrease	(1,550)	(2,198)
Balance at beginning of period	2,369	3,321
Balance at end of period	819	1,123
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,823	2,316
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0
Other	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	0	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt repaid		(793)
Repurchases of common stock	(341)	(455)
Dividends paid on common stock	(2,215)	(2,050)
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(1,833)	(996)
Premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt		(226)
Cash dividends paid to parent	0	0
Other	19	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(4,370)	(4,520)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Decrease	(1,547)	(2,204)
Balance at beginning of period	2,313	3,281
Balance at end of period	766	1,077
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	998	1,312
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(14)	(25)
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0
Other	0	10
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(14)	(15)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt repaid		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	1,581	820
Premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt		0
Cash dividends paid to parent	(2,564)	(2,119)
Other	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(983)	(1,299)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Decrease	1	(2)
Balance at beginning of period	0	3
Balance at end of period	1	1
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	237	311
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(63)	(74)
Proceeds from finance assets	56	185
Other	(42)	(9)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(49)	102
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt repaid		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	252	176
Premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt		0
Cash dividends paid to parent	(436)	(573)
Other	(8)	(8)
Net cash used in financing activities	(192)	(405)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Decrease	(4)	8
Balance at beginning of period	56	37
Balance at end of period	52	45
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	(3,000)	(2,692)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0
Other	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	0	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt repaid		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
Premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt		0
Cash dividends paid to parent	3,000	2,692
Other	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	3,000	2,692
Cash and cash equivalents:
Decrease	0	0
Balance at beginning of period	0	0
Balance at end of period	$ 0	$ 0