Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,905	$ 6,699	$ 19,492	$ 19,116
Cost of sales	2,043	1,932	5,841	5,733
Excise taxes on products	1,712	1,721	4,888	4,991
Gross profit	3,150	3,046	8,763	8,392
Marketing, administration and research costs	766	698	1,871	1,951
Reduction of PMI tax-related receivable	0	41	0	41
Asset impairment and exit costs	2	0	123	4
Operating (expense) income	2,382	2,307	6,769	6,396
Interest and other debt expense, net	179	205	571	609
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	823	0	823	228
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	(299)	(187)	(564)	(546)
Gain on derivative financial instruments	(48)	0	(205)	0
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	1,727	2,289	6,144	6,105
Provision for income taxes	633	761	2,178	2,110
Net earnings	1,094	1,528	3,966	3,995
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	0	(3)	(1)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 1,093	$ 1,528	$ 3,963	$ 3,994
Per share data:
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria Group, Inc. (usd per share)	$ 0.56	$ 0.78	$ 2.02	$ 2.03
Dividends declared (usd per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.565	$ 1.74	$ 1.605