Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,569	$ 2,369	$ 3,321	$ 3,175
Receivables	151	124
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	892	957
Other raw materials	164	181
Work in process	512	444
Finished product	483	449
Inventory, net	2,051	2,031
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other current assets	489	387
Total current assets	7,260	4,911
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	4,835	4,877
Less accumulated depreciation	2,877	2,895
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,958	1,982
Goodwill	5,285	5,285
Other intangible assets, net	12,036	12,028
Investment in AB InBev/SABMiller	17,852	5,483
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Finance assets, net	1,028	1,239
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	513	531
Total Assets	45,932	31,459
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	0	4
Accounts payable	425	400
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	747	695
Employment costs	289	198
Settlement charges	3,701	3,590
Other	1,025	1,073
Dividends payable	1,188	1,110
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Total current liabilities	7,375	7,070
Long-term debt	13,881	12,843
Deferred income taxes	8,416	4,667
Accrued pension costs	805	1,277
Accrued postretirement health care costs	2,217	2,245
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	427	447
Total liabilities	33,121	28,549
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	38	37
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,893	5,813
Earnings reinvested in the business	36,906	27,257
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(2,052)	(3,280)
Cost of repurchased stock	(28,912)	(27,845)
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	12,770	2,880
Noncontrolling interests	3	(7)
Total stockholders’ equity	12,773	2,873	3,010	4,118
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	45,932	31,459
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	4,521	2,313	3,281	3,114
Receivables	0	0
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	0	0
Other raw materials	0	0
Work in process	0	0
Finished product	0	0
Inventory, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other current assets	170	284
Total current assets	4,691	2,597
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	0	0
Less accumulated depreciation	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Investment in AB InBev/SABMiller	17,852	5,483
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	11,636	11,648
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	4,790	4,790
Other assets	18	20
Total Assets	38,987	24,538
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt		0
Accounts payable	1	3
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	0	0
Employment costs	104	18
Settlement charges	0	0
Other	261	255
Dividends payable	1,188	1,110
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	5,030	5,427
Total current liabilities	6,584	6,813
Long-term debt	13,881	12,831
Deferred income taxes	5,424	1,646
Accrued pension costs	207	215
Accrued postretirement health care costs	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	121	153
Total liabilities	26,217	21,658
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,893	5,813
Earnings reinvested in the business	36,906	27,257
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(2,052)	(3,280)
Cost of repurchased stock	(28,912)	(27,845)
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	12,770	2,880
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity	12,770	2,880
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	38,987	24,538
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	1	0	3	1
Receivables	8	7
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	541	562
Other raw materials	111	123
Work in process	3	5
Finished product	112	121
Inventory, net	767	811
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	3,797	3,821
Other current assets	118	65
Total current assets	4,691	4,704
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	2,971	3,102
Less accumulated depreciation	2,073	2,157
Property, plant and equipment, net	898	945
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	2	2
Investment in AB InBev/SABMiller	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	2,632	2,715
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	1,748	1,804
Total Assets	9,971	10,170
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt		0
Accounts payable	92	104
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	619	586
Employment costs	14	11
Settlement charges	3,696	3,585
Other	438	616
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	237	191
Total current liabilities	5,096	5,093
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Accrued pension costs	0	0
Accrued postretirement health care costs	1,453	1,460
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	146	126
Total liabilities	6,695	6,679
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	3,310	3,310
Earnings reinvested in the business	237	436
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(271)	(255)
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	3,276	3,491
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity	3,276	3,491
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	9,971	10,170
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	47	56	37	60
Receivables	143	117
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	351	395
Other raw materials	53	58
Work in process	509	439
Finished product	371	328
Inventory, net	1,284	1,220
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	1,511	1,807
Other current assets	201	112
Total current assets	3,186	3,312
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	1,864	1,775
Less accumulated depreciation	804	738
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,060	1,037
Goodwill	5,285	5,285
Other intangible assets, net	12,034	12,026
Investment in AB InBev/SABMiller	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Finance assets, net	1,028	1,239
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	131	138
Total Assets	22,724	23,037
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt		4
Accounts payable	332	293
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	128	109
Employment costs	171	169
Settlement charges	5	5
Other	326	276
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	41	10
Total current liabilities	1,003	866
Long-term debt	0	12
Deferred income taxes	4,376	4,452
Accrued pension costs	598	1,062
Accrued postretirement health care costs	764	785
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	4,790	4,790
Other liabilities	160	168
Total liabilities	11,691	12,135
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	38	37
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	9	9
Additional paid-in capital	11,585	11,456
Earnings reinvested in the business	1,118	1,099
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(1,720)	(1,692)
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	10,992	10,872
Noncontrolling interests	3	(7)
Total stockholders’ equity	10,995	10,865
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	22,724	23,037
Total Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Receivables	0	0
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	0	0
Other raw materials	0	0
Work in process	0	0
Finished product	0	0
Inventory, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(5,308)	(5,628)
Other current assets	0	(74)
Total current assets	(5,308)	(5,702)
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	0	0
Less accumulated depreciation	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Investment in AB InBev/SABMiller	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	(14,268)	(14,363)
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(4,790)	(4,790)
Other assets	(1,384)	(1,431)
Total Assets	(25,750)	(26,286)
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt		0
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	0	0
Employment costs	0	0
Settlement charges	0	0
Other	0	(74)
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(5,308)	(5,628)
Total current liabilities	(5,308)	(5,702)
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(1,384)	(1,431)
Accrued pension costs	0	0
Accrued postretirement health care costs	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(4,790)	(4,790)
Other liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(11,482)	(11,923)
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	(9)	(9)
Additional paid-in capital	(14,895)	(14,766)
Earnings reinvested in the business	(1,355)	(1,535)
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	1,991	1,947
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	(14,268)	(14,363)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity	(14,268)	(14,363)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ (25,750)	$ (26,286)