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Capital Stock (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Equity [Abstract]  
Schedule Components of Issued, Repurchased and Outstanding Shares
At December 31, 2016, Altria Group, Inc. had 12 billion shares of authorized common stock; issued, repurchased and outstanding shares of common stock were as follows:
 
Shares Issued

 
Shares
Repurchased

 
Shares
Outstanding

Balances, December 31, 2013
2,805,961,317

 
(812,482,035
)
 
1,993,479,282

Stock award activity
—

 
447,840

 
447,840

Repurchases of
common stock
—

 
(22,452,599
)
 
(22,452,599
)
Balances, December 31, 2014
2,805,961,317

 
(834,486,794
)
 
1,971,474,523

Stock award activity
—

 
(732,623
)
 
(732,623
)
Repurchases of
common stock
—

 
(10,682,419
)
 
(10,682,419
)
Balances, December 31, 2015
2,805,961,317

 
(845,901,836
)
 
1,960,059,481

Stock award activity
—

 
(566,256
)
 
(566,256
)
Repurchases of
common stock
—

 
(16,221,001
)
 
(16,221,001
)
Balances, December 31, 2016
2,805,961,317

 
(862,689,093
)
 
1,943,272,224
Share Repurchases
For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, Altria Group, Inc.’s total share repurchase activity was as follows:
 
 
2016

2015

2014

 
 
(in millions, except per share data)
Total number of shares
repurchased
16.2

10.7

22.5

Aggregate cost of shares
repurchased
$
1,030

$
554

$
939

Average price per share of shares repurchased
$
63.48

$
51.83

$
41.79