Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,663	$ 6,521	$ 12,746	$ 12,587
Cost of sales	1,949	1,924	3,759	3,798
Excise taxes on products	1,595	1,640	3,089	3,176
Gross profit	3,119	2,957	5,898	5,613
Marketing, administration and research costs	568	546	1,096	1,105
Asset impairment and exit costs	12	1	16	121
Operating (expense) income	2,539	2,410	4,786	4,387
Interest and other debt expense, net	177	192	356	392
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller	(140)	(199)	(163)	(265)
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	(408)	(117)	(408)	(157)
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	2,910	2,534	5,001	4,417
Provision for income taxes	920	880	1,609	1,545
Net earnings	1,990	1,654	3,392	2,872
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 1,989	$ 1,653	$ 3,390	$ 2,870
Per share data:
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria Group, Inc. (usd per share)	$ 1.03	$ 0.84	$ 1.75	$ 1.47
Dividends declared (usd per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.565	$ 1.22	$ 1.13