Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Earnings) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
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 (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net, Pretax		(117)		(157)
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
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	920	880	1,609	1,545
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
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
Net earnings	1,990	1,654	3,392	2,872
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	374	(13)	214	(60)	$ 1,228
Comprehensive earnings	2,364	1,641	3,606	2,812
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	2,363	1,640	3,604	2,810
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Excise taxes on products	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Marketing, administration and research costs	40	37	80	73
Asset impairment and exit costs	0	0	0	5
Operating (expense) income	(40)	(37)	(80)	(78)
Interest and other debt expense, net	130	135	253	264
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller	(140)	(199)	(163)	(265)
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net, Pretax		(117)		(157)
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	(408)		(408)
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	378	144	238	80
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	32	12	(40)	(37)
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	1,643	1,521	3,112	2,753
Net earnings	1,989	1,653	3,390	2,870
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,989	1,653	3,390	2,870
Net earnings	1,989	1,653	3,390	2,870
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	374	(13)	214	(60)
Comprehensive earnings	2,363	1,640	3,604	2,810
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	2,363	1,640	3,604	2,810
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	5,713	5,645	10,984	10,910
Cost of sales	1,678	1,675	3,216	3,317
Excise taxes on products	1,536	1,582	2,982	3,069
Gross profit	2,499	2,388	4,786	4,524
Marketing, administration and research costs	413	413	791	828
Asset impairment and exit costs	0	1	0	95
Operating (expense) income	2,086	1,974	3,995	3,601
Interest and other debt expense, net	(6)	2	(6)	17
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller	0	0	0	0
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net, Pretax		0		0
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	0		0
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	2,092	1,972	4,001	3,584
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	734	713	1,397	1,316
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	80	80	152	140
Net earnings	1,438	1,339	2,756	2,408
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,438	1,339	2,756	2,408
Net earnings	1,438	1,339	2,756	2,408
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	4	2	7	(15)
Comprehensive earnings	1,442	1,341	2,763	2,393
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,442	1,341	2,763	2,393
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	960	886	1,780	1,696
Cost of sales	281	259	561	500
Excise taxes on products	59	58	107	107
Gross profit	620	569	1,112	1,089
Marketing, administration and research costs	115	96	225	204
Asset impairment and exit costs	12	0	16	21
Operating (expense) income	493	473	871	864
Interest and other debt expense, net	53	55	109	111
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller	0	0	0	0
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net, Pretax		0		0
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	0		0
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	440	418	762	753
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	154	155	252	266
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	286	263	510	487
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	285	262	508	485
Net earnings	286	263	510	487
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	28	27	56	(129)
Comprehensive earnings	314	290	566	358
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	313	289	564	356
Total Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	(10)	(10)	(18)	(19)
Cost of sales	(10)	(10)	(18)	(19)
Excise taxes on products	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Marketing, administration and research costs	0	0	0	0
Asset impairment and exit costs	0	0	0	0
Operating (expense) income	0	0	0	0
Interest and other debt expense, net	0	0	0	0
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller	0	0	0	0
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net, Pretax		0		0
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	0		0
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	0	0	0	0
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	(1,723)	(1,601)	(3,264)	(2,893)
Net earnings	(1,723)	(1,601)	(3,264)	(2,893)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	(1,723)	(1,601)	(3,264)	(2,893)
Net earnings	(1,723)	(1,601)	(3,264)	(2,893)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	(32)	(29)	(63)	144
Comprehensive earnings	(1,755)	(1,630)	(3,327)	(2,749)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ (1,755)	$ (1,630)	$ (3,327)	$ (2,749)