Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,305	$ 6,663	$ 12,413	$ 12,746
Cost of sales	1,738	1,954	3,472	3,767
Excise taxes on products	1,426	1,595	2,864	3,089
Gross profit	3,141	3,114	6,077	5,890
Marketing, administration and research costs	641	574	1,259	1,107
Asset impairment and exit costs	2	12	4	16
Operating (expense) income	2,498	2,528	4,814	4,767
Interest and other debt expense, net	178	177	344	356
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	(9)	(11)	(16)	(19)
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev	(228)	(140)	(570)	(163)
Loss (gain) on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	0	(408)	33	(408)
Earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	2,557	2,910	5,023	5,001
Provision for income taxes	680	920	1,251	1,609
Net earnings	1,877	1,990	3,772	3,392
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Net earnings attributable to Altria	$ 1,876	$ 1,989	$ 3,770	$ 3,390
Per share data:
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria (usd per share)	$ 0.99	$ 1.03	$ 1.99	$ 1.75
Dividends declared (usd per share)	$ 0.7	$ 0.61	$ 1.4	$ 1.22