Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,604,000,000		$ 1,333,000,000
Receivables	165,000,000		142,000,000
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	820,000,000		940,000,000
Other raw materials	201,000,000		186,000,000
Work in process	598,000,000		647,000,000
Finished product	569,000,000		558,000,000
Inventory, net	2,188,000,000		2,331,000,000
Income taxes	15,000,000		167,000,000
Other current assets	319,000,000		326,000,000
Total current assets	4,291,000,000		4,299,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	5,009,000,000		4,950,000,000
Less accumulated depreciation	3,047,000,000		3,012,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,962,000,000		1,938,000,000
Goodwill	5,262,000,000		5,196,000,000			$ 5,307,000,000
Other intangible assets, net	12,688,000,000		12,279,000,000			12,400,000,000
Investments in equity securities	27,346,000,000		30,496,000,000
Other assets	1,364,000,000		1,430,000,000
Total Assets	52,913,000,000		55,638,000,000
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings	0		12,704,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	1,000,000,000		1,144,000,000
Accounts payable	246,000,000		399,000,000
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	554,000,000		586,000,000
Settlement charges	3,094,000,000		3,454,000,000
Other	1,195,000,000		1,403,000,000
Dividends payable	1,573,000,000		1,503,000,000
Total current liabilities	7,662,000,000		21,193,000,000
Long-term debt	26,903,000,000		11,898,000,000
Deferred income taxes	5,240,000,000		5,172,000,000
Accrued pension costs	352,000,000		544,000,000
Accrued postretirement health care costs	1,764,000,000		1,749,000,000
Other liabilities	316,000,000		254,000,000
Total liabilities	42,237,000,000		40,810,000,000
Contingencies (Note 13)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	39,000,000		39,000,000
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock, par value $0.33 1/3 per share (2,805,961,317 shares issued)	935,000,000		935,000,000
Additional paid-in capital	5,960,000,000		5,961,000,000
Earnings reinvested in the business	39,910,000,000		43,962,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(2,402,000,000)		(2,547,000,000)
Cost of repurchased stock (937,835,860 shares at September 30, 2019 and 931,903,722 shares at December 31, 2018)	(33,858,000,000)		(33,524,000,000)
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria	10,545,000,000		14,787,000,000
Noncontrolling interests	92,000,000		2,000,000
Total stockholders’ equity	10,637,000,000	$ 14,466,000,000	14,789,000,000	$ 15,496,000,000	$ 15,798,000,000	$ 15,380,000,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ 52,913,000,000		$ 55,638,000,000