Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,367	$ 6,619	$ 12,726	$ 12,247
Cost of sales	1,775	1,874	3,948	3,452
Excise taxes on products	1,305	1,426	2,618	2,665
Gross profit	3,287	3,319	6,160	6,130
Marketing, administration and research costs	491	569	1,028	1,102
Asset impairment and exit costs	0	33	0	73
Operating income	2,796	2,717	5,132	4,955
Interest and other debt expense, net	308	312	583	696
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	(28)	(15)	(55)	(16)
Earnings from equity investments	(9)	(447)	(166)	(533)
(Gain) loss on Cronos-related financial instruments	(40)	266	97	691
Earnings before income taxes	2,565	2,601	4,673	4,117
Provision for income taxes	627	604	1,185	999
Net earnings	1,938	1,997	3,488	3,118
Net (earnings) losses attributable to noncontrolling interests	5	(1)	7	(2)
Net earnings attributable to Altria	$ 1,943	$ 1,996	$ 3,495	$ 3,116
Per share data:
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria (in usd per share)	$ 1.04	$ 1.07	$ 1.88	$ 1.66