Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,036	$ 6,359
Cost of sales	1,608	2,173
Excise taxes on products	1,156	1,313
Gross profit	3,272	2,873
Marketing, administration and research costs	582	537
Operating income	2,690	2,336
Interest and other debt expense, net	308	275
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	649	0
Net periodic benefit (income) cost, excluding service cost	(43)	(27)
(Income) losses from equity investments	(51)	(157)
(Gain) loss on Cronos-related financial instruments	(110)	137
Earnings before income taxes	1,937	2,108
Provision for income taxes	516	558
Net earnings	1,421	1,550
Net (earnings) losses attributable to noncontrolling interests	3	2
Net earnings attributable to Altria	$ 1,424	$ 1,552
Per share data:
Basic earnings per share attributable to Altria (in usd per share)	$ 0.77	$ 0.83
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria (in usd per share)	$ 0.77	$ 0.83