Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,936	$ 6,367	$ 12,972	$ 12,726
Cost of sales	1,882	1,775	3,490	3,948
Excise taxes on products	1,322	1,305	2,478	2,618
Gross profit	3,732	3,287	7,004	6,160
Marketing, administration and research costs	546	491	1,128	1,028
Operating income	3,186	2,796	5,876	5,132
Interest and other debt expense, net	295	308	603	583
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	649	0
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	(46)	(28)	(89)	(55)
(Income) losses from equity investments	(75)	(9)	(126)	(166)
(Gain) loss on Cronos-related financial instruments	103	(40)	(7)	97
Earnings before income taxes	2,909	2,565	4,846	4,673
Provision for income taxes	759	627	1,275	1,185
Net earnings	2,150	1,938	3,571	3,488
Net (earnings) losses attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	5	2	7
Net earnings attributable to Altria	$ 2,149	$ 1,943	$ 3,573	$ 3,495
Per share data:
Basic earnings per share attributable to Altria (in usd per share)	$ 1.16	$ 1.04	$ 1.93	$ 1.88
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria (in usd per share)	$ 1.16	$ 1.04	$ 1.93	$ 1.88