Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 5,892	$ 6,036
Cost of sales	1,446	1,608
Excise taxes on products	1,073	1,156
Gross profit	3,373	3,272
Marketing, administration and research costs	489	582
Operating income	2,884	2,690
Interest and other debt expense, net	281	308
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	(46)	(43)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	649
(Income) losses from equity investments	(34)	(51)
(Gain) loss on Cronos-related financial instruments	10	(110)
Earnings before income taxes	2,673	1,937
Provision for income taxes	714	516
Net earnings	1,959	1,421
Net losses attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	3
Net earnings attributable to Altria	$ 1,959	$ 1,424
Per share data:
Basic earnings (losses) per share attributable to Altria (in usd per share)	$ 1.08	$ 0.77
Diluted earnings (losses) per share attributable to Altria (in usd per share)	$ 1.08	$ 0.77