Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Consumer products
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,064	$ 2,314	$ 854	$ 1,871
Receivables	166	85
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	802	960
Other raw materials	188	160
Work in process	279	299
Finished product	404	384
Inventory, net	1,673	1,803
Deferred income taxes	1,163	1,165
Other current assets	591	614
Total current assets	5,657	5,981
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	4,737	5,150
Less accumulated depreciation	2,432	2,770
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,305	2,380
Goodwill	5,174	5,174
Other intangible assets, net	12,107	12,118
Investment in SABMiller	5,927	5,367
Other assets	1,774	1,851
Total consumer products assets	32,944	32,871
Financial services
Finance assets, net	3,869	4,502
Other assets	19	29
Total financial services assets	3,888	4,531
TOTAL ASSETS	36,832	37,402
Consumer products
Accounts payable	252	529
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	418	447
Taxes, except income taxes	357	231
Employment costs	138	232
Settlement charges	2,137	3,535
Other	1,310	1,069
Income taxes	42
Dividends payable	792	797
Total current liabilities	5,446	6,840
Long-term debt	13,688	12,194
Deferred income taxes	4,861	4,618
Accrued pension costs	986	1,191
Accrued postretirement health care costs	2,420	2,402
Other liabilities	807	949
Total consumer products liabilities	28,208	28,194
Financial services
Deferred income taxes	3,351	3,880
Other liabilities	605	101
Total financial services liabilities	3,956	3,981
Total liabilities	32,164	32,175
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	33	32
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,627	5,751
Earnings reinvested in the business	23,256	23,459
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(1,279)	(1,484)
Cost of repurchased stock	(23,906)	(23,469)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	4,633	5,192
Noncontrolling interests	2	3
Total stockholders' equity	4,635	5,195		4,072
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	36,832	37,402
Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Consumer products
Cash and cash equivalents	2,041	2,298	834	1,862
Receivables	86	1
Inventories:
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	551	429
Deferred income taxes	18	18
Other current assets	120	64
Total current assets	2,816	2,810
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	2	2
Less accumulated depreciation	2	2
Investment in SABMiller	5,927	5,367
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	7,228	7,561
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	6,500	6,500
Other assets	1,473	1,511
Total consumer products assets	23,944	23,749
Financial services
TOTAL ASSETS	23,944	23,749
Accrued liabilities:
Employment costs	27	30
Other	340	312
Dividends payable	792	797
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	2,821	3,674
Total current liabilities	3,980	4,813
Long-term debt	12,789	11,295
Deferred income taxes	1,994	1,800
Accrued pension costs	204	204
Other liabilities	344	445
Total consumer products liabilities	19,311	18,557
Financial services
Total liabilities	19,311	18,557
Contingencies
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,627	5,751
Earnings reinvested in the business	23,256	23,459
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(1,279)	(1,484)
Cost of repurchased stock	(23,906)	(23,469)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	4,633	5,192
Total stockholders' equity	4,633	5,192
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	23,944	23,749
PM USA [Member]
Consumer products
Cash and cash equivalents			1
Receivables	15	9
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	445	594
Other raw materials	144	121
Work in process	7
Finished product	168	145
Inventory, net	764	860
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	1,843	2,902
Deferred income taxes	1,189	1,190
Other current assets	466	420
Total current assets	4,277	5,381
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	3,310	3,749
Less accumulated depreciation	1,965	2,343
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,345	1,406
Other intangible assets, net	2	2
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	331	325
Other assets	634	680
Total consumer products assets	6,589	7,794
Financial services
TOTAL ASSETS	6,589	7,794
Consumer products
Accounts payable	118	215
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	397	347
Taxes, except income taxes	342	212
Employment costs	13	18
Settlement charges	2,132	3,531
Other	663	467
Income taxes	188
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	237	454
Total current liabilities	4,090	5,244
Accrued postretirement health care costs	1,497	1,500
Other liabilities	286	335
Total consumer products liabilities	5,873	7,079
Financial services
Total liabilities	5,873	7,079
Contingencies
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Additional paid-in capital	408	408
Earnings reinvested in the business	577	583
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(269)	(276)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	716	715
Total stockholders' equity	716	715
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	6,589	7,794
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Consumer products
Cash and cash equivalents	23	16	19	9
Receivables	65	75
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	357	366
Other raw materials	44	39
Work in process	272	299
Finished product	236	239
Inventory, net	909	943
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	1,367	1,556
Other current assets	151	130
Total current assets	2,515	2,720
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	1,425	1,399
Less accumulated depreciation	465	425
Property, plant and equipment, net	960	974
Goodwill	5,174	5,174
Other intangible assets, net	12,105	12,116
Other assets	110	98
Total consumer products assets	20,864	21,082
Financial services
Finance assets, net	3,869	4,502
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	728	690
Other assets	19	29
Total financial services assets	4,616	5,221
TOTAL ASSETS	25,480	26,303
Consumer products
Accounts payable	134	314
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	21	100
Taxes, except income taxes	15	19
Employment costs	98	184
Settlement charges	5	4
Other	351	333
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	1,431	1,449
Total current liabilities	2,055	2,403
Long-term debt	899	899
Deferred income taxes	3,310	3,256
Accrued pension costs	782	987
Accrued postretirement health care costs	923	902
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	6,500	6,500
Other liabilities	177	169
Total consumer products liabilities	14,646	15,116
Financial services
Deferred income taxes	3,351	3,880
Other liabilities	605	101
Total financial services liabilities	3,956	3,981
Total liabilities	18,602	19,097
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	33	32
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock	9	9
Additional paid-in capital	8,217	8,217
Earnings reinvested in the business	4	385
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(1,387)	(1,440)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	6,843	7,171
Noncontrolling interests	2	3
Total stockholders' equity	6,845	7,174
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	25,480	26,303
Total Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Consumer products
Cash and cash equivalents
Inventories:
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(3,761)	(4,887)
Deferred income taxes	(44)	(43)
Other current assets	(146)
Total current assets	(3,951)	(4,930)
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	(7,559)	(7,886)
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(6,500)	(6,500)
Other assets	(443)	(438)
Total consumer products assets	(18,453)	(19,754)
Financial services
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(728)	(690)
Total financial services assets	(728)	(690)
TOTAL ASSETS	(19,181)	(20,444)
Accrued liabilities:
Other	(44)	(43)
Income taxes	(146)
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(4,489)	(5,577)
Total current liabilities	(4,679)	(5,620)
Deferred income taxes	(443)	(438)
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(6,500)	(6,500)
Total consumer products liabilities	(11,622)	(12,558)
Financial services
Total liabilities	(11,622)	(12,558)
Contingencies
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock	(9)	(9)
Additional paid-in capital	(8,625)	(8,625)
Earnings reinvested in the business	(581)	(968)
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	1,656	1,716
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	(7,559)	(7,886)
Total stockholders' equity	(7,559)	(7,886)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	(19,181)	(20,444)
Consolidated [Member]
Consumer products
Cash and cash equivalents	2,064	2,314	854	1,871
Receivables	166	85
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	802	960
Other raw materials	188	160
Work in process	279	299
Finished product	404	384
Inventory, net	1,673	1,803
Deferred income taxes	1,163	1,165
Other current assets	591	614
Total current assets	5,657	5,981
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	4,737	5,150
Less accumulated depreciation	2,432	2,770
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,305	2,380
Goodwill	5,174	5,174
Other intangible assets, net	12,107	12,118
Investment in SABMiller	5,927	5,367
Other assets	1,774	1,851
Total consumer products assets	32,944	32,871
Financial services
Finance assets, net	3,869	4,502
Other assets	19	29
Total financial services assets	3,888	4,531
TOTAL ASSETS	36,832	37,402
Consumer products
Accounts payable	252	529
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	418	447
Taxes, except income taxes	357	231
Employment costs	138	232
Settlement charges	2,137	3,535
Other	1,310	1,069
Income taxes	42
Dividends payable	792	797
Total current liabilities	5,446	6,840
Long-term debt	13,688	12,194
Deferred income taxes	4,861	4,618
Accrued pension costs	986	1,191
Accrued postretirement health care costs	2,420	2,402
Other liabilities	807	949
Total consumer products liabilities	28,208	28,194
Financial services
Deferred income taxes	3,351	3,880
Other liabilities	605	101
Total financial services liabilities	3,956	3,981
Total liabilities	32,164	32,175
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	33	32
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,627	5,751
Earnings reinvested in the business	23,256	23,459
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(1,279)	(1,484)
Cost of repurchased stock	(23,906)	(23,469)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	4,633	5,192
Noncontrolling interests	2	3
Total stockholders' equity	4,635	5,195
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 36,832	$ 37,402