Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

	For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2011			2010			2009
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$	3,390		$	3,905		$	3,206
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings attributable to unvested restricted and deferred shares		(13	)		(15	)		(11	)
Earnings for basic and diluted EPS	$	3,377		$	3,890		$	3,195
Weighted-average shares for basic EPS		2,064			2,077			2,066
Add: Incremental shares from stock options					2			5
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS		2,064			2,079			2,071