Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 16, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	mo
Entity Registrant Name	ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000764180
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,034,843,783