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Debt	3 Months Ended
Debt	Mar. 31, 2012
Debt [Abstract]
Debt	Note 9. Debt: At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 Altria Group, Inc. had no short-term borrowings. Altria Group, Inc.'s estimate of the fair value of its debt is based on observable market information from a third party pricing source and is classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The aggregate fair value of Altria Group, Inc.'s total long-term debt at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, was $17.7 billion, as compared with its carrying value of $13.7 billion.

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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