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Capital Stock (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule Components of Issued, Repurchased and Outstanding Shares | At December 31, 2013, Altria Group, Inc.’s shares of authorized common stock were 12 billion; issued, repurchased and outstanding shares of common stock were as follows:
| Shares Issued |  |  | Shares Repurchased |  |  | Shares Outstanding |
Balances, December 31, 2010 | 2,805,961,317 |  |  | (717,221,651 | ) |  | 2,088,739,666 |
Stock award activity | — |  |  | 5,004,502 |  |  | 5,004,502 |
Repurchases of common stock | — |  |  | (49,324,883 | ) |  | (49,324,883 | )
Balances, December 31, 2011 | 2,805,961,317 |  |  | (761,542,032 | ) |  | 2,044,419,285 |
Stock award activity | — |  |  | 181,011 |  |  | 181,011 |
Repurchases of common stock | — |  |  | (34,860,000 | ) |  | (34,860,000 | )
Balances, December 31, 2012 | 2,805,961,317 |  |  | (796,221,021 | ) |  | 2,009,740,296 |
Stock award activity | — |  |  | 391,899 |  |  | 391,899 |
Repurchases of common stock | — |  |  | (16,652,913 | ) |  | (16,652,913 | )
Balances, December 31, 2013 | 2,805,961,317 |  |  | (812,482,035 | ) |  | 1,993,479,282 |

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