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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Schedule of Pre-tax Charges or (Gains) Included in Net Earnings Attributable to Altria Group, Inc.) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NPM Adjustment Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 90,000,000 us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount | $ 664,000,000 us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount |
Litigation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision | 22,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision | 5,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision
Asset impairment, exit, and implementation costs |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 mo_RestructuringChargeandImplementationCostCredit | 0 mo_RestructuringChargeandImplementationCostCredit | 1,000,000 mo_RestructuringChargeandImplementationCostCredit | 1,000,000 mo_RestructuringChargeandImplementationCostCredit |  |  |
Asset impairment, exit, integration and acquisition-related costs | 5,000,000 mo_RestructuringChargeIntegrationandAcquisitionRelatedCosts | 15,000,000 mo_RestructuringChargeIntegrationandAcquisitionRelatedCosts | (1,000,000)mo_RestructuringChargeIntegrationandAcquisitionRelatedCosts | 2,000,000 mo_RestructuringChargeIntegrationandAcquisitionRelatedCosts |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt | 44,000,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | 1,084,000,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | 44,000,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | 1,084,000,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | 874,000,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
SABMiller special items | 35,000,000 mo_SpecialItemsRelatedToEquityMethodInvestment | (42,000,000)mo_SpecialItemsRelatedToEquityMethodInvestment | 23,000,000 mo_SpecialItemsRelatedToEquityMethodInvestment | 9,000,000 mo_SpecialItemsRelatedToEquityMethodInvestment | 6,000,000 mo_SpecialItemsRelatedToEquityMethodInvestment | 14,000,000 mo_SpecialItemsRelatedToEquityMethodInvestment | (4,000,000)mo_SpecialItemsRelatedToEquityMethodInvestment | 15,000,000 mo_SpecialItemsRelatedToEquityMethodInvestment |  |  |
Pre-tax charges (gain) included in net earning | 89,000,000 mo_PreTaxChargesGainIncludedinNetEarning | (23,000,000)mo_PreTaxChargesGainIncludedinNetEarning | 27,000,000 mo_PreTaxChargesGainIncludedinNetEarning | (49,000,000)mo_PreTaxChargesGainIncludedinNetEarning | 1,100,000,000 mo_PreTaxChargesGainIncludedinNetEarning | (115,000,000)mo_PreTaxChargesGainIncludedinNetEarning | (39,000,000)mo_PreTaxChargesGainIncludedinNetEarning | (461,000,000)mo_PreTaxChargesGainIncludedinNetEarning |  |  |
NPM Adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NPM Adjustment Items | 0 us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_NPMAdjustmentMember | 0 us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_NPMAdjustmentMember | 26,000,000 us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_NPMAdjustmentMember | 64,000,000 us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_NPMAdjustmentMember | 0 us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_NPMAdjustmentMember | 145,000,000 us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_NPMAdjustmentMember | 36,000,000 us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_NPMAdjustmentMember | 483,000,000 us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_NPMAdjustmentMember |  |  |
Tobacco and Health Judgment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation expense | $ 5,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_TobaccoandHealthJudgmentMember | $ 4,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_TobaccoandHealthJudgmentMember | $ 31,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_TobaccoandHealthJudgmentMember | $ 4,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_TobaccoandHealthJudgmentMember | $ 0 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_TobaccoandHealthJudgmentMember | $ 16,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_TobaccoandHealthJudgmentMember | $ 0 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_TobaccoandHealthJudgmentMember | $ 6,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_TobaccoandHealthJudgmentMember |  |  |

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