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Contingencies (International Tobacco-Related Cases) (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], Canada) | Jan. 27, 2015 cases
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Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | PM USA and Altria Group [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Number of Cases Pending | 7 us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber / dei_LegalEntityAxis = mo_PMUSAndAltriaGroupMember / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_SmokingAndHealthClassActionsAndAggregatedClaimsLitigationMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Number of Cases Pending | 10 us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber / dei_LegalEntityAxis = mo_PhilipMorrisUSAMember / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_HealthCareCostRecoveryActionsMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = mo_HealthCareCostRecoveryActionsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | PM USA and Altria Group [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Number of Cases Pending | 8 us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber / dei_LegalEntityAxis = mo_PMUSAndAltriaGroupMember / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mo_HealthCareCostRecoveryActionsMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = mo_HealthCareCostRecoveryActionsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember

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