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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 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, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | $ 6,258 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 6,491 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 6,256 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 5,517 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 6,080 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 6,553 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 6,305 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 5,528 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet |  | $ 24,522 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet |  | $ 24,466 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 24,618 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Gross profit | 2,627 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 2,674 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 2,603 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 2,256 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 2,408 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 2,821 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 2,554 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 2,674 us-gaap_GrossProfit |  | 10,160 us-gaap_GrossProfit |  | 10,457 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 9,563 us-gaap_GrossProfit
Net earnings | 1,236 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 1,397 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 1,262 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 1,175 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 488 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 1,396 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 1,266 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 1,385 us-gaap_ProfitLoss |  | 5,070 us-gaap_ProfitLoss |  | 4,535 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 4,183 us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest |  | 0 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | (3)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc. | $ 1,236 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 1,397 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 1,262 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 1,175 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 488 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 1,396 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 1,266 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 1,385 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |  | $ 5,070 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |  | $ 4,535 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 4,180 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Basic and diluted EPS attributable to Altria Group, Inc. | $ 0.63 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted | $ 0.71 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted | $ 0.64 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted | $ 0.59 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted | $ 0.24 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted | $ 0.70 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted | $ 0.63 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted | $ 0.69 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted |  | $ 2.56 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted |  | $ 2.26 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted | $ 2.06 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted
Dividends declared | $ 0.52 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.52 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.48 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.48 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.48 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.48 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.44 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.44 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.52 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 2.00 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.48 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 1.84 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 1.70 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Market price | $ 51.67 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember | $ 46.20 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember | $ 43.38 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember | $ 38.38 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember | $ 38.58 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember | $ 37.48 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember | $ 37.61 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember | $ 35.47 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Market price | $ 44.59 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember | $ 40.26 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember | $ 37.13 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember | $ 33.80 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember | $ 34.23 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember | $ 33.12 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember | $ 34.08 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember | $ 31.85 mo_SharePriceinPeriod / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |  |  |  |

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