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Income Taxes (Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits and Consolidated Liability for Tax Contingencies) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
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Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits | $ 258 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 227 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 262 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 381 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Accrued interest and penalties | 57 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued | 48 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued |  |
Tax credits and other indirect benefits | (17)mo_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitTaxCreditsandOtherIndirectBenefits | (14)mo_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitTaxCreditsandOtherIndirectBenefits |  |
Liability for tax contingencies | 298 mo_LiabilityforTaxContingencies | 261 mo_LiabilityforTaxContingencies |  |
Altria Group, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 228 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 188 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  |
Mondelez [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 0 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mo_MondelezInternationalInc.Member | 9 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mo_MondelezInternationalInc.Member |  |
Accrued interest and penalties |  | 2 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mo_MondelezInternationalInc.Member |  |
Liability for tax contingencies | 0 mo_LiabilityforTaxContingencies / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mo_MondelezInternationalInc.Member |  |  |
PMI [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 30 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mo_PhilipMorrisInternationalIncMember | 30 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mo_PhilipMorrisInternationalIncMember |  |
Accrued interest and penalties | 7 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mo_PhilipMorrisInternationalIncMember | 6 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mo_PhilipMorrisInternationalIncMember |  |
Liability for tax contingencies | $ 30 mo_LiabilityforTaxContingencies / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = mo_PhilipMorrisInternationalIncMember |  |  |

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