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Short-Term Borrowings and Borrowing Arrangements (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term borrowings | $ 0 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings |  | $ 0 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Ratio of debt to consolidated EBITDA | 1.8 mo_LineofCreditFacilityCovenantTermsDebttoEBITDARatio |  |
Ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense | 9.7 mo_LineofCreditFacilityCovenantTermsEBITDAtoInterestExpenseRatio |  |
Credit Agreement [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Credit line available under the credit agreement | 3,000,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_CreditAgreementMember |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 3,000,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_CreditAgreementMember | $ 3,000,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_CreditAgreementMember |
Term of debt |  | 5 years |
Credit agreement expiration date |  | Aug. 19, 2019 |
Number of extension available for the credit agreement |  | 1 year |
Credit Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Ratio of debt to consolidated EBITDA | 3 mo_LineofCreditFacilityCovenantTermsDebttoEBITDARatio / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |
Credit Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense | 4 mo_LineofCreditFacilityCovenantTermsEBITDAtoInterestExpenseRatio / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Credit Agreement [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest rate for borrowing | 1.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |

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