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Finance Assets, net (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Finance assets, net | $ 1,614,000,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableNetNoncurrent | $ 1,997,000,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableNetNoncurrent |  |  |
Investment in finance leases | 1,656,000,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableGrossNoncurrent | 2,049,000,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableGrossNoncurrent |  |  |
Earnings (benefit) charge recorded as a result of Closing Agreement |  |  | (68,000,000)us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementNetIncomeFromLeveragedLeases |  |
Permanent charge (credit) for interest on tax underpayment |  |  | (75,000,000)mo_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitonLeveragedLeases |  |
Third-party nonrecourse debt | 2,100,000,000 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesNetInvestmentInLeveragedLeasesDisclosureNonrecourseDebtService | 2,800,000,000 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesNetInvestmentInLeveragedLeasesDisclosureNonrecourseDebtService |  |  |
Leases with contingent rentals | 0 us-gaap_CapitalLeasesContingentRentalPaymentsReceived | 0 us-gaap_CapitalLeasesContingentRentalPaymentsReceived |  |  |
Investment outside United States, percentage | 0.00%mo_InvestmentsInForeignCountry | 0.00%mo_InvestmentsInForeignCountry |  |  |
PMCC leveraged lease revenues | 80,000,000 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementIncomeFromLeveragedLeases | 209,000,000 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementIncomeFromLeveragedLeases | 149,000,000 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementIncomeFromLeveragedLeases |  |
Reduction in net revenues |  |  | 7,000,000 mo_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementNetRevenue |  |
Decrease to allowance | (10,000,000)us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesPeriodIncreaseDecrease | (47,000,000)us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesPeriodIncreaseDecrease | (10,000,000)us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesPeriodIncreaseDecrease |  |
Write off of investments in finance lease balance | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs | (118,000,000)us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs |  |
Allowance for credit losses | 42,000,000 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses | 52,000,000 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses | 99,000,000 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses |  | 227,000,000 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses
Decrease to estimated residual values | 63,000,000 mo_LeveragedLeasesNetInvestmentinLeveragedLeasesDisclosureResidualValueofLeasedAssetsAdjustment | 0 mo_LeveragedLeasesNetInvestmentinLeveragedLeasesDisclosureResidualValueofLeasedAssetsAdjustment | 19,000,000 mo_LeveragedLeasesNetInvestmentinLeveragedLeasesDisclosureResidualValueofLeasedAssetsAdjustment |  |
Income tax (benefit) expense on leveraged lease revenues | 30,000,000 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementIncomeTaxExpenseOnLeveragedLeases | 80,000,000 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementIncomeTaxExpenseOnLeveragedLeases | 54,000,000 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementIncomeTaxExpenseOnLeveragedLeases |  |
Recovery From Sale of Bankruptcy Claims and Aircraft |  |  | 34,000,000 mo_RecoveryFromSaleofBankruptcyClaimsandAircraft |  |
Decrease in Unguaranteed Residual Value Resulting in Reduction to Net Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Reduction in net revenues | 26,000,000 mo_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementNetRevenue / us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis = mo_DecreaseinUnguaranteedResidualValueResultinginReductiontoNetRevenuesMember | 0 mo_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementNetRevenue / us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis = mo_DecreaseinUnguaranteedResidualValueResultinginReductiontoNetRevenuesMember | 8,000,000 mo_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementNetRevenue / us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis = mo_DecreaseinUnguaranteedResidualValueResultinginReductiontoNetRevenuesMember |  |
Interest On Tax Underpayments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Earnings (benefit) charge recorded as a result of Closing Agreement |  |  | (73,000,000)us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementNetIncomeFromLeveragedLeases / mo_ClosingAgreementAxis = mo_InterestOnTaxUnderpaymentsMember | (68,000,000)us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementNetIncomeFromLeveragedLeases / mo_ClosingAgreementAxis = mo_InterestOnTaxUnderpaymentsMember |
Permanent charge (credit) for interest on tax underpayment |  |  | (73,000,000)mo_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitonLeveragedLeases / mo_ClosingAgreementAxis = mo_InterestOnTaxUnderpaymentsMember |  |
Reduction in net revenues |  |  | 0 mo_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementNetRevenue / mo_ClosingAgreementAxis = mo_InterestOnTaxUnderpaymentsMember |  |
Reduction To Cumulative Lease Earnings [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Earnings (benefit) charge recorded as a result of Closing Agreement |  |  | 5,000,000 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementNetIncomeFromLeveragedLeases / mo_ClosingAgreementAxis = mo_ReductionToCumulativeLeaseEarningsMember |  |
Permanent charge (credit) for interest on tax underpayment |  |  | (2,000,000)mo_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitonLeveragedLeases / mo_ClosingAgreementAxis = mo_ReductionToCumulativeLeaseEarningsMember |  |
Reduction in net revenues |  |  | 7,000,000 mo_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementNetRevenue / mo_ClosingAgreementAxis = mo_ReductionToCumulativeLeaseEarningsMember |  |
Aircraft [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Investment in finance leases, percentage | 39.00%mo_InvestmentsInFinanceLeases / invest_InvestmentSectorAxis = mo_AircraftMember |  |  |  |
Rail And Surface Transport [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Investment in finance leases, percentage | 25.00%mo_InvestmentsInFinanceLeases / invest_InvestmentSectorAxis = mo_RailAndSurfaceTransportMember |  |  |  |
Electric Power [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Investment in finance leases, percentage | 21.00%mo_InvestmentsInFinanceLeases / invest_InvestmentSectorAxis = mo_ElectricPowerMember |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Investment in finance leases, percentage | 10.00%mo_InvestmentsInFinanceLeases / invest_InvestmentSectorAxis = us-gaap_RealEstateMember |  |  |  |
Manufacturing [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Investment in finance leases, percentage | 5.00%mo_InvestmentsInFinanceLeases / invest_InvestmentSectorAxis = mo_ManufacturingMember |  |  |  |
Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Investment in finance leases | 1,656,000,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableGrossNoncurrent / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceLeasesFinancingReceivableMember | 2,049,000,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableGrossNoncurrent / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceLeasesFinancingReceivableMember |  |  |
American Airlines [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Write off of investments in finance lease balance |  |  | $ (118,000,000)us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mo_AmericanAirlinesMember |  |

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