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Finance Assets, net (Schedule of Credit Quality of Investments in Finance Leases) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross investments in finance leases	$ 1,656us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross	$ 2,049us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member] | Standard & Poor's AAA To A Minus [Member] | Moodys Aaa to A3 [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
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Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member] | Standard & Poor's BBB Plus To BBB Minus [Member] | Moodys Baa1 to Baa3 [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
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Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member] | Standard & Poor's BB Plus And Lower [Member] | Moodys Ba1 and Lower [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross investments in finance leases	$ 406us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceLeasesFinancingReceivableMember / us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis = mo_MoodysBa1andLowerMember / us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis = mo_StandardPoorsBBPlusAndLowerMember	$ 658us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FinanceLeasesFinancingReceivableMember / us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis = mo_MoodysBa1andLowerMember / us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis = mo_StandardPoorsBBPlusAndLowerMember

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Amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the note. The note also may contain provisions and related items including a discount or premium, payable on demand, secured, or unsecured, interest bearing or noninterest bearing, among a myriad of other features and characteristics. Excludes amounts related to receivables held-for-sale.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10(3))

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 10

-Subparagraph 3

-Article 9

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