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Long-Term Debt (Components of Long-Term Debt) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 14,693us-gaap_LongTermDebt		$ 14,517us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Less current portion of long-term debt	1,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent		525us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Long-term debt excluding current portion	13,693us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent		13,992us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Notes 2.625% To 10.20% Due Through 2044 [Member] | Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	14,651us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_NotesTwoPointSixTwoFivePercentToTenPointTwoZeroPercentDueThroughTwoThousandAndFortyFourMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember	[1]	14,475us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_NotesTwoPointSixTwoFivePercentToTenPointTwoZeroPercentDueThroughTwoThousandAndFortyFourMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember	[1]
Notes 2.625% To 10.20% Due Through 2044 [Member] | Notes [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate percentage	2.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_NotesTwoPointSixTwoFivePercentToTenPointTwoZeroPercentDueThroughTwoThousandAndFortyFourMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember		2.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_NotesTwoPointSixTwoFivePercentToTenPointTwoZeroPercentDueThroughTwoThousandAndFortyFourMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember
Notes 2.625% To 10.20% Due Through 2044 [Member] | Notes [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate percentage	10.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_NotesTwoPointSixTwoFivePercentToTenPointTwoZeroPercentDueThroughTwoThousandAndFortyFourMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember		10.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_NotesTwoPointSixTwoFivePercentToTenPointTwoZeroPercentDueThroughTwoThousandAndFortyFourMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
Notes 2.625% To 10.20% Due Through 2044 [Member] | Notes [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.70%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_NotesTwoPointSixTwoFivePercentToTenPointTwoZeroPercentDueThroughTwoThousandAndFortyFourMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_WeightedAverageMember		5.90%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_NotesTwoPointSixTwoFivePercentToTenPointTwoZeroPercentDueThroughTwoThousandAndFortyFourMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_WeightedAverageMember
Debenture, 7.75% due 2027, interest payable semi-annually [Member] | Debentures [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 42us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_DebentureSevenPointSevenFivePercentDueTwoThousandAndTwentySevenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LoansPayableMember		$ 42us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_DebentureSevenPointSevenFivePercentDueTwoThousandAndTwentySevenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
Debt instrument, interest rate percentage	7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_DebentureSevenPointSevenFivePercentDueTwoThousandAndTwentySevenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LoansPayableMember		7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mo_DebentureSevenPointSevenFivePercentDueTwoThousandAndTwentySevenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
[1] Weighted-average coupon interest rate of 5.7% and 5.9% at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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