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Contingencies (Security For Judgments Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Security posted for appeal of judgments | $ 64

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- Definition Various forms of security posted to obtain stays of judgments for cases pending appeal + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | mo_SecurityPostedToObtainStaysOfJudgmentsPendingAppeal
Namespace Prefix: | mo_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration