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Stock Plans | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Stock Plans | Stock Plans In 2015, the Board of Directors adopted, and shareholders approved, the Altria Group, Inc. 2015 Performance Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”). The 2015 Plan succeeded the 2010 Performance Incentive Plan, under which no new awards were permitted after April 30, 2015. Under the 2015 Plan, Altria Group, Inc. may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted and deferred stock units, and other stock-based awards, as well as cash-based annual and long-term incentive awards to employees of Altria Group, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Up to 40 million shares of common stock may be issued under the 2015 Plan. In addition, in 2015, the Board of Directors adopted, and shareholders approved, the 2015 Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “Directors Plan”). The Directors Plan succeeded the Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended and restated effective January 29, 2014, under which no new awards were permitted after May 20, 2015. Under the Directors Plan, Altria Group, Inc. may grant up to one million shares of common stock to members of the Board of Directors who are not employees of Altria Group, Inc. Shares available to be granted under the 2015 Plan and the Directors Plan at December 31, 2015, were 39,994,482 and 993,284, respectively. ▪Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units: Altria Group, Inc. may grant shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units to employees of Altria Group, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. During the vesting period, these shares include nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents and may not be sold, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered. Such shares are subject to forfeiture if certain employment conditions are not met. Shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units generally vest three years after the grant date. The fair value of the shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units at the date of grant is amortized to expense ratably over the restriction period, which is generally three years. Altria Group, Inc. recorded pre-tax compensation expense related to restricted stock and restricted stock units granted to employees for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 of $51 million, $46 million and $49 million, respectively. The deferred tax benefit recorded related to this compensation expense was $20 million, $18 million and $19 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The unamortized compensation expense related to Altria Group, Inc. restricted stock and restricted stock units was $68 million at December 31, 2015 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately two years. Altria Group, Inc.’s restricted stock and restricted stock units activity was as follows for the year ended December 31, 2015:
| Number of Shares |  |  | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share |
Balance at December 31, 2014 | 4,511,911 |  |  | $ | 32.83 |
Granted | 1,195,088 |  |  | 54.54 |
Vested | (1,567,474 | ) |  | 28.61 |
Forfeited | (201,840 | ) |  | 37.53 |
Balance at December 31, 2015 | 3,937,685 |  |  | 40.86 |
The weighted-average grant date fair value of Altria Group, Inc. restricted stock and restricted stock units granted during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $65 million, $53 million and $49 million, respectively, or $54.54, $36.75 and $33.76 per restricted share or restricted stock unit, respectively. The total fair value of Altria Group, Inc. restricted stock and restricted stock units that vested during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $85 million, $86 million and $89 million, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6418621&loc=d3e17540-113929 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 50 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51659978&loc=d3e25284-112666 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5047-113901 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5444-113901 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 14 + Details
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