XML 58 R37.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.3.1.900

Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Earnings Per Share | Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were calculated using the following:
| For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc. | $ | 5,241 |  |  | $ | 5,070 |  |  | $ | 4,535 |
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings attributable to unvested restricted shares and restricted stock units | (10 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (12 | )
Earnings for basic and diluted EPS | $ | 5,231 |  |  | $ | 5,058 |  |  | $ | 4,523 |
Weighted-average shares for basic and diluted EPS | 1,961 |  |  | 1,978 |  |  | 1,999 |

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_EarningsPerShareAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfEarningsPerShareBasicAndDilutedTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration