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Background and Basis of Presentation (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Share Repurchase Activity | Altria’s share repurchase activity was as follows:
|  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |  | For the Three Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (in millions, except per share data)
Total number of shares repurchased |  | 21.8 |  |  | 33.2 |  |  | 6.2 |  |  | 11.1 |
Aggregate cost of shares repurchased |  | $ | 1,317 |  |  | $ | 2,359 |  |  | $ | 367 |  |  | $ | 759 |
Average price per share of shares repurchased |  | $ | 60.53 |  |  | $ | 70.97 |  |  | $ | 59.18 |  |  | $ | 67.99 |

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