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Capital Stock (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Equity [Abstract]  
Schedule Components of Issued, Repurchased and Outstanding Shares
At December 31, 2019, Altria had 12 billion shares of authorized common stock; issued, repurchased and outstanding shares of common stock were as follows:
 
Shares Issued

 
Shares Repurchased

 
Shares Outstanding

Balances, December 31, 2016
2,805,961,317

 
(862,689,093
)
 
1,943,272,224

Stock award activity
—

 
(408,891
)
 
(408,891
)
Repurchases of common stock
—

 
(41,604,141
)
 
(41,604,141
)
Balances, December 31, 2017
2,805,961,317

 
(904,702,125
)
 
1,901,259,192

Stock award activity
—

 
676,727

 
676,727

Repurchases of common stock
—

 
(27,878,324
)
 
(27,878,324
)
Balances, December 31, 2018
2,805,961,317

 
(931,903,722
)
 
1,874,057,595

Stock award activity
—

 
427,276

 
427,276

Repurchases of common stock
—

 
(16,503,317
)
 
(16,503,317
)
Balances, December 31, 2019
2,805,961,317

 
(947,979,763
)
 
1,857,981,554
Share Repurchases
For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, Altria’s total share repurchase activity was as follows:
 
 
July 2019 Share Repurchase Program
 
January 2018 Share Repurchase Program
 
July 2015 Share Repurchase Program
 
Total
(in millions, except per share data)
 
2019
 
2019
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Total number of shares repurchased
10.1

 
6.4

 
27.6

 
0.3

 
41.6

 
16.5

 
27.9

 
41.6

Aggregate cost of shares repurchased
$
500

 
$
345

 
$
1,655

 
$
18

 
$
2,917

 
$
845

 
$
1,673

 
$
2,917

Average price per share of shares repurchased
$
49.29

 
$
54.36

 
$
59.89

 
$
71.68

 
$
70.10

 
$
51.24

 
$
60.00

 
$
70.10