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Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses (Changes in Each Component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance $ 6,319 $ 14,789 $ 15,380
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes (1,477) (317) (242)
Ending balances 2,925 6,319 14,789
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance (2,864) (2,547) (1,897)
Adoption of ASU No. 2018-02 [1]     (408)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications (2,071) (545) (475)
Deferred income taxes 467 126 103
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes (1,604) (419) (372)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings (losses) 169 139 177
Deferred income taxes (42) (37) (47)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes 127 102 130
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes (1,477) (317) (242)
Ending balances (4,341) (2,864) (2,547)
Benefit Plans [Member]      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance (2,192) (2,168) (1,839)
Adoption of ASU No. 2018-02     (397)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications (454) (204) (151)
Deferred income taxes 115 51 39
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes (339) (153) (112)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings (losses) 148 173 241
Deferred income taxes (37) (44) (61)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes 111 129 180
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes (228) (24) 68
Ending balances (2,420) (2,192) (2,168)
Accumulated Equity Method Investments Attributable To Parent [Member] | AB InBev [Member]      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance (693) (374) (54)
Adoption of ASU No. 2018-02     (11)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications (1,613) (367) (323)
Deferred income taxes 352 75 64
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes (1,261) (292) (259)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings (losses) 21 (34) (64)
Deferred income taxes (5) 7 14
Amounts reclassified to net earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes 16 (27) (50)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes (1,245) (319) (309)
Ending balances (1,938) (693) (374)
Currency Translation Adjustments and Other [Member]      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance 21 (5) (4)
Adoption of ASU No. 2018-02     0
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications (4) 26 (1)
Deferred income taxes 0 0 0
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes (4) 26 (1)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings (losses) 0 0 0
Deferred income taxes 0 0 0
Amounts reclassified to net earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes 0 0 0
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes (4) 26 (1)
Ending balances $ 17 $ 21 $ (5)
[1] In 2018, Altria adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-02, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2018-02”), and reclassified the stranded income tax effects of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Reform Act”) on items with accumulated other comprehensive losses to earnings reinvested in the business.