Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,487	$ 5,920	$ 12,134	$ 11,563
Cost of sales	2,086	2,030	3,878	3,825
Excise taxes on products	1,907	1,918	3,560	3,618
Gross profit	2,494	1,972	4,696	4,120
Marketing, administration and research costs	596	671	1,130	1,272
Asset impairment and exit costs	16	1	37	3
Amortization of intangibles	5	5	10	11
Operating income	1,877	1,295	3,519	2,834
Interest and other debt expense, net	293	294	586	572
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	(223)	(155)	(743)	(344)
Earnings before income taxes	1,807	1,156	3,676	2,606
Provision for income taxes	581	712	1,255	1,224
Net earnings	1,226	444	2,421	1,382
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	0	(1)	(1)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 1,225	$ 444	$ 2,420	$ 1,381
Per share data:
Basic earnings per share attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 0.60	$ 0.21	$ 1.19	$ 0.66
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 0.60	$ 0.21	$ 1.19	$ 0.66
Dividends declared	$ 0.41	$ 0.38	$ 0.82	$ 0.76