Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Consumer products
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,186	$ 3,270	$ 3,043	$ 2,314
Receivables	196	268
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	752	934
Other raw materials	182	170
Work in process	261	316
Finished product	429	359
Inventory, net	1,624	1,779
Deferred income taxes	1,287	1,207
Other current assets	641	607
Total current assets	5,934	7,131
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	4,719	4,728
Less accumulated depreciation	2,608	2,512
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,111	2,216
Goodwill	5,174	5,174
Other intangible assets, net	12,083	12,098
Investment in SABMiller	6,468	5,509
Other assets	419	1,257
Total consumer products assets	32,189	33,385
Financial services
Finance assets, net	2,805	3,559
Other assets	44	18
Total financial services assets	2,849	3,577
TOTAL ASSETS	35,038	36,962
Consumer products
Current portion of long-term debt	0	600
Accounts payable	289	503
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	526	430
Taxes, except income taxes	65	220
Employment costs	146	225
Settlement charges	3,236	3,513
Other	1,191	1,311
Dividends payable	895	841
Total current liabilities	6,348	7,643
Long-term debt	13,878	13,089
Deferred income taxes	5,095	4,751
Accrued pension costs	1,111	1,662
Accrued postretirement health care costs	2,364	2,359
Other liabilities	560	602
Total consumer products liabilities	29,356	30,106
Financial services
Deferred income taxes	1,720	2,811
Other liabilities	61	330
Total financial services liabilities	1,781	3,141
Total liabilities	31,137	33,247
Contingencies (Note 11)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	33	32
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, par value $0.33 1/3 per share (2,805,961,317 shares issued)	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,670	5,674
Earnings reinvested in the business	24,098	23,583
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(1,604)	(1,887)		(1,484)
Cost of repurchased stock (780,829,684 shares in 2012 and 761,542,032 shares in 2011)	(25,233)	(24,625)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	3,866	3,680
Noncontrolling interests	2	3
Total stockholders' equity	3,868	3,683		5,195
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 35,038	$ 36,962