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Capital Stock
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Stock [Abstract]  
Capital Stock
Capital Stock
Shares of authorized common stock are 12 billion; issued, repurchased and outstanding shares were as follows:
 
Shares Issued

 
Shares
Repurchased

 
Shares
Outstanding

Balances, December 31, 2009
2,805,961,317

 
(729,932,673
)
 
2,076,028,644

Exercise of stock
options and issuance of other stock-based awards
—

 
12,711,022

 
12,711,022

Balances, December 31, 2010
2,805,961,317

 
(717,221,651
)
 
2,088,739,666

Exercise of stock
options and issuance of other stock-based awards
—

 
5,004,502

 
5,004,502

Repurchases of
common stock
—

 
(49,324,883
)
 
(49,324,883
)
Balances, December 31, 2011
2,805,961,317

 
(761,542,032
)
 
2,044,419,285

Exercise of stock
options and issuance of other stock-based awards
—

 
181,011

 
181,011

Repurchases of
common stock
—

 
(34,860,000
)
 
(34,860,000
)
Balances, December 31, 2012
2,805,961,317

 
(796,221,021
)
 
2,009,740,296


At December 31, 2012, 47,221,911 shares of common stock were reserved for stock-based awards under Altria Group, Inc.'s stock plans, and 10 million shares of Serial Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value, were authorized. No shares of Serial Preferred Stock have been issued.