Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,305	$ 6,487	$ 11,833	$ 12,134
Cost of sales	1,972	2,086	3,271	3,878
Excise taxes on products	1,779	1,907	3,334	3,560
Gross profit	2,554	2,494	5,228	4,696
Marketing, administration and research costs	547	596	1,064	1,130
Asset impairment and exit costs	1	16	1	37
Amortization of intangibles	5	5	10	10
Operating income (expense)	2,001	1,877	4,153	3,519
Interest and other debt expense, net	264	293	525	586
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	(227)	(223)	(483)	(743)
Earnings before income taxes	1,964	1,807	4,111	3,676
Provision for income taxes	698	581	1,460	1,255
Net earnings	1,266	1,226	2,651	2,421
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	(1)	0	(1)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 1,266	$ 1,225	$ 2,651	$ 2,420
Per share data:
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted	$ 0.63	$ 0.60	$ 1.32	$ 1.19
Dividends declared	$ 0.44	$ 0.41	$ 0.88	$ 0.82

The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as research and development costs and all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. Research and development costs represent the aggregate costs incurred during an accounting period to research and develop new products/technologies when the technological feasibility has not been reached. General and administrative expenses include salaries of nonsales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

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