Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements Of Earnings And Comprehensive Earnings) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
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 (income), net	264	293	525	586
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	(227)	(223)	(483)	(743)
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	1,964	1,807	4,111	3,676
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	698	581	1,460	1,255
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	1,266	1,226	2,651	2,421
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	(1)	0	(1)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,266	1,225	2,651	2,420
Net earnings	1,266	1,226	2,651	2,421
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(262)	11	(290)	213	(153)
Comprehensive earnings	1,004	1,237	2,361	2,634
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	(1)	0	(1)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,004	1,236	2,361	2,633
Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Excise taxes on products	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Marketing, administration and research costs	49	53	95	87
Asset impairment and exit costs	0	0	0	0
Amortization of intangibles	0	0	0	0
Operating income (expense)	(49)	(53)	(95)	(87)
Interest and other debt expense (income), net	163	182	324	367
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	(227)	(223)	(483)	(743)
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	15	(12)	64	289
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(17)	(29)	(26)	55
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	1,234	1,208	2,561	2,186
Net earnings	1,266	1,225	2,651	2,420
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,266	1,225	2,651	2,420
Net earnings	1,266	1,225	2,651	2,420
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(262)	11	(290)	213
Comprehensive earnings	1,004	1,236	2,361	2,633
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,004	1,236	2,361	2,633
PM USA [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	5,518	5,724	10,340	10,646
Cost of sales	1,753	1,876	2,852	3,475
Excise taxes on products	1,713	1,834	3,208	3,411
Gross profit	2,052	2,014	4,280	3,760
Marketing, administration and research costs	448	487	867	918
Asset impairment and exit costs	1	16	1	36
Amortization of intangibles	0	0	0	0
Operating income (expense)	1,603	1,511	3,412	2,806
Interest and other debt expense (income), net	(1)	0	(1)	(1)
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	0	0	0	0
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	1,604	1,511	3,413	2,807
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	595	558	1,262	1,040
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	58	58	102	107
Net earnings	1,067	1,011	2,253	1,874
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,067	1,011	2,253	1,874
Net earnings	1,067	1,011	2,253	1,874
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	4	7	12	6
Comprehensive earnings	1,071	1,018	2,265	1,880
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,071	1,018	2,265	1,880
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	793	769	1,504	1,500
Cost of sales	225	216	430	415
Excise taxes on products	66	73	126	149
Gross profit	502	480	948	936
Marketing, administration and research costs	50	56	102	125
Asset impairment and exit costs	0	0	0	1
Amortization of intangibles	5	5	10	10
Operating income (expense)	447	419	836	800
Interest and other debt expense (income), net	102	111	202	220
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	0	0	0	0
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	345	308	634	580
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	120	52	224	160
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	225	256	410	420
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	(1)	0	(1)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	225	255	410	419
Net earnings	225	256	410	420
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	39	30	98	51
Comprehensive earnings	264	286	508	471
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	(1)	0	(1)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	264	285	508	470
Total Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	(6)	(6)	(11)	(12)
Cost of sales	(6)	(6)	(11)	(12)
Excise taxes on products	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Marketing, administration and research costs	0	0	0	0
Asset impairment and exit costs	0	0	0	0
Amortization of intangibles	0	0	0	0
Operating income (expense)	0	0	0	0
Interest and other debt expense (income), net	0	0	0	0
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	0	0	0	0
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	0	0	0	0
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	(1,292)	(1,266)	(2,663)	(2,293)
Net earnings	(1,292)	(1,266)	(2,663)	(2,293)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	(1,292)	(1,266)	(2,663)	(2,293)
Net earnings	(1,292)	(1,266)	(2,663)	(2,293)
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(43)	(37)	(110)	(57)
Comprehensive earnings	(1,335)	(1,303)	(2,773)	(2,350)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ (1,335)	$ (1,303)	$ (2,773)	$ (2,350)