Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations	$ 4,375	$ 3,885	$ 3,581
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	602	920	387
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(131)	(124)	(105)
Proceeds from finance assets	716	1,049	490
Other	17	(5)	2
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued	4,179	2,787	1,494
Long-term debt repaid	(3,559)	(2,600)	0
Repurchases of common stock	(634)	(1,082)	(1,327)
Dividends paid on common stock	(3,612)	(3,400)	(3,222)
Issuances of common stock	0	0	29
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0	0
Financing fees and debt issuance costs	(39)	(22)	(24)
Tender premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt	(1,054)	(864)	0
Cash dividends paid to parent	0	0	0
Other	17	6	38
Net cash used in financing activities	(4,702)	(5,175)	(3,012)
Increase (decrease)	275	(370)	956
Balance at beginning of year	2,900	3,270	2,314
Balance at end of year	3,175	2,900	3,270
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations	4,520	3,063	3,515
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0	0	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	0	0	0
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued	4,179	2,787	1,494
Long-term debt repaid	(3,559)	(2,000)
Repurchases of common stock	(634)	(1,082)	(1,327)
Dividends paid on common stock	(3,612)	(3,400)	(3,222)
Issuances of common stock			29
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	432	1,128	441
Financing fees and debt issuance costs	(39)	(22)	(24)
Tender premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt	(1,054)	(864)
Cash dividends paid to parent	0	0	0
Other	19	7	41
Net cash used in financing activities	(4,268)	(3,446)	(2,568)
Increase (decrease)	252	(383)	947
Balance at beginning of year	2,862	3,245	2,298
Balance at end of year	3,114	2,862	3,245
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations	4,192	4,200	3,719
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(31)	(35)	(25)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(31)	(35)	(26)
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0	0
Other	0	0	1
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued	0	0	0
Long-term debt repaid	0	0
Repurchases of common stock	0	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock	0	0	0
Issuances of common stock			0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	240	(475)	(28)
Financing fees and debt issuance costs	0	0	0
Tender premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt	0	0
Cash dividends paid to parent	(4,400)	(3,690)	(3,666)
Other	0	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(4,160)	(4,165)	(3,694)
Increase (decrease)	1	0	0
Balance at beginning of year	0	0	0
Balance at end of year	1	0	0
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations	387	549	226
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	633	955	412
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(100)	(89)	(79)
Proceeds from finance assets	716	1,049	490
Other	17	(5)	1
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued	0	0	0
Long-term debt repaid	0	(600)
Repurchases of common stock	0	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock	0	0	0
Issuances of common stock			0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(672)	(653)	(413)
Financing fees and debt issuance costs	0	0	0
Tender premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt	0	0
Cash dividends paid to parent	(324)	(237)	(213)
Other	(2)	(1)	(3)
Net cash used in financing activities	(998)	(1,491)	(629)
Increase (decrease)	22	13	9
Balance at beginning of year	38	25	16
Balance at end of year	60	38	25
Total Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations	(4,724)	(3,927)	(3,879)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0	0	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	0	0	0
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued	0	0	0
Long-term debt repaid	0	0
Repurchases of common stock	0	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock	0	0	0
Issuances of common stock			0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0	0
Financing fees and debt issuance costs	0	0	0
Tender premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt	0	0
Cash dividends paid to parent	4,724	3,927	3,879
Other	0	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	4,724	3,927	3,879
Increase (decrease)	0	0	0
Balance at beginning of year	0	0	0
Balance at end of year	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0