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, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 6,256	$ 6,305	$ 11,773	$ 11,833
Cost of sales	1,968	1,972	3,720	3,271
Excise taxes on products	1,685	1,779	3,194	3,334
Gross profit	2,603	2,554	4,859	5,228
Marketing, administration and research costs	638	552	1,158	1,074
Asset impairment and exit costs	(10)	1	(8)	1
Operating income (expense)	1,975	2,001	3,709	4,153
Interest and other debt expense (income), net	230	264	383	525
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	(200)	(227)	(425)	(483)
Earnings before income taxes	1,945	1,964	3,751	4,111
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	683	698	1,314	1,460
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	1,262	1,266	2,437	2,651
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,262	1,266	2,437	2,651
Net earnings	1,262	1,266	2,437	2,651
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	89	(262)	149	(290)	662
Comprehensive earnings	1,351	1,004	2,586	2,361
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,351	1,004	2,586	2,361
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income 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	65	49	104	95
Asset impairment and exit costs	0	0	0	0
Operating income (expense)	(65)	(49)	(104)	(95)
Interest and other debt expense (income), net	152	163	308	324
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	(200)	(227)	(425)	(483)
Earnings before income taxes	(17)	15	13	64
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(42)	(17)	(65)	(26)
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	1,237	1,234	2,359	2,561
Net earnings	1,262	1,266	2,437	2,651
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,262	1,266	2,437	2,651
Net earnings	1,262	1,266	2,437	2,651
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	89	(262)	149	(290)
Comprehensive earnings	1,351	1,004	2,586	2,361
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,351	1,004	2,586	2,361
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	5,443	5,518	10,261	10,340
Cost of sales	1,706	1,753	3,247	2,852
Excise taxes on products	1,629	1,713	3,089	3,208
Gross profit	2,108	2,052	3,925	4,280
Marketing, administration and research costs	465	448	867	867
Asset impairment and exit costs	(10)	1	(8)	1
Operating income (expense)	1,653	1,603	3,066	3,412
Interest and other debt expense (income), net	17	(1)	(47)	(1)
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	0	0	0	0
Earnings before income taxes	1,636	1,604	3,113	3,413
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	607	595	1,154	1,262
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	64	58	117	102
Net earnings	1,093	1,067	2,076	2,253
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,093	1,067	2,076	2,253
Net earnings	1,093	1,067	2,076	2,253
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	3	4	5	12
Comprehensive earnings	1,096	1,071	2,081	2,265
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,096	1,071	2,081	2,265
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	831	793	1,534	1,504
Cost of sales	280	225	495	430
Excise taxes on products	56	66	105	126
Gross profit	495	502	934	948
Marketing, administration and research costs	108	55	187	112
Asset impairment and exit costs	0	0	0	0
Operating income (expense)	387	447	747	836
Interest and other debt expense (income), net	61	102	122	202
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	0	0	0	0
Earnings before income taxes	326	345	625	634
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	118	120	225	224
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net earnings	208	225	400	410
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	208	225	400	410
Net earnings	208	225	400	410
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	20	39	42	98
Comprehensive earnings	228	264	442	508
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	228	264	442	508
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	(18)	(6)	(22)	(11)
Cost of sales	(18)	(6)	(22)	(11)
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
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
Earnings before income taxes	0	0	0	0
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	0	0	0	0
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	(1,301)	(1,292)	(2,476)	(2,663)
Net earnings	(1,301)	(1,292)	(2,476)	(2,663)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	(1,301)	(1,292)	(2,476)	(2,663)
Net earnings	(1,301)	(1,292)	(2,476)	(2,663)
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(23)	(43)	(47)	(110)
Comprehensive earnings	(1,324)	(1,335)	(2,523)	(2,773)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ (1,324)	$ (1,335)	$ (2,523)	$ (2,773)