Debt	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	Debt: At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Altria Group, Inc. had no short-term borrowings. Long-term Debt During the first quarter of 2015, Altria Group, Inc. completed a debt tender offer to purchase for cash $793 million aggregate principal amount of its senior unsecured 9.700% notes due 2018. As a result of the debt tender offer, during the first quarter of 2015, Altria Group, Inc. recorded a pre-tax loss on early extinguishment of debt of $228 million, which included premiums and fees of $226 million and the write-off of the related unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs of $2 million. Altria Group, Inc.’s estimate of the fair value of its debt is based on observable market information derived from a third party pricing source and is classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The aggregate fair value of Altria Group, Inc.’s total long-term debt at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, was $16.2 billion and $17.0 billion, respectively, as compared with its carrying value of $13.9 billion and $14.7 billion, respectively.

Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Debt:

At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Altria Group, Inc. had no short-term borrowings.

Long-term Debt

During the first quarter of 2015, Altria Group, Inc. completed a debt tender offer to purchase for cash $793 million aggregate principal amount of its senior unsecured 9.700% notes due 2018. As a result of the debt tender offer, during the first quarter of 2015, Altria Group, Inc. recorded a pre-tax loss on early extinguishment of debt of $228 million, which included premiums and fees of $226 million and the write-off of the related unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs of $2 million.

Altria Group, Inc.’s estimate of the fair value of its debt is based on observable market information derived from a third party pricing source and is classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The aggregate fair value of Altria Group, Inc.’s total long-term debt at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, was $16.2 billion and $17.0 billion, respectively, as compared with its carrying value of $13.9 billion and $14.7 billion, respectively.