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Finance Assets, net (Schedule of Credit Quality of Investments in Finance Leases) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Gross investments in finance leases $ 1,402us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross $ 1,656us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member] | Standard and Poors AAA to A minus [Member] | Moodys Aaa to A3 [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Gross investments in finance leases 260us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FinanceLeasesFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= mo_MoodysAaatoA3Member
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= mo_StandardPoorsAAAToAMinusMember		 417us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FinanceLeasesFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= mo_MoodysAaatoA3Member
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= mo_StandardPoorsAAAToAMinusMember
Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member] | Standard and Poors BBB plus to BBB minus [Member] | Moodys Baa1 to Baa3 [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Gross investments in finance leases 750us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FinanceLeasesFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= mo_MoodysBaa1toBaa3Member
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= mo_StandardPoorsBBBPlusToBBBMinusMember		 833us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FinanceLeasesFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= mo_MoodysBaa1toBaa3Member
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= mo_StandardPoorsBBBPlusToBBBMinusMember
Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member] | Standard and Poors BB Plus and Lower [Member] | Moodys Ba1 and Lower [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Gross investments in finance leases $ 392us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FinanceLeasesFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= mo_MoodysBa1andLowerMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= mo_StandardPoorsBBPlusAndLowerMember		 $ 406us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FinanceLeasesFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= mo_MoodysBa1andLowerMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= mo_StandardPoorsBBPlusAndLowerMember