Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,066	$ 5,804
Cost of sales	1,874	1,797
Excise taxes on products	1,536	1,532
Gross profit	2,656	2,475
Marketing, administration and research costs	559	610
Asset impairment and exit costs	120	0
Operating income (expense)	1,977	1,865
Interest and other debt expense, net	200	209
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	228
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	(66)	(134)
Gain on derivative financial instrument	(40)	0
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	1,883	1,562
Provision for income taxes	665	544
Net earnings	1,218	1,018
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 1,217	$ 1,018
Per share data:
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria Group, Inc. (usd per share)	$ 0.62	$ 0.52
Dividends declared (usd per share)	$ 0.565	$ 0.52