Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 10, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities		$ 3,791	$ 5,810	$ 4,663
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures		(189)	(229)	(163)
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash		0	0	(102)
Proceeds from finance assets		231	354	369
Proceeds from AB InBev/SABMiller business combination		4,773	0	0
Purchase of AB InBev ordinary shares		(1,578)	0	0
Payment for derivative financial instruments		(3)	(132)	0
Proceeds from derivative financial instruments	$ 500	510	0	0
Other		(36)	(8)	73
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		3,708	(15)	177
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued		1,976	0	999
Long-term debt repaid		(933)	(1,793)	(825)
Repurchases of common stock		(1,030)	(554)	(939)
Dividends paid on common stock		(4,512)	(4,179)	(3,892)
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries		0	0	0
Premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt		(809)	(226)	(44)
Cash dividends paid to parent		0	0	0
Other		9	5	7
Net cash used in financing activities		(5,299)	(6,747)	(4,694)
Increase (decrease)		2,200	(952)	146
Balance at beginning of year		2,369	3,321	3,175
Balance at end of year		4,569	2,369	3,321
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities		4,326	5,085	4,924
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures		0	0	0
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash				0
Proceeds from finance assets		0	0	0
Proceeds from AB InBev/SABMiller business combination		4,773
Purchase of AB InBev ordinary shares		(1,578)
Payment for derivative financial instruments		(3)	(132)
Proceeds from derivative financial instruments		510
Other		0	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		3,702	(132)	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued		1,976		999
Long-term debt repaid		(933)	(1,793)	(525)
Repurchases of common stock		(1,030)	(554)	(939)
Dividends paid on common stock		(4,512)	(4,179)	(3,892)
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries		(530)	814	(411)
Premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt		(809)	(226)	0
Cash dividends paid to parent		0	0	0
Other		18	17	11
Net cash used in financing activities		(5,820)	(5,921)	(4,757)
Increase (decrease)		2,208	(968)	167
Balance at beginning of year		2,313	3,281	3,114
Balance at end of year		4,521	2,313	3,281
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities		5,138	5,204	4,451
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures		(45)	(51)	(44)
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash				0
Proceeds from finance assets		0	0	0
Proceeds from AB InBev/SABMiller business combination		0
Purchase of AB InBev ordinary shares		0
Payment for derivative financial instruments		0	0
Proceeds from derivative financial instruments		0
Other		0	10	70
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(45)	(41)	26
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued		0		0
Long-term debt repaid		0	0	0
Repurchases of common stock		0	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock		0	0	0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries		(28)	(495)	(351)
Premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt		0	0	0
Cash dividends paid to parent		(5,064)	(4,671)	(4,124)
Other		0	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities		(5,092)	(5,166)	(4,475)
Increase (decrease)		1	(3)	2
Balance at beginning of year		0	3	1
Balance at end of year		1	0	3
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities		319	961	707
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures		(144)	(178)	(119)
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash				(102)
Proceeds from finance assets		231	354	369
Proceeds from AB InBev/SABMiller business combination		0
Purchase of AB InBev ordinary shares		0
Payment for derivative financial instruments		0	0
Proceeds from derivative financial instruments		0
Other		(36)	(18)	3
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		51	158	151
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued		0		0
Long-term debt repaid		0	0	(300)
Repurchases of common stock		0	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock		0	0	0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries		558	(319)	762
Premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt		0	0	(44)
Cash dividends paid to parent		(928)	(769)	(1,295)
Other		(9)	(12)	(4)
Net cash used in financing activities		(379)	(1,100)	(881)
Increase (decrease)		(9)	19	(23)
Balance at beginning of year		56	37	60
Balance at end of year		47	56	37
Total Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities		(5,992)	(5,440)	(5,419)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures		0	0	0
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash				0
Proceeds from finance assets		0	0	0
Proceeds from AB InBev/SABMiller business combination		0
Purchase of AB InBev ordinary shares		0
Payment for derivative financial instruments		0	0
Proceeds from derivative financial instruments		0
Other		0	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		0	0	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued		0		0
Long-term debt repaid		0	0	0
Repurchases of common stock		0	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock		0	0	0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries		0	0	0
Premiums and fees related to early extinguishment of debt		0	0	0
Cash dividends paid to parent		5,992	5,440	5,419
Other		0	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities		5,992	5,440	5,419
Increase (decrease)		0	0	0
Balance at beginning of year		0	0	0
Balance at end of year		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0