Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,255	$ 4,569	$ 819	$ 2,369
Receivables	119	151
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	769	892
Other raw materials	178	164
Work in process	434	512
Finished product	618	483
Inventory, net	1,999	2,051
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other current assets	238	489
Total current assets	4,611	7,260
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	4,852	4,835
Less accumulated depreciation	2,952	2,877
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,900	1,958
Goodwill	5,307	5,285
Other intangible assets, net	12,196	12,036
Investment in AB InBev	18,219	17,852
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Finance assets, net	988	1,028
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	505	513
Total Assets	43,726	45,932
Liabilities
Accounts payable	194	425
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	763	747
Employment costs	111	289
Settlement charges	2,223	3,701
Other	1,007	1,025
Income taxes	108	0
Dividends payable	1,176	1,188
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Total current liabilities	5,582	7,375
Long-term debt	13,887	13,881
Deferred income taxes	8,527	8,416
Accrued pension costs	676	805
Accrued postretirement health care costs	2,203	2,217
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	394	427
Total liabilities	31,269	33,121
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	36	38
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,928	5,893
Earnings reinvested in the business	37,939	36,906
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(1,838)	(2,052)
Cost of repurchased stock	(30,546)	(28,912)
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	12,418	12,770
Noncontrolling interests	3	3
Total stockholders’ equity	12,421	12,773		2,873
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	43,726	45,932
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	2,203	4,521	766	2,313
Receivables	0	0
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	0	0
Other raw materials	0	0
Work in process	0	0
Finished product	0	0
Inventory, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	17	0
Other current assets	34	170
Total current assets	2,254	4,691
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	0	0
Less accumulated depreciation	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Investment in AB InBev	18,219	17,852
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	11,839	11,636
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	4,790	4,790
Other assets	20	18
Total Assets	37,122	38,987
Liabilities
Accounts payable	0	1
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	0	0
Employment costs	15	104
Settlement charges	0	0
Other	257	261
Income taxes	1
Dividends payable	1,176	1,188
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	3,505	5,030
Total current liabilities	4,954	6,584
Long-term debt	13,887	13,881
Deferred income taxes	5,554	5,424
Accrued pension costs	203	207
Accrued postretirement health care costs	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	106	121
Total liabilities	24,704	26,217
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,928	5,893
Earnings reinvested in the business	37,939	36,906
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(1,838)	(2,052)
Cost of repurchased stock	(30,546)	(28,912)
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	12,418	12,770
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity	12,418	12,770
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	37,122	38,987
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1	1	1	0
Receivables	8	8
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	441	541
Other raw materials	112	111
Work in process	3	3
Finished product	187	112
Inventory, net	743	767
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	2,728	3,797
Other current assets	106	118
Total current assets	3,586	4,691
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	2,975	2,971
Less accumulated depreciation	2,108	2,073
Property, plant and equipment, net	867	898
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	2	2
Investment in AB InBev	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	2,642	2,632
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	1,736	1,748
Total Assets	8,833	9,971
Liabilities
Accounts payable	64	92
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	659	619
Employment costs	9	14
Settlement charges	2,216	3,696
Other	509	438
Income taxes	0
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	327	237
Total current liabilities	3,784	5,096
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Accrued pension costs	0	0
Accrued postretirement health care costs	1,431	1,453
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	151	146
Total liabilities	5,366	6,695
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	3,310	3,310
Earnings reinvested in the business	421	237
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(264)	(271)
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	3,467	3,276
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity	3,467	3,276
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	8,833	9,971
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	51	47	52	56
Receivables	111	143
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	328	351
Other raw materials	66	53
Work in process	431	509
Finished product	431	371
Inventory, net	1,256	1,284
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	1,145	1,511
Other current assets	104	201
Total current assets	2,667	3,186
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	1,877	1,864
Less accumulated depreciation	844	804
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,033	1,060
Goodwill	5,307	5,285
Other intangible assets, net	12,194	12,034
Investment in AB InBev	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Finance assets, net	988	1,028
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	127	131
Total Assets	22,316	22,724
Liabilities
Accounts payable	130	332
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	104	128
Employment costs	87	171
Settlement charges	7	5
Other	241	326
Income taxes	113
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	58	41
Total current liabilities	740	1,003
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	4,351	4,376
Accrued pension costs	473	598
Accrued postretirement health care costs	772	764
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	4,790	4,790
Other liabilities	137	160
Total liabilities	11,263	11,691
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	36	38
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	9	9
Additional paid-in capital	11,855	11,585
Earnings reinvested in the business	814	1,118
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(1,664)	(1,720)
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	11,014	10,992
Noncontrolling interests	3	3
Total stockholders’ equity	11,017	10,995
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	22,316	22,724
Total Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Receivables	0	0
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	0	0
Other raw materials	0	0
Work in process	0	0
Finished product	0	0
Inventory, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(3,890)	(5,308)
Other current assets	(6)	0
Total current assets	(3,896)	(5,308)
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	0	0
Less accumulated depreciation	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Investment in AB InBev	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	(14,481)	(14,268)
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(4,790)	(4,790)
Other assets	(1,378)	(1,384)
Total Assets	(24,545)	(25,750)
Liabilities
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	0	0
Employment costs	0	0
Settlement charges	0	0
Other	0	0
Income taxes	(6)
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(3,890)	(5,308)
Total current liabilities	(3,896)	(5,308)
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(1,378)	(1,384)
Accrued pension costs	0	0
Accrued postretirement health care costs	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(4,790)	(4,790)
Other liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(10,064)	(11,482)
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	(9)	(9)
Additional paid-in capital	(15,165)	(14,895)
Earnings reinvested in the business	(1,235)	(1,355)
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	1,928	1,991
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	(14,481)	(14,268)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity	(14,481)	(14,268)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ (24,545)	$ (25,750)