Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,729	$ 6,905	$ 19,475	$ 19,492
Cost of sales	1,940	2,043	5,699	5,841
Excise taxes on products	1,606	1,712	4,695	4,888
Gross profit	3,183	3,150	9,081	8,763
Marketing, administration and research costs	568	766	1,664	1,871
Asset impairment and exit costs	8	2	24	123
Operating (expense) income	2,607	2,382	7,393	6,769
Interest and other debt expense, net	169	179	525	571
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	823	0	823
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller	(169)	(299)	(332)	(564)
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	(37)	(48)	(445)	(205)
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	2,644	1,727	7,645	6,144
Provision for income taxes	777	633	2,386	2,178
Net earnings	1,867	1,094	5,259	3,966
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)	(3)	(3)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 1,866	$ 1,093	$ 5,256	$ 3,963
Per share data:
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria Group, Inc. (usd per share)	$ 0.97	$ 0.56	$ 2.72	$ 2.02
Dividends declared (usd per share)	$ 0.66	$ 0.61	$ 1.88	$ 1.74