Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,393	$ 1,253
Receivables	187	142
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	794	941
Other raw materials	188	170
Work in process	506	560
Finished product	589	554
Inventory, net	2,077	2,225
Income taxes	84	461
Other current assets	424	263
Total current assets	5,165	4,344
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	4,861	4,879
Less accumulated depreciation	2,970	2,965
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,891	1,914
Goodwill	5,307	5,307
Other intangible assets, net	12,385	12,400
Investment in AB InBev	17,825	17,952
Finance assets, net	848	899
Other assets	532	386
Total Assets	43,953	43,202
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	2,007	864
Accounts payable	289	374
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	690	695
Employment costs	147	188
Settlement charges	3,230	2,442
Other	775	971
Dividends payable	1,508	1,258
Total current liabilities	8,646	6,792
Long-term debt	11,896	13,030
Deferred income taxes	5,427	5,247
Accrued pension costs	260	445
Accrued postretirement health care costs	1,983	1,987
Other liabilities	207	283
Total liabilities	28,419	27,784
Contingencies (Note 10)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	38	38
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock, par value $0.33 1/3 per share (2,805,961,317 shares issued)	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,959	5,952
Earnings reinvested in the business	43,805	42,251
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(2,034)	(1,897)
Cost of repurchased stock (925,893,647 shares at September 30, 2018 and 904,702,125 shares at December 31, 2017)	(33,171)	(31,864)
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria	15,494	15,377
Noncontrolling interests	2	3
Total stockholders’ equity	15,496	15,380	$ 12,773
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ 43,953	$ 43,202