Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,837	$ 6,729	$ 19,250	$ 19,475
Cost of sales	2,037	1,952	5,509	5,719
Excise taxes on products	1,545	1,606	4,409	4,695
Gross profit	3,255	3,171	9,332	9,061
Marketing, administration and research costs	700	574	1,959	1,681
Asset impairment and exit costs	(2)	8	2	24
Operating (expense) income	2,557	2,589	7,371	7,356
Interest and other debt expense, net	159	169	503	525
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	(21)	(18)	(37)	(37)
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev	(189)	(169)	(759)	(332)
Loss (gain) on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	0	(37)	33	(445)
Earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	2,608	2,644	7,631	7,645
Provision for income taxes	664	777	1,915	2,386
Net earnings	1,944	1,867	5,716	5,259
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)	(3)	(3)
Net earnings attributable to Altria	$ 1,943	$ 1,866	$ 5,713	$ 5,256
Per share data:
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria (usd per share)	$ 1.03	$ 0.97	$ 3.02	$ 2.72
Dividends declared (usd per share)	$ 0.8		$ 2.20	$ 1.88