Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,619	$ 6,305	$ 12,247	$ 12,413
Cost of sales	1,874	1,738	3,452	3,472
Excise taxes on products	1,426	1,426	2,665	2,864
Gross profit	3,319	3,141	6,130	6,077
Marketing, administration and research costs	569	641	1,102	1,259
Asset impairment and exit costs	33	2	73	4
Operating income (expense)	2,717	2,498	4,955	4,814
Interest and other debt expense, net	312	178	696	344
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	(15)	(9)	(16)	(16)
Earnings from equity investments	(447)	(228)	(533)	(570)
Loss on Cronos-related financial instruments	266	0	691	0
Loss on ABI/SABMiller business combination	0	0	0	33
Earnings (losses) before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	2,601	2,557	4,117	5,023
Provision for income taxes	604	680	999	1,251
Net earnings	1,997	1,877	3,118	3,772
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Net earnings attributable to Altria	$ 1,996	$ 1,876	$ 3,116	$ 3,770
Per share data:
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria (in usd per share)	$ 1.07	$ 0.99	$ 1.66	$ 1.99