Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Losses) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,550	$ 6,786	$ 18,985	$ 19,758
Cost of sales	1,715	1,858	4,869	5,348
Excise taxes on products	1,138	1,255	3,380	3,733
Gross profit	3,697	3,673	10,736	10,677
Marketing, administration and research costs	585	722	1,635	1,850
Operating income	3,112	2,951	9,101	8,827
Interest and other debt expense, net	271	266	832	869
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	649
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	(44)	(63)	(137)	(152)
(Income) losses from investments in equity securities	2,478	5,915	3,707	5,789
(Gain) loss on Cronos-related financial instruments	0	135	14	128
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	407	(3,302)	4,685	1,544
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	183	(582)	1,611	693
Net earnings (losses)	224	(2,720)	3,074	851
Net (earnings) losses attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	(2)	0	0
Net earnings (losses) attributable to Altria	$ 224	$ (2,722)	$ 3,074	$ 851
Per share data:
Basic earnings (losses) per share attributable to Altria (in usd per share)	$ 0.12	$ (1.48)	$ 1.69	$ 0.46
Diluted earnings (losses) per share attributable to Altria (in usd per share)	$ 0.12	$ (1.48)	$ 1.69	$ 0.46