| Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
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2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 |
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Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Projected Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets and Funded Status of Pension Plans | The benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status of Altria Group, Inc.’s pension and postretirement plans at December 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension | | Postretirement | (in millions) | 2016 |
| | 2015 |
| | 2016 |
| | 2015 |
| Change in benefit obligation: | | | | | | | | Benefit obligation at beginning of year | $ | 8,011 |
| | $ | 8,330 |
| | $ | 2,392 |
| | $ | 2,613 |
| Service cost | 76 |
| | 86 |
| | 17 |
| | 18 |
| Interest cost | 281 |
| | 337 |
| | 77 |
| | 100 |
| Benefits paid | (440 | ) | | (431 | ) | | (135 | ) | | (141 | ) | Actuarial losses (gains) | 367 |
| | (317 | ) | | 24 |
| | (192 | ) | Termination and curtailment | 13 |
| | — |
| | 5 |
| | — |
| Other | 4 |
| | 6 |
| | (16 | ) | | (6 | ) | Benefit obligation at end of year | 8,312 |
| | 8,011 |
| | 2,364 |
| | 2,392 |
| Change in plan assets: | | | | | | | | Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | 6,706 |
| | 7,297 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Actual return on plan assets | 678 |
| | (188 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| Employer contributions | 531 |
| | 28 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Benefits paid | (440 | ) | | (431 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| Fair value of plan assets at end of year | 7,475 |
| | 6,706 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Funded status at December 31 | $ | (837 | ) | | $ | (1,305 | ) | | $ | (2,364 | ) | | $ | (2,392 | ) | Amounts recognized on Altria Group, Inc.’s consolidated balance sheets were as follows: | | | | | | | | Other accrued liabilities | $ | (32 | ) | | $ | (28 | ) | | $ | (147 | ) | | $ | (147 | ) | Accrued pension costs | (805 | ) | | (1,277 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| Accrued postretirement health care costs | — |
| | — |
| | (2,217 | ) | | (2,245 | ) | | $ | (837 | ) | | $ | (1,305 | ) | | $ | (2,364 | ) | | $ | (2,392 | ) |
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Net Pension Liability Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets | The benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status of Altria Group, Inc.’s pension and postretirement plans at December 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension | | Postretirement | (in millions) | 2016 |
| | 2015 |
| | 2016 |
| | 2015 |
| Change in benefit obligation: | | | | | | | | Benefit obligation at beginning of year | $ | 8,011 |
| | $ | 8,330 |
| | $ | 2,392 |
| | $ | 2,613 |
| Service cost | 76 |
| | 86 |
| | 17 |
| | 18 |
| Interest cost | 281 |
| | 337 |
| | 77 |
| | 100 |
| Benefits paid | (440 | ) | | (431 | ) | | (135 | ) | | (141 | ) | Actuarial losses (gains) | 367 |
| | (317 | ) | | 24 |
| | (192 | ) | Termination and curtailment | 13 |
| | — |
| | 5 |
| | — |
| Other | 4 |
| | 6 |
| | (16 | ) | | (6 | ) | Benefit obligation at end of year | 8,312 |
| | 8,011 |
| | 2,364 |
| | 2,392 |
| Change in plan assets: | | | | | | | | Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | 6,706 |
| | 7,297 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Actual return on plan assets | 678 |
| | (188 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| Employer contributions | 531 |
| | 28 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Benefits paid | (440 | ) | | (431 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| Fair value of plan assets at end of year | 7,475 |
| | 6,706 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Funded status at December 31 | $ | (837 | ) | | $ | (1,305 | ) | | $ | (2,364 | ) | | $ | (2,392 | ) | Amounts recognized on Altria Group, Inc.’s consolidated balance sheets were as follows: | | | | | | | | Other accrued liabilities | $ | (32 | ) | | $ | (28 | ) | | $ | (147 | ) | | $ | (147 | ) | Accrued pension costs | (805 | ) | | (1,277 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| Accrued postretirement health care costs | — |
| | — |
| | (2,217 | ) | | (2,245 | ) | | $ | (837 | ) | | $ | (1,305 | ) | | $ | (2,364 | ) | | $ | (2,392 | ) |
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Assumptions used to Determine Benefit Obligations | The following assumptions were used to determine Altria Group, Inc.’s pension benefit obligations at December 31: | | | | | | | | 2016 |
| | 2015 |
| Discount rate | 4.1 | % | | 4.4 | % | Rate of compensation increase | 4.0 |
| | 4.0 |
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The following assumptions were used to determine Altria Group, Inc.’s postretirement benefit obligations at December 31: | | | | | | | | 2016 |
| | 2015 |
| Discount rate | 4.1 | % | | 4.4 | % | Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year | 7.0 |
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| 6.5 |
| Ultimate trend rate | 5.0 |
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| 5.0 |
| Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate | 2022 |
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| 2019 |
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Schedule of Net Benefit Costs | Net periodic benefit cost consisted of the following for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension | | Postretirement | (in millions) | 2016 |
| | 2015 |
| | 2014 |
| | 2016 |
| | 2015 |
| | 2014 |
| Service cost | $ | 76 |
| | $ | 86 |
| | $ | 68 |
| | $ | 17 |
| | $ | 18 |
| | $ | 15 |
| Interest cost | 281 |
| | 337 |
| | 345 |
| | 77 |
| | 100 |
| | 107 |
| Expected return on plan assets | (553 | ) | | (539 | ) | | (518 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Amortization: | | | | | | | | | | | | Net loss | 171 |
| | 234 |
| | 147 |
| | 25 |
| | 43 |
| | 22 |
| Prior service cost (credit) | 5 |
| | 7 |
| | 10 |
| | (39 | ) | | (39 | ) | | (43 | ) | Termination, settlement and curtailment | 34 |
| | 8 |
| | — |
| | (2 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| Net periodic benefit cost | $ | 14 |
| | $ | 133 |
| | $ | 52 |
| | $ | 78 |
| | $ | 122 |
| | $ | 101 |
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Schedule Of Termination Settlement And Curtailment Cost | The amounts included in termination, settlement and curtailment in the table above were comprised of the following changes: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension | | Postretirement | (in millions) | 2016 |
| | 2015 |
| | 2016 | Benefit obligation | $ | 23 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 11 |
| Other comprehensive earnings/losses: | | | | | | Net loss (earnings) | 9 |
| | 8 |
| | — |
| Prior service cost (credit) | 2 |
| | — |
| | (13 | ) | | $ | 34 |
| | $ | 8 |
| | $ | (2 | ) |
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Schedule of Estimated Net Loss and Prior Service Cost (Credit) Expected to be Amortized in 2017 | The estimated net loss and prior service cost (credit) that are expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive losses into net periodic benefit cost during 2017 is as follows: | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | Pension |
| | Postretirement |
| Net loss | $ | 200 |
| | $ | 32 |
| Prior service cost (credit) | 4 |
| | (38 | ) |
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Schedule Of Assumptions To Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost | The following assumptions were used to determine Altria Group, Inc.’s net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension | | Postretirement | | 2016 |
| | 2015 |
| | 2014 |
| | 2016 |
| | 2015 |
| | 2014 |
| Discount rates: |
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| Service cost | 4.7 | % | | 4.1 | % | | 4.9 | % | | 4.5 | % | | 4.0 | % | | 4.8 | % | Interest cost | 3.6 |
| | 4.1 |
| | 4.9 |
| | 3.4 |
| | 4.0 |
| | 4.8 |
| Expected rate of return on plan assets | 8.0 |
| | 8.0 |
| | 8.0 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Rate of compensation increase | 4.0 |
| | 4.0 |
| | 4.0 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Health care cost trend rate | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 6.5 |
| | 7.0 |
| | 7.0 |
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Effects of One-Percentage-Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates | A one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have had the following effects as of December 31, 2016: | | | | | | | | One-Percentage-Point Increase |
| | One-Percentage-Point Decrease |
| Effect on total of postretirement service and interest cost | 8.0 | % | | (6.7 | )% | Effect on postretirement benefit obligation | 6.4 | % | | (5.4 | )% |
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Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets by Asset Category | The fair values of Altria Group, Inc.’s pension plan assets by asset category at December 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2016 | | 2015 | (in millions) | Level 1 |
| | Level 2 |
| | Level 3 |
| | Total |
| | Level 1 |
| | Level 2 |
| | Level 3 |
| | Total |
| U.S. and foreign government securities or their agencies: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. government and agencies | $ | — |
| | $ | 444 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 444 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 331 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 331 |
| U.S. municipal bonds | — |
| | 102 |
| | — |
| | 102 |
| | — |
| | 102 |
| | — |
| | 102 |
| Foreign government and agencies | — |
| | 185 |
| | — |
| | 185 |
| | — |
| | 252 |
| | — |
| | 252 |
| Corporate debt instruments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Above investment grade | — |
| | 1,735 |
| | — |
| | 1,735 |
| | — |
| | 1,660 |
| | — |
| | 1,660 |
| Below investment grade and no rating | — |
| | 602 |
| | — |
| | 602 |
| | — |
| | 502 |
| | — |
| | 502 |
| Common stock: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | International equities | 1,076 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,076 |
| | 907 |
| | — |
| | 2 |
| | 909 |
| U.S. equities | 760 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 760 |
| | 605 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 605 |
| Registered investment companies | 51 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 51 |
| | 58 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 58 |
| Other, net | 91 |
| | 33 |
| | 13 |
| | 137 |
| | 16 |
| | 58 |
| | 13 |
| | 87 |
| | $ | 1,978 |
| | $ | 3,101 |
| | $ | 13 |
| | $ | 5,092 |
| | $ | 1,586 |
| | $ | 2,905 |
| | $ | 15 |
| | $ | 4,506 |
| Investments measured at NAV as a practical expedient for fair value: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Common/collective trusts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. large cap | | | | | | | 1,940 |
| | | | | | | | 1,762 |
| U.S. small cap | | | | | | | 363 |
| | | | | | | | 360 |
| International developed markets | | | | | | | 80 |
| | | | | | | | 78 |
| Fair value of plan assets, net | | | | | | | $ | 7,475 |
| | | | | | | | $ | 6,706 |
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Estimated Future Benefit Payments | Estimated future benefit payments at December 31, 2016 were as follows: | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | Pension |
| | Postretirement |
| 2017 | $ | 456 |
| | $ | 147 |
| 2018 | 461 |
| | 149 |
| 2019 | 449 |
| | 145 |
| 2020 | 456 |
| | 143 |
| 2021 | 459 |
| | 141 |
| 2022-2026 | 2,395 |
| | 655 |
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Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive losses at December 31, 2016 consisted of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | Pension |
| | Post- retirement |
| | Post- employment |
| | Total |
| Net loss | $ | (2,857 | ) | | $ | (581 | ) | | $ | (99 | ) | | $ | (3,537 | ) | Prior service (cost) credit | (19 | ) | | 195 |
| | — |
| | 176 |
| Deferred income taxes | 1,124 |
| | 153 |
| | 36 |
| | 1,313 |
| Amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive losses | $ | (1,752 | ) | | $ | (233 | ) | | $ | (63 | ) | | $ | (2,048 | ) |
The amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive losses at December 31, 2015 consisted of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | Pension |
| | Post- retirement |
| | Post- employment |
| | Total |
| Net loss | $ | (2,805 | ) | | $ | (588 | ) | | $ | (108 | ) | | $ | (3,501 | ) | Prior service (cost) credit | (22 | ) | | 231 |
| | — |
| | 209 |
| Deferred income taxes | 1,101 |
| | 141 |
| | 40 |
| | 1,282 |
| Amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive losses | $ | (1,726 | ) | | $ | (216 | ) | | $ | (68 | ) | | $ | (2,010 | ) |
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Movements in Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses | The movements in other comprehensive earnings/losses during the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | Pension |
| | Post- retirement |
| | Post- employment |
| | Total |
| Amounts reclassified to net earnings as components of net periodic benefit cost: | | | | | | | | Amortization: | | | | | | | | Net loss | $ | 147 |
| | $ | 22 |
| | $ | 18 |
| | $ | 187 |
| Prior service cost/credit | 10 |
| | (43 | ) | | — |
| | (33 | ) | Deferred income taxes | (61 | ) | | 8 |
| | (7 | ) | | (60 | ) | | 96 |
| | (13 | ) | | 11 |
| | 94 |
| Other movements during the year: | | | | | | | | Net loss | (1,093 | ) | | (306 | ) | | (12 | ) | | (1,411 | ) | Deferred income taxes | 425 |
| | 120 |
| | 5 |
| | 550 |
| | (668 | ) | | (186 | ) | | (7 | ) | | (861 | ) | Total movements in other comprehensive earnings/losses | $ | (572 | ) | | $ | (199 | ) | | $ | 4 |
| | $ | (767 | ) |
The movements in other comprehensive earnings/losses during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | Pension |
| | Post- retirement |
| | Post- employment |
| | Total |
| Amounts reclassified to net earnings as components of net periodic benefit cost: | | | | | | | | Amortization: | | | | | | | | Net loss | $ | 171 |
| | $ | 25 |
| | $ | 18 |
| | $ | 214 |
| Prior service cost/credit | 5 |
| | (39 | ) | | — |
| | (34 | ) | Other expense (income): | | | | | | | | Net loss | 9 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 9 |
| Prior service cost/credit | 2 |
| | (13 | ) | | — |
| | (11 | ) | Deferred income taxes | (69 | ) | | 11 |
| | (7 | ) | | (65 | ) | | 118 |
| | (16 | ) | | 11 |
| | 113 |
| Other movements during the year: | | | | | | | | Net loss | (232 | ) | | (18 | ) | | (9 | ) | | (259 | ) | Prior service cost/credit | (4 | ) | | 16 |
| | — |
| | 12 |
| Deferred income taxes | 92 |
| | 1 |
| | 3 |
| | 96 |
| | (144 | ) | | (1 | ) | | (6 | ) | | (151 | ) | Total movements in other comprehensive earnings/losses | $ | (26 | ) | | $ | (17 | ) | | $ | 5 |
| | $ | (38 | ) |
The movements in other comprehensive earnings/losses during the year ended December 31, 2015 were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | Pension |
| | Post- retirement |
| | Post- employment |
| | Total |
| Amounts reclassified to net earnings as components of net periodic benefit cost: | | | | | | | | Amortization: | | | | | | | | Net loss | $ | 234 |
| | $ | 43 |
| | $ | 19 |
| | $ | 296 |
| Prior service cost/credit | 7 |
| | (39 | ) | | — |
| | (32 | ) | Other expense: | | | | | | | | Net loss | 8 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 8 |
| Deferred income taxes | (96 | ) | | (2 | ) | | (7 | ) | | (105 | ) | | 153 |
| | 2 |
| | 12 |
| | 167 |
| Other movements during the year: | | | | | | | | Net loss | (410 | ) | | 192 |
| | (5 | ) | | (223 | ) | Prior service cost/credit | (6 | ) | | 6 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Deferred income taxes | 160 |
| | (75 | ) | | 1 |
| | 86 |
| | (256 | ) | | 123 |
| | (4 | ) | | (137 | ) | Total movements in other comprehensive earnings/losses | $ | (103 | ) | | $ | 125 |
| | $ | 8 |
| | $ | 30 |
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