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Reporting Entity [Axis]

0000764180 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	Period [Axis]
	2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Components of Long-Term Debt	At December 31, 2016 and 2015, Altria Group, Inc.’s long-term debt consisted of the following: (in millions) 2016   2015 Notes, 2.625% to 10.20%, interest payable semi-annually, due through 2046 (1) $ 13,839   $ 12,789 Debenture, 7.75%, interest payable semi-annually, due 2027 42   42 Other —   16   13,881   12,847 Less current portion of long-term debt —   4   $ 13,881   $ 12,843 (1) Weighted-average coupon interest rate of 4.9% and 5.5% at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Aggregate Maturities of Long-Term Debt	At December 31, 2016, aggregate maturities of Altria Group, Inc.’s long-term debt were as follows: (in millions)     2018 $ 864   2019 1,144   2020 1,000   2021 1,500   2022 1,900   Thereafter 7,609     14,017   Less: debt issuance costs 77   debt discounts 59     $ 13,881
Schedule of Tender Offers and Associated Pre-tax Losses on Early Extinguishment of Debt	Details of these debt tender offers were as follows: (in millions) 2016   2015 Notes Purchased       9.95% Notes due 2038 $ 441   $ — 10.20% Notes due 2039 492   — 9.70% Notes due 2018 —   793 Total $ 933   $ 793 During 2014, UST redeemed in full its $300 million (aggregate principal amount) 5.75% senior notes due 2018. As a result of the Altria Group, Inc. debt tender offers and the UST debt redemption, pre-tax losses on early extinguishment of debt were recorded as follows: (in millions) 2016   2015   2014 Premiums and fees $ 809   $ 226   $ 44 Write-off of unamortized debt discounts and debt issuance costs 14   2   — Total $ 823   $ 228   $ 44