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2417412 - Disclosure - Benefit Plans (Estimated Future Benefit Payments) (Details)
(http://www.altria.com/role/BenefitPlansEstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsDetails)
TableSchedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000764180 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-12-31
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]
Pension [Member]Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]
2017
456,000,000  
147,000,000  
2018
461,000,000  
149,000,000  
2019
449,000,000  
145,000,000  
2020
456,000,000  
143,000,000  
2021
459,000,000  
141,000,000  
2022-2026
2,395,000,000  
655,000,000