Altria (MO) 10-Q 2 May 17 2017 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 24, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document type	10-Q
Amendment Tag	false
Document period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	mo
Entity Registrant Name	ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	764,180
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,931,645,437

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,228	$ 4,569	$ 3,815	$ 2,369
Receivables	135	151
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	887	892
Other raw materials	171	164
Work in process	492	512
Finished product	572	483
Inventory, net	2,122	2,051
Other current assets	141	489
Total current assets	7,626	7,260
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	4,856	4,835
Less accumulated depreciation	2,933	2,877
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,923	1,958
Goodwill	5,307	5,285
Other intangible assets, net	12,201	12,036
Investment in AB InBev	17,579	17,852
Finance assets, net	1,019	1,028
Other assets	520	513
Total Assets	46,175	45,932
Liabilities
Accounts payable	235	425
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	725	747
Employment costs	74	289
Settlement charges	4,790	3,701
Other	876	1,025
Income taxes	416	0
Dividends payable	1,184	1,188
Total current liabilities	8,300	7,375
Long-term debt	13,884	13,881
Deferred income taxes	8,309	8,416
Accrued pension costs	738	805
Accrued postretirement health care costs	2,212	2,217
Other liabilities	431	427
Total liabilities	33,874	33,121
Contingencies (Note 9)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	38	38
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock, par value $0.33 1/3 per share (2,805,961,317 shares issued)	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,909	5,893
Earnings reinvested in the business	37,124	36,906
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(2,212)	(2,052)
Cost of repurchased stock (870,815,880 shares at March 31, 2017 and 862,689,093 shares at December 31, 2016)	(29,496)	(28,912)
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	12,260	12,770
Noncontrolling interests	3	3
Total stockholders’ equity	12,263	12,773		$ 2,873
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ 46,175	$ 45,932

Condensed Consolidated Balance3

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 0.3333	$ 0.3333
Common stock, shares issued (shares)	2,805,961,317	2,805,961,317
Shares repurchased (shares)	870,815,880	862,689,093

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,083	$ 6,066
Cost of sales	1,810	1,874
Excise taxes on products	1,494	1,536
Gross profit	2,779	2,656
Marketing, administration and research costs	528	559
Asset impairment and exit costs	4	120
Operating (expense) income	2,247	1,977
Interest and other debt expense, net	179	200
Earnings from equity investment	(23)	(66)
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	0	(40)
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	2,091	1,883
Provision for income taxes	689	665
Net earnings	1,402	1,218
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 1,401	$ 1,217
Per share data:
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria Group, Inc. (usd per share)	$ 0.72	$ 0.62
Dividends declared (usd per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.565

Condensed Consolidated Stateme5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 1,402	$ 1,218
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes:
Currency translation adjustments	0	1
Benefit plans	32	(174)
AB InBev/SABMiller	(192)	126
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(160)	(47)
Comprehensive earnings	1,242	1,171
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 1,241	$ 1,170

Condensed Consolidated Stateme6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions		Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Earnings Reinvested in the Business [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses [Member]	Cost of Repurchased Stock [Member]	Non-controlling Interests [Member]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015		$ 2,873	$ 935	$ 5,813	$ 27,257	$ (3,280)	$ (27,845)	$ (7)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings (losses)	[1]	14,239			14,239			0
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes		1,228				1,228
Stock award activity		53		90			(37)
Cash dividends declared		(4,590)			(4,590)
Repurchases of common stock		(1,030)					(1,030)
Stockholders' Equity, Other		0		(10)				10
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016		12,773	935	5,893	36,906	(2,052)	(28,912)	3
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings (losses)	[1]	1,401			1,401
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes		(160)				(160)
Stock award activity		(17)		16			(33)
Cash dividends declared		(1,183)			(1,183)
Repurchases of common stock		(551)					(551)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2017		$ 12,263	$ 935	$ 5,909	$ 37,124	$ (2,212)	$ (29,496)	$ 3
[1]	Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and for the year ended December 31, 2016 exclude net earnings of $1 million and $5 million, respectively, due to the redeemable noncontrolling interest related to Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, which is reported in the mezzanine equity section in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

Condensed Consolidated Stateme7

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ 1	$ 5
Dividends declared (usd per share)	$ 0.61	$ 2.35

Condensed Consolidated Stateme8

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net earnings	$ 1,402	$ 1,218
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to operating cash flows:
Depreciation and amortization	52	49
Deferred income tax benefit	(23)	(32)
Earnings from equity investment	(23)	(66)
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	0	(40)
Asset impairment and exit costs, net of cash paid	(16)	118
Cash effects of changes:
Receivables	18	20
Inventories	(68)	(79)
Accounts payable	(189)	(188)
Income taxes	719	645
Accrued liabilities and other current assets	(289)	(115)
Accrued settlement charges	1,089	1,170
Pension plan contributions	(8)	(3)
Pension provisions and postretirement, net	(15)	(18)
Other	16	39
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,665	2,718
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(33)	(26)
Proceeds from finance assets	2	56
Other	(199)	4
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(230)	34
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Repurchases of common stock	(551)	(168)
Dividends paid on common stock	(1,187)	(1,108)
Other	(38)	(30)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(1,776)	(1,306)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	659	1,446
Balance at beginning of period	4,569	2,369
Balance at end of period	$ 5,228	$ 3,815

Background and Basis of Present

Background and Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Background and Basis of Presentation	Background and Basis of Presentation: Background At March 31, 2017 , Altria Group, Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiaries included Philip Morris USA Inc. (“PM USA”), which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes in the United States; John Middleton Co. (“Middleton”), which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PM USA; Sherman Group Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries (“Nat Sherman”), which are engaged in the manufacture and sale of super premium cigarettes and the sale of premium cigars; and UST LLC (“UST”), which through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC (“USSTC”) and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Ltd. (“Ste. Michelle”), is engaged in the manufacture and sale of smokeless tobacco products and wine. Altria Group, Inc.’s other operating companies included Nu Mark LLC (“Nu Mark”), a wholly-owned subsidiary that is engaged in the manufacture and sale of innovative tobacco products, and Philip Morris Capital Corporation (“PMCC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary that maintains a portfolio of finance assets, substantially all of which are leveraged leases. Other Altria Group, Inc. wholly-owned subsidiaries included Altria Group Distribution Company, which provides sales, distribution and consumer engagement services to certain Altria Group, Inc. operating subsidiaries, and Altria Client Services LLC, which provides various support services in areas, such as legal, regulatory, finance, human resources and external affairs, to Altria Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Altria Group, Inc.’s access to the operating cash flows of its wholly-owned subsidiaries consists of cash received from the payment of dividends and distributions, and the payment of interest on intercompany loans by its subsidiaries. At March 31, 2017 , Altria Group, Inc.’s principal wholly-owned subsidiaries were not limited by long-term debt or other agreements in their ability to pay cash dividends or make other distributions with respect to their equity interests. At September 30, 2016, Altria Group, Inc. had an approximate 27% ownership of SABMiller plc (“SABMiller”), which Altria Group, Inc. accounted for under the equity method of accounting. In October 2016, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV completed its business combination with SABMiller, and Altria Group, Inc. received cash and shares representing a 9.6% ownership in the combined company. The newly formed Belgian company, which retained the name Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (“AB InBev”), became the holding company for the combined businesses. Subsequently, Altria Group, Inc. purchased approximately 12 million ordinary shares of AB InBev, increasing Altria Group, Inc.’s ownership to approximately 10.2% at December 31, 2016. At March 31, 2017 , Altria Group, Inc. had an approximate 10.2% ownership of AB InBev, which Altria Group, Inc. accounts for under the equity method of accounting using a one-quarter lag. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, Altria Group, Inc. recorded a pre-tax gain of $40 million for the change in the fair value of the derivative financial instrument that it entered into in connection with the AB InBev/SABMiller business combination. The pre-tax gain was included in gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statement of earnings. Altria Group, Inc. receives cash dividends on its interest in AB InBev if and when AB InBev pays such dividends. Share Repurchases In July 2015, Altria Group, Inc.’s Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) authorized a $1.0 billion share repurchase program that it expanded to $3.0 billion in October 2016 (as expanded, the “July 2015 share repurchase program”). At March 31, 2017 , Altria Group, Inc. had approximately $1,384 million remaining in the July 2015 share repurchase program. The timing of share repurchases under this program depends upon marketplace conditions and other factors, and the program remains subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors. Altria Group, Inc.’s share repurchase activity was as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 (in millions, except per share data) Total number of shares repurchased 7.7 2.8 Aggregate cost of shares repurchased $ 551 $ 168 Average price per share of shares repurchased $ 71.77 $ 59.81 Basis of Presentation The interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Altria Group, Inc. are unaudited. It is the opinion of Altria Group, Inc.’s management that all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the interim results presented have been reflected in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements. All such adjustments were of a normal recurring nature. Net revenues and net earnings for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes, which appear in Altria Group, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 . On January 1, 2017, Altria Group, Inc. adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation ( Topic 718 ): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU No. 2016-09”) and ASU No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330) : Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (“ASU No. 2015-11”). ASU No. 2016-09 simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 did not have a material impact on Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The portions of the guidance that have an impact on Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been adopted prospectively, with the exception of the classification of employee taxes paid by Altria Group, Inc. on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows related to shares withheld by Altria Group, Inc. for tax withholding purposes, which has been adopted retrospectively. Altria Group, Inc. has made an accounting policy election to continue to estimate the number of share-based awards that are expected to vest, which includes estimating forfeitures. Certain prior-year amounts in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows have been reclassified to conform with the current year’s presentation due to Altria Group, Inc.’s adoption of ASU No. 2016-09. ASU No. 2015-11 requires inventory that is measured using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) or average cost methods to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Previous guidance required inventory that was measured using the FIFO or average cost methods to be measured at the lower of cost or market. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated financial statements. For a description of recently issued accounting guidance applicable to, but not yet adopted by, Altria Group, Inc., see Note 11 . Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted .

Asset Impairment, Exit and Impl

Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs	Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs: Pre-tax asset impairment, exit and implementation costs consisted of the following: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Asset Impairment and Exit Costs Implementation Costs Total Asset Impairment and Exit Costs (1) Implementation Costs Total (in millions) Smokeable products $ 1 $ 5 $ 6 $ 97 $ 2 $ 99 Smokeless products 3 18 21 13 — 13 All other — — — 5 — 5 General corporate — — — 5 — 5 Total $ 4 $ 23 $ 27 $ 120 $ 2 $ 122 (1) Includes termination and curtailment costs of $20 million . See Note 3 . Benefit Plans . The movement in the restructuring liabilities (excluding termination and curtailment costs), substantially all of which are severance liabilities, was as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (in millions) Balances at December 31, 2016 $ 79 Charges 4 Cash spent (20 ) Balances at March 31, 2017 $ 63 The pre-tax asset impairment, exit and implementation costs shown above for 2017 and 2016 related to the facilities consolidation and productivity initiative, respectively, are discussed below. Facilities Consolidation In October 2016, Altria Group, Inc. announced the consolidation of certain of its operating companies’ manufacturing facilities to streamline operations and achieve greater efficiencies. Middleton will transfer its Limerick, Pennsylvania operations to the Manufacturing Center site in Richmond, Virginia (“Richmond Manufacturing Center”). USSTC will transfer its Franklin Park, Illinois operations to its Nashville, Tennessee facility and the Richmond Manufacturing Center. Separation benefits will be paid to non-relocating employees. The consolidation is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2018. As a result of the consolidation, Altria Group, Inc. expects to record total pre-tax charges of approximately $150 million , or $0.05 per share. Of this amount, during 2016, Altria Group, Inc. incurred pre-tax charges of $71 million , or approximately $0.03 per share, and expects to record approximately $70 million in 2017 and the remainder in 2018. The total estimated charges relate primarily to accelerated depreciation ( $55 million ), employee separation costs ( $45 million ) and other exit and implementation costs ( $50 million ). Approximately $90 million of the total pre-tax charges are expected to result in cash expenditures. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, Altria Group, Inc. incurred pre-tax asset impairment, exit and implementation costs of $27 million . The pre-tax implementation costs were included in cost of sales in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statement of earnings. Total pre-tax charges incurred since the inception of the consolidation through March 31, 2017 were $98 million . Cash payments related to the consolidation of $11 million were made during the three months ended March 31, 2017, for total cash payments of $16 million since inception. Productivity Initiative In January 2016, Altria Group, Inc. announced a productivity initiative designed to maintain its operating companies’ leadership and cost competitiveness. The initiative reduces spending on certain selling, general and administrative infrastructure and implements a leaner organizational structure. As a result of the initiative, for the three months ended March 31, 2016, Altria Group, Inc. incurred pre-tax asset impairment, exit and implementation costs of $122 million . At December 31, 2016, total pre-tax charges related to this initiative were substantially completed. Cash payments related to the initiative of $15 million were made during the three months ended March 31, 2017, for total cash payments of $89 million since inception.

Benefit Plans

Benefit Plans	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Benefit Plans	Benefit Plans: Components of Net Periodic Benefit (Income) Cost Net periodic benefit (income) cost consisted of the following: For the Three Months Ended March 31, Pension Postretirement 2017 2016 2017 2016 (in millions) Service cost $ 19 $ 18 $ 4 $ 4 Interest cost 72 71 20 21 Expected return on plan assets (150 ) (138 ) — — Amortization: Net loss 50 44 8 7 Prior service cost (credit) 1 1 (9 ) (10 ) Termination and curtailment — 20 — — Net periodic benefit (income) cost $ (8 ) $ 16 $ 23 $ 22 Termination and curtailment costs shown in the table above relate to the productivity initiative discussed in Note 2 . Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs . Employer Contributions Altria Group, Inc. makes contributions to the pension plans to the extent that the contributions are tax deductible and pays benefits that relate to plans for salaried employees that cannot be funded under Internal Revenue Service regulations. Employer contributions of $8 million were made to Altria Group, Inc.’s pension plans during the three months ended March 31, 2017 . Currently, Altria Group, Inc. anticipates making additional employer contributions to its pension plans during the remainder of 2017 of approximately $20 million to $ 40 million , based on current tax law. However, this estimate is subject to change as a result of changes in tax and other benefit laws, as well as asset performance significantly above or below the assumed long-term rate of return on pension assets, or changes in interest rates.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share	Earnings Per Share: Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were calculated using the following: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 (in millions) Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc. $ 1,401 $ 1,217 Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings attributable to unvested restricted shares and restricted stock units (2 ) (2 ) Earnings for basic and diluted EPS $ 1,399 $ 1,215 Weighted-average shares for basic and diluted EPS 1,939 1,956

Other Comprehensive Earnings_Lo

Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Equity [Abstract]
Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses	Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses: The following tables set forth the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive losses, net of deferred income taxes, attributable to Altria Group, Inc.: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 Currency Translation Adjustments Benefit Plans AB InBev Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses (in millions) Balances, December 31, 2016 $ (4 ) $ (2,048 ) $ — $ (2,052 ) Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications — — (296 ) (296 ) Deferred income taxes — — 104 104 Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes — — (192 ) (192 ) Amounts reclassified to net earnings — 54 — 54 Deferred income taxes — (22 ) — (22 ) Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes — 32 — 32 Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes — 32 (192 ) (1) (160 ) Balances, March 31, 2017 $ (4 ) $ (2,016 ) $ (192 ) $ (2,212 ) For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Currency Translation Adjustments Benefit Plans SABMiller Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses (in millions) Balances, December 31, 2015 $ (5 ) $ (2,010 ) $ (1,265 ) $ (3,280 ) Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications 1 (318 ) 182 (135 ) Deferred income taxes — 122 (64 ) 58 Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes 1 (196 ) 118 (77 ) Amounts reclassified to net earnings — 36 12 48 Deferred income taxes — (14 ) (4 ) (18 ) Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes — 22 8 30 Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes 1 (174 ) 126 (1) (47 ) Balances, March 31, 2016 $ (4 ) $ (2,184 ) $ (1,139 ) $ (3,327 ) (1) For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 , other comprehensive earnings/losses related to Altria Group, Inc.’s investment in AB InBev and SABMiller, respectively, consisted primarily of currency translation adjustments. The following table sets forth pre-tax amounts by component, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 (in millions) Benefit Plans: (1) Net loss $ 62 $ 55 Prior service cost/credit (8 ) (19 ) 54 36 AB InBev/SABMiller (2) — 12 Pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings $ 54 $ 48 (1) Amounts are included in net defined benefit plan costs. For further details, see Note 3 . Benefit Plans. (2) Amounts are included in earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller.

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Reporting	Segment Reporting: The products of Altria Group, Inc.’s subsidiaries include smokeable tobacco products, consisting of cigarettes manufactured and sold by PM USA and Nat Sherman, machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco manufactured and sold by Middleton and premium cigars sold by Nat Sherman; smokeless tobacco products manufactured and sold by USSTC; and wine produced and/or distributed by Ste. Michelle. The products and services of these subsidiaries constitute Altria Group, Inc.’s reportable segments of smokeable products, smokeless products and wine. The financial services and the innovative tobacco products businesses are included in all other. Altria Group, Inc.’s chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”) reviews operating companies income to evaluate the performance of, and allocate resources to, the segments. Operating companies income for the segments is defined as operating income before general corporate expenses and amortization of intangibles. Interest and other debt expense, net, and provision for income taxes are centrally managed at the corporate level and, accordingly, such items are not presented by segment since they are excluded from the measure of segment profitability reviewed by the CODM. Segment data were as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 (in millions) Net revenues: Smokeable products $ 5,458 $ 5,422 Smokeless products 466 479 Wine 140 145 All other 19 20 Net revenues $ 6,083 $ 6,066 Earnings before income taxes: Operating companies income (loss): Smokeable products $ 2,041 $ 1,751 Smokeless products 249 280 Wine 21 28 All other (13 ) (21 ) Amortization of intangibles (5 ) (5 ) General corporate expenses (46 ) (51 ) Corporate asset impairment and exit costs — (5 ) Operating income 2,247 1,977 Interest and other debt expense, net (179 ) (200 ) Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller 23 66 Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination — 40 Earnings before income taxes $ 2,091 $ 1,883 The comparability of operating companies income for the reportable segments was affected by the following: Non-Participating Manufacturer (“NPM”) Adjustment Items - Pre-tax (income) expense for NPM adjustment items was recorded in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 (in millions) Smokeable products segment $ (8 ) $ 12 Interest and other debt expense, net 7 6 Total $ (1 ) $ 18 NPM adjustment items result from the settlement of, and determinations made in connection with, disputes with certain states and territories related to the NPM adjustment provision under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (such settlements and determinations are referred to collectively as “NPM Adjustment Items” and are more fully described in Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation - NPM Adjustment Disputes in Note 9 . Contingencies ) . The amounts shown in the table above for the smokeable products segment were recorded by PM USA as (reductions) increases to cost of sales, which (increased) decreased operating companies income in the smokeable products segment. Tobacco and Health Litigation Items - Pre-tax charges related to certain tobacco and health litigation items were recorded in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 (in millions) Smokeable products segment $ 1 $ 26 Interest and other debt expense, net — 12 Total $ 1 $ 38 During the first quarter of 2016, PM USA recorded pre-tax charges, primarily related to the Aspinall case, of $26 million in marketing, administration and research costs and $12 million in interest costs. For further discussion, see “Lights/Ultra Lights” Cases - State Trial Court Class Certification Settlements in Note 9 . Contingencies . Smokeless Products Recall - During the first quarter of 2017, USSTC voluntarily recalled certain smokeless tobacco products manufactured at its Franklin Park, Illinois facility due to a product tampering incident (the “Recall”). USSTC estimates that the Recall-related costs and the share impact from the Recall reduced smokeless products segment operating companies income by approximately $60 million in the first quarter of 2017. Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs - See Note 2 . Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs for a breakdown of these costs by segment.

Debt

Debt	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	Debt: At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , Altria Group, Inc. had no short-term borrowings. Long-term Debt Altria Group, Inc.’s estimate of the fair value of its debt is based on observable market information derived from a third-party pricing source and is classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The aggregate fair value of Altria Group, Inc.’s total long-term debt at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , was $15.0 billion and $15.1 billion , respectively, as compared with its carrying value of $13.9 billion for each period.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes: The income tax rate of 33.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 decreased 2.3 percentage points from the three months ended March 31, 2016. The decrease was due primarily to the following: ▪ tax benefits of $42 million in the first quarter of 2017 related to prior audit years; and ▪ excess tax benefits of $16 million for share-based awards that vested during the first quarter of 2017. Altria Group, Inc. is subject to income taxation in many jurisdictions. Uncertain tax positions reflect the difference between tax positions taken or expected to be taken on income tax returns and the amounts recognized in the financial statements. Resolution of the related tax positions with the relevant tax authorities may take many years to complete, and such timing is not entirely within the control of Altria Group, Inc. At March 31, 2017 , Altria Group, Inc.’s total unrecognized tax benefits were $138 million . The amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate at March 31, 2017 was $36 million , along with $102 million affecting deferred taxes. It is reasonably possible that within the next 12 months certain examinations will be resolved, which could result in a decrease in unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $77 million . At December 31, 2016, Altria Group, Inc.’s total unrecognized tax benefits were $169 million . The amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate at December 31, 2016 was $67 million , along with $102 million affecting deferred taxes. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, a valuation allowance of $240 million was included in Altria Group, Inc.’s net deferred income tax liabilities for tax credit carryforwards that more-likely-than-not will not be realized. Altria Group, Inc. may be required to change the valuation allowance with respect to foreign tax credit carryforwards, based upon additional information to be received from AB InBev in 2017.

Contingencies

Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Contingencies	Contingencies: Legal proceedings covering a wide range of matters are pending or threatened in various United States and foreign jurisdictions against Altria Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including PM USA and UST and its subsidiaries, as well as their respective indemnitees. Various types of claims may be raised in these proceedings, including product liability, consumer protection, antitrust, tax, contraband shipments, patent infringement, employment matters, claims for contribution and claims of competitors or distributors. Litigation is subject to uncertainty and it is possible that there could be adverse developments in pending or future cases. An unfavorable outcome or settlement of pending tobacco-related or other litigation could encourage the commencement of additional litigation. Damages claimed in some tobacco-related and other litigation are or can be significant and, in certain cases, have ranged in the billions of dollars. The variability in pleadings in multiple jurisdictions, together with the actual experience of management in litigating claims, demonstrate that the monetary relief that may be specified in a lawsuit bears little relevance to the ultimate outcome. In certain cases, plaintiffs claim that defendants’ liability is joint and several. In such cases, Altria Group, Inc. or its subsidiaries may face the risk that one or more co-defendants decline or otherwise fail to participate in the bonding required for an appeal or to pay their proportionate or jury-allocated share of a judgment. As a result, Altria Group, Inc. or its subsidiaries under certain circumstances may have to pay more than their proportionate share of any bonding- or judgment-related amounts. Furthermore, in those cases where plaintiffs are successful, Altria Group, Inc. or its subsidiaries may also be required to pay interest and attorneys’ fees. Although PM USA has historically been able to obtain required bonds or relief from bonding requirements in order to prevent plaintiffs from seeking to collect judgments while adverse verdicts have been appealed, there remains a risk that such relief may not be obtainable in all cases. This risk has been substantially reduced given that 47 states and Puerto Rico limit the dollar amount of bonds or require no bond at all. As discussed below, however, tobacco litigation plaintiffs have challenged the constitutionality of Florida’s bond cap statute in several cases and plaintiffs may challenge state bond cap statutes in other jurisdictions as well. Such challenges may include the applicability of state bond caps in federal court. States, including Florida, may also seek to repeal or alter bond cap statutes through legislation. Although Altria Group, Inc. cannot predict the outcome of such challenges, it is possible that the consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position of Altria Group, Inc., or one or more of its subsidiaries, could be materially affected in a particular fiscal quarter or fiscal year by an unfavorable outcome of one or more such challenges. Altria Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries record provisions in the condensed consolidated financial statements for pending litigation when they determine that an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. At the present time, while it is reasonably possible that an unfavorable outcome in a case may occur, except to the extent discussed elsewhere in this Note 9 . Contingencies : (i) management has concluded that it is not probable that a loss has been incurred in any of the pending tobacco-related cases; (ii) management is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that could result from an unfavorable outcome in any of the pending tobacco-related cases; and (iii) accordingly, management has not provided any amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements for unfavorable outcomes, if any. Litigation defense costs are expensed as incurred. Altria Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries have achieved substantial success in managing litigation. Nevertheless, litigation is subject to uncertainty and significant challenges remain. It is possible that the consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position of Altria Group, Inc., or one or more of its subsidiaries, could be materially affected in a particular fiscal quarter or fiscal year by an unfavorable outcome or settlement of certain pending litigation. Altria Group, Inc. and each of its subsidiaries named as a defendant believe, and each has been so advised by counsel handling the respective cases, that it has valid defenses to the litigation pending against it, as well as valid bases for appeal of adverse verdicts. Each of the companies has defended, and will continue to defend, vigorously against litigation challenges. However, Altria Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries may enter into settlement discussions in particular cases if they believe it is in the best interests of Altria Group, Inc. to do so. Overview of Altria Group, Inc. and/or PM USA Tobacco-Related Litigation Types and Number of Cases Claims related to tobacco products generally fall within the following categories: (i) smoking and health cases alleging personal injury brought on behalf of individual plaintiffs; (ii) smoking and health cases primarily alleging personal injury or seeking court-supervised programs for ongoing medical monitoring and purporting to be brought on behalf of a class of individual plaintiffs, including cases in which the aggregated claims of a number of individual plaintiffs are to be tried in a single proceeding; (iii) health care cost recovery cases brought by governmental (both domestic and foreign) plaintiffs seeking reimbursement for health care expenditures allegedly caused by cigarette smoking and/or disgorgement of profits; (iv) class action suits alleging that the uses of the terms “Lights” and “Ultra Lights” constitute deceptive and unfair trade practices, common law or statutory fraud, unjust enrichment, breach of warranty or violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”); and (v) other tobacco-related litigation described below. Plaintiffs’ theories of recovery and the defenses raised in pending smoking and health, health care cost recovery and “Lights/Ultra Lights” cases are discussed below. The table below lists the number of certain tobacco-related cases pending in the United States against PM USA (1) and, in some instances, Altria Group, Inc. as of April 27, 2017, April 25, 2016 and April 20, 2015: April 27, 2017 April 25, 2016 April 20, 2015 Individual Smoking and Health Cases (2) 80 62 64 Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation (3) 5 5 5 Health Care Cost Recovery Actions (4) 1 1 1 “Lights/Ultra Lights” Class Actions 5 11 12 (1) Does not include 27 cases filed on the asbestos docket in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, which seek to join PM USA and other cigarette-manufacturing defendants in complaints previously filed against asbestos companies. (2) Does not include 2,485 cases brought by flight attendants seeking compensatory damages for personal injuries allegedly caused by exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (“ETS”). The flight attendants allege that they are members of an ETS smoking and health class action in Florida, which was settled in 1997 ( Broin ). The terms of the court-approved settlement in that case allowed class members to file individual lawsuits seeking compensatory damages, but prohibited them from seeking punitive damages. Also, does not include individual smoking and health cases brought by or on behalf of plaintiffs in Florida state and federal courts following the decertification of the Engle case (discussed below in Smoking and Health Litigation - Engle Class Action ). (3) Includes as one case the 600 civil actions (of which 344 were actions against PM USA) that were to be tried in a single proceeding in West Virginia ( In re: Tobacco Litigation ). The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that the United States Constitution did not preclude a trial in two phases in this case. Issues related to defendants’ conduct and whether punitive damages are permissible were tried in the first phase. Trial in the first phase of this case began in April 2013. In May 2013, the jury returned a verdict in favor of defendants on the claims for design defect, negligence, failure to warn, breach of warranty, and concealment and declined to find that the defendants’ conduct warranted punitive damages. Plaintiffs prevailed on their claim that ventilated filter cigarettes should have included use instructions for the period 1964 - 1969. The second phase will consist of trials to determine liability and compensatory damages. In November 2014, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals affirmed the final judgment. In July 2015, the trial court entered an order that will result in the entry of final judgment in favor of defendants and against all but 30 plaintiffs who potentially have a claim against one or more defendants that may be pursued in a second phase of trial. The court intends to try the claims of these 30 plaintiffs in six consolidated trials, each with a group of five plaintiffs. The first trial is currently scheduled to begin May 1, 2018. Dates for the five remaining consolidated trials have not been scheduled. (4) See Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation - Federal Government’s Lawsuit below. International Tobacco-Related Cases As of April 27, 2017, PM USA is a named defendant in 10 health care cost recovery actions in Canada, eight of which also name Altria Group, Inc. as a defendant. PM USA and Altria Group, Inc. are also named defendants in seven smoking and health class actions filed in various Canadian provinces. See Guarantees and Other Similar Matters below for a discussion of the Distribution Agreement between Altria Group, Inc. and Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”) that provides for indemnities for certain liabilities concerning tobacco products. Tobacco-Related Cases Set for Trial As of April 27, 2017, six Engle progeny cases are set for trial through June 30, 2017. There are no individual smoking and health cases and no “Lights/Ultra Lights” class actions or medical monitoring cases against PM USA set for trial during this period. Cases against other companies in the tobacco industry are scheduled for trial during this period. Trial dates are subject to change. Trial Results Since January 1999, excluding the Engle progeny cases (separately discussed below), verdicts have been returned in 61 smoking and health, “Lights/Ultra Lights” and health care cost recovery cases in which PM USA was a defendant. Verdicts in favor of PM USA and other defendants were returned in 41 of the 61 cases. These 41 cases were tried in Alaska ( 1 ), California ( 7 ), Florida ( 10 ), Louisiana ( 1 ), Massachusetts ( 2 ), Mississippi ( 1 ), Missouri ( 4 ), New Hampshire ( 1 ), New Jersey ( 1 ), New York ( 5 ), Ohio ( 2 ), Pennsylvania ( 1 ), Rhode Island ( 1 ), Tennessee ( 2 ) and West Virginia ( 2 ). A motion for a new trial was granted in one of the cases in Florida and in the case in Alaska. In the Alaska case ( Hunter ), the trial court withdrew its order for a new trial upon PM USA’s motion for reconsideration. In December 2015, the Alaska Supreme Court reversed the trial court decision and remanded the case with directions for the trial court to reassess whether to grant a new trial. In March 2016, the trial court granted a new trial and PM USA filed a petition for review of that order with the Alaska Supreme Court, which the court denied in July 2016. The retrial began in October 2016. In November 2016, the court declared a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict. The plaintiff subsequently moved for a new trial, which is scheduled to begin October 16, 2017. See Types and Number of Cases above for a discussion of the trial results in In re: Tobacco Litigation (West Virginia consolidated cases). Of the 20 non- Engle progeny cases in which verdicts were returned in favor of plaintiffs, 18 have reached final resolution. As of April 27, 2017, 108 state and federal Engle progeny cases involving PM USA have resulted in verdicts since the Florida Supreme Court’s Engle decision as follows: 60 verdicts were returned in favor of plaintiffs; 45 verdicts were returned in favor of PM USA. Three verdicts in favor of plaintiffs were partially or entirely reversed on appeal. See Smoking and Health Litigation - Engle Progeny Trial Court Results below for a discussion of these verdicts. Judgments Paid and Provisions for Tobacco and Health Litigation Items (Including Engle Progeny Litigation) After exhausting all appeals in those cases resulting in adverse verdicts associated with tobacco-related litigation, since October 2004, PM USA has paid in the aggregate judgments and settlements (including related costs and fees) totaling approximately $474 million and interest totaling approximately $183 million as of March 31, 2017. These amounts include payments for Engle progeny judgments (and related costs and fees) totaling approximately $83 million , interest totaling approximately $21 million and payment of approximately $43 million in connection with the Federal Engle Agreement, discussed below. The changes in Altria Group, Inc.’s accrued liability for tobacco and health litigation items, including related interest costs, for the periods specified below are as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 (in millions) Accrued liability for tobacco and health litigation items at beginning of period $ 47 $ 132 Pre-tax charges for: Tobacco and health judgments 1 4 Related interest costs — 2 Agreement to resolve Aspinall including related interest costs — 32 Payments (1 ) (17 ) Accrued liability for tobacco and health litigation items at end of period $ 47 $ 153 The accrued liability for tobacco and health litigation items, including related interest costs, was included in liabilities on Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Pre-tax charges for tobacco and health judgments and the agreement to resolve the Aspinall case (excluding related interest costs of approximately $10 million ) were included in marketing, administration and research costs on Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings. Pre-tax charges for related interest costs were included in interest and other debt expense, net on Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings. Security for Judgments To obtain stays of judgments pending current appeals, as of March 31, 2017 , PM USA has posted various forms of security totaling approximately $92 million , the majority of which has been collateralized with cash deposits that are included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Smoking and Health Litigation Overview Plaintiffs’ allegations of liability in smoking and health cases are based on various theories of recovery, including negligence, gross negligence, strict liability, fraud, misrepresentation, design defect, failure to warn, nuisance, breach of express and implied warranties, breach of special duty, conspiracy, concert of action, violations of deceptive trade practice laws and consumer protection statutes, and claims under the federal and state anti-racketeering statutes. Plaintiffs in the smoking and health cases seek various forms of relief, including compensatory and punitive damages, treble/multiple damages and other statutory damages and penalties, creation of medical monitoring and smoking cessation funds, disgorgement of profits, and injunctive and equitable relief. Defenses raised in these cases include lack of proximate cause, assumption of the risk, comparative fault and/or contributory negligence, statutes of limitations and preemption by the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act. Non-Engle Progeny Litigation Summarized below is the non- Engle progeny smoking and health case pending during 2017 in which a verdict was returned in favor of plaintiff and against PM USA. Charts listing the verdicts for plaintiffs in the Engle progeny cases can be found in Smoking and Health Litigation - Engle Progeny Trial Results below. Bullock : In December 2015, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff, awarding $900,000 in compensatory damages. In January 2016, the plaintiff moved for a new trial, which the district court denied in February 2016. In March 2016, PM USA filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and plaintiff cross-appealed. Federal Government’s Lawsuit : See Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation - Federal Government’s Lawsuit below for a discussion of the verdict and post-trial developments in the United States of America health care cost recovery case. Engle Class Action In July 2000, in the second phase of the Engle smoking and health class action in Florida, a jury returned a verdict assessing punitive damages totaling approximately $145 billion against various defendants, including $74 billion against PM USA. Following entry of judgment, PM USA appealed. In May 2001, the trial court approved a stipulation providing that execution of the punitive damages component of the Engle judgment will remain stayed against PM USA and the other participating defendants through the completion of all judicial review. As a result of the stipulation, PM USA placed $500 million into an interest-bearing escrow account that, regardless of the outcome of the judicial review, was to be paid to the court and the court was to determine how to allocate or distribute it consistent with Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. In May 2003, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal reversed the judgment entered by the trial court and instructed the trial court to order the decertification of the class. Plaintiffs petitioned the Florida Supreme Court for further review. In July 2006, the Florida Supreme Court ordered that the punitive damages award be vacated, that the class approved by the trial court be decertified and that members of the decertified class could file individual actions against defendants within one year of issuance of the mandate. The court further declared the following Phase I findings are entitled to res judicata effect in such individual actions brought within one year of the issuance of the mandate: (i) that smoking causes various diseases; (ii) that nicotine in cigarettes is addictive; (iii) that defendants’ cigarettes were defective and unreasonably dangerous; (iv) that defendants concealed or omitted material information not otherwise known or available knowing that the material was false or misleading or failed to disclose a material fact concerning the health effects or addictive nature of smoking; (v) that defendants agreed to misrepresent information regarding the health effects or addictive nature of cigarettes with the intention of causing the public to rely on this information to their detriment; (vi) that defendants agreed to conceal or omit information regarding the health effects of cigarettes or their addictive nature with the intention that smokers would rely on the information to their detriment; (vii) that all defendants sold or supplied cigarettes that were defective; and (viii) that defendants were negligent. The court also reinstated compensatory damages awards totaling approximately $6.9 million to two individual plaintiffs and found that a third plaintiff’s claim was barred by the statute of limitations. In February 2008 , PM USA paid approximately $3 million , representing its share of compensatory damages and interest, to the two individual plaintiffs identified in the Florida Supreme Court’s order. In August 2006, PM USA sought rehearing from the Florida Supreme Court on parts of its July 2006 opinion, including the ruling (described above) that certain jury findings have res judicata effect in subsequent individual trials timely brought by Engle class members. The rehearing motion also asked, among other things, that legal errors that were raised but not expressly ruled upon in the Florida Third District Court of Appeal or in the Florida Supreme Court now be addressed. Plaintiffs also filed a motion for rehearing in August 2006 seeking clarification of the applicability of the statute of limitations to non-members of the decertified class. In December 2006, the Florida Supreme Court refused to revise its July 2006 ruling, except that it revised the set of Phase I findings entitled to res judicata effect by excluding finding (v) listed above (relating to agreement to misrepresent information), and added the finding that defendants sold or supplied cigarettes that, at the time of sale or supply, did not conform to the representations of fact made by defendants. In January 2007, the Florida Supreme Court issued the mandate from its revised opinion. Defendants then filed a motion with the Florida Third District Court of Appeal requesting that the court address legal errors that were previously raised by defendants but have not yet been addressed either by the Florida Third District Court of Appeal or by the Florida Supreme Court. In February 2007, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal denied defendants’ motion. In May 2007, defendants’ motion for a partial stay of the mandate pending the completion of appellate review was denied by the Florida Third District Court of Appeal. In May 2007, defendants filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court, which the United States Supreme Court denied later in 2007. In February 2008, the trial court decertified the class, except for purposes of the May 2001 bond stipulation, and formally vacated the punitive damages award pursuant to the Florida Supreme Court’s mandate. In April 2008, the trial court ruled that certain defendants, including PM USA, lacked standing with respect to allocation of the funds escrowed under the May 2001 bond stipulation and would receive no credit at that time from the $500 million paid by PM USA against any future punitive damages awards in cases brought by former Engle class members. In May 2008, the trial court, among other things, decertified the limited class maintained for purposes of the May 2001 bond stipulation and, in July 2008, severed the remaining plaintiffs’ claims except for those of Howard Engle. The only remaining plaintiff in the Engle case, Howard Engle, voluntarily dismissed his claims with prejudice. Engle Progeny Cases The deadline for filing Engle progeny cases, as required by the Florida Supreme Court’s Engle decision, expired in January 2008. As of April 27, 2017, approximately 2,600 state court cases were pending against PM USA or Altria Group, Inc. asserting individual claims by or on behalf of approximately 3,400 state court plaintiffs. Because of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, docketing delays, duplicated filings and overlapping dismissal orders, these numbers are estimates. While the Federal Engle Agreement (discussed below) resolved nearly all Engle progeny cases pending in federal court, as of April 27, 2017, approximately 13 cases were pending against PM USA in federal court representing the cases excluded from that agreement. Agreement to Resolve Federal Engle Progeny Cases In 2015, PM USA, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (“R.J. Reynolds”) and Lorillard Tobacco Company (“Lorillard”) resolved approximately 415 pending federal Engle progeny cases (the “Federal Engle Agreement”). Under the terms of the Federal Engle Agreement, PM USA paid approximately $43 million . Federal cases that were in trial and those that previously reached final verdict were not included in the Federal Engle Agreement. Engle Progeny Trial Results As of April 27, 2017, 108 federal and state Engle progeny cases involving PM USA have resulted in verdicts since the Florida Supreme Court Engle decision. Sixty verdicts were returned in favor of plaintiffs and three verdicts ( Graham, Skolnick and Calloway ) that were initially returned in favor of plaintiffs were reversed on appeal and remain pending. Graham is now subject to en banc appellate review; Skolnick was remanded for a new trial; Calloway was reversed on an appellate finding that improper arguments by plaintiff’s counsel deprived defendants of a fair trial. Forty-five verdicts were returned in favor of PM USA, of which 36 were state cases ( Gelep , Kalyvas , Gil de Rubio , Warrick , Willis , Russo (formerly Frazier ), C. Campbell , Rohr , Espinosa , Oliva , Weingart , Junious , Szymanski , Hancock , D. Cohen , LaMotte , J. Campbell , Dombey , Haldeman , Blasco , Gonzalez , Banks , Surico , Baum , Bishop , Vila , McMannis , Collar , Suarez , Shulman , Ewing , E. Smith, Mooney, Chacon, Dubinsky and Lima ) and 9 were federal cases ( Gollihue , McCray , Denton , Wilder , Jacobson , Reider , Davis , Starbuck and Sowers ). In addition, there have been a number of mistrials, only some of which have resulted in new trials as of April 27, 2017. The judgment in D. Cohen was subsequently reversed for a new trial. The juries in the Reider and Banks cases returned zero damages verdicts in favor of PM USA . The juries in the Weingart and Hancock cases returned verdicts against PM USA awarding no damages, but the trial court in each case granted an additur . The charts below list the verdicts and post-trial developments in certain Engle progeny cases in which verdicts were returned in favor of plaintiffs (including Hancock , where the verdict originally was returned in favor of PM USA). The first chart lists such cases that are pending as of April 27, 2017; the second chart lists such cases that were pending within the previous 12 months, but that are now concluded. Currently-Pending Engle Cases ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Plaintiff: Sommers Date: April 2017 Verdict: A Miami-Dade County jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and against PM USA awarding compensatory damages of $1 million and allocating 40% of the fault to PM USA. The jury did not award punitive damages. Post-Trial Developments: In April 2017, PM USA filed motions for a new trial and for a directed verdict, and plaintiff filed a motion for a new trial on punitive damages. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Plaintiff: Santoro Date: March 2017 Verdict: A Broward County jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and against PM USA, R.J. Reynolds and Liggett Group LLC (“Liggett Group”) awarding compensatory damages of $1.6 million and allocating 28% of the fault to PM USA (an amount of approximately $450,000 ). The jury also awarded plaintiff $100,000 in punitive damages against PM USA. Post-Trial Developments: In April 2017, the trial court entered final judgment in favor of plaintiff with a deduction for plaintiff’s comparative fault and defendants filed various post-trial motions, including motions to set aside the verdict and for a new trial. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Plaintiff: J. Brown Date: February 2017 Verdict: A Pinellas County jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and against PM USA and R.J. Reynolds awarding compensatory damages of $5.4 million and allocating 35% of the fault to PM USA. The jury also awarded plaintiff $200,000 in punitive damages against PM USA. Post-Trial Developments: In March 2017, defendants filed various post-trial motions, including motions to set aside the verdict and for a new trial. The court ruled that it will not apply the comparative fault reduction to the compensatory damages. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Plaintiff: Pardue Date: December 2016 Verdict: An Alachua County jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and against PM USA and R.J. Reynolds awarding compensatory damages of approximately $5.9 million and allocating 25% of the fault to PM USA. The jury also awarded plaintiff $6.75 million in punitive damages against PM USA. Post-Trial Developments: In December 2016, the trial court entered final judgment in favor of plaintiff without a deduction for plaintiff’s comparative fault. In January 2017, PM USA and R.J. Reynolds filed various post-trial motions, including motions to set aside the verdict and for a new trial or, in the alternative, for remittitur of the jury’s damages awards. In February 2017, the court granted defendants’ alternative motion for remittitur , reducing the compensatory damages award against PM USA and R.J. Reynolds to approximately $5.2 million . Also in February 2017, defendants filed a renewed motion to alter or amend the judgment, which the court denied in April 2017. In March 2017, defendants filed a notice of appeal to the Florida First District Court of Appeal and plaintiff cross-appealed. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Plaintiff: Martin Date: November 2016 Verdict: A Broward County jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and against PM USA and R.J. Reynolds awarding compensatory damages of approximately $5.4 million and allocating 46% of the fault to PM USA (an amount of approximately $2.48 million ). The jury also awarded plaintiff $450,000 in punitive damages against PM USA. Post-Trial Developments: In December 2016, the trial court entered final judgment in favor of plaintiff with a deduction for plaintiff’s comparative fault and PM USA and R.J. Reynolds filed various post-trial motions, including motions to set aside the verdict and for a new trial. In January 2017, the trial court denied all post-trial motions. In February 2017, defendants filed a notice of appeal to the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal and plaintiff cross-appealed. Also in February 2017, PM USA posted a bond in the amount of $2.9 million . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Plaintiff: Howles Date: November 2016 Verdict: A Broward County jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and against PM USA and R.J. Reynolds awarding compensatory damages of $4 million and allocating 50% of the fault to PM USA (an amount of $2 million ). The jury also awarded plaintiff $3 million in punitive damages against PM USA. Post-Trial Developments: In November 2016, PM USA and R.J. Reynolds filed various post-trial motions, including motions to set aside the verdict and for a new trial, which the court denied in December 2016. Also in December 2016, defendants filed a notice of appeal to the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Plaintiff: Oshinsky-Blacker Date: September 2016 Verdict: A Broward County jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and against PM USA and R.J. Reynolds awarding compensatory damages of $6.155 million and allocating 60% of the fault to PM USA (an amount of $3.7 million ). The jury also awarded plaintiff $1 million in punitive damages against PM USA. Post-Trial Developments: In October 2016, PM USA and R.J. Reynolds filed motions to set aside the verdict and for a directed verdict. In March 2017, the trial court vacated the verdict, ordered a new trial based on plaintiff’s counsel’s improper arguments at trial and denied defendants’ remaining post-trial motions. Also in March 2017, plaintiff filed a notice of appeal with the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal and defendants cross-appealed. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Plaintiff: Sermons Date: July 2016 Verdict: A Duval County jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and against PM USA and R.J. Reynolds awarding compensatory damages of $65,000 and allocating 15% of the fault to PM USA (an amount of $9,750 ). The jury also awarded plaintiff $51,225 in punitive damages against PM USA. Post-Trial Developments: In July 2016, plaintiff filed a motion for a new trial or, in the alternative, for an additur . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Plaintiff:

Condensed Consolidating Financi

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information	Condensed Consolidating Financial Information: PM USA, which is a 100% owned subsidiary of Altria Group, Inc., has guaranteed Altria Group, Inc.’s obligations under its outstanding debt securities, borrowings under its Credit Agreement and amounts outstanding under its commercial paper program (the “Guarantees”). Pursuant to the Guarantees, PM USA fully and unconditionally guarantees, as primary obligor, the payment and performance of Altria Group, Inc.’s obligations under the guaranteed debt instruments (the “Obligations”), subject to release under certain customary circumstances as noted below. The Guarantees provide that PM USA guarantees the punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of the Obligations. The liability of PM USA under the Guarantees is absolute and unconditional irrespective of: any lack of validity, enforceability or genuineness of any provision of any agreement or instrument relating thereto; any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any agreement or instrument relating thereto; any exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations; or any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, Altria Group, Inc. or PM USA. The obligations of PM USA under the Guarantees are limited to the maximum amount as will not result in PM USA’s obligations under the Guarantees constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of PM USA that are relevant under Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to the Guarantees. For this purpose, “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. PM USA will be unconditionally released and discharged from the Obligations upon the earliest to occur of: ▪ the date, if any, on which PM USA consolidates with or merges into Altria Group, Inc. or any successor; ▪ the date, if any, on which Altria Group, Inc. or any successor consolidates with or merges into PM USA; ▪ the payment in full of the Obligations pertaining to such Guarantees; and ▪ the rating of Altria Group, Inc.’s long-term senior unsecured debt by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services of A or higher. At March 31, 2017 , the respective principal 100% owned subsidiaries of Altria Group, Inc. and PM USA were not limited by long-term debt or other agreements in their ability to pay cash dividends or make other distributions with respect to their equity interests. The following sets forth the condensed consolidating balance sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , condensed consolidating statements of earnings and comprehensive earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 , and condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 for Altria Group, Inc., PM USA and, collectively, Altria Group, Inc.’s other subsidiaries that are not guarantors of Altria Group, Inc.’s debt instruments (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The financial information is based on Altria Group, Inc.’s understanding of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) interpretation and application of Rule 3-10 of SEC Regulation S-X. The financial information may not necessarily be indicative of results of operations or financial position had PM USA and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries operated as independent entities. Altria Group, Inc. and PM USA account for investments in their subsidiaries under the equity method of accounting. Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets March 31, 2017 (in millions of dollars) Altria Group, Inc. PM USA Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Total Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,170 $ — $ 58 $ — $ 5,228 Receivables — 8 127 — 135 Inventories: Leaf tobacco — 538 349 — 887 Other raw materials — 111 60 — 171 Work in process — 7 485 — 492 Finished product — 172 400 — 572 — 828 1,294 — 2,122 Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries — 5,532 993 (6,525 ) — Other current assets 249 50 88 (246 ) 141 Total current assets 5,419 6,418 2,560 (6,771 ) 7,626 Property, plant and equipment, at cost — 2,971 1,885 — 4,856 Less accumulated depreciation — 2,087 846 — 2,933 — 884 1,039 — 1,923 Goodwill — — 5,307 — 5,307 Other intangible assets, net — 2 12,199 — 12,201 Investment in AB InBev 17,579 — — — 17,579 Investment in consolidated subsidiaries 11,579 2,641 — (14,220 ) — Finance assets, net — — 1,019 — 1,019 Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries 4,790 — — (4,790 ) — Other assets 18 1,752 131 (1,381 ) 520 Total Assets $ 39,385 $ 11,697 $ 22,255 $ (27,162 ) $ 46,175 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Continued) March 31, 2017 (in millions of dollars) Altria Group, Inc. PM USA Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Total Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Liabilities Accounts payable $ 1 $ 105 $ 129 $ — $ 235 Accrued liabilities: Marketing — 609 116 — 725 Employment costs 14 8 52 — 74 Settlement charges — 4,783 7 — 4,790 Other 191 414 271 — 876 Income taxes — 626 36 (246 ) 416 Dividends payable 1,184 — — — 1,184 Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries 6,187 296 42 (6,525 ) — Total current liabilities 7,577 6,841 653 (6,771 ) 8,300 Long-term debt 13,884 — — — 13,884 Deferred income taxes 5,329 — 4,361 (1,381 ) 8,309 Accrued pension costs 203 — 535 — 738 Accrued postretirement health care costs — 1,442 770 — 2,212 Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries — — 4,790 (4,790 ) — Other liabilities 132 142 157 — 431 Total liabilities 27,125 8,425 11,266 (12,942 ) 33,874 Contingencies Redeemable noncontrolling interest — — 38 — 38 Stockholders’ Equity Common stock 935 — 9 (9 ) 935 Additional paid-in capital 5,909 3,310 11,790 (15,100 ) 5,909 Earnings reinvested in the business 37,124 230 841 (1,071 ) 37,124 Accumulated other comprehensive losses (2,212 ) (268 ) (1,692 ) 1,960 (2,212 ) Cost of repurchased stock (29,496 ) — — — (29,496 ) Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc. 12,260 3,272 10,948 (14,220 ) 12,260 Noncontrolling interests — — 3 — 3 Total stockholders’ equity 12,260 3,272 10,951 (14,220 ) 12,263 Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $ 39,385 $ 11,697 $ 22,255 $ (27,162 ) $ 46,175 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets December 31, 2016 (in millions of dollars) Altria PM USA Non- Total Consolidated Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,521 $ 1 $ 47 $ — $ 4,569 Receivables — 8 143 — 151 Inventories: Leaf tobacco — 541 351 — 892 Other raw materials — 111 53 — 164 Work in process — 3 509 — 512 Finished product — 112 371 — 483 — 767 1,284 — 2,051 Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries — 3,797 1,511 (5,308 ) — Other current assets 170 118 201 — 489 Total current assets 4,691 4,691 3,186 (5,308 ) 7,260 Property, plant and equipment, at cost — 2,971 1,864 — 4,835 Less accumulated depreciation — 2,073 804 — 2,877 — 898 1,060 — 1,958 Goodwill — — 5,285 — 5,285 Other intangible assets, net — 2 12,034 — 12,036 Investment in AB InBev 17,852 — — — 17,852 Investment in consolidated subsidiaries 11,636 2,632 — (14,268 ) — Finance assets, net — — 1,028 — 1,028 Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries 4,790 — — (4,790 ) — Other assets 18 1,748 131 (1,384 ) 513 Total Assets $ 38,987 $ 9,971 $ 22,724 $ (25,750 ) $ 45,932 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Continued) December 31, 2016 (in millions of dollars) Altria PM USA Non- Total Consolidated Liabilities Accounts payable $ 1 $ 92 $ 332 $ — $ 425 Accrued liabilities: Marketing — 619 128 — 747 Employment costs 104 14 171 — 289 Settlement charges — 3,696 5 — 3,701 Other 261 438 326 — 1,025 Dividends payable 1,188 — — — 1,188 Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries 5,030 237 41 (5,308 ) — Total current liabilities 6,584 5,096 1,003 (5,308 ) 7,375 Long-term debt 13,881 — — — 13,881 Deferred income taxes 5,424 — 4,376 (1,384 ) 8,416 Accrued pension costs 207 — 598 — 805 Accrued postretirement health care costs — 1,453 764 — 2,217 Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries — — 4,790 (4,790 ) — Other liabilities 121 146 160 — 427 Total liabilities 26,217 6,695 11,691 (11,482 ) 33,121 Contingencies Redeemable noncontrolling interest — — 38 — 38 Stockholders’ Equity Common stock 935 — 9 (9 ) 935 Additional paid-in capital 5,893 3,310 11,585 (14,895 ) 5,893 Earnings reinvested in the business 36,906 237 1,118 (1,355 ) 36,906 Accumulated other comprehensive losses (2,052 ) (271 ) (1,720 ) 1,991 (2,052 ) Cost of repurchased stock (28,912 ) — — — (28,912 ) Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc. 12,770 3,276 10,992 (14,268 ) 12,770 Noncontrolling interests — — 3 — 3 Total stockholders’ equity 12,770 3,276 10,995 (14,268 ) 12,773 Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $ 38,987 $ 9,971 $ 22,724 $ (25,750 ) $ 45,932 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Earnings For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (in millions of dollars) Altria PM USA Non- Total Consolidated Net revenues $ — $ 5,271 $ 820 $ (8 ) $ 6,083 Cost of sales — 1,538 280 (8 ) 1,810 Excise taxes on products — 1,446 48 — 1,494 Gross profit — 2,287 492 — 2,779 Marketing, administration and research costs 40 378 110 — 528 Asset impairment and exit costs — — 4 — 4 Operating (expense) income (40 ) 1,909 378 — 2,247 Interest and other debt expense, net 123 — 56 — 179 Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev (23 ) — — — (23 ) (Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries (140 ) 1,909 322 — 2,091 (Benefit) provision for income taxes (72 ) 663 98 — 689 Equity earnings of subsidiaries 1,469 72 — (1,541 ) — Net earnings 1,401 1,318 224 (1,541 ) 1,402 Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (1 ) — (1 ) Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc. $ 1,401 $ 1,318 $ 223 $ (1,541 ) $ 1,401 Net earnings $ 1,401 $ 1,318 $ 224 $ (1,541 ) $ 1,402 Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes (160 ) 3 28 (31 ) (160 ) Comprehensive earnings 1,241 1,321 252 (1,572 ) 1,242 Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (1 ) — (1 ) Comprehensive earnings attributable to $ 1,241 $ 1,321 $ 251 $ (1,572 ) $ 1,241 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Earnings For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 (in millions of dollars) Altria PM USA Non- Total Consolidated Net revenues $ — $ 5,265 $ 810 $ (9 ) $ 6,066 Cost of sales — 1,642 241 (9 ) 1,874 Excise taxes on products — 1,487 49 — 1,536 Gross profit — 2,136 520 — 2,656 Marketing, administration and research costs 36 415 108 — 559 Asset impairment and exit costs 5 94 21 — 120 Operating (expense) income (41 ) 1,627 391 — 1,977 Interest and other debt expense, net 129 15 56 — 200 Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller (66 ) — — — (66 ) Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination (40 ) — — — (40 ) (Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries (64 ) 1,612 335 — 1,883 (Benefit) provision for income taxes (49 ) 603 111 — 665 Equity earnings of subsidiaries 1,232 60 — (1,292 ) — Net earnings 1,217 1,069 224 (1,292 ) 1,218 Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (1 ) — (1 ) Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc. $ 1,217 $ 1,069 $ 223 $ (1,292 ) $ 1,217 Net earnings $ 1,217 $ 1,069 $ 224 $ (1,292 ) $ 1,218 Other comprehensive losses, net of deferred income taxes (47 ) (17 ) (156 ) 173 (47 ) Comprehensive earnings 1,170 1,052 68 (1,119 ) 1,171 Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (1 ) — (1 ) Comprehensive earnings attributable to $ 1,170 $ 1,052 $ 67 $ (1,119 ) $ 1,170 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (in millions of dollars) Altria Group, Inc. PM USA Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Total Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Cash Provided by Operating Activities Net cash provided by operating activities $ 1,469 $ 3,007 $ 14 $ (1,825 ) $ 2,665 Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities Capital expenditures — (8 ) (25 ) — (33 ) Proceeds from finance assets — — 2 — 2 Other — — (199 ) — (199 ) Net cash used in investing activities — (8 ) (222 ) — (230 ) Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities Repurchases of common stock (551 ) — — — (551 ) Dividends paid on common stock (1,187 ) — — — (1,187 ) Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries 952 (1,675 ) 723 — — Cash dividends paid to parent — (1,325 ) (500 ) 1,825 — Other (34 ) — (4 ) — (38 ) Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (820 ) (3,000 ) 219 1,825 (1,776 ) Cash and cash equivalents: Increase (decrease) 649 (1 ) 11 — 659 Balance at beginning of period 4,521 1 47 — 4,569 Balance at end of period $ 5,170 $ — $ 58 $ — $ 5,228 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 (in millions of dollars) Altria Group, Inc. PM USA Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Total Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Cash Provided by Operating Activities Net cash provided by operating activities $ 1,462 $ 2,780 $ 108 $ (1,632 ) $ 2,718 Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities Capital expenditures — (7 ) (19 ) — (26 ) Proceeds from finance assets — — 56 — 56 Other — — 4 — 4 Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities — (7 ) 41 — 34 Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities Repurchases of common stock (168 ) — — — (168 ) Dividends paid on common stock (1,108 ) — — — (1,108 ) Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries 1,279 (1,374 ) 95 — — Cash dividends paid to parent — (1,399 ) (233 ) 1,632 — Other (29 ) — (1 ) — (30 ) Net cash used in financing activities (26 ) (2,773 ) (139 ) 1,632 (1,306 ) Cash and cash equivalents: Increase 1,436 — 10 — 1,446 Balance at beginning of period 2,313 — 56 — 2,369 Balance at end of period $ 3,749 $ — $ 66 $ — $ 3,815

Recent Accounting Guidance Not

Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]
Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted	Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted: The following table provides a description of the recently issued accounting guidance applicable to, but not yet adopted by, Altria Group, Inc.: Standards Description Effective Date for Public Entity Effect on financial statements ASU Nos. 2014-09; 2015-14; 2016-08; 2016-10; 2016-12; 2016-20 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) The guidance establishes principles for reporting information about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from an entity’s contracts with customers. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the amount or timing of revenue recognized on Altria Group, Inc.’s financial statements based on current contracts with customers. The guidance will result in expanded footnote disclosures. Altria Group, Inc. plans to retrospectively adopt this guidance by the first quarter of 2018. ASU No. 2016-01 Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (Subtopic 825-10) The guidance addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption of the guidance is not permitted, except for a certain provision of the guidance. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on Altria Group, Inc.’s consolidated financial statements. ASU No. 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842) The guidance increases transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring entities to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted. Altria Group, Inc. is in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, including identifying and analyzing all contracts that contain a lease. As a lessor, PMCC maintains a portfolio of finance assets, substantially all of which are leveraged leases, the accounting of which will be unchanged under the new guidance and is not expected to change unless there is a contract modification to an existing lease. As a lessee, Altria Group, Inc.’s various leases under existing guidance are classified as operating leases that are not recorded on the balance sheet but are recorded in the statement of earnings as expense is incurred. Upon adoption of the new guidance, Altria Group, Inc. will be required to record substantially all leases on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. The timing of expense recognition and classification in the statement of earnings could change based on the classification of leases as either operating or financing. ASU No. 2016-13 Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (Topic 326) The guidance replaces the current incurred loss impairment methodology for recognizing credit losses for financial assets with a methodology that reflects the entity’s current estimate of all expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information for estimating credit losses. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. Altria Group, Inc. is in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. Altria Group, Inc.’s financial assets that are within the scope of the new guidance are approximately 2% of Altria Group, Inc.’s total assets at March 31, 2017. Standards Description Effective Date for Public Entity Effect on financial statements ASU No. 2016-15 Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (Topic 230) The guidance addresses how eight specific cash flow issues are to be presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. Altria Group, Inc. is in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. ASU No. 2016-18 Restricted Cash (Topic 230) The guidance requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents and amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. Altria Group, Inc. is in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. ASU No. 2017-07 Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (Topic 715) The guidance requires an employer to report the service cost component of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost in the same line item or items as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by employees during the period. The other components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost are required to be presented in the statement of earnings separately from the service cost component and outside the subtotal of operating income. Additionally, only the service cost component is eligible for capitalization. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted only as of the beginning of an annual period for which financial statements have not been issued. Altria Group, Inc. is in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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Background and Basis of Presentation (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
New Accounting Pronouncements	On January 1, 2017, Altria Group, Inc. adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation ( Topic 718 ): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU No. 2016-09”) and ASU No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330) : Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (“ASU No. 2015-11”). ASU No. 2016-09 simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 did not have a material impact on Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The portions of the guidance that have an impact on Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been adopted prospectively, with the exception of the classification of employee taxes paid by Altria Group, Inc. on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows related to shares withheld by Altria Group, Inc. for tax withholding purposes, which has been adopted retrospectively. Altria Group, Inc. has made an accounting policy election to continue to estimate the number of share-based awards that are expected to vest, which includes estimating forfeitures. Certain prior-year amounts in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows have been reclassified to conform with the current year’s presentation due to Altria Group, Inc.’s adoption of ASU No. 2016-09. ASU No. 2015-11 requires inventory that is measured using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) or average cost methods to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Previous guidance required inventory that was measured using the FIFO or average cost methods to be measured at the lower of cost or market. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Background and Basis of Prese21

Background and Basis of Presentation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Schedule of Shares Repurchased	Altria Group, Inc.’s share repurchase activity was as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 (in millions, except per share data) Total number of shares repurchased 7.7 2.8 Aggregate cost of shares repurchased $ 551 $ 168 Average price per share of shares repurchased $ 71.77 $ 59.81

Asset Impairment, Exit and Im22

Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs	Pre-tax asset impairment, exit and implementation costs consisted of the following: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Asset Impairment and Exit Costs Implementation Costs Total Asset Impairment and Exit Costs (1) Implementation Costs Total (in millions) Smokeable products $ 1 $ 5 $ 6 $ 97 $ 2 $ 99 Smokeless products 3 18 21 13 — 13 All other — — — 5 — 5 General corporate — — — 5 — 5 Total $ 4 $ 23 $ 27 $ 120 $ 2 $ 122 (1) Includes termination and curtailment costs of $20 million . See Note 3 . Benefit Plans .
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve	The movement in the restructuring liabilities (excluding termination and curtailment costs), substantially all of which are severance liabilities, was as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (in millions) Balances at December 31, 2016 $ 79 Charges 4 Cash spent (20 ) Balances at March 31, 2017 $ 63

Benefit Plans (Tables)

Benefit Plans (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income)	Net periodic benefit (income) cost consisted of the following: For the Three Months Ended March 31, Pension Postretirement 2017 2016 2017 2016 (in millions) Service cost $ 19 $ 18 $ 4 $ 4 Interest cost 72 71 20 21 Expected return on plan assets (150 ) (138 ) — — Amortization: Net loss 50 44 8 7 Prior service cost (credit) 1 1 (9 ) (10 ) Termination and curtailment — 20 — — Net periodic benefit (income) cost $ (8 ) $ 16 $ 23 $ 22

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share	Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were calculated using the following: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 (in millions) Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc. $ 1,401 $ 1,217 Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings attributable to unvested restricted shares and restricted stock units (2 ) (2 ) Earnings for basic and diluted EPS $ 1,399 $ 1,215 Weighted-average shares for basic and diluted EPS 1,939 1,956

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Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Equity [Abstract]
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	The following tables set forth the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive losses, net of deferred income taxes, attributable to Altria Group, Inc.: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 Currency Translation Adjustments Benefit Plans AB InBev Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses (in millions) Balances, December 31, 2016 $ (4 ) $ (2,048 ) $ — $ (2,052 ) Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications — — (296 ) (296 ) Deferred income taxes — — 104 104 Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes — — (192 ) (192 ) Amounts reclassified to net earnings — 54 — 54 Deferred income taxes — (22 ) — (22 ) Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes — 32 — 32 Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes — 32 (192 ) (1) (160 ) Balances, March 31, 2017 $ (4 ) $ (2,016 ) $ (192 ) $ (2,212 ) For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Currency Translation Adjustments Benefit Plans SABMiller Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses (in millions) Balances, December 31, 2015 $ (5 ) $ (2,010 ) $ (1,265 ) $ (3,280 ) Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications 1 (318 ) 182 (135 ) Deferred income taxes — 122 (64 ) 58 Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes 1 (196 ) 118 (77 ) Amounts reclassified to net earnings — 36 12 48 Deferred income taxes — (14 ) (4 ) (18 ) Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes — 22 8 30 Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes 1 (174 ) 126 (1) (47 ) Balances, March 31, 2016 $ (4 ) $ (2,184 ) $ (1,139 ) $ (3,327 ) (1) For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 , other comprehensive earnings/losses related to Altria Group, Inc.’s investment in AB InBev and SABMiller, respectively, consisted primarily of currency translation adjustments.
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	The following table sets forth pre-tax amounts by component, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 (in millions) Benefit Plans: (1) Net loss $ 62 $ 55 Prior service cost/credit (8 ) (19 ) 54 36 AB InBev/SABMiller (2) — 12 Pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings $ 54 $ 48 (1) Amounts are included in net defined benefit plan costs. For further details, see Note 3 . Benefit Plans. (2) Amounts are included in earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller.

Segment Reporting (Tables)

Segment Reporting (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment	Segment data were as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 (in millions) Net revenues: Smokeable products $ 5,458 $ 5,422 Smokeless products 466 479 Wine 140 145 All other 19 20 Net revenues $ 6,083 $ 6,066 Earnings before income taxes: Operating companies income (loss): Smokeable products $ 2,041 $ 1,751 Smokeless products 249 280 Wine 21 28 All other (13 ) (21 ) Amortization of intangibles (5 ) (5 ) General corporate expenses (46 ) (51 ) Corporate asset impairment and exit costs — (5 ) Operating income 2,247 1,977 Interest and other debt expense, net (179 ) (200 ) Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller 23 66 Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination — 40 Earnings before income taxes $ 2,091 $ 1,883
Schedule of NPM Adjustment Items	Non-Participating Manufacturer (“NPM”) Adjustment Items - Pre-tax (income) expense for NPM adjustment items was recorded in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 (in millions) Smokeable products segment $ (8 ) $ 12 Interest and other debt expense, net 7 6 Total $ (1 ) $ 18
Schedule of Pre-tax Tobacco and Health Litigation Items	Tobacco and Health Litigation Items - Pre-tax charges related to certain tobacco and health litigation items were recorded in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 (in millions) Smokeable products segment $ 1 $ 26 Interest and other debt expense, net — 12 Total $ 1 $ 38

Contingencies (Tables)

Contingencies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Contingencies	The table below lists the number of certain tobacco-related cases pending in the United States against PM USA (1) and, in some instances, Altria Group, Inc. as of April 27, 2017, April 25, 2016 and April 20, 2015: April 27, 2017 April 25, 2016 April 20, 2015 Individual Smoking and Health Cases (2) 80 62 64 Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation (3) 5 5 5 Health Care Cost Recovery Actions (4) 1 1 1 “Lights/Ultra Lights” Class Actions 5 11 12 (1) Does not include 27 cases filed on the asbestos docket in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, which seek to join PM USA and other cigarette-manufacturing defendants in complaints previously filed against asbestos companies. (2) Does not include 2,485 cases brought by flight attendants seeking compensatory damages for personal injuries allegedly caused by exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (“ETS”). The flight attendants allege that they are members of an ETS smoking and health class action in Florida, which was settled in 1997 ( Broin ). The terms of the court-approved settlement in that case allowed class members to file individual lawsuits seeking compensatory damages, but prohibited them from seeking punitive damages. Also, does not include individual smoking and health cases brought by or on behalf of plaintiffs in Florida state and federal courts following the decertification of the Engle case (discussed below in Smoking and Health Litigation - Engle Class Action ). (3) Includes as one case the 600 civil actions (of which 344 were actions against PM USA) that were to be tried in a single proceeding in West Virginia ( In re: Tobacco Litigation ). The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that the United States Constitution did not preclude a trial in two phases in this case. Issues related to defendants’ conduct and whether punitive damages are permissible were tried in the first phase. Trial in the first phase of this case began in April 2013. In May 2013, the jury returned a verdict in favor of defendants on the claims for design defect, negligence, failure to warn, breach of warranty, and concealment and declined to find that the defendants’ conduct warranted punitive damages. Plaintiffs prevailed on their claim that ventilated filter cigarettes should have included use instructions for the period 1964 - 1969. The second phase will consist of trials to determine liability and compensatory damages. In November 2014, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals affirmed the final judgment. In July 2015, the trial court entered an order that will result in the entry of final judgment in favor of defendants and against all but 30 plaintiffs who potentially have a claim against one or more defendants that may be pursued in a second phase of trial. The court intends to try the claims of these 30 plaintiffs in six consolidated trials, each with a group of five plaintiffs. The first trial is currently scheduled to begin May 1, 2018. Dates for the five remaining consolidated trials have not been scheduled. (4) See Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation - Federal Government’s Lawsuit below. The changes in Altria Group, Inc.’s accrued liability for tobacco and health litigation items, including related interest costs, for the periods specified below are as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 (in millions) Accrued liability for tobacco and health litigation items at beginning of period $ 47 $ 132 Pre-tax charges for: Tobacco and health judgments 1 4 Related interest costs — 2 Agreement to resolve Aspinall including related interest costs — 32 Payments (1 ) (17 ) Accrued liability for tobacco and health litigation items at end of period $ 47 $ 153

Condensed Consolidating Finan28

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets March 31, 2017 (in millions of dollars) Altria Group, Inc. PM USA Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Total Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,170 $ — $ 58 $ — $ 5,228 Receivables — 8 127 — 135 Inventories: Leaf tobacco — 538 349 — 887 Other raw materials — 111 60 — 171 Work in process — 7 485 — 492 Finished product — 172 400 — 572 — 828 1,294 — 2,122 Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries — 5,532 993 (6,525 ) — Other current assets 249 50 88 (246 ) 141 Total current assets 5,419 6,418 2,560 (6,771 ) 7,626 Property, plant and equipment, at cost — 2,971 1,885 — 4,856 Less accumulated depreciation — 2,087 846 — 2,933 — 884 1,039 — 1,923 Goodwill — — 5,307 — 5,307 Other intangible assets, net — 2 12,199 — 12,201 Investment in AB InBev 17,579 — — — 17,579 Investment in consolidated subsidiaries 11,579 2,641 — (14,220 ) — Finance assets, net — — 1,019 — 1,019 Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries 4,790 — — (4,790 ) — Other assets 18 1,752 131 (1,381 ) 520 Total Assets $ 39,385 $ 11,697 $ 22,255 $ (27,162 ) $ 46,175 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Continued) March 31, 2017 (in millions of dollars) Altria Group, Inc. PM USA Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Total Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Liabilities Accounts payable $ 1 $ 105 $ 129 $ — $ 235 Accrued liabilities: Marketing — 609 116 — 725 Employment costs 14 8 52 — 74 Settlement charges — 4,783 7 — 4,790 Other 191 414 271 — 876 Income taxes — 626 36 (246 ) 416 Dividends payable 1,184 — — — 1,184 Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries 6,187 296 42 (6,525 ) — Total current liabilities 7,577 6,841 653 (6,771 ) 8,300 Long-term debt 13,884 — — — 13,884 Deferred income taxes 5,329 — 4,361 (1,381 ) 8,309 Accrued pension costs 203 — 535 — 738 Accrued postretirement health care costs — 1,442 770 — 2,212 Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries — — 4,790 (4,790 ) — Other liabilities 132 142 157 — 431 Total liabilities 27,125 8,425 11,266 (12,942 ) 33,874 Contingencies Redeemable noncontrolling interest — — 38 — 38 Stockholders’ Equity Common stock 935 — 9 (9 ) 935 Additional paid-in capital 5,909 3,310 11,790 (15,100 ) 5,909 Earnings reinvested in the business 37,124 230 841 (1,071 ) 37,124 Accumulated other comprehensive losses (2,212 ) (268 ) (1,692 ) 1,960 (2,212 ) Cost of repurchased stock (29,496 ) — — — (29,496 ) Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc. 12,260 3,272 10,948 (14,220 ) 12,260 Noncontrolling interests — — 3 — 3 Total stockholders’ equity 12,260 3,272 10,951 (14,220 ) 12,263 Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $ 39,385 $ 11,697 $ 22,255 $ (27,162 ) $ 46,175 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets December 31, 2016 (in millions of dollars) Altria PM USA Non- Total Consolidated Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,521 $ 1 $ 47 $ — $ 4,569 Receivables — 8 143 — 151 Inventories: Leaf tobacco — 541 351 — 892 Other raw materials — 111 53 — 164 Work in process — 3 509 — 512 Finished product — 112 371 — 483 — 767 1,284 — 2,051 Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries — 3,797 1,511 (5,308 ) — Other current assets 170 118 201 — 489 Total current assets 4,691 4,691 3,186 (5,308 ) 7,260 Property, plant and equipment, at cost — 2,971 1,864 — 4,835 Less accumulated depreciation — 2,073 804 — 2,877 — 898 1,060 — 1,958 Goodwill — — 5,285 — 5,285 Other intangible assets, net — 2 12,034 — 12,036 Investment in AB InBev 17,852 — — — 17,852 Investment in consolidated subsidiaries 11,636 2,632 — (14,268 ) — Finance assets, net — — 1,028 — 1,028 Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries 4,790 — — (4,790 ) — Other assets 18 1,748 131 (1,384 ) 513 Total Assets $ 38,987 $ 9,971 $ 22,724 $ (25,750 ) $ 45,932 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Continued) December 31, 2016 (in millions of dollars) Altria PM USA Non- Total Consolidated Liabilities Accounts payable $ 1 $ 92 $ 332 $ — $ 425 Accrued liabilities: Marketing — 619 128 — 747 Employment costs 104 14 171 — 289 Settlement charges — 3,696 5 — 3,701 Other 261 438 326 — 1,025 Dividends payable 1,188 — — — 1,188 Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries 5,030 237 41 (5,308 ) — Total current liabilities 6,584 5,096 1,003 (5,308 ) 7,375 Long-term debt 13,881 — — — 13,881 Deferred income taxes 5,424 — 4,376 (1,384 ) 8,416 Accrued pension costs 207 — 598 — 805 Accrued postretirement health care costs — 1,453 764 — 2,217 Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries — — 4,790 (4,790 ) — Other liabilities 121 146 160 — 427 Total liabilities 26,217 6,695 11,691 (11,482 ) 33,121 Contingencies Redeemable noncontrolling interest — — 38 — 38 Stockholders’ Equity Common stock 935 — 9 (9 ) 935 Additional paid-in capital 5,893 3,310 11,585 (14,895 ) 5,893 Earnings reinvested in the business 36,906 237 1,118 (1,355 ) 36,906 Accumulated other comprehensive losses (2,052 ) (271 ) (1,720 ) 1,991 (2,052 ) Cost of repurchased stock (28,912 ) — — — (28,912 ) Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc. 12,770 3,276 10,992 (14,268 ) 12,770 Noncontrolling interests — — 3 — 3 Total stockholders’ equity 12,770 3,276 10,995 (14,268 ) 12,773 Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $ 38,987 $ 9,971 $ 22,724 $ (25,750 ) $ 45,932
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Earnings	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Earnings For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (in millions of dollars) Altria PM USA Non- Total Consolidated Net revenues $ — $ 5,271 $ 820 $ (8 ) $ 6,083 Cost of sales — 1,538 280 (8 ) 1,810 Excise taxes on products — 1,446 48 — 1,494 Gross profit — 2,287 492 — 2,779 Marketing, administration and research costs 40 378 110 — 528 Asset impairment and exit costs — — 4 — 4 Operating (expense) income (40 ) 1,909 378 — 2,247 Interest and other debt expense, net 123 — 56 — 179 Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev (23 ) — — — (23 ) (Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries (140 ) 1,909 322 — 2,091 (Benefit) provision for income taxes (72 ) 663 98 — 689 Equity earnings of subsidiaries 1,469 72 — (1,541 ) — Net earnings 1,401 1,318 224 (1,541 ) 1,402 Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (1 ) — (1 ) Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc. $ 1,401 $ 1,318 $ 223 $ (1,541 ) $ 1,401 Net earnings $ 1,401 $ 1,318 $ 224 $ (1,541 ) $ 1,402 Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes (160 ) 3 28 (31 ) (160 ) Comprehensive earnings 1,241 1,321 252 (1,572 ) 1,242 Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (1 ) — (1 ) Comprehensive earnings attributable to $ 1,241 $ 1,321 $ 251 $ (1,572 ) $ 1,241 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Earnings For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 (in millions of dollars) Altria PM USA Non- Total Consolidated Net revenues $ — $ 5,265 $ 810 $ (9 ) $ 6,066 Cost of sales — 1,642 241 (9 ) 1,874 Excise taxes on products — 1,487 49 — 1,536 Gross profit — 2,136 520 — 2,656 Marketing, administration and research costs 36 415 108 — 559 Asset impairment and exit costs 5 94 21 — 120 Operating (expense) income (41 ) 1,627 391 — 1,977 Interest and other debt expense, net 129 15 56 — 200 Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller (66 ) — — — (66 ) Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination (40 ) — — — (40 ) (Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries (64 ) 1,612 335 — 1,883 (Benefit) provision for income taxes (49 ) 603 111 — 665 Equity earnings of subsidiaries 1,232 60 — (1,292 ) — Net earnings 1,217 1,069 224 (1,292 ) 1,218 Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (1 ) — (1 ) Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc. $ 1,217 $ 1,069 $ 223 $ (1,292 ) $ 1,217 Net earnings $ 1,217 $ 1,069 $ 224 $ (1,292 ) $ 1,218 Other comprehensive losses, net of deferred income taxes (47 ) (17 ) (156 ) 173 (47 ) Comprehensive earnings 1,170 1,052 68 (1,119 ) 1,171 Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests — — (1 ) — (1 ) Comprehensive earnings attributable to $ 1,170 $ 1,052 $ 67 $ (1,119 ) $ 1,170
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (in millions of dollars) Altria Group, Inc. PM USA Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Total Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Cash Provided by Operating Activities Net cash provided by operating activities $ 1,469 $ 3,007 $ 14 $ (1,825 ) $ 2,665 Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities Capital expenditures — (8 ) (25 ) — (33 ) Proceeds from finance assets — — 2 — 2 Other — — (199 ) — (199 ) Net cash used in investing activities — (8 ) (222 ) — (230 ) Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities Repurchases of common stock (551 ) — — — (551 ) Dividends paid on common stock (1,187 ) — — — (1,187 ) Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries 952 (1,675 ) 723 — — Cash dividends paid to parent — (1,325 ) (500 ) 1,825 — Other (34 ) — (4 ) — (38 ) Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (820 ) (3,000 ) 219 1,825 (1,776 ) Cash and cash equivalents: Increase (decrease) 649 (1 ) 11 — 659 Balance at beginning of period 4,521 1 47 — 4,569 Balance at end of period $ 5,170 $ — $ 58 $ — $ 5,228 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 (in millions of dollars) Altria Group, Inc. PM USA Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Total Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Cash Provided by Operating Activities Net cash provided by operating activities $ 1,462 $ 2,780 $ 108 $ (1,632 ) $ 2,718 Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities Capital expenditures — (7 ) (19 ) — (26 ) Proceeds from finance assets — — 56 — 56 Other — — 4 — 4 Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities — (7 ) 41 — 34 Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities Repurchases of common stock (168 ) — — — (168 ) Dividends paid on common stock (1,108 ) — — — (1,108 ) Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries 1,279 (1,374 ) 95 — — Cash dividends paid to parent — (1,399 ) (233 ) 1,632 — Other (29 ) — (1 ) — (30 ) Net cash used in financing activities (26 ) (2,773 ) (139 ) 1,632 (1,306 ) Cash and cash equivalents: Increase 1,436 — 10 — 1,446 Balance at beginning of period 2,313 — 56 — 2,369 Balance at end of period $ 3,749 $ — $ 66 $ — $ 3,815

Recent Accounting Guidance No29

Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]
Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted	The following table provides a description of the recently issued accounting guidance applicable to, but not yet adopted by, Altria Group, Inc.: Standards Description Effective Date for Public Entity Effect on financial statements ASU Nos. 2014-09; 2015-14; 2016-08; 2016-10; 2016-12; 2016-20 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) The guidance establishes principles for reporting information about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from an entity’s contracts with customers. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the amount or timing of revenue recognized on Altria Group, Inc.’s financial statements based on current contracts with customers. The guidance will result in expanded footnote disclosures. Altria Group, Inc. plans to retrospectively adopt this guidance by the first quarter of 2018. ASU No. 2016-01 Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (Subtopic 825-10) The guidance addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption of the guidance is not permitted, except for a certain provision of the guidance. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on Altria Group, Inc.’s consolidated financial statements. ASU No. 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842) The guidance increases transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring entities to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted. Altria Group, Inc. is in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, including identifying and analyzing all contracts that contain a lease. As a lessor, PMCC maintains a portfolio of finance assets, substantially all of which are leveraged leases, the accounting of which will be unchanged under the new guidance and is not expected to change unless there is a contract modification to an existing lease. As a lessee, Altria Group, Inc.’s various leases under existing guidance are classified as operating leases that are not recorded on the balance sheet but are recorded in the statement of earnings as expense is incurred. Upon adoption of the new guidance, Altria Group, Inc. will be required to record substantially all leases on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. The timing of expense recognition and classification in the statement of earnings could change based on the classification of leases as either operating or financing. ASU No. 2016-13 Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (Topic 326) The guidance replaces the current incurred loss impairment methodology for recognizing credit losses for financial assets with a methodology that reflects the entity’s current estimate of all expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information for estimating credit losses. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. Altria Group, Inc. is in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. Altria Group, Inc.’s financial assets that are within the scope of the new guidance are approximately 2% of Altria Group, Inc.’s total assets at March 31, 2017. Standards Description Effective Date for Public Entity Effect on financial statements ASU No. 2016-15 Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (Topic 230) The guidance addresses how eight specific cash flow issues are to be presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. Altria Group, Inc. is in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. ASU No. 2016-18 Restricted Cash (Topic 230) The guidance requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents and amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. Altria Group, Inc. is in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. ASU No. 2017-07 Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (Topic 715) The guidance requires an employer to report the service cost component of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost in the same line item or items as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by employees during the period. The other components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost are required to be presented in the statement of earnings separately from the service cost component and outside the subtotal of operating income. Additionally, only the service cost component is eligible for capitalization. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted only as of the beginning of an annual period for which financial statements have not been issued. Altria Group, Inc. is in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Background and Basis of Prese30

Background and Basis of Presentation (Share Repurchase Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Repurchase of common stock (shares)	7.7	2.8
Aggregate cost of shares repurchased	$ 551	$ 168	$ 1,030
Average price of repurchased shares, per share (usd per share)	$ 71.77	$ 59.81

Background and Basis of Prese31

Background and Basis of Presentation (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015
SABMiller [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage (approximately)					27.00%
AB InBev [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage (approximately)		10.20%	10.20%	9.60%
Pre-tax gain on change in fair value of derivative financial instrument	$ 40,000,000
Shares owned/shares purchased (in shares) (approximately)			12
July 2015 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Planned share repurchase program				$ 3,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000
Remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 1,384,000,000

Asset Impairment, Exit and Im32

Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs (Pre-tax Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment and Exit Costs	$ 4	$ 120
Implementation Costs	23	2
Total	27	122
Termination and curtailment costs		20
Operating Segments [Member] | Smokeable Products [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment and Exit Costs	1	97
Implementation Costs	5	2
Total	6	99
Operating Segments [Member] | Smokeless Products [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment and Exit Costs	3	13
Implementation Costs	18	0
Total	21	13
Operating Segments [Member] | All Other [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment and Exit Costs	0	5
Implementation Costs	0	0
Total	0	5
General corporate [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment and Exit Costs	0	5
Implementation Costs	0	0
Total	0	5
Facilities Consolidation [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total	$ 27		$ 98	$ 71
Productivity Initiative [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total		$ 122

Asset Impairment, Exit and Im33

Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs (Restructuring Reserve) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	$ 79
Charges	4
Cash spent	(20)
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	$ 63

Asset Impairment, Exit and Im34

Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs (Facilities Consolidation) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 27	$ 122
Asset impairment and exit costs	4	120
Other restructuring costs	23	$ 2
Payments for restructuring	20
Facilities Consolidation [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected restructuring charges	$ 150		$ 150
Expected restructuring charges, per share (usd per share)	$ 0.05		$ 0.05
Restructuring charges	$ 27		$ 98	$ 71
Charges (in usd per share)				$ 0.03
Restructuring and related cost, expected cost fiscal year	70		70
Charges expected to result in cash expenditures	90
Payments for restructuring	11		16
Facilities Consolidation [Member] | Accelerated Depreciation [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected restructuring charges	55		55
Facilities Consolidation [Member] | Employee Separation Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected restructuring charges	45		45
Facilities Consolidation [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected restructuring charges	$ 50		$ 50

Asset Impairment, Exit and Im35

Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs (Productivity Initiative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	15 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 27	$ 122
Payments for restructuring	20
Facilities Consolidation [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	27		$ 98	$ 71
Payments for restructuring	11		$ 16
Productivity Initiative [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges		$ 122
Payments for restructuring	$ 15				$ 89

Benefit Plans (Schedule Of Comp

Benefit Plans (Schedule Of Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Termination and curtailment		$ 20
Pension [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 19	18
Interest cost	72	71
Expected return on plan assets	(150)	(138)
Amortization of net loss	50	44
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	1	1
Termination and curtailment	0	20
Net periodic benefit (income) cost	(8)	16
Postretirement [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	4	4
Interest cost	20	21
Expected return on plan assets	0	0
Amortization of net loss	8	7
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(9)	(10)
Termination and curtailment	0	0
Net periodic benefit (income) cost	$ 23	$ 22

Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Deta

Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) - Pension [Member] $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Additional employer contributions	$ 8
Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Anticipated additional employer contributions	20
Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Anticipated additional employer contributions	$ 40

Earnings Per Share (Basic and D

Earnings Per Share (Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 1,401	$ 1,217
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings attributable to unvested restricted shares and restricted stock units	(2)	(2)
Earnings for basic and diluted EPS	$ 1,399	$ 1,215
Weighted-average shares for basic and diluted EPS	1,939	1,956

Other Comprehensive Earnings_39

Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses (Changes in Each Component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 12,770
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications	(296)	$ (135)
Other comprehensive deferred income taxes	104	58
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	(192)	(77)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	54	48
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, deferred income taxes	(22)	(18)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	32	30
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	(160)	(47)	$ 1,228
Ending balance	12,260		12,770
Currency Translation Adjustments [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(4)	(5)	(5)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications	0	1
Other comprehensive deferred income taxes	0	0
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	0	1
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	0	0
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, deferred income taxes	0	0
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	0	0
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	0	1
Ending balance	(4)	(4)	(4)
Benefit Plans [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(2,048)	(2,010)	(2,010)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications	0	(318)
Other comprehensive deferred income taxes	0	122
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	0	(196)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	54	36
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, deferred income taxes	(22)	(14)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	32	22
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	32	(174)
Ending balance	(2,016)	(2,184)	(2,048)
Accumulated Equity Method Investments Attributable to Parent [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	0	(1,265)	(1,265)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications	(296)	182
Other comprehensive deferred income taxes	104	(64)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	(192)	118
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	0	12
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, deferred income taxes	0	(4)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	0	8
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	(192)	126
Ending balance	(192)	(1,139)	0
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(2,052)	(3,280)	(3,280)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	(160)		1,228
Ending balance	$ (2,212)	$ (3,327)	$ (2,052)

Other Comprehensive Earnings_40

Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses (Reclassifications) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	$ 54	$ 48
Net loss [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	62	55
Prior service cost/credit [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	(8)	(19)
Benefit Plans [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	54	36
AB InBev and SABMiller [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	$ 0	$ 12

Segment Reporting (Segment Data

Segment Reporting (Segment Data Schedule) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 6,083	$ 6,066
Operating income	2,247	1,977
Corporate asset impairment and exit costs	(4)	(120)
Interest and other debt expense, net	(179)	(200)
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller	23	66
Nonmonetary Transaction, Gain (Loss) on Transfer, Derivative Instruments, and Divestitures	0	40
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	0	40
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	2,091	1,883
Smokeable Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	5,458	5,422
Smokeless Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	466	479
Wine [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	140	145
All Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	19	20
Operating Segments [Member] | Smokeable Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	2,041	1,751
Corporate asset impairment and exit costs	(1)	(97)
Operating Segments [Member] | Smokeless Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	249	280
Corporate asset impairment and exit costs	(3)	(13)
Operating Segments [Member] | Wine [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	21	28
Operating Segments [Member] | All Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	(13)	(21)
Corporate asset impairment and exit costs	0	(5)
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Amortization of intangibles	(5)	(5)
Corporate asset impairment and exit costs	0	(5)
General corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
General corporate expenses	(46)	(51)
Corporate asset impairment and exit costs	$ 0	$ (5)

Segment Reporting (Schedule of

Segment Reporting (Schedule of NPM Adjustment Items) (Details) - Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount	$ (1)	$ 18
PM USA [Member] | Interest And Other Debt Expense, Net [Member] | Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest and other debt expense, net	7	6
PM USA [Member] | NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] | Operating Income (Loss) [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Smokeable Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount	$ (8)	$ 12

Segment Reporting (Schedule o43

Segment Reporting (Schedule of Pre-tax Tobacco and Health Litigation Items) (Details) - Tobacco and Health Litigation Cases [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Provision related to litigation recorded	$ 1	$ 38
Operating Segments [Member] | Smokeable Products [Member] | Operating Income (Loss) [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Provision related to litigation recorded	1	26
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Interest And Other Debt Expense, Net [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Provision related to litigation recorded	$ 0	$ 12

Segment Reporting (Narrative) (

Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Aspinall [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Provision related to litigation recorded		$ 32
Operating Segments [Member] | Smokeless Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Recall impact on operating income	$ 60
Operating Segments [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Smokeable Products [Member] | Aspinall [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Provision related to litigation recorded		26
Operating Segments [Member] | Interest Expense [Member] | Smokeable Products [Member] | Aspinall [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Provision related to litigation recorded		$ 12

Debt (Narrative) (Details)

Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	$ 0	$ 0
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	13,900,000,000	13,900,000,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 15,000,000,000	$ 15,100,000,000

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detai

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax rate	33.00%
Change in income tax percentage	(2.3)
Tax benefits related to prior audit years	$ 42
Excess tax benefits for share-based awards that vested during period	16
Unrecognized tax benefits	138	$ 169
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate	36	67
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact deferred taxes	102	102
Possible decrease in unrecognized tax benefits	77
Valuation allowance	$ 240	$ 240

Contingencies (General Informat

Contingencies (General Information) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2017state
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Number of states that cap bond or require no bond	47

Contingencies (Schedule Of Pend

Contingencies (Schedule Of Pending Cases) (Details)	Apr. 27, 2017casephase	Jul. 31, 2015plantifftrial	Apr. 25, 2016case	Apr. 20, 2015case
Individual Smoking And Health Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of unfavorable verdicts partially or entirely reversed on appeal			62	64
Individual Smoking And Health Cases [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of unfavorable verdicts partially or entirely reversed on appeal	80
ETS Smoking and Health Case, Flight Attendants [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases excluded	2,485
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of unfavorable verdicts partially or entirely reversed on appeal			5	5
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | WEST VIRGINIA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs | plantiff		30
Number of consolidated trials | trial		6
Number of plaintiffs per group | plantiff		5
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of unfavorable verdicts partially or entirely reversed on appeal	5
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | WEST VIRGINIA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of civil actions	600
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | WEST VIRGINIA [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of civil actions	344
Number of trial phases | phase	2
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of unfavorable verdicts partially or entirely reversed on appeal			1	1
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of unfavorable verdicts partially or entirely reversed on appeal	1
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of unfavorable verdicts partially or entirely reversed on appeal			11	12
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of unfavorable verdicts partially or entirely reversed on appeal	5
Tobacco Related Cases, Cases Filed on the Asbestos Docket [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of unfavorable verdicts partially or entirely reversed on appeal	27

Contingencies (Overview of Altr

Contingencies (Overview of Altria Group, Inc. and/or PM USA Tobacco-Related Litigation Narrative) (Details) - case	Apr. 27, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 25, 2016	Apr. 20, 2015
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending				1	1
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending				5	5
Individual Smoking And Health Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending				62	64
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending				11	12
Subsequent Event [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	1
Subsequent Event [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	5
Subsequent Event [Member] | Individual Smoking And Health Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	80
Subsequent Event [Member] | Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	5
Philip Morris USA and Altria Group [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	8
Philip Morris USA and Altria Group [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	7
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of verdicts returned			61
Number of favorable verdicts			41
Number of unfavorable verdicts			20
Number of claims resolved			18
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | ALASKA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			1
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | CALIFORNIA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			7
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Florida [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			10
Number cases with granted new trial			1
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | LOUISIANA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			1
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Massachusetts [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			2
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | MISSISSIPPI [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			1
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | MISSOURI [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			4
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | NEW HAMPSHIRE [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			1
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | NEW JERSEY [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			1
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | NEW YORK [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			5
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | OHIO [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			2
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | PENNSYLVANIA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			1
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | RHODE ISLAND [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			1
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | TENNESSEE [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			2
PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | WEST VIRGINIA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts			2
PM USA [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims resolved		415
PM USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	10
PM USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	3
Number of cases set for trial	6
Number of verdicts returned	108
Number of favorable verdicts	45
Number of unfavorable verdicts	60
PM USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Individual Smoking And Health Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases set for trial	0
PM USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases set for trial	0
PM USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	13
Number of favorable verdicts	9

Contingencies (Judgments Paid a

Contingencies (Judgments Paid and Provisions for Tobacco and Health Litigation) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	150 Months Ended
	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2001	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2017
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Accrued liability for tobacco and health litigation items at beginning of period			$ 47	$ 132
Payments			(1)	(17)
Accrued liability for tobacco and health litigation items at end of period			47	153	$ 132	$ 47
Aspinall [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement interest expense (income)				10
Interest Expense Related To Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Pre-tax charges			0	2
Tobacco and Health Judgment [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Judgments paid						474
Litigation settlement interest expense (income)						183
Tobacco and Health Judgment [Member] | Litigation Cases Results [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Pre-tax charges			1	4
Aspinall [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Payments	$ (32)
Aspinall [Member] | Litigation Cases Results [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Pre-tax charges			0	32
Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Judgments paid						83
Litigation settlement interest expense (income)						21
PM USA [Member] | Aspinall [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Pre-tax charges				$ 32
PM USA [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments made		$ 500
PM USA [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments made					$ 43	43
Other Assets [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Security posted for appeal of judgments			$ 92			$ 92

Contingencies (Non-Eagle Progen

Contingencies (Non-Eagle Progeny Litigation) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Non-Engle Progeny Smoking and Health Case, Bullock [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded	$ 900

Contingencies (Engle Class Acti

Contingencies (Engle Class Action And Engle Progeny Trial Results) (Details)	Apr. 27, 2017USD ($)case	Feb. 29, 2008USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2006USD ($)plantiff	May 31, 2001USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)case	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2000USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments made related to litigation | $					$ 1,000,000	$ 17,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded | $									$ 145,000,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded | $									$ 74,000,000,000
Amounts placed in escrow | $				$ 500,000,000
Period for members of decertified class to file individual actions against defendants			1 year
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	3
Number of verdicts returned	108
Number of unfavorable verdicts	60
Number of favorable verdicts	45
Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amounts placed in escrow | $							$ 43,000,000	$ 43,000,000
Number of claims resolved							415
Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	13
Number of favorable verdicts	9
Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	2,600
Number of plaintiffs	3,400
Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts	36
Engle Progeny Cases, Reider and Banks [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded, value | $	$ 0
Engle Progeny Cases, Weingart and Hancock [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded, value | $	$ 0
Florida [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded | $			$ 6,900,000
Number of individual plaintiffs reinstated | plantiff			2
Payments made related to litigation | $		$ 3,000,000

Contingencies (Engle Progeny Ca

Contingencies (Engle Progeny Cases Trial Results - Pending and Concluded) (Details) - USD ($)

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Feb. 28, 2017

Jun. 30, 2016

Feb. 29, 2016

Oct. 31, 2012

Aug. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Mar. 31, 2016

Sep. 30, 2015

Mar. 31, 2013

Nov. 30, 2016

Sep. 30, 2016

Jul. 31, 2016

Apr. 30, 2016

Jan. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Nov. 30, 2015

Oct. 31, 2015

Aug. 31, 2015

Jul. 31, 2015

Jun. 30, 2015

May 31, 2015

Mar. 31, 2015

Feb. 28, 2015

Jan. 31, 2015

Nov. 30, 2014

Oct. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Jul. 31, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

May 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

May 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Jun. 30, 2012

May 31, 2012

Apr. 30, 2012

Jan. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Nov. 30, 2010

Oct. 31, 2010

Aug. 31, 2010

Jul. 31, 2010

Apr. 30, 2010

Mar. 31, 2010

Nov. 30, 2009

Jul. 31, 2009

Feb. 28, 2009

Jul. 31, 2000

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Payments made related to litigation

$ 1,000,000

$ 17,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Punitive damages awarded

$ 145,000,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Punitive damages awarded

$ 74,000,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Sommers [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 1,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Sommers [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

40.00%

Engle Progeny Cases, Santoro [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

1,600,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Santoro [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 450,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

28.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 100,000

Engle Progeny Cases, J. Brown [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 5,400,000

Engle Progeny Cases, J. Brown [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

35.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 200,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Pardue [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 5,900,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Pardue [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

5,200,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

25.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 6,750,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Martin [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 5,400,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Martin [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 2,480,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

46.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 450,000

Appeal bond posted

2,900,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Howles [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

4,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Howles [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 2,000,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

50.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 3,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Oshinsky-Blacker [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 6,155,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Oshinsky-Blacker [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 3,700,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

60.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 1,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Sermons [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 65,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Sermons [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 9,750

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

15.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 51,225

Engle Progeny Cases, Purdo [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 21,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Purdo [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 2,520,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

12.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 6,250,000

Appeal bond posted

$ 1,500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, McCall [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

350,000

Engle Progeny Cases, McCall [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 87,500

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

25.00%

Engle Progeny Cases, Ahrens [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 9,000,000

Appeal bond posted

$ 2,500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Ahrens [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

24.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 2,500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Ledoux [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 10,000,000

Punitive damages awarded

$ 12,500,000

Appeal bond posted

$ 2,500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Ledoux [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

47.00%

Engle Progeny Cases, Barbose [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 10,000,000

Punitive damages awarded

$ 500,000

Appeal bond posted

2,500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Barbose [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

42.50%

Engle Progeny Cases, Tognoli [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 1,050,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Tognoli [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 157,500

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

15.00%

Engle Progeny Cases, Danielson [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 325,000

Punitive damages awarded

325,000

Economic damages sought

$ 2,300,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Danielson [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

49.00%

Engle Progeny Cases, Marchese [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 1,000,000

Punitive damages awarded

250,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Marchese [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 225,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

22.50%

Appeal bond posted

475,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Duignan [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 6,000,000

Appeal bond posted

$ 2,700,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Duignan [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

37.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 3,500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Cooper [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

4,500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Cooper [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

300,000

$ 450,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

10.00%

Appeal bond posted

300,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Jordan [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 7,800,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

60.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 3,200,000

Reduced compensatory awards

$ 6,400,000

Engle Progeny Cases, McCoy [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 1,500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, McCoy [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 300,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

20.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 3,000,000

Appeal bond posted

$ 1,650,000

Engle Progeny Cases, M. Brown [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 6,375,000

Appeal bond posted

$ 5,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Gore [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 2,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Gore [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 460,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

23.00%

Appeal bond posted

$ 460,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Pollari [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 10,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Pollari [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 4,250,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

42.50%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 1,500,000

Appeal bond posted

2,500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Zamboni [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 340,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Zamboni [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 34,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

10.00%

Engle Progeny Cases, Caprio [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

25.00%

Economic damages awarded

$ 559,172

Engle Progeny Cases, McKeever [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Punitive damages awarded

11,630,000

Engle Progeny Cases, McKeever [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 5,800,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

60.00%

Appeal bond posted

$ 5,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, D. Brown [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Punitive damages awarded

$ 9,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, D. Brown [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 8,300,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

55.00%

Engle Progeny Cases, Allen [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 3,100,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Allen [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 6,000,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

6.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 7,760,000

$ 17,000,000

Appeal bond posted

$ 2,500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Perrotto [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

4,100,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Perrotto [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 1,020,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

25.00%

Engle Progeny Cases, Boatright [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 15,000,000

Punitive damages awarded against co-defendant

300,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Boatright [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 12,750,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

85.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 19,700,000

Appeal bond posted

$ 3,980,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Kerrivan [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 15,800,000

Punitive damages awarded

$ 25,300,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Kerrivan [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

50.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 15,700,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Lourie [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

1,370,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Lourie [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 370,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

27.00%

Appeal bond posted

$ 370,318

Engle Progeny Cases, Berger [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 6,250,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

60.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 20,760,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Harris [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 1,730,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Harris [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

15.00%

Engle Progeny Cases, Griffin [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 1,270,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Griffin [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 630,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

50.00%

Appeal bond posted

$ 640,543

Engle Progeny Cases, Burkhart [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 5,000,000

Punitive damages awarded

$ 2,500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Burkhart [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

15.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 750,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Skolnick [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 2,555,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Skolnick [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 766,500

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

30.00%

Appeal bond posted

$ 766,500

Engle Progeny Cases, Starr-Blundell [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Starr-Blundell [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 50,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

10.00%

Provision related to litigation recorded

55,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Graham [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 2,750,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Graham [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 275,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

10.00%

Appeal bond posted

$ 277,750

Engle Progeny Cases, Searcy [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 1,000,000

$ 6,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Searcy [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

30.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 1,670,000

$ 10,000,000

Appeal bond posted

$ 2,200,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 21,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 16,100,000

4,025,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

25.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 17,000,000

Appeal bond posted

$ 1,500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | R.J. Reynolds [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Punitive damages awarded against co-defendant

17,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Lorillard [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Punitive damages awarded against co-defendant

13,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Liggett Group [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Punitive damages awarded against co-defendant

8,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Putney [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 15,100,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Putney [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 2,300,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

15.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 2,500,000

Appeal bond posted

$ 1,600,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Naugle [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

3,700,000

$ 12,300,000

$ 13,000,000

$ 56,600,000

Punitive damages awarded

$ 7,500,000

$ 24,500,000

26,000,000

$ 244,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Naugle [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

90.00%

Appeal bond posted

$ 5,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Merino [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 8,000,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

70.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 6,500,000

Appeal bond posted

14,500,000

5,000,000

Provision related to litigation recorded

$ 16,900,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Merino [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Payments made related to litigation

$ 17,400,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Varner [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

1,500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Varner [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 375,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

25.00%

Engle Progeny Cases, Varner [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Payments made related to litigation

$ 600,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Hancock [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

0

Damages awarded, value

$ 110,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Hancock [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

5.00%

Economic damages awarded

$ 700

Damages sought, value

$ 20,000

Engle Progeny Cases, R. Cohen [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

10,000,000

Punitive damages awarded

20,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, R. Cohen [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 3,300,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

33.30%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 10,000,000

Appeal bond posted

7,500,000

$ 2,500,000

Provision related to litigation recorded

17,900,000

Engle Progeny Cases, R. Cohen [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Payments made related to litigation

19,100,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Buchanan [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 5,500,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Buchanan [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

37.00%

Appeal bond posted

5,500,000

$ 2,500,000

Provision related to litigation recorded

4,100,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Buchanan [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Payments made related to litigation

4,400,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Hallgren [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 2,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Hallgren [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 500,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

25.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 750,000

Appeal bond posted

$ 500,000

$ 1,250,000

Provision related to litigation recorded

2,200,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Hallgren [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Payments made related to litigation

2,300,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Kayton (Formerly Tate) [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 8,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Kayton (Formerly Tate) [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 5,100,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

64.00%

Punitive damages awarded

$ 16,200,000

Appeal bond posted

15,000,000

$ 5,000,000

Provision related to litigation recorded

28,200,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Kayton (Formerly Tate) [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Payments made related to litigation

30,100,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Bowden [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 5,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Bowden [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 1,500,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

30.00%

Appeal bond posted

$ 1,500,000

Provision related to litigation recorded

$ 1,600,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Bowden [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Payments made related to litigation

2,700,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Hess [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 3,000,000

Punitive damages awarded

5,000,000

Engle Progeny Cases, Hess [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Compensatory damages awarded

$ 1,260,000

$ 1,200,000

Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage

42.00%

Appeal bond posted

$ 7,000,000

Provision related to litigation recorded

$ 6,600,000

$ 3,200,000

Payments made related to litigation

$ 843,261

$ 10,600,000

Contingencies (Florida Bond Sta

Contingencies (Florida Bond Statute) (Details) - Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member]	1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2009USD ($)case
Florida [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum bond required by all defendants | $	$ 200,000,000
Alachua County, Florida [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases in which plaintiffs that challenged constitutionality of bond cap statute	3
Escambia County, Florida [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases in which plaintiffs that challenged constitutionality of bond cap statute	1

Contingencies (Other Smoking an

Contingencies (Other Smoking and Health Class Actions) (Details) - case	252 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 27, 2017	Apr. 25, 2016	Apr. 20, 2015
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending			5	5
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending		5
Medical Monitoring Class Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	1
PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	60
ARKANSAS [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
CALIFORNIA [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	2
Florida [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	2
ILLINOIS [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	3
IOWA [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
KANSAS [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
LOUISIANA [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
MARYLAND [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
MICHIGAN [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
MINNESOTA [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
NEVADA [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	29
NEW JERSEY [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	6
NEW YORK [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	2
OHIO [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
OKLAHOMA [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
OREGON [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
PENNSYLVANIA [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
PUERTO RICO [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
SOUTH CAROLINA [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
TEXAS [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
WISCONSIN [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed	1
Canada [Member] | Philip Morris USA and Altria Group [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending		7
BRITISH COLUMBIA [Member] | Philip Morris USA and Altria Group [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending		2

Contingencies (Health Care Cost

Contingencies (Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation) (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 1998USD ($)state	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)case	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)	Apr. 25, 2016case	Apr. 20, 2015case
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount | $			$ 1,200,000,000
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending				1	1
Number of states with settled litigation | state	46
State Settlement Agreements annual payments | $	$ 9,400,000,000
State Settlement Agreements attorney fees annual cap | $	$ 500,000,000
Litigation settlement, amount | $		$ 1,100,000,000
NEW YORK [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, Medicare as Secondary Payer Case [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed		2
Florida [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, Medicare as Secondary Payer Case [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed		2
Massachusetts [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, Medicare as Secondary Payer Case [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed		1
Canada [Member] | Threatened Litigation [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending		10

Contingencies (2003-2014 NPM Ad

Contingencies (2003-2014 NPM Adjustment Disputes - Settlement with 26 States and Territories and Settlement with New York) (Details)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017USD ($)plantiff	Nov. 30, 1998USD ($)state	Jun. 30, 2017USD ($)plantiff	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)state	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)plantiff	Jun. 30, 2016USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount						$ 1,200,000,000
Other liabilities				$ 431,000,000	$ 427,000,000			$ 427,000,000
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of states with settled litigation | state		46
Litigation settlement, amount				1,100,000,000
State Settlement Agreements annual payments		$ 9,400,000,000
State Settlement Agreements attorney fees annual cap		$ 500,000,000
PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of states with settled litigation | plantiff								24
Litigation settlement, amount				$ 702,000,000
Number of motions denied without appeal | state				1
PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of states with fIled motion | state				14
PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2015 NPM Adjustments [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Other liabilities									$ 43,000,000
PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2004-2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | NEW YORK [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount								$ 126,000,000
PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2004-2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | NEW YORK [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount				$ 32,000,000	$ 58,000,000		$ 126,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of states | plantiff	52
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of states with settled litigation | plantiff			26
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | RHODE ISLAND [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, additional amount			$ 9,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | OREGON [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, additional amount			16,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2013-2015 Transition Years [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | OREGON [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, additional amount	$ 4,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2004-2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | RHODE ISLAND AND OREGON [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount			25,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2004-2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | NEW YORK [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, reduction in payment	44,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2013-2014 Transition Years [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | RHODE ISLAND [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, additional amount	$ 2,000,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2015 NPM Adjustments [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Other liabilities			$ 46,000,000

Contingencies (2003 and Subsequ

Contingencies (2003 and Subsequent NPM Adjustment Disputes - Continuing Disputes with Non-Signatory States other than New York) (Details) $ in Millions

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2014USD ($)state

Sep. 30, 2013USD ($)state

Nov. 30, 1998state

Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)statepanel

Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2014state

Mar. 31, 2014USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2013USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)plantiff

Dec. 31, 2003USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)

Feb. 29, 2016USD ($)

May 31, 2014USD ($)

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Litigation settlement, amount

$ (1,200)

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

$ 2,091

1,883

All Non-Signatory States Excluding New York, Montana and New Mexico [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Non-signatory states, excluding New York, Montana and New Mexico | state

19

RJR-Lorillard-ITG Transaction Case [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Payments for Legal Settlements, Incorrect Increase

$ 84

$ 84

Florida State Settlement Agreement [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Payments for Legal Settlements, Incorrect Increase

28

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Litigation settlement, amount

(1,100)

Number of states with settled litigation | state

46

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Litigation settlement, amount

(702)

Number of states with settled litigation | plantiff

24

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2003 NPM Adjustment [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Settlement agreement, liability reduction percentage

20.00%

Loss contingency, number of states | state

15

Number of states that did not diligently enforcing escrow statutes | state

6

Number of states diligently enforcing escrow statute | state

9

Litigation settlement, amount

$ (145)

Estimate of possible interest income

$ 89

Estimate of possible gain, not recorded

$ 25

Litigation settlement interest expense (income)

$ (64)

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2003 NPM Adjustment [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Indiana and Kentucky [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Number of states with settled litigation | state

2

Litigation settlement interest expense (income)

$ (17)

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2003 NPM Adjustment [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico and Pennsylvania [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Number of states that did not diligently enforcing escrow statutes | state

4

Estimate of possible interest income

$ 66

Litigation settlement interest expense (income)

$ (48)

$ (66)

$ (47)

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2003 NPM Adjustment [Member] | PM USA [Member] | PENNSYLVANIA [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Litigation settlement interest expense (income)

$ 13

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

$ 42

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2003 NPM Adjustment [Member] | PM USA [Member] | MARYLAND [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Amount of possible loss

$ 12

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2003 NPM Adjustment [Member] | PM USA [Member] | MISSOURI [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Amount of possible interest loss

$ 7

Amount of possible loss

12

Appeal bond posted

$ 22

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2003 NPM Adjustment [Member] | PM USA [Member] | NEW MEXICO [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Amount of possible interest loss

$ 2

Amount of possible loss

$ 3

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2003 NPM Adjustment [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Litigation settlement, amount

(145)

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2003 NPM Adjustment [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | Indiana and Kentucky [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Litigation settlement, amount

$ (37)

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2003 NPM Adjustment [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico and Pennsylvania [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Litigation settlement, amount

$ (79)

$ (108)

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2003 NPM Adjustment [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | PENNSYLVANIA [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Litigation settlement, amount

$ 29

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2004-2015 NPM Adjustment [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Amount of possible interest loss

$ 7

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2004 NPM Adjustment [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Estimate of possible gain

$ 388

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2005 NPM Adjustment [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Number of arbitration panels | panel

2

Estimate of possible gain

$ 181

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2006 NPM Adjustment [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Estimate of possible gain

154

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2007 NPM Adjustment [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Estimate of possible gain

185

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2008 NPM Adjustment [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Estimate of possible gain

250

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2009 NPM Adjustment [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Estimate of possible gain

211

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2010 NPM Adjustment [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Estimate of possible gain

218

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2011 NPM Adjustment [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Estimate of possible gain

166

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2012 NPM Adjustment [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Estimate of possible gain

214

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2013 NPM Adjustment [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Estimate of possible gain

223

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2014 NPM Adjustment [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Estimate of possible gain

246

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2015 NPM Adjustments [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Estimate of possible gain

292

Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2016 NPM Adjustments [Member] [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Estimate of possible gain

$ 296

Contingencies (Other MSA-Relate

Contingencies (Other MSA-Related Litigation) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017case
Other MSA-Related Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of unfavorable verdicts	16

Contingencies (Federal Governme

Contingencies (Federal Government's Lawsuit) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Aug. 31, 2006	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 1999
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, amount of district court deposit			$ 1	$ 17
Federal Governments Lawsuit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of alleged annual costs health care programs, minimum						$ 20,000
Damages sought, value						$ 280,000
Disclosure period		10 years
Federal Governments Lawsuit [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, amount of district court deposit	$ 3.1
Loss contingency installment period, years	5 years
Implementation of Corrective Communications [Member] | Federal Governments Lawsuit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Provision related to litigation recorded					$ 31
Implementation of Corrective Communications [Member] | Federal Governments Lawsuit [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Provision related to litigation recorded					$ 31

Contingencies (Lights_Ultra Lig

Contingencies (Lights/Ultra Lights Cases) (Details) $ in Millions

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)

Jul. 31, 2016USD ($)

May 31, 2016USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)

Feb. 29, 2016USD ($)$ / plantiff

Feb. 28, 2014$ / plantiff

Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)case

Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)

Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)

Apr. 27, 2017case

Apr. 25, 2016case

Apr. 20, 2015case

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Litigation settlement, amount

$ (1,200)

Payments made related to litigation

$ 1

17

Lights [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Claims not certified, number | case

21

Lights [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Number of state courts | case

20

Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Number of cases pending | case

11

12

Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Number of cases pending | case

5

Larsen [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Number of cases pending | case

1

Aspinall [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Litigation settlement, amount

$ (15.3)

$ 32

$ 4.9

Payments made related to litigation

$ 32

Legal fees

$ 16.5

Aspinall [Member] | PM USA [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Damages sought per class member | $ / plantiff

25

25

Provision related to litigation recorded

$ 32

Miner [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Litigation settlement, amount

$ (45)

Provision related to litigation recorded

$ 45

Payments for legal settlements

$ 45

Contingencies (Certain Other To

Contingencies (Certain Other Tobacco-Related Litigation) (Details) - Argentine Growers Case [Member]	1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014casedefendant	Sep. 30, 2016case
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of defendants | defendant	3
PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending		6
PM USA [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	5

Contingencies (UST Litigations

Contingencies (UST Litigations Narrative) (Details) - UST Litigation [Member]	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017plantiff	Jul. 31, 2016case
WEST VIRGINIA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs | plantiff	3
CALIFORNIA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | case		1

Contingencies (Nu Mark Patent L

Contingencies (Nu Mark Patent Litigation) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount			$ 1,200
Nu Mark Patent Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Proceeds from legal settlements	$ 21
Litigation settlement, amount		$ 21

Contingencies (Guarantees and O

Contingencies (Guarantees and Other Similar Matters Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contingent liability related to performance surety bonds	$ 26,000,000
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	38,000,000	$ 38,000,000
Letter of Credit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Credit line available under the agreement	59,000,000
Credit Agreement [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Credit line available under the agreement	$ 3,000,000,000
Debt instrument, term	5 years

Contingencies (Engle Progeny Ap

Contingencies (Engle Progeny Appellate Issues (Details) - Engle Progeny Cases [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2008court	Jun. 30, 2014case	Mar. 31, 2014case
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases with petitions for writ of certiorari			8
Number of cases with petitions for writ of certiorari denied		11
Florida [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of district courts with rulings during period | court	3
Number of rulings certified by trial court for interlocutory review | court	2
PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases with petitions for writ of certiorari			1

Condensed Consolidating Finan67

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,228	$ 4,569	$ 3,815	$ 2,369
Receivables	135	151
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	887	892
Other raw materials	171	164
Work in process	492	512
Finished product	572	483
Inventory, net	2,122	2,051
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other current assets	141	489
Total current assets	7,626	7,260
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	4,856	4,835
Less accumulated depreciation	2,933	2,877
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,923	1,958
Goodwill	5,307	5,285
Other intangible assets, net	12,201	12,036
Investment in AB InBev	17,579	17,852
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Finance assets, net	1,019	1,028
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	520	513
Total Assets	46,175	45,932
Liabilities
Accounts payable	235	425
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	725	747
Employment costs	74	289
Settlement charges	4,790	3,701
Other	876	1,025
Income taxes	416	0
Dividends payable	1,184	1,188
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Total current liabilities	8,300	7,375
Long-term debt	13,884	13,881
Deferred income taxes	8,309	8,416
Accrued pension costs	738	805
Accrued postretirement health care costs	2,212	2,217
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	431	427
Total liabilities	33,874	33,121
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	38	38
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,909	5,893
Earnings reinvested in the business	37,124	36,906
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(2,212)	(2,052)
Cost of repurchased stock	(29,496)	(28,912)
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	12,260	12,770
Noncontrolling interests	3	3
Total stockholders’ equity	12,263	12,773		2,873
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	46,175	45,932
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	5,170	4,521	3,749	2,313
Receivables	0	0
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	0	0
Other raw materials	0	0
Work in process	0	0
Finished product	0	0
Inventory, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other current assets	249	170
Total current assets	5,419	4,691
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	0	0
Less accumulated depreciation	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Investment in AB InBev	17,579	17,852
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	11,579	11,636
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	4,790	4,790
Other assets	18	18
Total Assets	39,385	38,987
Liabilities
Accounts payable	1	1
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	0	0
Employment costs	14	104
Settlement charges	0	0
Other	191	261
Income taxes	0
Dividends payable	1,184	1,188
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	6,187	5,030
Total current liabilities	7,577	6,584
Long-term debt	13,884	13,881
Deferred income taxes	5,329	5,424
Accrued pension costs	203	207
Accrued postretirement health care costs	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	132	121
Total liabilities	27,125	26,217
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,909	5,893
Earnings reinvested in the business	37,124	36,906
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(2,212)	(2,052)
Cost of repurchased stock	(29,496)	(28,912)
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	12,260	12,770
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity	12,260	12,770
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	39,385	38,987
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	1	0	0
Receivables	8	8
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	538	541
Other raw materials	111	111
Work in process	7	3
Finished product	172	112
Inventory, net	828	767
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	5,532	3,797
Other current assets	50	118
Total current assets	6,418	4,691
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	2,971	2,971
Less accumulated depreciation	2,087	2,073
Property, plant and equipment, net	884	898
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	2	2
Investment in AB InBev	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	2,641	2,632
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	1,752	1,748
Total Assets	11,697	9,971
Liabilities
Accounts payable	105	92
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	609	619
Employment costs	8	14
Settlement charges	4,783	3,696
Other	414	438
Income taxes	626
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	296	237
Total current liabilities	6,841	5,096
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Accrued pension costs	0	0
Accrued postretirement health care costs	1,442	1,453
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	142	146
Total liabilities	8,425	6,695
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	3,310	3,310
Earnings reinvested in the business	230	237
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(268)	(271)
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	3,272	3,276
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity	3,272	3,276
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	11,697	9,971
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	58	47	66	56
Receivables	127	143
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	349	351
Other raw materials	60	53
Work in process	485	509
Finished product	400	371
Inventory, net	1,294	1,284
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	993	1,511
Other current assets	88	201
Total current assets	2,560	3,186
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	1,885	1,864
Less accumulated depreciation	846	804
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,039	1,060
Goodwill	5,307	5,285
Other intangible assets, net	12,199	12,034
Investment in AB InBev	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Finance assets, net	1,019	1,028
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	131	131
Total Assets	22,255	22,724
Liabilities
Accounts payable	129	332
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	116	128
Employment costs	52	171
Settlement charges	7	5
Other	271	326
Income taxes	36
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	42	41
Total current liabilities	653	1,003
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	4,361	4,376
Accrued pension costs	535	598
Accrued postretirement health care costs	770	764
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	4,790	4,790
Other liabilities	157	160
Total liabilities	11,266	11,691
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	38	38
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	9	9
Additional paid-in capital	11,790	11,585
Earnings reinvested in the business	841	1,118
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(1,692)	(1,720)
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	10,948	10,992
Noncontrolling interests	3	3
Total stockholders’ equity	10,951	10,995
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	22,255	22,724
Total Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Receivables	0	0
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	0	0
Other raw materials	0	0
Work in process	0	0
Finished product	0	0
Inventory, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(6,525)	(5,308)
Other current assets	(246)	0
Total current assets	(6,771)	(5,308)
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	0	0
Less accumulated depreciation	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Investment in AB InBev	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	(14,220)	(14,268)
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(4,790)	(4,790)
Other assets	(1,381)	(1,384)
Total Assets	(27,162)	(25,750)
Liabilities
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	0	0
Employment costs	0	0
Settlement charges	0	0
Other	0	0
Income taxes	(246)
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(6,525)	(5,308)
Total current liabilities	(6,771)	(5,308)
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(1,381)	(1,384)
Accrued pension costs	0	0
Accrued postretirement health care costs	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(4,790)	(4,790)
Other liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(12,942)	(11,482)
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	(9)	(9)
Additional paid-in capital	(15,100)	(14,895)
Earnings reinvested in the business	(1,071)	(1,355)
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	1,960	1,991
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	(14,220)	(14,268)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity	(14,220)	(14,268)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ (27,162)	$ (25,750)

Condensed Consolidating Finan68

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Earnings) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 6,083	$ 6,066
Cost of sales	1,810	1,874
Excise taxes on products	1,494	1,536
Gross profit	2,779	2,656
Marketing, administration and research costs	528	559
Asset impairment and exit costs	4	120
Operating (expense) income	2,247	1,977
Interest and other debt expense, net	179	200
Earnings from equity investment	(23)	(66)
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	0	(40)
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	2,091	1,883
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	689	665
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Net earnings	1,402	1,218
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,401	1,217
Net earnings	1,402	1,218
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(160)	(47)	$ 1,228
Comprehensive earnings	1,242	1,171
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,241	1,170
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0
Excise taxes on products	0	0
Gross profit	0	0
Marketing, administration and research costs	40	36
Asset impairment and exit costs	0	5
Operating (expense) income	(40)	(41)
Interest and other debt expense, net	123	129
Earnings from equity investment	(23)	(66)
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination		(40)
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	(140)	(64)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(72)	(49)
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	1,469	1,232
Net earnings	1,401	1,217
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,401	1,217
Net earnings	1,401	1,217
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(160)	(47)
Comprehensive earnings	1,241	1,170
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,241	1,170
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	5,271	5,265
Cost of sales	1,538	1,642
Excise taxes on products	1,446	1,487
Gross profit	2,287	2,136
Marketing, administration and research costs	378	415
Asset impairment and exit costs	0	94
Operating (expense) income	1,909	1,627
Interest and other debt expense, net	0	15
Earnings from equity investment	0	0
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination		0
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	1,909	1,612
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	663	603
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	72	60
Net earnings	1,318	1,069
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,318	1,069
Net earnings	1,318	1,069
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes	3	(17)
Comprehensive earnings	1,321	1,052
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,321	1,052
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	820	810
Cost of sales	280	241
Excise taxes on products	48	49
Gross profit	492	520
Marketing, administration and research costs	110	108
Asset impairment and exit costs	4	21
Operating (expense) income	378	391
Interest and other debt expense, net	56	56
Earnings from equity investment	0	0
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination		0
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	322	335
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	98	111
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Net earnings	224	224
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	223	223
Net earnings	224	224
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes	28	(156)
Comprehensive earnings	252	68
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(1)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	251	67
Total Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	(8)	(9)
Cost of sales	(8)	(9)
Excise taxes on products	0	0
Gross profit	0	0
Marketing, administration and research costs	0	0
Asset impairment and exit costs	0	0
Operating (expense) income	0	0
Interest and other debt expense, net	0	0
Earnings from equity investment	0	0
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination		0
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	0	0
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	(1,541)	(1,292)
Net earnings	(1,541)	(1,292)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	(1,541)	(1,292)
Net earnings	(1,541)	(1,292)
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(31)	173
Comprehensive earnings	(1,572)	(1,119)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ (1,572)	$ (1,119)

Condensed Consolidating Finan69

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 2,665	$ 2,718
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(33)	(26)
Proceeds from finance assets	2	56
Other	(199)	4
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(230)	34
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Repurchases of common stock	(551)	(168)
Dividends paid on common stock	(1,187)	(1,108)
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Cash dividends paid to parent	0	0
Other	(38)	(30)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(1,776)	(1,306)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	659	1,446
Balance at beginning of period	4,569	2,369
Balance at end of period	5,228	3,815
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,469	1,462
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0
Other	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	0	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Repurchases of common stock	(551)	(168)
Dividends paid on common stock	(1,187)	(1,108)
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	952	1,279
Cash dividends paid to parent	0	0
Other	(34)	(29)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(820)	(26)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	649	1,436
Balance at beginning of period	4,521	2,313
Balance at end of period	5,170	3,749
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,007	2,780
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(8)	(7)
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0
Other	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(8)	(7)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Repurchases of common stock	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock	0	0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(1,675)	(1,374)
Cash dividends paid to parent	(1,325)	(1,399)
Other	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(3,000)	(2,773)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	(1)	0
Balance at beginning of period	1	0
Balance at end of period	0	0
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	14	108
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(25)	(19)
Proceeds from finance assets	2	56
Other	(199)	4
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(222)	41
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Repurchases of common stock	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock	0	0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	723	95
Cash dividends paid to parent	(500)	(233)
Other	(4)	(1)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	219	(139)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	11	10
Balance at beginning of period	47	56
Balance at end of period	58	66
Total Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	(1,825)	(1,632)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0
Other	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	0	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Repurchases of common stock	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock	0	0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Cash dividends paid to parent	1,825	1,632
Other	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	1,825	1,632
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	0	0
Balance at beginning of period	0	0
Balance at end of period	$ 0	$ 0

Recent Accounting Guidance No70

Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Percentage of assets within scope	2.00%