Asset Impairment, Exit And Implementation Costs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Asset Impairment, Exit And Implementation Costs [Abstract]

Pre-Tax Asset Impairment, Exit And Implementation Costs

Pre-tax asset impairment, exit and implementation costs for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2012 consisted of the following:

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012							For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Asset Impairment and Exit Costs		Implementation (Gain) Costs			Total		Asset Impairment and Exit Costs		Implementation Costs		Total
	(in millions)
Smokeable products	$	24	$	(11	)	$	13	$	1	$	1	$	2
Smokeless products	22		5			27		8		—		8
General corporate	1		(1		)	—		1		—		1
Total	$	47	$	(7	)	$	40	$	10	$	1	$	11

Movement In The Severance Liability And Details Of Asset Impairment And Exit Costs

The movement in the severance liability and details of asset impairment and exit costs for Altria Group, Inc. for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was as follows:

	Severance			Other			Total
	(in millions)
Severance liability balance, December 31, 2011	$	156		$	—		$	156
Charges	—			47			47
Cash spent	(88		)	(18		)	(106		)
Other	—			(29		)	(29		)
Severance liability balance, September 30, 2012	$	68		$	—		$	68