Earnings From Equity Investment In SABMiller

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Earnings (Losses) of Noncontrolling Interest and Equity Method Investments [Abstract]

Earnings From Equity Investment In SABMiller

Earnings from Equity Investment in SABMiller:

Pre-tax earnings from Altria Group, Inc.’s equity investment in SABMiller consisted of the following:

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,				For the Three Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
	(in millions)
Equity earnings	$	419	$	726	$	220	$	218
Gains resulting from issuances of common stock by SABMiller	64		17		7		5
	$	483	$	743	$	227	$	223

Altria Group, Inc.’s equity earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2012 included its share of pre-tax non-cash gains of $342 million resulting from SABMiller’s strategic alliance transactions with Anadolu Efes and Castel.