Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 5,517	$ 5,528
Cost of sales	1,752	1,299
Excise taxes on products	1,509	1,555
Gross profit	2,256	2,674
Marketing, administration and research costs	520	522
Asset impairment and exit costs	2	0
Operating income (expense)	1,734	2,152
Interest and other debt expense, net	153	261
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	(225)	(256)
Earnings before income taxes	1,806	2,147
Provision for income taxes	631	762
Net earnings	1,175	1,385
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 1,175	$ 1,385
Per share data:
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria Group, Inc. (usd per share)	$ 0.59	$ 0.69
Dividends declared (usd per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.44

The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as research and development costs and all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. Research and development costs represent the aggregate costs incurred during an accounting period to research and develop new products/technologies when the technological feasibility has not been reached. General and administrative expenses include salaries of nonsales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

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