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Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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.:
(in millions)
 
Currency
Translation
Adjustments

 
Benefit Plans

 
SABMiller

 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Losses

Balances, December 31, 2011
 
$
2

 
$
(2,062
)
 
$
173

 
$
(1,887
)
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings before reclassifications
 
—

 
(815
)
 
303

 
(512
)
Deferred income taxes
 
—

 
315

 
(106
)
 
209

Other comprehensive (losses) earnings before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes
 
—

 
(500
)
 
197

 
(303
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified to net earnings
 
—

 
241

 
3

 
244

Deferred income taxes
 
—

 
(93
)
 
(1
)
 
(94
)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of
deferred income taxes
 
—

 
148

 
2

 
150

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes
 
—

 
(352
)
 
199

(1) 
(153
)
Balances, December 31, 2012
 
2

 
(2,414
)
 
372

 
(2,040
)
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings before reclassifications
 
(2
)
 
1,559

 
(740
)
 
817

Deferred income taxes
 
—

 
(609
)
 
259

 
(350
)
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes
 
(2
)
 
950

 
(481
)
 
467

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified to net earnings
 
—

 
311

 
6

 
317

Deferred income taxes
 
—

 
(120
)
 
(2
)
 
(122
)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of
deferred income taxes
 
—

 
191

 
4

 
195

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes
 
(2
)
 
1,141

 
(477
)
(1) 
662

Balances, December 31, 2013
 
—

 
(1,273
)
 
(105
)
 
(1,378
)
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications
 
(2
)
 
(1,411
)
 
(881
)
 
(2,294
)
Deferred income taxes
 
—

 
550

 
308

 
858

Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes
 
(2
)
 
(861
)
 
(573
)
 
(1,436
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified to net earnings
 
—

 
154

 
59

 
213

Deferred income taxes
 
—

 
(60
)
 
(21
)
 
(81
)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of
deferred income taxes
 
—

 
94

 
38

 
132

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive losses, net of deferred income taxes
 
(2
)
 
(767
)
 
(535
)
(1) 
(1,304
)
Balances, December 31, 2014
 
$
(2
)
 
$
(2,040
)
 
$
(640
)
 
$
(2,682
)


(1) For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, Altria Group, Inc.’s proportionate share of SABMiller’s other comprehensive earnings/losses 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 Years Ended December 31,
(in millions)
 
2014

 
2013

 
2012

Benefit Plans: (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
187

 
$
346

 
$
302

Prior service cost/credit
 
(33
)
 
(35
)
 
(61
)
 
 
154

 
311

 
241

SABMiller (2)
 
59

 
6

 
3

Pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings
 
$
213

 
$
317

 
$
244


(1) Amounts are included in net defined benefit plan costs. For further details, see Note 16. Benefit Plans.

(2) Amounts are included in earnings from equity investment in SABMiller. For further information on Altria Group, Inc.’s equity investment in SABMiller, see Note 6. Investment in SABMiller.