Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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, 2015
	Currency Translation Adjustments			Benefit Plans			SABMiller				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses
	(in millions)
Balances, December 31, 2014	$	(2	)	$	(2,040	)	$	(640	)		$	(2,682	)
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications	(1		)	—			(471		)		(472		)
Deferred income taxes	—			—			164				164
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	(1		)	—			(307		)		(308		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	—			68			4				72
Deferred income taxes	—			(26		)	(1		)		(27		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			42			3				45
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(1		)	42			(304		)	(1)	(263		)
Balances, March 31, 2015	$	(3	)	$	(1,998	)	$	(944	)		$	(2,945	)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Currency Translation Adjustments		Benefit Plans			SABMiller				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses
	(in millions)
Balances, December 31, 2013	$	—	$	(1,273	)	$	(105	)		$	(1,378	)
Other comprehensive earnings before reclassifications	—		—			51				51
Deferred income taxes	—		—			(18		)		(18		)
Other comprehensive earnings before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	—		—			33				33
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	—		41			3				44
Deferred income taxes	—		(16		)	(1		)		(17		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—		25			2				27
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—		25			35			(1)	60
Balances, March 31, 2014	$	—	$	(1,248	)	$	(70	)		$	(1,318	)

⁽¹⁾ For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, Altria Group, Inc.’s proportionate share of SABMiller’s other comprehensive earnings/losses 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,
	2015			2014
	(in millions)
Benefit Plans: (1)
Net loss	$	76		$	49
Prior service cost/credit	(8		)	(8		)
	68			41
SABMiller (2)	4			3
Pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings	$	72		$	44

⁽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 SABMiller.