Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 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	(4		)	—			(927		)		(931		)
Deferred income taxes	1			—			324				325
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	(3		)	—			(603		)		(606		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	—			198			14				212
Deferred income taxes	—			(77		)	(4		)		(81		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			121			10				131
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(3		)	121			(593		)	(1)	(475		)
Balances, September 30, 2015	$	(5	)	$	(1,919	)	$	(1,233	)		$	(3,157	)

	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Currency Translation Adjustments			Benefit Plans			SABMiller				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses
	(in millions)
Balances, June 30, 2015	$	(3	)	$	(1,959	)	$	(916	)		$	(2,878	)
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications	(3		)	—			(493		)		(496		)
Deferred income taxes	1			—			173				174
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	(2		)	—			(320		)		(322		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	—			64			5				69
Deferred income taxes	—			(24		)	(2		)		(26		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			40			3				43
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(2		)	40			(317		)	(1)	(279		)
Balances, September 30, 2015	$	(5	)	$	(1,919	)	$	(1,233	)		$	(3,157	)

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Currency Translation Adjustments			Benefit Plans			SABMiller				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses
	(in millions)
Balances, December 31, 2013	$	—		$	(1,273	)	$	(105	)		$	(1,378	)
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications	(1		)	—			(280		)		(281		)
Deferred income taxes	—			—			98				98
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	(1		)	—			(182		)		(183		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	—			116			56				172
Deferred income taxes	—			(45		)	(20		)		(65		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			71			36				107
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(1		)	71			(146		)	(1)	(76		)
Balances, September 30, 2014	$	(1	)	$	(1,202	)	$	(251	)		$	(1,454	)

	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Currency Translation Adjustments			Benefit Plans			SABMiller				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses
	(in millions)
Balances, June 30, 2014	$	1		$	(1,224	)	$	(6	)		$	(1,229	)
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications	(2		)	—			(430		)		(432		)
Deferred income taxes	—			—			151				151
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	(2		)	—			(279		)		(281		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	—			36			53				89
Deferred income taxes	—			(14		)	(19		)		(33		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			22			34				56
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(2		)	22			(245		)	(1)	(225		)
Balances, September 30, 2014	$	(1	)	$	(1,202	)	$	(251	)		$	(1,454	)

⁽¹⁾ For the nine and three months ended September 30, 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 Nine Months Ended September 30,						For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(in millions)
Benefit Plans: (1)
Net loss	$	222		$	140		$	72		$	44
Prior service cost/credit	(24		)	(24		)	(8		)	(8		)
	198			116			64			36
SABMiller (2)	14			56			5			53
Pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings	$	212		$	172		$	69		$	89

⁽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.