Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Loss Contingencies By Contingency Text Block

The changes in Altria Group, Inc.’s accrued liability for tobacco and health litigation items, including related interest costs, for the periods specified below were as follows:

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,						For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(in millions)
Accrued liability for tobacco and health litigation items at beginning of period	$	39		$	3		$	77		$	34
Pre-tax charges for:
Tobacco and health judgments	59			6			54			3
Related interest costs	13			2			13			1
Tentative agreement to resolve federal Engle progeny cases	43			—			—			—
Implementation of corrective communications remedy pursuant to the federal government’s lawsuit	—			31			—			—
Payments	(13		)	(4		)	(3		)	—
Accrued liability for tobacco and health litigation items at end of period	$	141		$	38		$	141		$	38

The table below lists the number of certain tobacco-related cases pending in the United States against PM USA and, in some instances, Altria Group, Inc. as of October 26, 2015, October 27, 2014 and October 21, 2013.

Type of Case	Number of Cases Pending as of October 26, 2015	Number of Cases Pending as of October 27, 2014	Number of Cases Pending as of October 21, 2013
Individual Smoking and Health Cases (1)	65	67	68
Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation (2)	5	5	6
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions (3)	1	1	1
“Lights/Ultra Lights” Class Actions	12	13	15