Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

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 Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Currency Translation Adjustments			Benefit Plans			SABMiller				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses
	(in millions)
Balances, December 31, 2015	$	(5	)	$	(2,010	)	$	(1,265	)		$	(3,280	)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications	1			(318		)	110				(207		)
Deferred income taxes	—			122			(39		)		83
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	1			(196		)	71				(124		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	—			85			19				104
Deferred income taxes	—			(33		)	(7		)		(40		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			52			12				64
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	1			(144		)	83			(1)	(60		)
Balances, June 30, 2016	$	(4	)	$	(2,154	)	$	(1,182	)		$	(3,340	)

	For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Currency Translation Adjustments			Benefit Plans			SABMiller				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses
	(in millions)
Balances, March 31, 2016	$	(4	)	$	(2,184	)	$	(1,139	)		$	(3,327	)
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications	—			—			(72		)		(72		)
Deferred income taxes	—			—			25				25
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	—			—			(47		)		(47		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	—			49			7				56
Deferred income taxes	—			(19		)	(3		)		(22		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			30			4				34
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	—			30			(43		)	(1)	(13		)
Balances, June 30, 2016	$	(4	)	$	(2,154	)	$	(1,182	)		$	(3,340	)

	For the Six Months Ended June 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	(1		)	—			(434		)		(435		)
Deferred income taxes	—			—			151				151
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	(1		)	—			(283		)		(284		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	—			134			9				143
Deferred income taxes	—			(53		)	(2		)		(55		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			81			7				88
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(1		)	81			(276		)	(1)	(196		)
Balances, June 30, 2015	$	(3	)	$	(1,959	)	$	(916	)		$	(2,878	)

	For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
	Currency Translation Adjustments			Benefit Plans			SABMiller				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses
	(in millions)
Balances, March 31, 2015	$	(3	)	$	(1,998	)	$	(944	)		$	(2,945	)
Other comprehensive earnings before reclassifications	—			—			37				37
Deferred income taxes	—			—			(13		)		(13		)
Other comprehensive earnings before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	—			—			24				24
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	—			66			5				71
Deferred income taxes	—			(27		)	(1		)		(28		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			39			4				43
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			39			28			(1)	67
Balances, June 30, 2015	$	(3	)	$	(1,959	)	$	(916	)		$	(2,878	)

⁽¹⁾ For the six and three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 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 Six Months Ended June 30,						For the Three Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
	(in millions)
Benefit Plans: (1)
Net loss	$	112		$	150		$	57		$	74
Prior service cost/credit	(27		)	(16		)	(8		)	(8		)
	85			134			49			66
SABMiller (2)	19			9			7			5
Pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings	$	104		$	143		$	56		$	71

⁽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.