Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 Nine Months Ended September 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		)	158				(159		)
Deferred income taxes	—			122			(56		)		66
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	1			(196		)	102				(93		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	—			127			24				151
Deferred income taxes	—			(47		)	(9		)		(56		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			80			15				95
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	1			(116		)	117			(1)	2
Balances, September 30, 2016	$	(4	)	$	(2,126	)	$	(1,148	)		$	(3,278	)

	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
	Currency Translation Adjustments			Benefit Plans			SABMiller				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses
	(in millions)
Balances, June 30, 2016	$	(4	)	$	(2,154	)	$	(1,182	)		$	(3,340	)
Other comprehensive earnings before reclassifications	—			—			48				48
Deferred income taxes	—			—			(17		)		(17		)
Other comprehensive earnings before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	—			—			31				31
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	—			42			5				47
Deferred income taxes	—			(14		)	(2		)		(16		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			28			3				31
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			28			34			(1)	62
Balances, September 30, 2016	$	(4	)	$	(2,126	)	$	(1,148	)		$	(3,278	)

	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	)

⁽¹⁾ For the nine and three months ended September 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 Nine Months Ended September 30,						For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
	(in millions)
Benefit Plans: (1)
Net loss	$	162		$	222		$	50		$	72
Prior service cost/credit	(35		)	(24		)	(8		)	(8		)
	127			198			42			64
SABMiller (2)	24			14			5			5
Pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings	$	151		$	212		$	47		$	69

⁽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.