Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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, 2017
	Currency Translation Adjustments			Benefit Plans			AB InBev				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses
	(in millions)
Balances, December 31, 2016	$	(4	)	$	(2,048	)	$	—			$	(2,052	)
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications	—			—			(296		)		(296		)
Deferred income taxes	—			—			104				104
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	—			—			(192		)		(192		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	—			54			—				54
Deferred income taxes	—			(22		)	—				(22		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			32			—				32
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	—			32			(192		)	(1)	(160		)
Balances, March 31, 2017	$	(4	)	$	(2,016	)	$	(192	)		$	(2,212	)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 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		)	182				(135		)
Deferred income taxes	—			122			(64		)		58
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	1			(196		)	118				(77		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	—			36			12				48
Deferred income taxes	—			(14		)	(4		)		(18		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	—			22			8				30
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	1			(174		)	126			(1)	(47		)
Balances, March 31, 2016	$	(4	)	$	(2,184	)	$	(1,139	)		$	(3,327	)

⁽¹⁾ For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, other comprehensive earnings/losses related to Altria Group, Inc.’s investment in AB InBev and SABMiller, respectively, 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,
	2017			2016
	(in millions)
Benefit Plans: (1)
Net loss	$	62		$	55
Prior service cost/credit	(8		)	(19		)
	54			36
AB InBev/SABMiller (2)	—			12
Pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings	$	54		$	48

⁽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 AB InBev/SABMiller.