Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Segment data were as follows:

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,						For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	(in millions)
Net revenues:
Smokeable products	$	17,355		$	17,398		$	5,975		$	6,147
Smokeless products	1,580			1,530			550			528
Wine	471			498			181			182
All other	69			66			23			48
Net revenues	$	19,475		$	19,492		$	6,729		$	6,905
Earnings before income taxes:
Operating companies income (loss):
Smokeable products	$	6,564		$	5,955		$	2,290		$	2,086
Smokeless products	951			930			352			312
Wine	82			100			36			38
All other	(31		)	(46		)	(10		)	8
Amortization of intangibles	(15		)	(15		)	(5		)	(5		)
General corporate expenses	(158		)	(150		)	(56		)	(57		)
Corporate asset impairment and exit costs	—			(5		)	—			—
Operating income	7,393			6,769			2,607			2,382
Interest and other debt expense, net	(525		)	(571		)	(169		)	(179		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—			(823		)	—			(823		)
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller	332			564			169			299
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	445			205			37			48
Earnings before income taxes	$	7,645		$	6,144		$	2,644		$	1,727

Schedule of Pre-tax Tobacco and Health Litigation Items

Tobacco and Health Litigation Items - Pre-tax charges related to certain tobacco and health litigation items were recorded in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows:

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,				For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(in millions)
Smokeable products segment	$	16	$	72	$	—	$	45
Interest and other debt expense, net	2		16		—		—
Total	$	18	$	88	$	—	$	45