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Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 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.:
(in millions)
 
Benefit Plans

 
AB InBev/SABMiller

 
Currency
Translation
Adjustments and Other

 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Losses

Balances, December 31, 2014
 
$
(2,040
)
 
$
(640
)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
(2,682
)
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications
 
(223
)
 
(983
)
 
(4
)
 
(1,210
)
Deferred income taxes
 
86

 
344

 
1

 
431

Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes
 
(137
)
 
(639
)
 
(3
)
 
(779
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified to net earnings
 
272

 
21

 
—

 
293

Deferred income taxes
 
(105
)
 
(7
)
 
—

 
(112
)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of
deferred income taxes
 
167

 
14

 
—

 
181

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes
 
30

 
(625
)
(1) 
(3
)
 
(598
)
Balances, December 31, 2015
 
(2,010
)
 
(1,265
)
 
(5
)
 
(3,280
)
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings before reclassifications
 
(247
)
 
787

 
1

 
541

Deferred income taxes
 
96

 
(276
)
 
—

 
(180
)
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes
 
(151
)
 
511

(2) 
1

 
361

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified to net earnings
 
178

 
1,160

 
—

 
1,338

Deferred income taxes
 
(65
)
 
(406
)
 
—

 
(471
)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of
deferred income taxes
 
113

 
754

(3) 
—

 
867

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes
 
(38
)
 
1,265

 
1

 
1,228

Balances, December 31, 2016
 
(2,048
)
 
—

 
(4
)
 
(2,052
)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications
 
52

 
(91
)
 
—

 
(39
)
Deferred income taxes
 
(21
)
 
32

 
—

 
11

Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes
 
31

 
(59
)
 
—

 
(28
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified to net earnings
 
291

 
8

 
—

 
299

Deferred income taxes
 
(113
)
 
(3
)
 
—

 
(116
)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of
deferred income taxes
 
178

 
5

 
—

 
183

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes
 
209

 
(54
)
(1) 
—

 
155

Balances, December 31, 2017
 
$
(1,839
)
 
$
(54
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(1,897
)

(1) Altria Group, Inc.’s proportionate share of AB InBev’s and SABMiller’s other comprehensive earnings/losses consisted primarily of currency translation adjustments for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2015, respectively.
(2) As a result of the Transaction, Altria Group, Inc. reversed to investment in SABMiller $414 million of its accumulated other comprehensive losses directly attributable to SABMiller; the remaining $97 million consisted primarily of currency translation adjustments.  
(3) As a result of the Transaction, Altria Group, Inc. recognized $737 million of its accumulated other comprehensive losses directly attributable to SABMiller.

The following table sets forth pre-tax amounts by component, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings:
 
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions)
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Benefit Plans: (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
325

 
$
223

 
$
304

Prior service cost/credit
 
(34
)
 
(45
)
 
(32
)
 
 
291

 
178

 
272

AB InBev/SABMiller (2)
 
8

 
1,160

 
21

Pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings
 
$
299

 
$
1,338

 
$
293

(1) Amounts are included in net defined benefit plan costs. For further details, see Note 16. Benefit Plans.
(2) For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2015, amounts are included in earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller. Substantially all of the amount for the year ended December 31, 2016 is included in gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination. For further information, see Note 6. Investment in AB InBev/SABMiller.