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Segment Reporting
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting
Segment Reporting:

The products of Altria’s subsidiaries include smokeable tobacco products, consisting of combustible cigarettes manufactured and sold by PM USA and Nat Sherman, machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco manufactured and sold by Middleton and premium cigars sold by Nat Sherman; smokeless tobacco products, consisting of moist smokeless tobacco and snus products manufactured and sold by USSTC; and wine produced and/or distributed by Ste. Michelle. The products and services of these subsidiaries constitute Altria’s reportable segments of smokeable products, smokeless products and wine. The financial services and the innovative tobacco products businesses are included in all other.

As discussed in Note 1. Background and Basis of Presentation, on January 1, 2018, Altria adopted ASU 2017-07, which resulted in a change to prior-period operating income. As a result, certain immaterial prior-period operating companies income (loss) data has been reclassified to conform with the current period’s presentation.

Altria’s chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”) reviews operating companies income to evaluate the performance of, and allocate resources to, the segments. Operating companies income for the segments is defined as operating income before general corporate expenses and amortization of intangibles. Interest and other debt expense, net, net periodic benefit cost/income, excluding service cost, and provision for income taxes are centrally managed at the corporate level and, accordingly, such items are not presented by segment since they are excluded from the measure of segment profitability reviewed by the CODM.
Segment data were as follows: 
 
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(in millions)
Net revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Smokeable products
 
$
10,960

 
$
11,380

 
$
5,546

 
$
5,922

Smokeless products
 
1,104

 
1,030

 
579

 
564

Wine
 
308

 
290

 
166

 
150

All other
 
41

 
46

 
14

 
27

Net revenues
 
$
12,413

 
$
12,746

 
$
6,305

 
$
6,663

Earnings before income taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating companies income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Smokeable products
 
$
4,239

 
$
4,260

 
$
2,201

 
$
2,224

Smokeless products
 
715

 
593

 
377

 
347

Wine
 
44

 
46

 
27

 
25

All other
 
(83
)
 
(21
)
 
(57
)
 
(8
)
Amortization of intangibles
 
(10
)
 
(10
)
 
(5
)
 
(5
)
General corporate expenses
 
(91
)
 
(101
)
 
(45
)
 
(55
)
Operating income
 
4,814

 
4,767

 
2,498

 
2,528

Interest and other debt expense, net
 
(344
)
 
(356
)
 
(178
)
 
(177
)
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost
 
16

 
19

 
9

 
11

Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev
 
570

 
163

 
228

 
140

(Loss) gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination
 
(33
)
 
408

 

 
408

Earnings before income taxes
 
$
5,023

 
$
5,001

 
$
2,557

 
$
2,910



The comparability of operating companies income for the reportable segments was affected by the following:

Non-Participating Manufacturer (“NPM”) Adjustment Items - Pre-tax (income) expense for NPM adjustment items was recorded in Altria’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows:
 
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(in millions)
Smokeable products segment
 
$
(145
)
 
$
(8
)
 
$
(77
)
 
$

Interest and other debt expense, net
 

 
7

 

 

Total
 
$
(145
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
(77
)
 
$



NPM adjustment items result from the resolutions of certain disputes with states and territories related to the NPM adjustment provision under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (such dispute resolutions are referred to as “NPM Adjustment Items” and are more fully described in Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation - NPM Adjustment Disputes in Note 9. Contingencies). The amounts shown in the table above for the smokeable products segment were recorded by PM USA as reductions to cost of sales, which increased operating companies income in the smokeable products segment.

Tobacco and Health Litigation Items - Pre-tax charges related to certain tobacco and health litigation items were recorded in Altria’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows:
 
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(in millions)
Smokeable products segment
 
$
84

 
$
16

 
$
60

 
$
15

Interest and other debt expense, net
 
14

 
2

 
10

 
2

Total
 
$
98

 
$
18

 
$
70

 
$
17



During the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, PM USA recorded pre-tax charges of $84 million and $60 million, respectively, in marketing, administration and research costs, all of which related to Engle progeny cases. In addition, during the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, PM USA recorded $14 million and $10 million, respectively, in interest costs, all of which related to these cases. For further discussion, see Note 9. Contingencies.

During the second quarter of 2017, PM USA recorded pre-tax charges of $15 million in marketing, administration and research costs and $2 million in interest costs, all of which related to Engle progeny cases. For further discussion, see Note 9. Contingencies.

Smokeless Products Recall - During the first quarter of 2017, USSTC voluntarily recalled certain smokeless tobacco products manufactured at its Franklin Park, Illinois facility due to a product tampering incident (the “Recall”). USSTC estimated that the Recall reduced smokeless products segment operating companies income by approximately $60 million in the first quarter of 2017.

Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs - In October 2016, Altria announced the consolidation of certain of its operating companies’ manufacturing facilities to streamline operations and achieve greater efficiencies. In the first quarter of 2018, Middleton completed the transfer of its Limerick, Pennsylvania operations to the Manufacturing Center site in Richmond, Virginia (“Richmond Manufacturing Center”), and USSTC completed the transfer of its Franklin Park, Illinois operations to its Nashville, Tennessee facility and the Richmond Manufacturing Center. The pre-tax charges related to the consolidation are substantially complete.

Pre-tax asset impairment, exit and implementation costs recorded in connection with the facilities consolidation consisted of the following:
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Asset Impairment and Exit Costs
 
Implementation Costs (1)
 
Total
 
Asset Impairment and Exit Costs
 
Implementation Costs (1)
 
Total
 
(in millions)
Smokeable products
$
1

 
$
2

 
$
3

 
$
2

 
$
12

 
$
14

Smokeless products
3

 
3

 
6

 
14

 
28

 
42

Total
$
4

 
$
5

 
$
9

 
$
16

 
$
40

 
$
56

 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Asset Impairment and Exit Costs
 
Implementation Costs (1)
 
Total
 
Asset Impairment and Exit Costs
 
Implementation Costs (1)
 
Total
 
(in millions)
Smokeable products
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
2

 
$
1

 
$
7

 
$
8

Smokeless products
1

 
3

 
4

 
11

 
10

 
21

Total
$
2

 
$
4

 
$
6

 
$
12

 
$
17

 
$
29

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) The pre-tax implementation costs were included in cost of sales in Altria’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings.