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Other Comprehensive Earnings/losses (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Equity [Abstract]  
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following tables set forth the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive losses, net of deferred income taxes, attributable to Altria:
(in millions)
 
Benefit Plans

 
AB InBev/SABMiller

 
Currency
Translation
Adjustments and Other

 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Losses

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

(1) 
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

(2) 
—

 
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
)
(3) 
—

 
155

Balances, December 31, 2017
 
(1,839
)
 
(54
)
 
(4
)
 
(1,897
)
Adoption of ASU No. 2018-02 (4)
 
(397
)
 
(11
)
 
—

 
(408
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications
 
(151
)
 
(323
)
 
(1
)
 
(475
)
Deferred income taxes
 
39

 
64

 
—

 
103

Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes
 
(112
)
 
(259
)

(1
)

(372
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified to net earnings
 
241

 
(64
)
 
—

 
177

Deferred income taxes
 
(61
)
 
14

 
—

 
(47
)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of
deferred income taxes
 
180

—

(50
)

—


130

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes
 
68

 
(309
)
(3) 
(1
)
 
(242
)
Balances, December 31, 2018
 
$
(2,168
)
 
$
(374
)
 
$
(5
)
 
$
(2,547
)

(1)As a result of the AB InBev Transaction, Altria 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.  
(2) As a result of the AB InBev Transaction, Altria recognized $737 million of its accumulated other comprehensive losses directly attributable to SABMiller.
(3) Primarily reflects currency translation adjustments.
(4) Reflects the reclassification of the stranded income tax effects of the Tax Reform Act. For further discussion, see Note 15. Income Taxes.
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
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)
 
2018

 
2017

 
2016

Benefit Plans: (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
276

 
$
325

 
$
223

Prior service cost/credit
 
(35
)
 
(34
)
 
(45
)
 
 
241

 
291

 
178

AB InBev/SABMiller (2)
 
(64
)
 
8

 
1,160

Pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings
 
$
177

 
$
299

 
$
1,338

(1) Amounts are included in net defined benefit plan costs. For further details, see Note 17. Benefit Plans.
(2) For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, amounts are primarily included in earnings from equity investment in AB InBev. 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 7. Investment in AB InBev/SABMiller.