Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Pre-tax Asset Impairment, Exit, and Implementation Costs

Pre-tax asset impairment, exit and implementation costs consisted of the following:



(in millions)	Asset Impairment and Exit Costs						Implementation Costs							Total
For the year ended December 31,	2019		2018		2017		2019⁽¹⁾			2018 ⁽²⁾		2017 ⁽²⁾		2019		2018		2017
Smokeable products	$	59	$	79	$	4	$	33		$	1	$	17	$	92	$	80	$	21
Smokeless products	9		20		28		5			3		28		14		23		56
Wine⁽³⁾	76		54		—		—			—		—		76		54		—
All other	14		227		—		(10		)	63		—		4		290		—
General corporate	1		3		—		—			—		—		1		3		—
Total	159		383		32		28			67		45		187		450		77
Plus amounts included in net periodic benefit (income) cost, excluding service cost⁽⁴⁾	29		3		1		—			—		—		29		3		1
Total	$	188	$	386	$	33	$	28		$	67	$	45	$	216	$	453	$	78

⁽¹⁾ Included in cost of sales ($2 million) and marketing, administration and research costs ($26 million) in Altria’s consolidated statement of earnings (losses).

⁽²⁾ Included in cost of sales in Altria’s consolidated statements of earnings (losses).

⁽³⁾ Includes impairment of goodwill for the wine reporting unit in 2019 and impairment of the Columbia Crest trademark in 2018. See Note 4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, net.

⁽⁴⁾ Represents settlement and curtailment costs. See Note 17. Benefit Plans.

Schedule of Movement in Restructuring Liabilities

The movement in the restructuring liabilities, substantially all of which were severance liabilities, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:



(in millions)
Balances at December 31, 2017	$	33
Charges	154
Cash spent	(32		)
Balances at December 31, 2018	155
Charges	59
Cash spent	(147		)
Balances at December 31, 2019	$	67