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Other Comprehensive Earnings/losses (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
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

 
ABI

 
Currency
Translation
Adjustments and Other

 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Losses

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 (losses)
 
291

 
8

 
—

 
299

Deferred income taxes
 
(113
)
 
(3
)
 
—

 
(116
)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings (losses), 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
)
Adoption of ASU No. 2018-02 (2)
 
(397
)
 
(11
)
 
—

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

 
64

 
—

 
103

Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes
 
(112
)
 
(259
)
 
(1
)
 
(372
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified to net earnings (losses)
 
241

 
(64
)
 
—

 
177

Deferred income taxes
 
(61
)
 
14

 
—

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

 
(50
)
 
—

 
130

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

 
(309
)
(1) 
(1
)
 
(242
)
Balances, December 31, 2018
 
(2,168
)
 
(374
)
 
(5
)
 
(2,547
)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications
 
(204
)
 
(367
)
 
26

 
(545
)
Deferred income taxes
 
51

 
75

 
—

 
126

Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes
 
(153
)
 
(292
)

26


(419
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified to net earnings (losses)
 
173

 
(34
)
 
—

 
139

Deferred income taxes
 
(44
)
 
7

 
—

 
(37
)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings (losses), net of
deferred income taxes
 
129


(27
)

—


102

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes
 
(24
)
 
(319
)
(1) 
26

 
(317
)
Balances, December 31, 2019
 
$
(2,192
)
 
$
(693
)
 
$
21

 
$
(2,864
)

(1) Primarily reflects currency translation adjustments.
(2) Reflects the reclassification of the stranded income tax effects of the Tax Reform Act.
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 (losses):
 
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions)
 
2019

 
2018

 
2017

Benefit Plans: (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
200

 
$
276

 
$
325

Prior service cost/credit
 
(27
)
 
(35
)
 
(34
)
 
 
173

 
241

 
291

ABI (2)
 
(34
)
 
(64
)
 
8

Pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings (losses)
 
$
139

 
$
177

 
$
299

(1) Amounts are included in net defined benefit plan costs. For further details, see Note 17. Benefit Plans.
(2) Amounts are primarily included in earnings from equity investments. For further information, see Note 7. Investments in Equity Securities.