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Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]  
Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses
Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses:
The following table sets forth the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive losses, net of deferred income taxes, attributable to Altria Group, Inc.:
 
 
 
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
 
Benefit Plans
 
SABMiller
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Losses
 
 
(in millions)
Balances, December 31, 2010
 
$
4

 
$
(1,811
)
 
$
323

 
$
(1,484
)
Period change
 
(2
)
 
(251
)
 
(150
)
 
(403
)
Balances, December 31, 2011
 
2

 
(2,062
)
 
173

 
(1,887
)
Period change
 
—

 
98

 
185

 
283

Balances, September 30, 2012
 
$
2

 
$
(1,964
)
 
$
358

 
$
(1,604
)


The following table sets forth deferred income tax expense (benefit) for the components of other comprehensive earnings (losses) for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:
 
 
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
 
Benefit Plans
 
SABMiller
 
Total
 
 
(in millions)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012
 
$
—

 
$
64

 
$
99

 
$
163

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011
 
$
—

 
$
63

 
$
(39
)
 
$
24

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the three months ended September 30, 2012
 
$
—

 
$
23

 
$
18

 
$
41

For the three months ended September 30, 2011
 
$
—

 
$
21

 
$
(114
)
 
$
(93
)