Earnings From Equity Investment In SABMiller

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Earnings (Losses) of Noncontrolling Interest and Equity Method Investments [Abstract]

Earnings From Equity Investment In SABMiller

Earnings from Equity Investment in SABMiller:

Pre-tax earnings from Altria Group, Inc.’s equity investment in SABMiller consisted of the following:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
	(in millions)
Equity earnings	$	199	$	508
Gains resulting from issuances of common stock by SABMiller	57		12
	$	256	$	520

Altria Group, Inc.’s equity earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2012 included its share of pre-tax non-cash gains of $342 million resulting from SABMiller’s strategic alliance transactions with Anadolu Efes and Castel. For further discussion, see Note 1. Background and Basis of Presentation.