Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Extinguishment of Debt

Details of these debt tender offers were as follows:

	2016		2015
	(in millions)
Notes Purchased
9.95% Notes due 2038	$	441	$	—
10.20% Notes due 2039	492		—
9.70% Notes due 2018	—		793
Total	$	933	$	793

As a result of the debt tender offers, Altria Group, Inc. recorded the following pre-tax losses on early extinguishment of debt:

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,				For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(in millions)
Premiums and fees	$	809	$	226	$	809	$	—
Write-off of unamortized debt discounts and debt issuance costs	14		2		14		—
Total	$	823	$	228	$	823	$	—