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Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Equity [Abstract]  
Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses
Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses
The following tables set forth the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive losses, net of deferred income taxes, attributable to Altria Group, Inc.:
(in millions)
 
Currency
Translation
Adjustments

 
Benefit Plans

 
SABMiller

 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Losses

Balances, December 31, 2013
 
$
—

 
$
(1,273
)
 
$
(105
)
 
$
(1,378
)
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications
 
(2
)
 
(1,411
)
 
(881
)
 
(2,294
)
Deferred income taxes
 
—

 
550

 
308

 
858

Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes
 
(2
)
 
(861
)
 
(573
)
 
(1,436
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified to net earnings
 
—

 
154

 
59

 
213

Deferred income taxes
 
—

 
(60
)
 
(21
)
 
(81
)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of
deferred income taxes
 
—

 
94

 
38

 
132

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive losses, net of deferred income taxes
 
(2
)
 
(767
)
 
(535
)
(1) 
(1,304
)
Balances, December 31, 2014
 
(2
)
 
(2,040
)
 
(640
)
 
(2,682
)
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications
 
(4
)
 
(223
)
 
(983
)
 
(1,210
)
Deferred income taxes
 
1

 
86

 
344

 
431

Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes
 
(3
)
 
(137
)
 
(639
)
 
(779
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified to net earnings
 
—

 
272

 
21

 
293

Deferred income taxes
 
—

 
(105
)
 
(7
)
 
(112
)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of
deferred income taxes
 
—

 
167

 
14

 
181

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes
 
(3
)
 
30

 
(625
)
(1) 
(598
)
Balances, December 31, 2015
 
(5
)
 
(2,010
)
 
(1,265
)
 
(3,280
)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications
 
1

 
(247
)
 
787

 
541

Deferred income taxes
 
—

 
96

 
(276
)
 
(180
)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes
 
1

 
(151
)
 
511

(2) 
361

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified to net earnings
 
—

 
178

 
1,160

 
1,338

Deferred income taxes
 
—

 
(65
)
 
(406
)
 
(471
)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of
deferred income taxes
 
—

 
113

 
754

(3) 
867

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

 
(38
)
 
1,265

 
1,228

Balances, December 31, 2016
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(2,048
)
 
$
—

 
$
(2,052
)

(1) For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, Altria Group, Inc.’s proportionate share of SABMiller’s other comprehensive earnings/losses consisted primarily of currency translation adjustments.
(2) As a result of the Transaction, Altria Group, Inc. reversed to Investment in AB InBev/SABMiller $414 million of its accumulated other comprehensive losses directly attributable to SABMiller; the remaining $97 million consisted primarily of currency translation adjustments.  
(3) As a result of the Transaction, Altria Group, Inc. recognized $737 million of its accumulated other comprehensive losses directly attributable to SABMiller.
The following table sets forth pre-tax amounts by component, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings:
 
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions)
 
2016

 
2015

 
2014

Benefit Plans: (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
223

 
$
304

 
$
187

Prior service cost/credit
 
(45
)
 
(32
)
 
(33
)
 
 
178

 
272

 
154

SABMiller (2)
 
1,160

 
21

 
59

Pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings
 
$
1,338

 
$
293

 
$
213

(1) Amounts are included in net defined benefit plan costs. For further details, see Note 17. Benefit Plans.
(2) Substantially all of the amount for the year ended December 31, 2016 is included in Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, amounts are included in earnings from equity investment in SABMiller. For further information, see Note 7. Investment in AB InBev/SABMiller.