Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

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.:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
	Benefit Plans			AB InBev					Currency Translation Adjustments and Other			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses
	(in millions)
Balances, December 31, 2017	$	(1,839	)	$	(54	)			$	(4	)	$	(1,897	)
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications	—			(81		)			—			(81		)
Deferred income taxes	—			16					—			16
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	—			(65		)			—			(65		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	61			(13		)			—			48
Deferred income taxes	(16		)	3					—			(13		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	45			(10		)			—			35
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	45			(75		)	(1	)	—			(30		)
Balances, March 31, 2018	$	(1,794	)	$	(129	)			$	(4	)	$	(1,927	)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
	Benefit Plans			AB InBev					Currency Translation Adjustments and Other			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses
	(in millions)
Balances, December 31, 2016	$	(2,048	)	$	—				$	(4	)	$	(2,052	)
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications	—			(296		)			—			(296		)
Deferred income taxes	—			104					—			104
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes	—			(192		)			—			(192		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings	54			—					—			54
Deferred income taxes	(22		)	—					—			(22		)
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes	32			—					—			32
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes	32			(192		)	(1	)	—			(160		)
Balances, March 31, 2017	$	(2,016	)	$	(192	)			$	(4	)	$	(2,212	)

⁽¹⁾ Primarily reflects currency translation adjustments.

The following table sets forth pre-tax amounts by component, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Benefit Plans: (1)
Net loss	$	70		$	62
Prior service cost/credit	(9		)	(8		)
	61			54
AB InBev (2)	(13		)	—
Pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings	$	48		$	54

⁽¹⁾ Amounts are included in net defined benefit plan costs. For further details, see Note 4. Benefit Plans.

⁽²⁾ Amounts are primarily included in earnings from equity investment in AB InBev.