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Segment Reporting
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting
Segment Reporting:

The products of Altria Group, Inc.’s subsidiaries include smokeable tobacco products, consisting of combustible cigarettes manufactured and sold by PM USA and Nat Sherman, machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco manufactured and sold by Middleton and premium cigars sold by Nat Sherman; smokeless tobacco products, consisting of moist smokeless tobacco and snus products manufactured and sold by USSTC; and wine produced and/or distributed by Ste. Michelle. The products and services of these subsidiaries constitute Altria Group, Inc.’s reportable segments of smokeable products, smokeless products and wine. The financial services and the innovative tobacco products businesses are included in all other.

As discussed in Note 1. Background and Basis of Presentation, on January 1, 2018, Altria Group, Inc. adopted ASU 2017-07, which resulted in a change to prior-period operating income. As a result, certain immaterial prior-period operating companies income (loss) data has been reclassified to conform with the current period’s presentation.

Altria Group, Inc.’s chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”) reviews operating companies income to evaluate the performance of, and allocate resources to, the segments. Operating companies income for the segments is defined as operating income before general corporate expenses and amortization of intangibles. Interest and other debt expense, net, net periodic benefit cost/income, excluding service cost, and provision for income taxes are centrally managed at the corporate level and, accordingly, such items are not presented by segment since they are excluded from the measure of segment profitability reviewed by the CODM.

Segment data were as follows: 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(in millions)
Net revenues:
 
 
 
 
Smokeable products
 
$
5,414

 
$
5,458

Smokeless products
 
525

 
466

Wine
 
142

 
140

All other
 
27

 
19

Net revenues
 
$
6,108

 
$
6,083

Earnings before income taxes:
 
 
 
 
Operating companies income (loss):
 
 
 
 
Smokeable products
 
$
2,038

 
$
2,036

Smokeless products
 
338

 
246

Wine
 
17

 
21

All other
 
(26
)
 
(13
)
Amortization of intangibles
 
(5
)
 
(5
)
General corporate expenses
 
(46
)
 
(46
)
Operating income
 
2,316

 
2,239

Interest and other debt expense, net
 
(166
)
 
(179
)
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost
 
7

 
8

Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev
 
342

 
23

Loss on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination
 
(33
)
 

Earnings before income taxes
 
$
2,466

 
$
2,091



The comparability of operating companies income for the reportable segments was affected by the following:

Non-Participating Manufacturer (“NPM”) Adjustment Items - Pre-tax (income) expense for NPM adjustment items was recorded in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(in millions)
Smokeable products segment
 
$
(68
)
 
$
(8
)
Interest and other debt expense, net
 

 
7

Total
 
$
(68
)
 
$
(1
)


NPM adjustment items result from the resolutions of certain disputes with states and territories related to the NPM adjustment provision under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (such dispute resolutions are referred to as “NPM Adjustment Items” and are more fully described in Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation - NPM Adjustment Disputes in Note 10. Contingencies). The amounts shown in the table above for the smokeable products segment were recorded by PM USA as reductions to cost of sales, which increased operating companies income in the smokeable products segment.

Tobacco and Health Litigation Items - Pre-tax charges related to certain tobacco and health litigation items were recorded in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(in millions)
Smokeable products segment
 
$
24

 
$
1

Interest and other debt expense, net
 
4

 

Total
 
$
28

 
$
1



During the first quarter of 2018, PM USA recorded pre-tax charges of $24 million in marketing, administration and research costs and $4 million in interest costs, substantially all of which related to three Engle progeny cases. For further discussion, see Note 10. Contingencies.

Smokeless Products Recall - During the first quarter of 2017, USSTC voluntarily recalled certain smokeless tobacco products manufactured at its Franklin Park, Illinois facility due to a product tampering incident (the “Recall”). USSTC estimated that the Recall reduced smokeless products segment operating companies income by approximately $60 million in the first quarter of 2017.

Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs - See Note 3. Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs for a breakdown of these costs by segment.