Asset Impairment, Exit and Implmentation Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Pre-tax asset impairment, exit and implementation costs consisted of the following:



	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019								For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
	Asset Impairment and Exit Costs			Implementation Costs ⁽¹⁾		Total			Asset Impairment and Exit Costs		Implementation Costs ⁽²⁾		Total
	(in millions)
Smokeable products	$	36		$	8	$	44		$	—	$	1	$	1
Smokeless products	8			1		9			2		—		2
All other	(5		)	—		(5		)	—		—		—
General corporate	1			—		1			—		—		—
Total	40			9		49			2		1		3
Plus amounts included in net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost ⁽³⁾	12			—		12			—		—		—
Total	$	52		$	9	$	61		$	2	$	1	$	3

⁽¹⁾ Included in marketing, administration and research costs in Altria’s condensed consolidated statement of earnings.

⁽²⁾ Included in cost of sales in Altria’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

⁽³⁾ Represents curtailment costs. See Note 6. Benefit Plans.

The movement in the restructuring liabilities, substantially all of which are severance liabilities, was as follows:



	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
	(in millions)
Balances at December 31, 2018	$	155
Charges	40
Cash spent	(35		)
Balances at March 31, 2019	$	160