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Earnings Per Share | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Earnings Per Share | Earnings per Share Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were calculated using the following:
| For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc. | $ | 4,535 |  |  | $ | 4,180 |  |  | $ | 3,390 |
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings attributable to unvested restricted and deferred shares | (12 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | (13 | )
Earnings for basic and diluted EPS | $ | 4,523 |  |  | $ | 4,167 |  |  | $ | 3,377 |
Weighted-average shares for basic and diluted EPS | 1,999 |  |  | 2,024 |  |  | 2,064 |
Since February 29, 2012, there have been no stock options outstanding. For the 2012 and 2011 computations, there were no antidilutive stock options.

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