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Investment in SABMiller (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Equity Method Investments | Pre-tax earnings from Altria Group, Inc.’s equity investment in SABMiller consisted of the following:
| For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Equity earnings | $ | 906 |  |  | $ | 1,181 |  |  | $ | 703 |
Gains resulting from issuances of common stock by SABMiller | 85 |  |  | 43 |  |  | 27 |
| $ | 991 |  |  | $ | 1,224 |  |  | $ | 730 |
Schedule of Financial Information | Summary financial data of SABMiller is as follows:
| At December 31,
(in millions) | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Current assets | $ | 5,833 |  |  | $ | 5,742 |
Long-term assets | $ | 48,460 |  |  | $ | 51,733 |
Current liabilities | $ | 8,177 |  |  | $ | 8,944 |
Long-term liabilities | $ | 20,315 |  |  | $ | 22,000 |
Noncontrolling interests | $ | 1,202 |  |  | $ | 1,105 |
| For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Net revenues | $ | 22,684 |  |  | $ | 23,449 |  |  | $ | 20,780 |
Operating profit | $ | 4,201 |  |  | $ | 5,243 |  |  | $ | 3,603 |
Net earnings | $ | 3,375 |  |  | $ | 4,362 |  |  | $ | 2,596 |

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