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Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Schedule of Loss Contingencies by Contingency | The changes in Altria Group, Inc.’s accrued liability for tobacco and health judgments, including related interest costs, for the periods specified below were as follows:
| For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (in millions)
Accrued liability for tobacco and health judgments at beginning of period | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 122 |
Pre-tax charges for tobacco and health judgments | 11 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 4 |
Pre-tax charges for related interest costs | 2 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1 |
Pre-tax charges related to implementation of corrective communications remedy pursuant to the federal government’s lawsuit | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Payments | (8 | ) |  | (19 | ) |  | (127 | )
Accrued liability for tobacco and health judgments at end of period | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |
Pending Litigation [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Schedule of Loss Contingencies by Contingency | The table below lists the number of certain tobacco-related cases pending in the United States against PM USA and, in some instances, Altria Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
Type of Case | Number of Cases Pending as of December 31, 2014 | Number of Cases Pending as of December 31, 2013 | Number of Cases Pending as of December 31, 2012
Individual Smoking and Health Cases (1) | 67 | 67 | 77
Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation (2) | 5 | 6 | 7
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions (3) | 1 | 1 | 1
“Lights/Ultra Lights” Class Actions | 12 | 15 | 14

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