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Long-Term Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components of Long-Term Debt | At December 31, 2015 and 2014, Altria Group, Inc.’s long-term debt consisted of the following:
(in millions) | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Notes, 2.625% to 10.20%, interest payable semi-annually, due through 2044 (1) | $ | 12,861 |  |  | $ | 14,651 |
Debenture, 7.75%, interest payable semi-annually, due 2027 | 42 |  |  | 42 |
Other | 16 |  |  | — |
| 12,919 |  |  | 14,693 |
Less current portion of long-term debt | 4 |  |  | 1,000 |
| $ | 12,915 |  |  | $ | 13,693 |
(1) Weighted-average coupon interest rate of 5.5% and 5.7% at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Aggregate Maturities of Long-Term Debt | Aggregate maturities of long-term debt are as follows:
(in millions) |  |
2016 | $ | 4 |  |
2017 | 4 |  |
2018 | 867 |  |
2019 | 1,148 |  |
2020 | 1,000 |  |
2021 | 1,500 |  |
Thereafter | 8,442 |  |
| 12,965 |  |
Less debt discounts | 46 |  |
| $ | 12,919 |  |
Schedule of Tender Offers and Associated Pre-tax Losses on Early Extinguishment of Debt | Details of these debt tender offers were as follows:
(in millions) | 2015 |  |  | 2013 |
Notes Purchased |  |  |
9.95% Notes due 2038 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 818 |
10.20% Notes due 2039 | — |  |  | 782 |
9.70% Notes due 2018 | 793 |  |  | 293 |
9.25% Notes due 2019 | — |  |  | 207 |
Total | $ | 793 |  |  | $ | 2,100 |
During 2014, UST redeemed in full its $300 million (aggregate principal amount) 5.75% senior notes due 2018. As a result of the Altria Group, Inc. debt tender offers and the UST debt redemption, pre-tax losses on early extinguishment of debt were recorded as follows:
(in millions) | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Premiums and fees | $ | 226 |  |  | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 1,054 |
Write-off of unamortized debt discounts and debt issuance costs | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 30 |
Total | $ | 228 |  |  | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 1,084 |

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