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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | Segment data were as follows:
|  | For the Three Months Ended March 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
|  | (in millions)
Net revenues: |  |  |  |
Smokeable products |  | $ | 5,422 |  |  | $ | 5,221 |
Smokeless products |  | 479 |  |  | 430 |
Wine |  | 145 |  |  | 134 |
All other |  | 20 |  |  | 19 |
Net revenues |  | $ | 6,066 |  |  | $ | 5,804 |
Earnings before income taxes: |  |  |  |
Operating companies income (loss): |  |  |  |
Smokeable products |  | $ | 1,751 |  |  | $ | 1,686 |
Smokeless products |  | 280 |  |  | 251 |
Wine |  | 28 |  |  | 27 |
All other |  | (21 | ) |  | (41 | )
Amortization of intangibles |  | (5 | ) |  | (5 | )
General corporate expenses |  | (51 | ) |  | (53 | )
Corporate asset impairment and exit costs |  | (5 | ) |  | — |
Operating income |  | 1,977 |  |  | 1,865 |
Interest and other debt expense, net |  | (200 | ) |  | (209 | )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |  | — |  |  | (228 | )
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller |  | 66 |  |  | 134 |
Gain on derivative financial instrument |  | 40 |  |  | — |
Earnings before income taxes |  | $ | 1,883 |  |  | $ | 1,562 |
Schedule of NPM Adjustment Items | Non-Participating Manufacturer (“NPM”) Adjustment Items - Pre-tax expense for NPM adjustment items was recorded in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statement of earnings as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
| (in millions)
Smokeable products segment | $ | 12 |
Interest and other debt expense, net | 6 |
Total | $ | 18 |
Schedule of Pre-tax Tobacco and Health Litigation Items | Tobacco and Health Litigation Items - Pre-tax charges related to certain tobacco and health litigation items were recorded in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows:
|  | For the Three Months Ended March 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
|  | (in millions)
Smokeable products segment |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 43 |
Interest and other debt expense, net |  | 12 |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | 43 |

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