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Other Comprehensive Earnings/Losses (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
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Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The following tables set forth the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive losses, net of deferred income taxes, attributable to Altria Group, Inc.:
|  | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
|  | Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Benefit Plans |  | AB InBev |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses
|  | (in millions)
Balances, December 31, 2016 |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | (2,048 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2,052 | )
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (296 | ) |  | (296 | )
Deferred income taxes |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 104 |  |  | 104 |
Other comprehensive losses before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (192 | ) |  | (192 | )
Amounts reclassified to net earnings |  | — |  |  | 54 |  |  | — |  |  | 54 |
Deferred income taxes |  | — |  |  | (22 | ) |  | — |  |  | (22 | )
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes |  | — |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes |  | — |  |  | 32 |  |  | (192 | ) | (1) | (160 | )
Balances, March 31, 2017 |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | (2,016 | ) |  | $ | (192 | ) |  | $ | (2,212 | )
|  | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
|  | Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Benefit Plans |  | SABMiller |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses
|  | (in millions)
Balances, December 31, 2015 |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | (2,010 | ) |  | $ | (1,265 | ) |  | $ | (3,280 | )
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications |  | 1 |  |  | (318 | ) |  | 182 |  |  | (135 | )
Deferred income taxes |  | — |  |  | 122 |  |  | (64 | ) |  | 58 |
Other comprehensive earnings (losses) before reclassifications, net of deferred income taxes |  | 1 |  |  | (196 | ) |  | 118 |  |  | (77 | )
Amounts reclassified to net earnings |  | — |  |  | 36 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 48 |
Deferred income taxes |  | — |  |  | (14 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (18 | )
Amounts reclassified to net earnings, net of deferred income taxes |  | — |  |  | 22 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 30 |
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes |  | 1 |  |  | (174 | ) |  | 126 |  | (1) | (47 | )
Balances, March 31, 2016 |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | (2,184 | ) |  | $ | (1,139 | ) |  | $ | (3,327 | )
(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, other comprehensive earnings/losses related to Altria Group, Inc.’s investment in AB InBev and SABMiller, respectively, consisted primarily of currency translation adjustments.
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The following table sets forth pre-tax amounts by component, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (in millions)
Benefit Plans: (1) |  |  |
Net loss | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 55 |
Prior service cost/credit | (8 | ) |  | (19 | )
| 54 |  |  | 36 |
AB InBev/SABMiller (2) | — |  |  | 12 |
Pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses to net earnings | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 48 |
(1) Amounts are included in net defined benefit plan costs. For further details, see Note 3. Benefit Plans. (2) Amounts are included in earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller.

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