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Earnings per Share | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Earnings Per Share | Earnings per Share Basic and diluted EPS were calculated using the following:
| For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc. | $ | 10,222 |  |  | $ | 14,239 |  |  | $ | 5,241 |
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings attributable to share-based awards | (14 | ) |  | (24 | ) |  | (10 | )
Earnings for basic and diluted EPS | $ | 10,208 |  |  | $ | 14,215 |  |  | $ | 5,231 |
Weighted-average shares for basic and diluted EPS | 1,921 |  |  | 1,952 |  |  | 1,961 |

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