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Long-term Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components of Long-Term Debt | At December 31, 2017 and 2016, Altria Group, Inc.’s long-term debt consisted of the following:
(in millions) | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Notes, 2.625% to 10.20%, interest payable semi-annually, due through 2046 (1) | $ | 13,852 |  |  | $ | 13,839 |
Debenture, 7.75%, interest payable semi-annually, due 2027 | 42 |  |  | 42 |
| 13,894 |  |  | 13,881 |
Less current portion of long-term debt | 864 |  |  | — |
| $ | 13,030 |  |  | $ | 13,881 |
(1) Weighted-average coupon interest rate of 4.9% at December 31, 2017 and 2016.
Aggregate Maturities of Long-Term Debt | At December 31, 2017, aggregate maturities of Altria Group, Inc.’s long-term debt were as follows:
(in millions) |  |
2018 | $ | 864 |  |
2019 | 1,144 |  |
2020 | 1,000 |  |
2021 | 1,500 |  |
2022 | 1,900 |  |
Thereafter | 7,609 |  |
| 14,017 |  |
Less: debt issuance costs | 68 |  |
debt discounts | 55 |  |
| $ | 13,894 |  |
Schedule of Tender Offers and Associated Pre-tax Losses on Early Extinguishment of Debt | Details of these debt tender offers and the associated pre-tax losses on early extinguishment of debt recorded by Altria Group, Inc. were as follows:
(in millions) | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Notes Purchased |  |  |
9.95% Notes due 2038 | $ | 441 |  |  | $ | — |
10.20% Notes due 2039 | 492 |  |  | — |
9.70% Notes due 2018 | — |  |  | 793 |
Total | $ | 933 |  |  | $ | 793 |
Pre-tax Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt
Premiums and fees | $ | 809 |  |  | $ | 226 |
Write-off of unamortized debt discounts and debt issuance costs | 14 |  |  | 2 |
Total | $ | 823 |  |  | $ | 228 |

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