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Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Pre-tax Asset Impairment, Exit, and Implementation Costs | Pre-tax asset impairment, exit and implementation costs consisted of the following:
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
(in millions) | Asset Impairment and Exit Costs |  |  | Implementation Costs (1) |  |  | Total |
Smokeable products | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 22 |
Smokeless products | 28 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 56 |
Total | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 78 |
(1) The pre-tax implementation costs were included in cost of sales in Altria Group, Inc.’s consolidated statement of earnings.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
(in millions) | Asset Impairment and Exit Costs (1) |  |  | Implementation Costs |  |  | Total |
Smokeable products | $ | 125 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 134 |
Smokeless products | 42 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 57 |
All other | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |
General corporate | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Total | $ | 179 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 203 |
(1) Includes termination, settlement and curtailment costs of $27 million. See Note 16. Benefit Plans.
Schedule of Movement in Restructuring Liabilities | The movement in the restructuring liabilities (excluding termination, settlement and curtailment costs), substantially all of which are severance liabilities, for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:
(in millions) |
Balances at December 31, 2015 | $ | — |
Charges | 152 |
Cash spent | (73 | )
Balances at December 31, 2016 | 79 |
Charges | 25 |
Cash spent | (71 | )
Balances at December 31, 2017 | $ | 33 |

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