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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | Segment data were as follows:
|  | For the Three Months Ended March 31,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (in millions)
Net revenues: |  |  |  |
Smokeable products |  | $ | 5,414 |  |  | $ | 5,458 |
Smokeless products |  | 525 |  |  | 466 |
Wine |  | 142 |  |  | 140 |
All other |  | 27 |  |  | 19 |
Net revenues |  | $ | 6,108 |  |  | $ | 6,083 |
Earnings before income taxes: |  |  |  |
Operating companies income (loss): |  |  |  |
Smokeable products |  | $ | 2,038 |  |  | $ | 2,036 |
Smokeless products |  | 338 |  |  | 246 |
Wine |  | 17 |  |  | 21 |
All other |  | (26 | ) |  | (13 | )
Amortization of intangibles |  | (5 | ) |  | (5 | )
General corporate expenses |  | (46 | ) |  | (46 | )
Operating income |  | 2,316 |  |  | 2,239 |
Interest and other debt expense, net |  | (166 | ) |  | (179 | )
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost |  | 7 |  |  | 8 |
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev |  | 342 |  |  | 23 |
Loss on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination |  | (33 | ) |  | — |
Earnings before income taxes |  | $ | 2,466 |  |  | $ | 2,091 |
Schedule of NPM Adjustment | Non-Participating Manufacturer (“NPM”) Adjustment Items - Pre-tax (income) expense for NPM adjustment items was recorded in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows:
|  | For the Three Months Ended March 31,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (in millions)
Smokeable products segment |  | $ | (68 | ) |  | $ | (8 | )
Interest and other debt expense, net |  | — |  |  | 7 |
Total |  | $ | (68 | ) |  | $ | (1 | )
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,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (in millions)
Smokeable products segment |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Interest and other debt expense, net |  | 4 |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 1 |

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