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Benefit Plans
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Benefit Plans Benefit Plans
Components of Net Periodic Benefit (Income) Cost
Net periodic benefit (income) cost consisted of the following:
 For the Three Months Ended March 31,
PensionPostretirement
 (in millions)2021202020212020
Service cost$17 $19 $5 $4 
Interest cost46 63 11 15 
Expected return on plan assets
(131)(126)(4)(3)
Amortization:
Net loss33 27 7 3 
Prior service cost (credit)
1 1 (6)(7)
Net periodic benefit (income) cost$(34)$(16)$13 $12 
Employer Contributions
Altria makes contributions to the pension plans to the extent that the contributions are tax deductible and pays benefits that relate to plans for salaried employees that cannot be funded under Internal Revenue Service regulations. Altria made employer contributions of $3 million to its pension plans and did not make any contributions to its postretirement plans during the three months ended March 31, 2021. Currently, Altria anticipates making additional employer contributions to its pension and postretirement plans of up to approximately $30 million and $60 million, respectively, in 2021. However, the foregoing estimates of 2021 contributions to the pension and postretirement plans are subject to change as a result of changes in tax and other benefit laws, changes in interest rates, as well as asset performance significantly above or below the assumed long-term rate of return for each respective plan.