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ALTRIA GROUP, INC. 8-K Report, Corporate Update (May 11, 2006)

Filed May 11, 2006For Securities:MO

Summary

This Altria Group, Inc. (MO) 8-K filing from May 11, 2006, primarily serves to provide supplemental XBRL-formatted financial data related to their first quarter 2006 earnings release, originally furnished on April 20, 2006. The company is presenting its Condensed Statements of Earnings, Selected Financial Data by Business Segment, Net Earnings, Diluted Earnings Per Share, and Condensed Balance Sheets in XBRL format. This is part of an effort to test and showcase XBRL technology, with a specific mention of an 'Intelligent Financial Statement™' (IFS) supplemental PDF. Investors should note that while this filing provides data in a new, structured format, Altria explicitly states that this information is unaudited and should not be relied upon for investment decisions. The official, filed financial statements are to be considered the definitive source. This 8-K is essentially a technical filing to demonstrate compliance with and exploration of XBRL standards, rather than announcing new material financial events or significant business developments.

Key Highlights

  • 1Altria Group is filing supplemental financial information in XBRL format for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.
  • 2The filing includes XBRL versions of Condensed Statements of Earnings, Segment Data, Net Earnings, EPS, and Condensed Balance Sheets.
  • 3This report is intended to showcase and test the company's use of XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language).
  • 4An 'Intelligent Financial Statement™' (IFS) supplemental PDF embedding XBRL data is attached.
  • 5Altria explicitly states that the XBRL information is unaudited and not the official filing.
  • 6Investors are advised to rely on the official, previously furnished financial statements and not this XBRL data for investment decisions.
  • 7The filing's purpose is primarily technical, related to XBRL adoption and testing, not to report new financial results or material events.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to provide Altria Group's financial information for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format. This filing serves as a technical demonstration and test of XBRL capabilities, including a supplemental PDF called 'Intelligent Financial Statement™'.

No, Altria explicitly states that the information contained in the XBRL documents is unaudited and not the official publicly filed financial statements. Investors are advised to rely on the official versions of furnished documents for investment decisions.

No, this filing does not contain new financial results or significant business updates. It re-presents previously released first-quarter 2006 financial data in a new XBRL format for technological demonstration purposes.

XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) is a global standard for exchanging business information. Altria is using it in this filing to test and showcase its ability to format and present financial data in a structured, machine-readable way, aligning with evolving reporting standards and technologies.