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ALTRIA GROUP, INC. 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Apr 15, 2008)

Filed April 15, 2008For Securities:MO

Summary

This 8-K filing from Altria Group, Inc. (MO) on April 15, 2008, primarily serves to provide supplemental financial information in XBRL format. The company is attaching its Intelligent Financial Statement™ (IFS), a PDF document that embeds XBRL financial data. This filing is a test of the XBRL format and technology, incorporating data previously released on January 30, 2008, regarding financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. Investors should note that the XBRL data provided in this filing is considered unaudited and is not intended to be the official public filing. The company explicitly advises investors to rely on the official versions of previously furnished documents for investment decisions. This filing is intended to test the capabilities of XBRL reporting and its presentation, rather than to introduce new financial performance disclosures.

Key Highlights

  • 1Altria Group, Inc. is filing supplemental financial data in XBRL format, including condensed statements of earnings, selected segment data, and balance sheets.
  • 2The XBRL data pertains to the financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
  • 3This filing includes an Intelligent Financial Statement™ (IFS) PDF that embeds XBRL financial data.
  • 4The company states that the XBRL information is unaudited and not the official public filing.
  • 5Investors are cautioned to rely on official prior filings and not on this XBRL data for investment decisions.
  • 6The primary purpose of this filing is to test the XBRL format and related technology.
  • 7This report does not contain new material financial performance information beyond what was previously released.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to provide supplemental financial information in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format as a test of the technology. It embeds previously released financial data into a viewable and printable format, including an Intelligent Financial Statement™ (IFS) PDF.

No, investors are explicitly advised by Altria Group, Inc. that the XBRL information in this filing is unaudited and not the official public filing. They should continue to rely on the official versions of previously furnished financial documents for making investment decisions.

The XBRL data provided in this filing covers the financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

No, this filing does not introduce any new material financial performance information. The data included is a reformatting and embedding of information that was already announced in a press release on January 30, 2008.