Constellation Brands, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets (Tables)

Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The major components of intangible assets are as follows:



	August 31, 2012				February 29, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Net Carrying Amount
(in millions)
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	83.7	$	57.6	$	82.8	$	59.1
Other	8.0		3.5		7.0		3.7
Total	$	91.7	61.1		$	89.8	62.8

Nonamortizable intangible assets:
Trademarks			811.5				798.0
Other			5.6				5.6
Total			817.1				803.6
Total intangible assets, net			$	878.2			$	866.4

Estimated amortization expense

Estimated amortization expense for the remaining six months of fiscal 2013 and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter is as follows:



(in millions)
2013	$	3.6
2014	$	6.0
2015	$	5.1
2016	$	5.1
2017	$	4.8
2018	$	4.7
Thereafter	$	31.8