Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details 1)

v2.4.1.9
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details 1) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Nov. 30, 2014
Aug. 31, 2014
May 31, 2014
Feb. 28, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Aug. 31, 2013
May 31, 2013
Feb. 28, 2015
Feb. 28, 2014
Feb. 28, 2013
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income                      
Sales                 $ 6,672.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 5,411.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 3,171.4us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Less – excise taxes                 (644.1)stz_ExciseTaxes (543.3)stz_ExciseTaxes (375.3)stz_ExciseTaxes
Net sales 1,356.2stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes 1,541.7stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes 1,604.1stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes 1,526.0stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes 1,291.2stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes 1,443.3stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes 1,459.8stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes 673.4stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes 6,028.0stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes 4,867.7stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes 2,796.1stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
Cost of product sold                 (3,449.4)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold (2,876.0)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold (1,687.8)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
Gross profit 597.6us-gaap_GrossProfit 638.9us-gaap_GrossProfit 672.0us-gaap_GrossProfit 670.1us-gaap_GrossProfit 548.9us-gaap_GrossProfit 609.7us-gaap_GrossProfit 577.0us-gaap_GrossProfit 256.1us-gaap_GrossProfit 2,578.6us-gaap_GrossProfit 1,991.7us-gaap_GrossProfit 1,108.3us-gaap_GrossProfit
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 (1,078.4)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense (895.1)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense (585.4)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Operating income                 1,500.2us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 2,437.7us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 522.9us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Equity in earnings of equity method investees and subsidiaries                 21.5us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 87.8us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 233.1us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Interest income                 1.4us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome 7.7us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome 6.8us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
Intercompany interest income                 0us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty 0us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty 0us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty
Interest expense                 (339.1)us-gaap_InterestExpense (330.9)us-gaap_InterestExpense (233.9)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Intercompany interest expense                 0us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty 0us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty 0us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
Loss on write-off of financing costs                 (4.4)stz_LossOnWriteOffOfFinancingCosts 0stz_LossOnWriteOffOfFinancingCosts (12.5)stz_LossOnWriteOffOfFinancingCosts
Income before income taxes                 1,179.6us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 2,202.3us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 516.4us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes                 (343.4)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (259.2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (128.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income                 836.2us-gaap_ProfitLoss 1,943.1us-gaap_ProfitLoss 387.8us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests                 3.1us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 0us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 0us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net income attributable to CBI 214.6us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 222.2us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 195.8us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 206.7us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 157.2us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 211.0us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 1,522.0us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 52.9us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 839.3us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 1,943.1us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 387.8us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Comprehensive income attributable to CBI                 622.4us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 1,897.0us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 346.2us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets                 0us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment (300.9)us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment 0us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment
Gain on remeasurement to fair value of equity method investment                 0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain 1,642.0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain 0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain
Parent Company [Member]                      
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income                      
Sales                 2,406.4us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
2,351.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
2,065.4us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Less – excise taxes                 (324.8)stz_ExciseTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(317.3)stz_ExciseTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(213.0)stz_ExciseTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Net sales                 2,081.6stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
2,034.5stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,852.4stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Cost of product sold                 (1,678.4)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(1,730.3)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(1,537.2)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Gross profit                 403.2us-gaap_GrossProfit
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
304.2us-gaap_GrossProfit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
315.2us-gaap_GrossProfit
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 (388.2)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(395.4)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(344.1)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Operating income                 15.0us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(91.2)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(28.9)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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Equity in earnings of equity method investees and subsidiaries                 828.0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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2,219.2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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622.2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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Interest income                 0.1us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
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0.1us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
0.6us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
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Intercompany interest income                 177.8us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
152.4us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
79.0us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Interest expense                 (296.4)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(283.2)us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(230.1)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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Intercompany interest expense                 (222.0)us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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(168.1)us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(193.2)us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
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Loss on write-off of financing costs                 0stz_LossOnWriteOffOfFinancingCosts
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  (12.5)stz_LossOnWriteOffOfFinancingCosts
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Income before income taxes                 502.5us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,829.2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
237.1us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes                 336.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
113.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
150.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Net income                 839.3us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,943.1us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
387.8us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests                 0us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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0us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
0us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net income attributable to CBI                 839.3us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,943.1us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
387.8us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Comprehensive income attributable to CBI                 622.4us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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1,897.0us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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346.2us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets                   0us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment
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Gain on remeasurement to fair value of equity method investment                   0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain
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Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]                      
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income                      
Sales                 5,078.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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3,868.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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1,758.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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Less – excise taxes                 (251.6)stz_ExciseTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(155.9)stz_ExciseTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(95.9)stz_ExciseTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Net sales                 4,826.7stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
3,712.4stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
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1,662.7stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
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/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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(2,661.6)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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(1,156.6)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
1,050.8us-gaap_GrossProfit
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506.1us-gaap_GrossProfit
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= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 (470.1)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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(361.7)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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(101.4)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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2,331.1us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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404.7us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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92.7us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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232.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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0us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
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0us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
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168.5us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty
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193.2us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty
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(2.5)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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(1.4)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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(153.6)us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
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(80.2)us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
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2,436.2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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749.2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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(Provision for) benefit from income taxes                 (295.5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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(292.5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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(274.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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2,143.7us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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474.5us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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0us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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0us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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2,143.7us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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474.5us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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2,167.7us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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439.5us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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Subsidiary Nonguarantors [Member]                      
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income                      
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/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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2,093.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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827.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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(70.1)stz_ExciseTaxes
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(66.4)stz_ExciseTaxes
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2,023.8stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
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761.4stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
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(1,312.1)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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(460.8)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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711.7us-gaap_GrossProfit
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300.6us-gaap_GrossProfit
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(155.0)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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(154.3)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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255.8us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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146.3us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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