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Business Segment Information

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Business Segment Information
 3 Months Ended
May 31, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION:

The Company's internal management financial reporting consists of two business divisions: Constellation Wines and Spirits and Crown Imports. Accordingly, the Company reports its operating results in three segments:  Constellation Wines and Spirits (wine and spirits) (formerly known as Constellation Wines North America), Corporate Operations and Other, and Crown Imports (imported beer). The business segments reflect how the Company’s operations are managed, how operating performance within the Company is evaluated by senior management and the structure of its internal financial reporting. Amounts included in the Corporate Operations and Other segment consist of costs of executive management, corporate development, corporate finance, human resources, internal audit, investor relations, legal, public relations and global information technology. Any costs incurred at the corporate office that are applicable to the segments are allocated to the appropriate segment. The amounts included in the Corporate Operations and Other segment are general costs that are applicable to the consolidated group and are therefore not allocated to the other reportable segments. All costs reported within the Corporate Operations and Other segment are not included in the chief operating decision maker’s evaluation of the operating income performance of the other reportable segments.

In addition, the Company excludes restructuring charges and unusual items that affect comparability from its definition of operating income for segment purposes as these items are not reflective of normal continuing operations of the segments. The Company excludes these items as segment operating performance and segment management compensation is evaluated based upon a normalized segment operating income. As such, the performance measures for incentive compensation purposes for segment management do not include the impact of these items.

For the three months ended May 31, 2012, and May 31, 2011, restructuring charges and unusual items included in operating income consist of:
 
For the Three Months Ended May 31,
 
2012
 
2011
(in millions)
 
 
 
Cost of Product Sold:
 
 
 
Flow through of inventory step-up
$
0.8

 
$
—

Accelerated depreciation
—

 
0.2

Cost of Product Sold
0.8

 
0.2

 
 
 
 
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses:
 
 
 
Net foreign currency loss on contractual obligation from
put option of Ruffino shareholder
—

 
2.2

Net gains on CWAE Divestiture and related activities
—

 
(0.8
)
Other costs
2.2

 
1.1

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
2.2


2.5

 
 
 
 
Restructuring Charges
0.5

 
11.1

 
 
 
 
Restructuring Charges and Unusual Items
$
3.5

 
$
13.8



The Company evaluates performance based on operating income of the respective business units. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described for the Company in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in Note 1 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2012, and include the recently adopted accounting guidance described in Note 2 herein.

Segment information is as follows:

 
For the Three Months Ended May 31,
 
2012
 
2011
(in millions)
 
 
 
Constellation Wines and Spirits:
 
 
 
Net sales
$
634.8

 
$
635.3

Segment operating income
$
133.0

 
$
136.6

Equity in (losses) earnings of equity method investees
$
(0.3
)
 
$
2.4

Long-lived tangible assets
$
1,083.8

 
$
1,106.1

Investment in equity method investees
$
70.9

 
$
82.0

Total assets
$
6,577.7

 
$
6,668.5

Capital expenditures
$
15.8

 
$
13.7

Depreciation and amortization
$
22.5

 
$
21.2

 
 
 
 
Corporate Operations and Other:
 
 
 
Net sales
$
—

 
$
—

Segment operating loss
$
(23.4
)
 
$
(21.1
)
Long-lived tangible assets
$
135.3

 
$
124.6

Total assets
$
225.5

 
$
223.2

Capital expenditures
$
3.8

 
$
7.3

Depreciation and amortization
$
7.0

 
$
5.7

 
 
 
 
Crown Imports:
 
 
 
Net sales
$
724.1

 
$
677.5

Segment operating income
$
123.0

 
$
119.8

Long-lived tangible assets
$
9.6

 
$
5.2

Total assets
$
509.4

 
$
466.7

Capital expenditures
$
0.3

 
$
0.9

Depreciation and amortization
$
0.7

 
$
0.5

 
 
 
 
Restructuring Charges and Unusual Items:
 
 
 
Operating loss
$
(3.5
)
 
$
(13.8
)
 
 
 
 
Consolidation and Eliminations:
 
 
 
Net sales
$
(724.1
)
 
$
(677.5
)
Operating income
$
(123.0
)
 
$
(119.8
)
Equity in earnings of Crown Imports
$
60.9

 
$
59.8

Long-lived tangible assets
$
(9.6
)
 
$
(5.2
)
Investment in equity method investees
$
205.0

 
$
183.7

Total assets
$
(304.4
)
 
$
(283.0
)
Capital expenditures
$
(0.3
)
 
$
(0.9
)
Depreciation and amortization
$
(0.7
)
 
$
(0.5
)
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended May 31,
 
2012
 
2011
(in millions)
 
 
 
Consolidated:
 
 
 
Net sales
$
634.8

 
$
635.3

Operating income
$
106.1

 
$
101.7

Equity in earnings of equity method investees
$
60.6

 
$
62.2

Long-lived tangible assets
$
1,219.1

 
$
1,230.7

Investment in equity method investees
$
275.9

 
$
265.7

Total assets
$
7,008.2

 
$
7,075.4

Capital expenditures
$
19.6

 
$
21.0

Depreciation and amortization
$
29.5

 
$
26.9