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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 1)

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 1) - Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 31, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018
Assets:
Foreign currency contracts	$ 36.9	$ 40.3
Commodity derivative contracts	12.8	9.1
Interest rate swap contracts	2.7
Equity securities	1,552.4	655.6
Canopy Debt Securities	206.8
Debt securities, AFS		16.6
Liabilities:
Foreign currency contracts	34.1	19.9
Commodity derivative contracts	4.7	5.6
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Assets:
Foreign currency contracts	0.0	0.0
Commodity derivative contracts	0.0	0.0
Interest rate swap contracts	0.0
Equity securities	863.3	402.4
Canopy Debt Securities	0.0
Debt securities, AFS		0.0
Liabilities:
Foreign currency contracts	0.0	0.0
Commodity derivative contracts	0.0	0.0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Assets:
Foreign currency contracts	36.9	40.3
Commodity derivative contracts	12.8	9.1
Interest rate swap contracts	2.7
Equity securities	689.1	253.2
Canopy Debt Securities	206.8
Debt securities, AFS		0.0
Liabilities:
Foreign currency contracts	34.1	19.9
Commodity derivative contracts	4.7	5.6
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Assets:
Foreign currency contracts	0.0	0.0
Commodity derivative contracts	0.0	0.0
Interest rate swap contracts	0.0
Equity securities	0.0	0.0
Canopy Debt Securities	0.0
Debt securities, AFS		16.6
Liabilities:
Foreign currency contracts	0.0	0.0
Commodity derivative contracts	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

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