Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

v3.19.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income before income taxes
Income before income taxes was generated as follows:
 
For the Years Ended
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
 
February 28,
2017
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
$
1,615.9

 
$
591.5

 
$
777.6

Foreign
2,529.1

 
1,746.5

 
1,305.4

 
$
4,145.0

 
$
2,338.0

 
$
2,083.0

Components of income tax provision (benefit)
The income tax provision (benefit) consisted of the following:
 
For the Years Ended
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
 
February 28,
2017
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
4.1

 
$
261.1

 
$
270.8

State
15.7

 
20.4

 
28.5

Foreign
239.2

 
158.4

 
126.2

Total current
259.0

 
439.9

 
425.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
223.9

 
(475.9
)
 
109.9

State
75.0

 
0.4

 
7.1

Foreign
128.0

 
58.3

 
7.8

Total deferred
426.9

 
(417.2
)
 
124.8

Income tax provision
$
685.9

 
$
22.7

 
$
550.3

Effective income tax rate reconciliation
A reconciliation of the total tax provision (benefit) to the amount computed by applying the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate to income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes is as follows:
 
For the Years Ended
 
February 28, 2019
 
February 28, 2018
 
February 28, 2017
 
Amount
 
% of
Pretax
Income
 
Amount
 
% of
Pretax
Income
 
Amount
 
% of
Pretax
Income
(in millions, except % of pretax income data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax provision at statutory rate
$
870.5

 
21.0
%
 
$
765.4

 
32.7
%
 
$
729.1

 
35.0
%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit (1)
81.3

 
2.0
%
 
18.0

 
0.8
%
 
23.1

 
1.1
%
Net income tax benefit from TCJ Act
(37.6
)
 
(0.9
%)
 
(351.2
)
 
(15.0
%)
 

 
%
Earnings of subsidiaries taxed at other than U.S. statutory rate (2)
(149.0
)
 
(3.6
%)
 
(319.1
)
 
(13.7
%)
 
(160.4
)
 
(7.7
%)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation awards (3)
(82.9
)
 
(2.0
%)
 
(68.6
)
 
(2.9
%)
 

 
%
Canadian Divestiture

 
%
 

 
%
 
(25.5
)
 
(1.2
%)
Miscellaneous items, net
3.6

 
%
 
(21.8
)
 
(0.9
%)
 
(16.0
)
 
(0.8
%)
Income tax provision at effective rate
$
685.9

 
16.5
%
 
$
22.7

 
1.0
%
 
$
550.3

 
26.4
%
(1) 
Includes differences resulting from adjustments to the current and deferred state effective tax rates.
(2) 
Consists of the difference between the U.S. statutory rate and local jurisdiction tax rates, as well as the provision for incremental U.S. taxes on unremitted earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries offset by foreign tax credits and other foreign adjustments.
(3) 
Represents the recognition of the income tax effect of stock-based compensation awards in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled as a result of our March 1, 2017, adoption of FASB amended share-based compensation guidance (see Note 17).
Significant components of deferred tax assets (liabilities)
Significant components of deferred tax assets (liabilities) consist of the following:
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
(in millions)
 
 
 
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
Intangible assets
$
1,616.7

 
$

Loss carryforwards
147.8

 
106.0

Stock-based compensation
33.4

 
29.1

Inventory
20.3

 
18.3

Other accruals
93.4

 
81.1

Gross deferred tax assets
1,911.6

 
234.5

Valuation allowances
(86.9
)
 
(112.1
)
Deferred tax assets, net
1,824.7

 
122.4

 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
Intangible assets

 
(499.8
)
Property, plant and equipment
(191.5
)
 
(197.8
)
Investments in unconsolidated investees
(448.9
)
 
(78.2
)
Provision for unremitted earnings
(22.8
)
 
(21.2
)
Derivative instruments
(7.9
)
 
(19.8
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(671.1
)
 
(816.8
)
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net
$
1,153.6

 
$
(694.4
)
Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefit liabilities
The liability for income taxes associated with uncertain tax positions, excluding interest and penalties, and a reconciliation of the beginning and ending unrecognized tax benefit liabilities is as follows:
 
For the Years Ended
 
February 28,
2019
 
February 28,
2018
 
February 28,
2017
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of March 1
$
89.3

 
$
39.5

 
$
30.4

Increases as a result of tax positions taken during a prior period
56.4

 
7.5

 

Decreases as a result of tax positions taken during a prior period
(1.4
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(11.5
)
Increases as a result of tax positions taken during the current period
88.8

 
43.8

 
21.3

Decreases related to settlements with tax authorities
(0.8
)
 
(0.4
)
 

Decreases related to lapse of applicable statute of limitations
(8.0
)
 
(1.0
)
 
(0.7
)
Balance as of last day of February
$
224.3

 
$
89.3

 
$
39.5