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Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Estimated useful lives for depreciation
Depreciation is computed primarily using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
 
Years
Land improvements
15 to 32
Vineyards
16 to 26
Buildings and improvements
10 to 50
Machinery and equipment
3 to 35
Motor vehicles
3 to 8


The major components of property, plant, and equipment are as follows:
 
February 29, 2020 (1)
 
February 28,
2019
(in millions)
 
 
 
Land and land improvements
$
440.2

 
$
456.7

Vineyards
215.8

 
221.3

Buildings and improvements
975.1

 
1,067.3

Machinery and equipment
3,627.9

 
3,931.1

Motor vehicles
109.5

 
81.8

Construction in progress (2)
1,422.7

 
1,214.3

 
6,791.2

 
6,972.5

Less – Accumulated depreciation
(1,458.2
)
 
(1,705.2
)
 
$
5,333.0

 
$
5,267.3


(1) 
The property, plant, and equipment balance at February 29, 2020, excludes amounts reclassified to assets held for sale.
(2) 
Interest costs incurred during the expansion, construction, and optimization of facilities are capitalized to construction in progress. We capitalized interest costs of $37.2 million, $23.1 million, and $17.4 million for the years ended February 29, 2020, February 28, 2019, and February 28, 2018, respectively, primarily due to the Mexico Beer Expansion Projects.