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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill

Goodwill

6 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:


	Beer		Wine and Spirits		Consolidated
(in millions)
Balance, February 28, 2019	$	5,167.9	$	2,920.9	$	8,088.8
Purchase accounting allocations ⁽¹⁾	—		58.8		58.8
Black Velvet Divestiture	—		(72.2)		(72.2)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0.2		(9.5)		(9.3)
Reclassified (to) from assets held for sale ⁽²⁾	(4.7)		(304.3)		(309.0)
Balance, February 29, 2020	5,163.4		2,593.7		7,757.1
Purchase accounting allocations ⁽³⁾	—		14.2		14.2

Foreign currency translation adjustments	(80.5)		8.6		(71.9)
Reclassified (to) from assets held for sale ⁽²⁾	0.9		17.1		18.0

Balance, August 31, 2020	$	5,083.8	$	2,633.6	$	7,717.4

⁽¹⁾Purchase accounting allocations associated primarily with the acquisition of Nelson’s Green Brier (Wine and Spirits).

⁽²⁾Primarily in connection with the Wine and Spirits Transactions, goodwill associated with the businesses being sold was reclassified (to) from assets held for sale based on the relative fair values of the portion of the business being sold and the remaining wine and spirits and beer portfolios. The relative fair values were determined using the income approach based on assumptions, including projected revenue growth rates, terminal growth rate, and discount rate and other projected financial information.

⁽³⁾Preliminary purchase accounting allocations associated with the acquisition of Empathy Wines (Wine and Spirits).