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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets (Tables)

Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

May 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The major components of intangible assets are as follows:



	May 31, 2012				February 29, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Net Carrying Amount
(in millions)
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	81.7	$	57.2	$	82.8	$	59.1
Other	7.7		3.8		7.0		3.7
Total	$	89.4	61.0		$	89.8	62.8

Nonamortizable intangible assets:
Trademarks			788.4				798.0
Other			5.3				5.6
Total			793.7				803.6
Total intangible assets, net			$	854.7			$	866.4

Estimated amortization expense

Estimated amortization expense for the remaining nine months of fiscal 2013 and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter is as follows:



(in millions)
2013	$	5.3
2014	$	5.8
2015	$	5.0
2016	$	5.0
2017	$	4.7
2018	$	4.6
Thereafter	$	30.6