Constellation Brands, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

4.	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

The major components of property, plant and equipment are as follows:


	February 29, 2012			February 28, 2011
(in millions)
Land and land improvements	$	308.8		$	298.9
Vineyards		211.3			198.9
Buildings and improvements		341.6			326.8
Machinery and equipment		1,027.4			893.7
Motor vehicles		46.8			49.3
Construction in progress		43.0			86.4

		1,978.9			1,854.0
Less – Accumulated depreciation		(723.1	)		(634.4	)

	$	1,255.8		$	1,219.6

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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