Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income before income taxes
                         
    For the Years Ended  
    February 29,
2012
    February 28,
2011
    February 28,
2010
 
(in millions)                  

Domestic

  $ 441.0     $ 946.0     $ 365.6  

Foreign

    93.0       (395.0     (106.3
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 534.0     $ 551.0     $ 259.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Components of income tax provision (benefit)
                         
    For the Years Ended  
    February 29,
2012
    February 28,
2011
    February 28,
2010
 
(in millions)                  

Current:

                       

Federal

  $ 85.2     $ (112.9   $ 139.4  

State

    (45.9     21.7       34.2  

Foreign

    1.7       11.8       17.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current

    41.0       (79.4     190.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred:

                       

Federal

    76.6       31.8       5.4  

State

    (20.5     4.6       0.9  

Foreign

    (8.1     34.5       (36.9
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred

    48.0       70.9       (30.6
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax provision (benefit)

  $ 89.0     $ (8.5   $ 160.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Significant components of deferred tax assets (liabilities)
                 
    February 29,
2012
    February 28,
2011
 
(in millions)            

Deferred tax assets:

               

Stock-based compensation

  $ 54.1     $ 49.2  

Net operating losses

    23.0       9.9  

Inventory

    14.0       16.1  

Insurance accruals

    8.0       6.4  

Employee benefits

    6.0       4.1  

Other accruals

    43.7       40.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax assets

    148.8       126.5  

Valuation allowances

    (14.4     (11.4
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets, net

    134.4       115.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

               

Intangible assets

    (388.5     (383.4

Property, plant and equipment

    (214.7     (192.8

Provision for unremitted earnings

    (45.3     (22.6

Investment in equity method investees

    (39.7     (41.4

Unrealized foreign exchange

    (10.8     (10.6

Derivative instruments

    (1.6     (4.6
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

    (700.6     (655.4
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities, net

  $ (566.2   $ (540.3
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
                 
    February 29,
2012
    February 28,
2011
 
(in millions)            

Current deferred tax assets

  $ 40.1     $ 42.1  

Long-term deferred tax assets

    6.5       1.8  

Current deferred tax liabilities

    (4.1     (1.1

Long-term deferred tax liabilities

    (608.7     (583.1
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ (566.2   $ (540.3
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Effective income tax rate reconciliation
                                                 
    For the Years Ended  
    February 29, 2012     February 28, 2011     February 28, 2010  
    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

  $ 186.9       35.0     $ 192.9       35.0     $ 90.8       35.0  

State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

    (43.2     (8.1     17.1       3.1       22.8       8.8  

Deduction for investments and loans related to the CWAE Divestiture

    —         —         (207.0     (37.5     —         —    

CWAE Divestiture

    1.8       0.4       (19.7     (3.6     —         —    

Impairments and dispositions of nondeductible goodwill, equity method investments and other intangible assets

    —         —         21.0       3.8       61.5       23.7  

Net operating loss valuation allowance

    3.6       0.7       46.8       8.5       18.6       7.2  

Nontaxable foreign exchange gains and losses

    (0.3     (0.1     (3.8     (0.7     (8.8     (3.4

Earnings of subsidiaries taxed at other than U.S. statutory rate

    (66.7     (12.5     (46.8     (8.5     (27.7     (10.7

Miscellaneous items, net

    6.9       1.3       (9.0     (1.6     2.8       1.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax provision (benefit) at effective rate

  $ 89.0       16.7     $ (8.5     (1.5   $ 160.0       61.7  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Reconciliation of beginning and ending unrecognized tax benefit liabilities
                         
    For the Years Ended  
    February 29,
2012
    February 28,
2011
    February 28,
2010
 
(in millions)                  

Balance as of March 1

  $ (154.4   $ (124.0   $ (146.6

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

    (11.0     (9.5     (4.8

Decreases as a result of tax positions taken during a prior period

    37.0       1.8       10.8  

Increases as a result of tax positions taken during the current period

    (29.4     (59.5     (25.3

Decreases related to settlements with tax authorities

    59.5       36.0       39.6  

Decreases related to lapse of applicable statute of limitations

    6.3       0.8       2.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of last day of February

  $ (92.0   $ (154.4   $ (124.0