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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

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



	August 31, 2013			February 28, 2013
(in millions)
Land and land improvements	$	330.4		$	304.6
Vineyards	214.4			214.5
Buildings and improvements	507.9			342.0
Machinery and equipment	1,533.0			1,090.6
Motor vehicles	47.5			47.3
Construction in progress	95.7			47.9
	2,728.9			2,046.9
Less – Accumulated depreciation	(858.5		)	(817.9		)
	$	1,870.4		$	1,229.0

- 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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