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Goodwill (Tables)

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Goodwill (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
 
Wine and Spirits
 
Beer
 
Consolidations
and
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, February 29, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
$
2,632.9

 
$
13.0

 
$
(13.0
)
 
$
2,632.9

Accumulated impairment losses
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
2,632.9

 
13.0

 
(13.0
)
 
2,632.9

Purchase accounting allocations
110.0

 
—

 
—

 
110.0

Foreign currency translation adjustments
(20.6
)
 
—

 
—

 
(20.6
)
Balance, February 28, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
2,722.3

 
13.0

 
(13.0
)
 
2,722.3

Accumulated impairment losses
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
2,722.3

 
13.0

 
(13.0
)
 
2,722.3

Purchase accounting allocations
—

 
3,702.8

 
13.0

 
3,715.8

Impairment of goodwill
(278.7
)
 
—

 
—

 
(278.7
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(8.7
)
 
(0.7
)
 
—

 
(9.4
)
Balance, November 30, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
2,707.3

 
3,715.1

 
—

 
6,422.4

Accumulated impairment losses
(272.4
)
 
—

 
—

 
(272.4
)
 
$
2,434.9

 
$
3,715.1

 
$
—

 
$
6,150.0