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Goodwill (Tables)

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Goodwill (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
 
Beer
 
Wine and Spirits
 
Consolidation
and
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, February 28, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
$
13.0

 
$
2,722.3

 
$
(13.0
)
 
$
2,722.3

Accumulated impairment losses

 

 

 

 
13.0

 
2,722.3

 
(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
(1.2
)
 
(11.4
)
 

 
(12.6
)
Balance, February 28, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
3,714.6

 
2,693.5

 

 
6,408.1

Accumulated impairment losses

 
(261.3
)
 

 
(261.3
)
 
3,714.6

 
2,432.2

 

 
6,146.8

Purchase accounting allocations

 
34.0

 

 
34.0

Foreign currency translation adjustments
(2.1
)
 
(14.8
)
 

 
(16.9
)
Balance, November 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
3,712.5

 
2,704.7

 

 
6,417.2

Accumulated impairment losses

 
(253.3
)
 

 
(253.3
)
 
$
3,712.5

 
$
2,451.4

 
$

 
$
6,163.9