Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income before income taxes
Income before income taxes was generated as follows:
 
For the Years Ended
 
February 28, 2018
 
February 28, 2017
 
February 29, 2016
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
$
596.2

 
$
788.0

 
$
599.3

Foreign
1,746.5

 
1,305.4

 
901.9

 
$
2,342.7

 
$
2,093.4

 
$
1,501.2

Components of income tax provision (benefit)
The income tax provision (benefit) consisted of the following:
 
For the Years Ended
 
February 28, 2018
 
February 28, 2017
 
February 29, 2016
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
261.2

 
$
270.8

 
$
126.2

State
20.4

 
28.5

 
19.9

Foreign
158.4

 
126.2

 
43.5

Total current
440.0

 
425.5

 
189.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
(486.8
)
 
113.4

 
232.4

State
0.4

 
7.5

 
15.6

Foreign
58.3

 
7.8

 
3.0

Total deferred
(428.1
)
 
128.7

 
251.0

Income tax provision
$
11.9

 
$
554.2

 
$
440.6

Effective income tax rate reconciliation
A reconciliation of the total tax provision (benefit) to the amount computed by applying the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate to income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes is as follows:
 
For the Years Ended
 
February 28, 2018
 
February 28, 2017
 
February 29, 2016
 
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
$
766.9

 
32.7
%
 
$
732.7

 
35.0
%
 
$
525.4

 
35.0
%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit (1)
17.5

 
0.7
%
 
23.4

 
1.1
%
 
23.1

 
1.5
%
Provisional net income tax benefit from TCJ Act
(363.0
)
 
(15.5
%)
 

 
%
 

 
%
Earnings of subsidiaries taxed at other than U.S. statutory rate (2)
(319.1
)
 
(13.6
%)
 
(160.4
)
 
(7.6
%)
 
(101.2
)
 
(6.7
%)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation awards (3)
(68.6
)
 
(2.9
%)
 

 
%
 

 
%
Canadian Divestiture

 
%
 
(25.5
)
 
(1.2
%)
 

 
%
Miscellaneous items, net
(21.8
)
 
(0.9
%)
 
(16.0
)
 
(0.8
%)
 
(6.7
)
 
(0.5
%)
Income tax provision at effective rate
$
11.9

 
0.5
%
 
$
554.2

 
26.5
%
 
$
440.6

 
29.3
%
(1) 
Consists of differences resulting from adjustments to the current and deferred state effective tax rates.
(2) 
Consists of the difference between the U.S. statutory rate and local jurisdiction tax rates, as well as the provision for incremental U.S. taxes on unremitted earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries offset by foreign tax credits and other foreign adjustments.
(3) 
Consists of the recognition of the income tax effect of stock-based compensation awards in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled as a result of our March 1, 2017, adoption of FASB amended share-based compensation guidance.
Significant components of deferred tax assets (liabilities)
Significant components of deferred tax assets (liabilities) consist of the following:
 
February 28, 2018
 
February 28, 2017
(in millions)
 
 
 
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
Loss carryforwards
$
106.0

 
$
144.0

Stock-based compensation
29.1

 
43.2

Inventory
18.3

 
12.5

Other accruals
57.2

 
32.0

Gross deferred tax assets
210.6

 
231.7

Valuation allowances
(112.1
)
 
(134.1
)
Deferred tax assets, net
98.5

 
97.6

 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
Intangible assets
(499.8
)
 
(720.6
)
Property, plant and equipment
(197.8
)
 
(255.0
)
Investments in unconsolidated investees
(78.2
)
 
(24.2
)
Provision for unremitted earnings
(21.2
)
 
(229.3
)
Derivative instruments
(19.8
)
 
(0.9
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(816.8
)
 
(1,230.0
)
Deferred tax liabilities, net
$
(718.3
)
 
$
(1,132.4
)
Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefit liabilities
The liability for income taxes associated with uncertain tax positions, excluding interest and penalties, and a reconciliation of the beginning and ending unrecognized tax benefit liabilities is as follows:
 
For the Years Ended
 
February 28, 2018
 
February 28, 2017
 
February 29, 2016
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of March 1
$
39.5

 
$
30.4

 
$
85.5

Increases as a result of tax positions taken during a prior period
7.5

 

 
0.1

Decreases as a result of tax positions taken during a prior period
(0.1
)
 
(11.5
)
 
(1.2
)
Increases as a result of tax positions taken during the current period
43.8

 
21.3

 
3.7

Decreases related to settlements with tax authorities
(0.4
)
 

 
(54.7
)
Decreases related to lapse of applicable statute of limitations
(1.0
)
 
(0.7
)
 
(3.0
)
Balance as of last day of February
$
89.3

 
$
39.5

 
$
30.4