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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2025
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Authoritative guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value, including a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. The hierarchy includes three levels:

•Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
•Level 2 inputs include data points that are observable such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical assets or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs (other than quoted prices) such as volatility, interest rates, and yield curves that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
•Level 3 inputs are unobservable data points for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.

FAIR VALUE METHODOLOGY

The following methods and assumptions are used to estimate the fair value of our financial instruments:

Derivative instruments
Our derivative instruments consist of foreign currency forward and option contracts, commodity swap contracts, cross-currency swap contracts, interest rate swap contracts, and Pre-issuance hedge contracts. The fair value is estimated based on quoted market prices from respective counterparties. Quotes are corroborated by using discounted cash flow calculations based upon forward interest-rate yield curves, which are obtained from independent pricing services (Level 2 fair value measurement).

Short-term borrowings
Our short-term borrowings consist of our commercial paper program and the revolving credit facility under our senior credit facility. The revolving credit facility is a variable interest rate bearing note with a fixed margin, adjustable based upon our debt rating (as defined in our senior credit facility). For these short-term borrowings, the carrying value approximates the fair value.

Long-term debt
The fair value of our fixed interest rate long-term debt is estimated by discounting cash flows using interest rates currently available for debt with similar terms and maturities (Level 2 fair value measurement). As of November 30, 2025, the carrying amount of long-term debt, including the current portion, was $10,289.1 million, compared with an estimated fair value of $9,775.0 million. As of February 28, 2025, the carrying amount of long-term debt, including the current portion, was $10,691.0 million, compared with an estimated fair value of $9,999.0 million.

The carrying amounts of certain of our financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, approximate fair value as of November 30, 2025, and February 28, 2025, due to the relatively short maturity of these instruments.

Recurring basis measurements
The following table presents our financial assets and liabilities measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis:
Fair Value Measurements Using
Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets
(Level 1)		Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)		Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)		Total
(in millions)
November 30, 2025
Assets:
Foreign currency contracts$— $249.6 $— $249.6 
Commodity derivative contracts$— $21.0 $— $21.0 
Fair Value Measurements Using
Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets
(Level 1)		Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)		Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)		Total
(in millions)
Liabilities:
Foreign currency contracts$— $15.1 $— $15.1 
Commodity derivative contracts$— $6.9 $— $6.9 
Net investment hedge contracts$— $4.0 $— $4.0 
February 28, 2025
Assets:
Foreign currency contracts$— $97.0 $— $97.0 
Commodity derivative contracts$— $9.6 $— $9.6 
Pre-issuance hedge contracts$— $2.2 $— $2.2 
Liabilities:
Foreign currency contracts$— $76.4 $— $76.4 
Commodity derivative contracts$— $12.8 $— $12.8 

Nonrecurring basis measurements
The following table presents our assets and liabilities measured at estimated fair value on a nonrecurring basis for which an impairment assessment was performed for the period presented:
Fair Value Measurements Using
Balance Sheet ClassificationQuoted
Prices in
Active
Markets
(Level 1)		Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)		Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total Losses
(in millions)
For the Nine Months Ended November 30, 2025
Assets held for sale and related net assetsAssets held for sale$— $— $— $52.1 
Equity method investments
Other assets
———1.5
Total$—$—$—$53.6
For the Nine Months Ended November 30, 2024
Goodwill
Goodwill
$—$—$491.3$2,250.0
Equity method investments
Other assets
———2.4
Total$—$—$491.3$2,252.4

Assets held for sale and related net assets
For the three months ended May 31, 2025, largely in connection with the 2025 Wine Divestitures, then-existing assets held for sale and related net assets were adjusted to their current estimated fair value of $897.7 million, less costs to sell, resulting in a $52.1 million net loss. This net loss was included in asset impairment and related expenses within our consolidated results for the nine months ended November 30, 2025. Our estimated fair value of the then-existing assets held for sale was largely based on the expected proceeds from the 2025 Wine Divestitures as of May 31, 2025.

Goodwill
As of August 31, 2024, in connection with negative trends within our Wine and Spirits business primarily attributable to our U.S. wholesale market, driven by declines in both the overall wine market and in our then-owned mainstream
and premium wine brands, management updated its Fiscal 2025 outlook for this reporting unit. The updated forecast indicated it was more likely than not the fair value of the Wine and Spirits reporting unit might be below its carrying value. Accordingly, we performed an interim quantitative assessment for goodwill impairment. This assessment indicated that the carrying value of the Wine and Spirits reporting unit exceeded its estimated fair value, resulting in a $2,250.0 million goodwill impairment. This loss from impairment was included in goodwill impairment within our consolidated results for the nine months ended November 30, 2024. See Notes 7 and 11 for further discussion.

When performing a quantitative assessment for impairment of goodwill, we measure the amount of impairment by calculating the amount by which the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value. The estimated fair value is determined based on the discounted cash flow calculation. The most significant assumptions used in the discounted cash flow calculation were: (i) a 9% discount rate, (ii) a 1.5% expected long-term growth rate, and (iii) the annual cash flow projections.

Additionally, as of February 28, 2025, we wrote-off the remaining goodwill balance for the Wine and Spirits reporting unit.

Equity method investments
As of August 31, 2025, and August 31, 2024, we evaluated certain equity method investments, made through our corporate venture capital function within the Corporate Operations and Other segment, and determined there were other-than-temporary impairments due to business underperformance. These losses from impairment were included in income (loss) from unconsolidated investments within our consolidated results for the respective periods. The estimated fair values were based largely on the cash flows expected to be generated by the investment using unobservable data points