Income Taxes |
3 Months Ended |
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May 31, 2026 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Income Taxes | Note 14 - Income Taxes We reorganized the Company in Bermuda in 1994, and many of our foreign subsidiaries are not directly or indirectly owned by a U.S. parent. As such, a significant portion of our foreign income is not subject to U.S. taxation on a permanent basis under current law. Additionally, our intangible assets are primarily owned by foreign affiliates, resulting in proportionally higher earnings in jurisdictions with statutory tax rates lower than the U.S. Taxable income in each jurisdiction, whether U.S. or foreign, is determined by the subsidiary’s operating results as well as applicable transfer pricing and tax regulations. For interim periods, our income tax expense and resulting effective tax rate are based on an estimated annual effective tax rate, adjusted for the impact of discrete items recognized in the period. Discrete items include changes in tax laws or rates, changes in estimates for uncertain tax positions, excess tax benefits or deficiencies from stock-based compensation, foreign currency remeasurement effects that are not reasonably estimable, and other infrequent or non-recurring items. Discrete items do not include the asset impairment charges described below and in Note 5. During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, we recognized goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges of $414.4 million, which included $265.0 million of non-deductible goodwill that did not result in a tax benefit. The tax benefit on the impairment charge of $24.2 million was recognized over the course of fiscal 2026 in relation to pre-tax book income, rather than as a discrete item in the period in which the charges were incurred. The downward revisions to our internal forecasts utilized in our impairment testing during the first quarter of fiscal 2026 impacted our assessment of the future realizability of a related deferred tax asset, which led to the recording of a discrete $16.5 million valuation allowance during the first quarter of fiscal 2026. For the three months ended May 31, 2026, income tax expense was $12.6 million on pre-tax income of $48.3 million, compared to income tax expense of $30.2 million on a pre-tax loss of $420.5 million for the same period last year. The decrease in tax expense is primarily due to the comparative impact of non-deductible impairment charges and valuation allowances on deferred tax assets recorded during the same period last year, partially offset by the tax expense recognized for the gain on the sale of our distribution facility in Southaven, Mississippi.
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