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Goodwill

6 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

GOODWILL

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by business segment for the six months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows (in millions):



		2018								2017
		Consumer				Flavor Solutions				Consumer				Flavor Solutions
Beginning of year		$	3,385.4			$	1,104.7			$	1,608.3			$	163.1
Changes in preliminary purchase price allocation		71.7				35.7				(7.7		)		—
Increases in goodwill from acquisitions		—				—				—				74.9
Foreign currency fluctuations		(17.7		)		(2.6		)		49.1				7.1
Balance as of end of period		$	3,439.4			$	1,137.8			$	1,649.7			$	245.1

As more fully described in Note 2, during the six months ended May 31, 2018, we have made changes in the preliminary allocation of the purchase price of the RB Foods acquisition which resulted in a change in goodwill of $71.7 million in the consumer segment and $35.7 million in the flavor solutions segment. During the six months ended May 31, 2017, a preliminary valuation of the acquired net assets of Giotti in December 2016 resulted in the allocation of $74.9 million of goodwill to the flavor solutions segment.

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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