Investment Securities

3 Months Ended

May 30, 2020

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

The Company’s investment securities as of May 30, 2020 and February 29, 2020 are as follows:



(in millions)	May 30, 2020		February 29, 2020
Available-for-sale securities:
Long term	$	19.8	$	20.3

Held-to-maturity securities:
Short term	29.5		385.6
Total investment securities	$	49.3	$	405.9

Auction Rate Securities

As of May 30, 2020 and February 29, 2020, the Company’s long term available-for-sale investment securities represented approximately $20.3 million par value of auction rate securities consisting of preferred shares of closed end municipal bond funds, less temporary valuation adjustments of approximately $447,000 and $5,000, respectively. Since these valuation adjustments are deemed to be temporary, they are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of a related tax benefit, and did not affect the Company’s net earnings.

U.S. Treasury Securities

As of May 30, 2020 and February 29, 2020, the Company’s short term held-to-maturity securities included approximately $29.5 million and $385.6 million of U.S. Treasury Bills with remaining maturities of less than one year, respectively. These securities are stated at their amortized cost which approximates fair value, which is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments (i.e., Level 1 valuation).