Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Business Segment Information (Details 1)

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Business Segment Information (Details 1) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
May. 31, 2015
May. 31, 2014
Feb. 28, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales $ 1,631.3 $ 1,526.0  
Segment operating income (loss) 427.3 392.2  
Long-lived tangible assets 2,742.1 2,157.1 $ 2,681.6
Total assets 15,247.3 14,842.4 $ 15,144.5
Capital expenditures 129.7 131.4  
Depreciation and amortization 54.7 49.5  
Equity in earnings of equity method investees 1.0 0.5  
Investments in equity method investees 73.7 73.2  
Operating Segments [Member] | Beer [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 965.8 867.7  
Segment operating income (loss) 336.5 287.5  
Long-lived tangible assets 1,570.7 926.8  
Total assets 8,416.8 7,800.8  
Capital expenditures 111.5 85.3  
Depreciation and amortization 14.3 9.8  
Operating Segments [Member] | Wine and Spirits [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 665.5 658.3  
Segment operating income (loss) 144.2 143.2  
Long-lived tangible assets 1,053.6 1,105.6  
Total assets 6,425.1 6,679.5  
Capital expenditures 16.7 31.3  
Depreciation and amortization 24.2 25.6  
Equity in earnings of equity method investees 1.0 0.5  
Investments in equity method investees 73.7 73.2  
Operating Segments [Member] | Wine and Spirits [Member] | Wine [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 587.8 586.4  
Operating Segments [Member] | Wine and Spirits [Member] | Spirits [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 77.7 71.9  
Operating Segments [Member] | Corporate Operations and Other [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Segment operating income (loss) (26.5) (26.1)  
Long-lived tangible assets 117.8 124.7  
Total assets 405.4 362.1  
Capital expenditures 1.5 14.8  
Depreciation and amortization 7.3 6.5  
Comparable Adjustments [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Segment operating income (loss) (26.9) (12.4)  
Depreciation and amortization $ 8.9 $ 7.6