Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill (Details)

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Goodwill (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2015
Feb. 28, 2015
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill, beginning of period $ 6,208.2 $ 6,146.8
Purchase accounting allocations 203.3 100.7
Foreign currency translation adjustments (29.7) (39.3)
Goodwill, end of period 6,381.8 6,208.2
Operating Segments [Member] | Beer [Member]    
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill, beginning of period 3,776.2 3,714.6
Purchase accounting allocations 0.0 66.7
Foreign currency translation adjustments (4.4) (5.1)
Goodwill, end of period 3,771.8 3,776.2
Operating Segments [Member] | Wine and Spirits [Member]    
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill, beginning of period 2,432.0 2,432.2
Purchase accounting allocations 203.3 34.0
Foreign currency translation adjustments (25.3) (34.2)
Goodwill, end of period $ 2,610.0 $ 2,432.0