Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | |
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Feb. 29, 2016 |
Feb. 28, 2015 |
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| Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill [Rollforward] | ||
| Goodwill, beginning of period | $ 6,208.2 | $ 6,146.8 |
| Purchase accounting allocations | 965.1 | 100.7 |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | (34.7) | (39.3) |
| Goodwill, end of period | 7,138.6 | 6,208.2 |
| Operating Segments [Member] | Beer [Member] | ||
| Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill [Rollforward] | ||
| Goodwill, beginning of period | 3,776.2 | 3,714.6 |
| Purchase accounting allocations | 761.8 | 66.7 |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | (7.9) | (5.1) |
| Goodwill, end of period | 4,530.1 | 3,776.2 |
| Operating Segments [Member] | Wine and Spirits [Member] | ||
| Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill [Rollforward] | ||
| Goodwill, beginning of period | 2,432.0 | 2,432.2 |
| Purchase accounting allocations | 203.3 | 34.0 |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | (26.8) | (34.2) |
| Goodwill, end of period | 2,608.5 | 2,432.0 |
| Accumulated impairment losses | $ 213.5 | $ 231.0 |
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