Constellation Brands, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)

Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)	Apr. 30, 2016 $ / shares	Feb. 29, 2016 class_of_stock $ / shares	Feb. 28, 2015 $ / shares	Feb. 28, 2014 $ / shares	Apr. 30, 2012 USD ($)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of classes of outstanding common stock \| class_of_stock		2
Class B Convertible Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, conversion features		convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-to-one basis
Common stock, voting rights		ten votes per share
Cash dividends declared per common share		$ 1.12	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Class B Convertible Common Stock [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.36
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, voting rights		one vote per share
Common stock, dividend rights		10.00%
Cash dividends declared per common share		$ 1.24	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Class A Common Stock [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share	0.40
Class 1 Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, conversion features		convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-to-one basis
Common stock, voting rights		generally have no voting rights
Class 1 Common Stock [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.36
Class A and Class B [Member] \| 2013 Authorization [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Maximum authorized repurchase of common stock \| $					$ 1,000,000,000.0