Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||
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May 31, 2017 |
Feb. 28, 2017 |
Nov. 30, 2016 |
Aug. 31, 2016 |
May 31, 2016 |
Feb. 29, 2016 |
Nov. 30, 2015 |
Aug. 31, 2015 |
May 31, 2015 |
Feb. 28, 2017 |
Feb. 29, 2016 |
Feb. 28, 2015 |
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| Net sales | $ 1,935.5 | $ 1,628.0 | $ 1,810.5 | $ 2,021.2 | $ 1,871.8 | $ 1,543.2 | $ 1,640.5 | $ 1,733.4 | $ 1,631.3 | $ 7,331.5 | $ 6,548.4 | $ 6,028.0 |
| Gross profit | 995.3 | 787.7 | 891.4 | 969.0 | 881.3 | 696.1 | 733.5 | 775.6 | 737.1 | 3,529.4 | 2,942.3 | 2,578.6 |
| Net income attributable to CBI | $ 402.8 | 452.0 | $ 405.9 | $ 358.9 | $ 318.3 | $ 243.4 | $ 270.5 | $ 302.4 | $ 238.6 | 1,535.1 | 1,054.9 | 839.3 |
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| Gain on sale of business, net of income tax effect | $ 196.1 | |||||||||||
| Class A Common Stock [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Summary of selected quarterly financial information | ||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to CBI | $ 1,370.1 | $ 940.0 | $ 745.6 | |||||||||
| Net income per common share attributable to CBI: | ||||||||||||
| Net income per common share attributable to CBI, basic (in dollars per share) | $ 2.34 | $ 2.04 | $ 1.81 | $ 1.61 | $ 1.23 | $ 1.39 | $ 1.56 | $ 1.24 | $ 7.79 | $ 5.42 | $ 4.40 | |
| Net income per common share attributable to CBI, diluted (in dollars per share) | 2.26 | 1.98 | 1.75 | 1.55 | 1.19 | 1.33 | 1.49 | 1.18 | $ 7.52 | $ 5.18 | $ 4.17 | |
| Class B Convertible Common Stock [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Summary of selected quarterly financial information | ||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to CBI | $ 165.0 | $ 114.9 | $ 93.7 | |||||||||
| Net income per common share attributable to CBI: | ||||||||||||
| Net income per common share attributable to CBI, basic (in dollars per share) | 2.12 | 1.85 | 1.64 | 1.46 | 1.12 | 1.26 | 1.42 | 1.12 | $ 7.07 | $ 4.92 | $ 4.00 | |
| Net income per common share attributable to CBI, diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 2.09 | $ 1.82 | $ 1.61 | $ 1.43 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.22 | $ 1.38 | $ 1.09 | $ 6.93 | $ 4.79 | $ 3.83 | |
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