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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)

Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)		1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)	Apr. 23, 2018 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2018 $ / shares	Apr. 23, 2018 USD ($) shares	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($) class_of_stock $ / shares shares	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2012 USD ($)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of classes of common stock with a material number of shares outstanding \| class_of_stock				2
Dollar value of shares repurchased				$ 1,038,500,000	$ 1,122,700,000	$ 33,800,000
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 \| $ / shares				$ 1.88	$ 1.44	$ 1.12
Class B Convertible Common Stock [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share \| $ / shares		$ 0.67
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 \| $ / shares				$ 2.08	$ 1.60	$ 1.24
Class A Common Stock [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share \| $ / shares		0.74
Class A Common Stock [Member] \| 2013 Authorization [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchases \| shares	18,670,632
Dollar value of shares repurchased	$ 1,000,000,000
Class A Common Stock [Member] \| 2017 Authorization [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchases \| shares				2,530,194
Dollar value of shares repurchased				$ 546,900,000
Class A Common Stock [Member] \| 2017 Authorization [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchases \| shares	5,536,741
Dollar value of shares repurchased	$ 1,000,000,000
Class A Common Stock [Member] \| 2018 Authorization [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchases \| shares				2,279,867
Dollar value of shares repurchased				$ 491,600,000
Class A Common Stock [Member] \| 2018 Authorization [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchases \| shares	2,373,154		93,287
Dollar value of shares repurchased	$ 512,800,000		$ 21,200,000
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 \| $ / shares		$ 0.67
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
Class A and Class B [Member] \| 2017 Authorization [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Maximum authorized repurchase of common stock								$ 1,000,000,000
Class A and Class B [Member] \| 2018 Authorization [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Maximum authorized repurchase of common stock							$ 3,000,000,000.0