Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Business Segment Information (Details 1)

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Business Segment Information (Details 1) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
May 31, 2018
May 31, 2017
Feb. 28, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales $ 2,047.1 $ 1,928.5  
Operating income (loss) 625.4 561.1  
Long-lived tangible assets 4,815.8 4,186.9 $ 4,789.7
Total assets 23,096.7 18,959.4 20,538.7
Capital expenditures 168.2 217.1  
Depreciation and amortization 85.7 71.5  
Income from unconsolidated investments 364.4 0.4  
Investments in equity method investees 127.2 98.6 $ 121.5
Unrealized gain on equity securities 258.3 0.0  
Net gain on sale of unconsolidated investment 101.4 0.0  
Equity in earnings from equity method investees 4.7 0.4  
Income from unconsolidated investments 364.4 0.4  
Operating Segments [Member] | Beer [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 1,375.1 1,239.2  
Operating income (loss) 520.0 497.5  
Long-lived tangible assets 3,665.2 3,081.1  
Total assets 14,674.7 11,679.1  
Capital expenditures 136.5 191.2  
Depreciation and amortization 49.5 39.8  
Operating Segments [Member] | Wine and Spirits [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 672.0 689.3  
Operating income (loss) 167.8 201.7  
Long-lived tangible assets 1,065.5 982.2  
Total assets 7,093.1 6,888.3  
Capital expenditures 27.8 21.6  
Depreciation and amortization 24.4 22.6  
Income from unconsolidated investments 4.8 0.2  
Investments in equity method investees 85.0 77.3  
Income from unconsolidated investments 4.8 0.2  
Operating Segments [Member] | Wine and Spirits [Member] | Wine [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 591.8 602.1  
Operating Segments [Member] | Wine and Spirits [Member] | Spirits [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 80.2 87.2  
Operating Segments [Member] | Corporate Operations and Other [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Operating income (loss) (50.2) (37.4)  
Long-lived tangible assets 85.1 123.6  
Total assets 1,328.9 392.0  
Capital expenditures 3.9 4.3  
Depreciation and amortization 8.4 9.1  
Income from unconsolidated investments (0.1) 0.2  
Investments in equity method investees 42.2 21.3  
Income from unconsolidated investments (0.1) 0.2  
Comparable Adjustments [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Operating income (loss) (12.2) (100.7)  
Depreciation and amortization 3.4 0.0  
Income from unconsolidated investments 359.7 0.0  
Income from unconsolidated investments $ 359.7 $ 0.0