Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2012
Feb. 28, 2011
Nov. 30, 2010
Feb. 28, 2013
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Feb. 29, 2012
Feb. 28, 2011
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)            
Aging period of bulk wine inventories       1 year    
Equity method investment impairment loss       $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Advertising expense       121,900,000 116,000,000 128,600,000
Reclassification adjustment, net of tax       0 6,300,000 (657,100,000)
Aggregate foreign currency transaction net gains (losses)       3,700,000 (700,000) (2,300,000)
Allowance for doubtful accounts 1,500,000     1,900,000 1,500,000  
Impairment of goodwill       0 0 0
Impairment of intangible assets 38,100,000 16,700,000 6,900,000 0 38,100,000 23,600,000
Loss on long-lived assets held for sale       $ 0 $ 0 $ 5,800,000
Number of classes of common stock with a material number of shares outstanding       2    
Number of stock-based employee compensation plans       4    
Maximum [Member]
           
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)            
Original maturity of cash investments       3 months    
Class A Common Stock [Member]
           
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)            
Common stock, dividend rights       10.00%