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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Borrowings (Details Textual)

Borrowings (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Borrowings (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2019	Feb. 28, 2018	Feb. 29, 2020	Feb. 28, 2019	Feb. 28, 2018	Apr. 15, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings			$ 238,900,000	$ 791,500,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(2,400,000)	(1,700,000)	$ (97,000,000.0)
Make-whole payment	$ 1,500,000	$ 73,600,000
Loss on write-off of debt issuance costs					23,400,000
Additional credit arrangements			71,800,000	45,100,000
Additional credit arrangements, Outstanding			25,300,000	28,900,000
Conversion of long-term debt to noncontrolling equity interests			0	248,200,000	$ 0
Unamortized debt issuance costs, long-term debt obligations			62,500,000
Unamortized discount, long-term debt obligations			13,600,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swap contracts [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate notional value of derivative instruments			375,000,000.0	0				$ 375,000,000.0
Average fixed interest rate, interest rate swap contracts								1.90%
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Treasury lock contracts [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate notional value of derivative instruments			$ 300,000,000.0	0
Average fixed interest rate, interest rate swap contracts			1.40%
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Treasury lock contracts [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate notional value of derivative instruments						$ 500,000,000.0	$ 200,000,000.0
Average fixed interest rate, interest rate swap contracts						1.20%
NCI Arrangement [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Conversion of long-term debt to noncontrolling equity interests				248,200,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Incremental borrowings under credit facility												$ 350,000,000.0
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 2,000,000,000.0						$ 2,000,000,000.0	$ 1,500,000,000		1,500,000,000
Short-term borrowings			$ 0	59,000,000.0
Interest rate			0.00%
Commercial paper [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 239,000,000.0
Short-term borrowings			$ 238,900,000	$ 732,500,000
Interest rate			1.90%	3.00%
Commercial paper [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 2,000,000,000.0
Unsecured debt [Member] \| U.S. Term A-1 Facility [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Incremental borrowings under credit facility												261,100,000
Debt instrument, face amount												500,000,000.0
Unsecured debt [Member] \| European Term A Facility [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount												$ 2,000,000,000.0
Unsecured debt [Member] \| Term Credit Agreement [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 1,500,000,000.0						1,500,000,000
Unsecured debt [Member] \| Three-Year Term Facility [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 500,000,000.0						500,000,000.0
Interest rate			2.80%
Unsecured debt [Member] \| Five-Year Term Facility [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 1,000,000,000.0						$ 1,000,000,000.0
Interest rate			2.90%
Unsecured debt [Member] \| 2019 Five-Year Term Facility [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 491,300,000					$ 491,300,000
Interest rate			2.50%