Constellation Brands, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Cover Page
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Debt and Investments (Details)

v3.21.2

Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Debt and Investments (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 CAD ($)	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Payments to acquire investments			$ 28.6	$ 217.4
Long-term debt, including current portion			10,087.5		$ 10,442.3
Carrying amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current portion			10,087.5		10,442.3
Fair value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current portion			$ 11,197.6		$ 11,580.9
Warrants \| Tranche A Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Number of common shares to be acquired upon exercise of warrants (in shares) \| shares			88.5
Warrants \| Tranche B Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Number of common shares to be acquired upon exercise of warrants (in shares) \| shares			38.4
Warrants \| Tranche C Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Number of common shares to be acquired upon exercise of warrants (in shares) \| shares			12.8
Convertible debt securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Payments to acquire investments	$ 150.5	$ 200.0

- Definition

Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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