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

Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details)

Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details)	Apr. 20, 2023 $ / shares	Feb. 28, 2023 $ / shares shares	Feb. 28, 2022 $ / shares shares	Feb. 28, 2021 $ / shares shares	Nov. 30, 2022	Nov. 10, 2022 class_of_stock vote	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of classes of common stock with a material number of shares outstanding \| class_of_stock						1
Conversion of stock ratio		1			1
Common Stock, Board Member Nomination, Period Of Ownership					5 years
Common Stock, Ownership Percentage Threshold, Two Board-Member Nomination					10.00%
Common Stock, Ownership Percentage					5.00%
Class B Stock (1)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 2.16	$ 2.76	$ 2.72
Class A Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of votes per share \| vote						1
Common stock, dividend rights		10.00%
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) \| shares		7,086,446	6,179,015	0
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 3.20	$ 3.04	$ 3.00
Class A Stock \| Subsequent Event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.89
Class A Stock \| 2018 Authorization
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) \| shares		2,254,536	6,179,015	0
Class A Stock \| 2021 Authorization
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) \| shares		4,831,910	0	0
Class 1 Stock \| Subsequent Event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.80
Class A and Class B \| 2018 Authorization
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Repurchase authorization \| $								$ 3,000,000,000
Class A and Class B \| 2021 Authorization
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Repurchase authorization \| $							$ 2,000,000,000