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Investments (Details Textual)
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3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 16 Months Ended | |||||||||
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May 31, 2012
USD ($)
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May 31, 2011
USD ($)
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Oct. 05, 2011
Ruffino [Member]
USD ($)
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Oct. 05, 2011
Ruffino [Member]
EUR (€)
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Oct. 04, 2011
Ruffino [Member]
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May 31, 2012
Crown Imports [Member]
USD ($)
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May 31, 2011
Crown Imports [Member]
USD ($)
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Feb. 29, 2012
Crown Imports [Member]
USD ($)
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May 31, 2012
Modelo [Member]
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May 31, 2012
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. [Member]
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May 31, 2012
Accolade [Member]
USD ($)
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May 31, 2011
Accolade [Member]
USD ($)
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May 31, 2012
Accolade [Member]
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| Investments (Textual) | |||||||||||||
| Ownership percentage of other joint venture partner | 76.75% | 23.25% | |||||||||||
| Investment in equity method investment | $ 275.9 | $ 265.7 | $ 205.0 | $ 176.4 | |||||||||
| Carrying amount of equity method investment in excess of Company's equity in underlying assets | 13.6 | 26.4 | |||||||||||
| Cash distributions received | 32.7 | 59.4 | |||||||||||
| Percentage of equity method investment | 100.00% | ||||||||||||
| Equity method investments, ownership percentage | 49.90% | ||||||||||||
| Remaining equity interest percentage | 50.10% | 50.10% | |||||||||||
| Purchase of business | 68.6 | 50.3 | |||||||||||
| Debt assumed, net of cash acquired | 73.1 | 54.2 | |||||||||||
| Equity method investments, ownership | less than 20% | ||||||||||||
| Contractual maturity of AFS debt securities | Jan. 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Interest income on AFS debt securities | 1.2 | 1.5 | |||||||||||
| Related Party Transaction, Other Revenues from Transactions with Related Party | 24.5 | 27.0 | |||||||||||
| Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party | $ 4.0 | $ 3.3 | |||||||||||
| Option Period to be Exercised | Period starting from January 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||
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Contractual maturity of AFS debt securities. No definition available.
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Debt assumed net of cash acquired. No definition available.
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Equity method investment ownership description. No definition available.
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Option period to be exercised. No definition available.
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Ownership percentage of other joint venture partner. No definition available.
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Percentage of equity method investment. No definition available.
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Remaining equity interest percentage. No definition available.
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Amount of cash paid to acquire the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The item represents the difference, if any, between the amount at which an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting is carried (reported) on the balance sheet and the amount of underlying equity in net assets the reporting Entity has in the investee. A difference can arise between the carrying value of the equity method investment and the value of the Entity's amount of underlying equity in net assets of the investee, for example, from appreciation of certain assets which is not recognized in earnings, but is recognized in other comprehensive income (a separate component of shareholders' equity) by the investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents disclosure of the amount of dividends or other distributions received from unconsolidated subsidiaries, certain corporate joint ventures, and certain noncontrolled corporation; these investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. This element excludes distributions that constitute a return of investment, which are classified as investing activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Income derived from investments in debt securities and on cash and cash equivalents the earnings of which reflect the time value of money or transactions in which the payments are for the use or forbearance of money. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Expenses recognized during the period resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Reflects the sum of all other revenue and income realized from sales and other transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party during the period. No definition available.
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