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

Derivative Instruments (Details) (USD $)	Nov. 30, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014	Apr. 30, 2012
Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Foreign currency contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Absolute notional value of derivative instruments	$ 533,700,000	$ 636,600,000
Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swap contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Absolute notional value of derivative instruments	500,000,000	500,000,000
Not designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Foreign currency contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Absolute notional value of derivative instruments	1,466,700,000	643,800,000
Not designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swap contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Absolute notional value of derivative instruments	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000.0	500,000,000.0
Not designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Commodity swap contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Absolute notional value of derivative instruments	$ 205,000,000	$ 88,000,000