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

Borrowings (Details Textual 1) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Borrowings (Details Textual 1) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2012	Nov. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Nov. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Feb. 28, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative fixed average interest rate	2.80%
Cash flow hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Net losses reclassified from AOCI to interest expense, net		$ (700,000)	$ (1,000,000)	$ (200,000)	$ (3,300,000)
Interest rate swap contracts [Member] \| Cash flow hedging [Member] \| Interest Expense [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Net losses reclassified from AOCI to interest expense, net		(2,000,000)	(2,100,000)	(6,200,000)	(6,200,000)
Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swap contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value of interest rate swap agreements		500,000,000		500,000,000		500,000,000
Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swap contracts [Member] \| Cash flow hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value of interest rate swap agreements	500,000,000.0
Not designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swap contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value of interest rate swap agreements	500,000,000.0	$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000.0