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Borrowings (Details Textual 2) (USD $)
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9 Months Ended |
1 Months Ended |
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Nov. 30, 2014
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Nov. 30, 2013
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May 31, 2013
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Nov. 30, 2014
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May 14, 2013
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Jun. 07, 2013
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Nov. 03, 2014
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Dec. 05, 2007
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| Schedule of Debt [Line Items] |
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| Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes |
$ 800,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
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$ 3,725,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
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| Senior Notes [Member] | May 2013 Eight Year Senior Notes [Member] |
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| Schedule of Debt [Line Items] |
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| Aggregate principal amount of notes |
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500,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_MayTwoThousandThirteenEightYearSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Coupon rate of notes |
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3.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_MayTwoThousandThirteenEightYearSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Senior Notes [Member] | May 2013 Ten Year Senior Notes [Member] |
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| Schedule of Debt [Line Items] |
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| Aggregate principal amount of notes |
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1,050,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_MayTwoThousandThirteenTenYearSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Coupon rate of notes |
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4.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_MayTwoThousandThirteenTenYearSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Senior Notes [Member] | May 2013 Senior Notes [Member] |
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| Schedule of Debt [Line Items] |
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| Aggregate principal amount of notes |
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1,550,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_MayTwoThousandThirteenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes |
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1,535,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_MayTwoThousandThirteenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Percentage of outstanding principal amount as redemption price |
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100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_MayTwoThousandThirteenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Basis points above adjusted treasury rate |
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50.00%stz_BasisPointsAboveAdjustedTreasuryRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_MayTwoThousandThirteenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Percentage of outstanding principal amount, Escrowed |
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100.00%stz_PercentageOfOutstandingPrincipalAmountEscrowed
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_MayTwoThousandThirteenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Aggregate principal amount outstanding |
1,550,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_MayTwoThousandThirteenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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1,550,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_MayTwoThousandThirteenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Senior Notes [Member] | November 2014 Five Year Senior Notes [Member] |
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| Schedule of Debt [Line Items] |
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| Aggregate principal amount of notes |
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400,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_NovemberTwoThousandFourteenFiveYearSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Coupon rate of notes |
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3.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_NovemberTwoThousandFourteenFiveYearSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Senior Notes [Member] | November 2014 Ten Year Senior Notes [Member] |
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| Schedule of Debt [Line Items] |
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| Aggregate principal amount of notes |
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400,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_NovemberTwoThousandFourteenTenYearSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Coupon rate of notes |
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4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_NovemberTwoThousandFourteenTenYearSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Senior Notes [Member] | November 2014 Senior Notes [Member] |
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| Schedule of Debt [Line Items] |
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| Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes |
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789,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_NovemberTwoThousandFourteenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Percentage of outstanding principal amount as redemption price |
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100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_NovemberTwoThousandFourteenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Basis points above adjusted treasury rate |
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50.00%stz_BasisPointsAboveAdjustedTreasuryRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_NovemberTwoThousandFourteenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Aggregate principal amount outstanding |
800,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_NovemberTwoThousandFourteenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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800,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_NovemberTwoThousandFourteenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Senior Notes [Member] | December 2007 Senior Notes [Member] |
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| Schedule of Debt [Line Items] |
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| Aggregate principal amount of notes |
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$ 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_DecemberTwoThousandSevenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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| Coupon rate of notes |
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8.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stz_DecemberTwoThousandSevenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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