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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Borrowings (Details Textual 3)

Borrowings (Details Textual 3) (Other [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Borrowings (Details Textual 3) (Other [Member], USD $)	Sep. 29, 2014	Oct. 01, 2013	Nov. 30, 2014	Jun. 06, 2014	Jun. 07, 2013
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings under accounts receivable securitization facility				$ 100,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit	$ 208,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
CBI accounts receivable securitization facility [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Accounts receivable securitization facility, Term	364 days	364 days
Accounts receivable securitization facility, Maximum borrowings one			190,000,000.0
Accounts receivable securitization facility, Maximum borrowings two			290,000,000.0
Outstanding borrowings under accounts receivable securitization facility			0
Remaining borrowing capacity			275,000,000
Crown accounts receivable securitization facility [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Accounts receivable securitization facility, Term	364 days	364 days
Accounts receivable securitization facility, Maximum borrowings one			100,000,000.0
Accounts receivable securitization facility, Maximum borrowings two			160,000,000.0
Outstanding borrowings under accounts receivable securitization facility			0
Remaining borrowing capacity			$ 110,000,000

- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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