Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details 1)

v2.4.1.9
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details 1) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income        
Sales $ 1,708.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 1,593.5us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 5,165.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 3,973.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Less - excise taxes (166.9)stz_ExciseTaxes (150.2)stz_ExciseTaxes (493.9)stz_ExciseTaxes (396.5)stz_ExciseTaxes
Net sales 1,541.7stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes 1,443.3stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes 4,671.8stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes 3,576.5stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
Cost of product sold (902.8)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold (833.6)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold (2,690.8)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold (2,133.7)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
Gross profit 638.9us-gaap_GrossProfit 609.7us-gaap_GrossProfit 1,981.0us-gaap_GrossProfit 1,442.8us-gaap_GrossProfit
Selling, general and administrative expenses (263.3)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense (245.9)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense (834.5)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense (675.6)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Operating income 375.6us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 363.8us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 1,146.5us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 2,108.3us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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Interest income 0.4us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome 2.0us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome 1.0us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome 5.9us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
Intercompany interest income 0us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty 0us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty 0us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty 0us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty
Interest expense (86.4)us-gaap_InterestExpense (91.6)us-gaap_InterestExpense (258.4)us-gaap_InterestExpense (240.6)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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Loss on write-off of financing costs 0stz_LossOnWriteOffOfFinancingCosts 0stz_LossOnWriteOffOfFinancingCosts (4.4)stz_LossOnWriteOffOfFinancingCosts 0stz_LossOnWriteOffOfFinancingCosts
Income before income taxes 310.8us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 292.2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 905.8us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 1,961.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes (88.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (81.2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (281.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (176.0)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Comprehensive income 108.8us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 240.4us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 530.1us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 1,747.8us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets 0us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment 0us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment 0us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment (300.9)us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment
Gain on remeasurement to fair value of preexisting equity interest 0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain 0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain 0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain 1,642.0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain
Parent Company [Member]        
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income        
Sales 662.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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641.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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1,802.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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1,762.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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Less - excise taxes (88.7)stz_ExciseTaxes
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(80.9)stz_ExciseTaxes
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(241.9)stz_ExciseTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(234.2)stz_ExciseTaxes
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net sales 574.1stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
560.2stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,560.1stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
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1,528.7stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
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Cost of product sold (462.1)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(478.8)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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(1,259.0)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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(1,303.8)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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81.4us-gaap_GrossProfit
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301.1us-gaap_GrossProfit
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224.9us-gaap_GrossProfit
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Selling, general and administrative expenses (97.1)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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(95.6)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(291.2)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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(315.0)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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(14.2)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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9.9us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(90.1)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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285.6us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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761.3us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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2,008.4us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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0us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
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0us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
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0.1us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
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46.6us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty
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133.2us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty
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117.3us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty
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(75.7)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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(224.4)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(206.5)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Intercompany interest expense (58.6)us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(47.6)us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(162.1)us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(130.3)us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Loss on write-off of financing costs     0stz_LossOnWriteOffOfFinancingCosts
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Income before income taxes 174.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
194.7us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
517.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,698.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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16.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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106.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
87.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
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211.0us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
624.7us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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1,785.9us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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240.4us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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530.1us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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1,747.8us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets       0us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment
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Gain on remeasurement to fair value of preexisting equity interest       0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain
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Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]        
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income        
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1,182.4us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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3,927.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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2,815.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(51.2)stz_ExciseTaxes
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(204.3)stz_ExciseTaxes
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(110.3)stz_ExciseTaxes
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1,131.2stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
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3,723.0stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
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2,705.5stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
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(779.1)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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(2,849.7)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(1,871.8)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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352.1us-gaap_GrossProfit
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873.3us-gaap_GrossProfit
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833.7us-gaap_GrossProfit
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Selling, general and administrative expenses (109.4)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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(116.3)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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(410.4)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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(260.8)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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235.8us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
462.9us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
2,214.9us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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18.7us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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23.5us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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92.8us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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0us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
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0us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
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0us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
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44.9us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty
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162.5us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty
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122.8us-gaap_InterestIncomeRelatedParty
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(0.5)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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(1.0)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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(3.5)us-gaap_InterestExpense
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(44.0)us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
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(133.0)us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
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(110.4)us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
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254.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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514.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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2,316.6us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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(93.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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(192.0)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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(246.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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161.6us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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322.9us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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2,070.3us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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183.1us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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324.7us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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2,098.9us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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Subsidiary Nonguarantors [Member]        
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income        
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591.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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2,300.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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1,413.2us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
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(18.1)stz_ExciseTaxes
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(47.7)stz_ExciseTaxes
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(52.0)stz_ExciseTaxes
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573.5stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
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2,253.1stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
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1,361.2stz_SalesRevenueNetOfExciseTaxes
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(391.4)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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(1,423.8)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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(931.3)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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182.1us-gaap_GrossProfit
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829.3us-gaap_GrossProfit
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429.9us-gaap_GrossProfit
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(38.5)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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(145.1)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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(112.6)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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