Constellation Brands, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Acquisitions (Details Textual)

Acquisitions (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details Textual) (USD $)	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013	Jun. 07, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 06, 2014	Feb. 29, 2012	Jun. 05, 2013	May 27, 2014	Jun. 30, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash acquired	$ 3,500,000us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
Maximum borrowing amount under credit facility	3,712,300,000
Cash and cash equivalents	110,100,000	63,900,000	331,500,000	232,000,000		308,000,000	85,800,000
Other long-term debt	154,900,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt	51,200,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt		13,000,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt
Fair value of preexisting equity interest	0
Gain on remeasurement to fair value of equity method investment	0	1,642,000,000	0
Crown Imports [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preexisting equity interest								50.00%
Other [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings under revolving credit facility				208,000,000		100,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing amount under credit facility	850,000,000								850,000,000.0
Outstanding borrowings under revolving credit facility				580,000,000		150,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| May 2013 Senior Notes [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of notes				1,550,000,000.0
Senior Credit Facility - Term Loans [Member] \| European Term Loans [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing amount under credit facility				1,500,000,000.0
Senior Credit Facility - Term Loans [Member] \| European Term A Facility [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing amount under credit facility	481,300,000			500,000,000.0
Senior Credit Facility - Term Loans [Member] \| European Term B Facility [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing amount under credit facility				1,000,000,000.0
Senior Credit Facility - Term Loans [Member] \| U.S. Term A-2 Facility [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing amount under credit facility	649,700,000			675,000,000.0
Beer Business Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash acquired		106,800,000		106,800,000
Fair value of preexisting equity interest		(1,845,000,000)		(1,845,000,000)
Acquisition-related costs	22,100,000	52,300,000	26,000,000	100,400,000
Beer Business Acquisition [Member] \| Crown Imports [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of preexisting equity interest				1,845,000,000
Gain on remeasurement to fair value of equity method investment				1,642,000,000
Beer Business Acquisition [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Beer [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, purchase price				5,226,400,000
Cash paid at closing				4,745,000,000
Cash acquired				106,800,000
Fair value of additional EBITDA payment				543,300,000
EBITDA purchase price adjustment				558,000,000
Imputed interest				14,700,000
Goodwill expected to be tax deductible				1,647,000,000
Required build out				2,000,000,000
Existing hectoliter output				1,000,000,000
Beer Business Acquisition [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Beer [Member] \| Trademarks [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired indefinite lived intangible assets				2,305,500,000
Beer Business Acquisition [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Beer [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired definite lived intangible assets				22,500,000
Life of definite lived intangible assets				25 years
Beer Business Acquisition [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Beer [Member] \| Copyrights [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired definite lived intangible assets				6,500,000
Life of definite lived intangible assets				2 years
Beer Business Acquisition [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Beer [Member] \| Distribution Rights [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired definite lived intangible assets				400,000
Life of definite lived intangible assets				1 year 7 months
Beer Business Acquisition [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Beer [Member] \| Favorable Interim Supply Agreement [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired definite lived intangible assets				68,300,000
Life of definite lived intangible assets				3 years
Crown Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired equity interest				50.00%						50.00%
Glass Production Plant [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Beer [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, purchase price					$ 290,600,000