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

Borrowings (Details Textual 1) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Borrowings (Details Textual 1) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2012	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative fixed average interest rate	2.80%
LIBOR [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Floating LIBOR rate debt	500,000,000
Cash flow hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Net losses reclassified from AOCI to interest expense		(3,900,000)	(4,000,000)	(3,100,000)
Interest rate swap contracts [Member] \| Cash flow hedging [Member] \| Interest expense [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Net losses reclassified from AOCI to interest expense		(8,300,000)	(8,200,000)	(8,000,000)
Interest rate swap contracts [Member] \| Designated as hedging instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value of interest rate swap agreements		500,000,000	500,000,000
Interest rate swap contracts [Member] \| Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Cash flow hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value of interest rate swap agreements	500,000,000.0
Interest rate swap contracts [Member] \| Not designated as hedging instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value of interest rate swap agreements	500,000,000.0	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000