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

Borrowings (Details Textual 1) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
Borrowings (Details Textual 1) - USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016	Apr. 30, 2012	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative fixed average interest rate	1.20%	2.80%
LIBOR [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Floating LIBOR rate debt	$ 100,000,000	$ 500,000,000	$ 100,000,000
Cash flow hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Net losses reclassified from AOCI to interest expense			(26,000,000)	$ (3,900,000)	$ (4,000,000)
Interest rate swap contracts [Member] \| Cash flow hedging [Member] \| Interest expense [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Net losses reclassified from AOCI to interest expense			(8,100,000)	(8,300,000)	$ (8,200,000)
Interest rate swap contracts [Member] \| Designated as hedging instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value of interest rate swap agreements	600,000,000		600,000,000	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	100,000,000	500,000,000.0	100,000,000
Interest rate swap contracts [Member] \| Not designated as hedging instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value of interest rate swap agreements	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 500,000,000.0	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000