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Business Segment Information - Comparable Adjustments (Details)

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Business Segment Information - Comparable Adjustments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2023
Feb. 28, 2022
Feb. 28, 2021
Cost of product sold      
Net gain (loss) on undesignated commodity derivative contracts $ (34.8) $ 93.2 $ 7.7
Comparable Adjustments, Cost of product sold (4,683.6) (4,113.4) (4,148.9)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses      
Net gain (loss) on undesignated commodity derivative contracts (34.8) 93.2 7.7
Comparable Adjustments, Selling, general, and administrative expenses (1,926.1) (1,709.7) (1,674.9)
Impairment of brewery construction in progress 0.0 (665.9) 0.0
Insurance recovery related to a prior severe weather event 5.2 0.0 0.0
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations | Wine and Spirits Divestitures      
Selling, general, and administrative expenses      
Transition services agreements     13.0
Gain (loss) on sale of business     (33.6)
Other gains (losses)     (5.2)
Foreign currency contracts | Selling, general, and administrative expenses      
Cost of product sold      
Net gain (loss) on undesignated commodity derivative contracts (19.8) (16.7) (17.4)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses      
Net gain (loss) on undesignated commodity derivative contracts (19.8) (16.7) (17.4)
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]      
Cost of product sold      
Net flow through of reserved inventory 1.2 12.1 0.0
Strategic business development costs (1.2) (2.6) (29.8)
Recovery of (loss on) inventory write-down 0.2 (1.0) (70.4)
Flow through of inventory step-up (4.5) (0.1) (0.4)
COVID-19 incremental costs 0.0 0.0 (7.6)
Accelerated depreciation 0.0 0.0 (0.1)
Comparable Adjustments, Cost of product sold (96.0) 82.4 (51.6)
Asset impairment charges (66.5) 0.0 (6.0)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses      
Transaction, integration, and other acquisition-related costs (1.4) (1.4) (7.6)
Gain (loss) on sale of business 15.0 1.7 14.2
Restructuring and other strategic business development costs (9.9) 0.6 (23.9)
COVID-19 incremental costs 0.0 0.0 (7.6)
Other gains (losses) 23.3 (2.3) 14.3
Comparable Adjustments, Selling, general, and administrative expenses (97.8) (20.6) (45.4)
Impairment of brewery construction in progress 0.0 (665.9) 0.0
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of 0.0 0.0 (24.0)
Comparable Adjustments, Operating income (loss) (193.8) (604.1) (97.0)
Adjustment to understated excise tax accruals primarily related to a prior period acquisition 0.0 (13.3) 0.0
Decrease (increase) in estimated fair values of contingent liabilities associated with prior period acquisitions 12.9 (9.6) 9.7
Property tax settlement 0.0 10.4 0.0
Gain on sale of certain non-core assets 0.0 0.0 8.8
Recognition of previously deferred gain upon release of a related guarantee (37.8) 0.0 0.0
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations | Wine and Spirits Divestitures      
Selling, general, and administrative expenses      
Transition services agreements (20.5) (19.2) 0.4
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Wine and Spirits      
Selling, general, and administrative expenses      
Gain from remeasurement of previously held equity method investments 5.2 13.5 0.0
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Selling, general, and administrative expenses      
Cost of product sold      
COVID-19 incremental costs 0.0 0.0 (4.8)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses      
COVID-19 incremental costs 0.0 0.0 (4.8)
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Commodity derivative contracts      
Cost of product sold      
Net gain (loss) on undesignated commodity derivative contracts (15.0) 109.9 25.1
Settlements of undesignated commodity derivative contracts (76.7) (35.9) 31.6
Selling, general, and administrative expenses      
Net gain (loss) on undesignated commodity derivative contracts (15.0) 109.9 25.1
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Foreign currency contracts      
Cost of product sold      
Net gain (loss) on undesignated commodity derivative contracts 0.0 0.0 (8.0)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses      
Net gain (loss) on undesignated commodity derivative contracts $ 0.0 $ 0.0 $ (8.0)