Business Segment Information - Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
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Feb. 28, 2025 |
Feb. 29, 2024 |
Feb. 28, 2025 |
Feb. 29, 2024 |
Feb. 28, 2023 |
May 31, 2023 |
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| Net sales | $ 2,164,200,000 | $ 2,139,200,000 | $ 10,208,700,000 | $ 9,961,800,000 | $ 9,452,600,000 | |
| Cost of product sold | 4,894,100,000 | 4,944,300,000 | 4,683,600,000 | |||
| Operating income (loss) | 354,900,000 | 3,169,700,000 | 2,842,900,000 | |||
| Income (loss) from unconsolidated investments | (26,300,000) | (511,800,000) | (2,036,400,000) | |||
| Interest expense, net | (411,400,000) | (436,100,000) | (422,900,000) | |||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (82,800,000) | 2,221,800,000 | 383,600,000 | |||
| Capital expenditures | 1,214,100,000 | 1,269,100,000 | 1,035,400,000 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 447,000,000.0 | 429,200,000 | 387,000,000.0 | |||
| Unrealized net gain (loss) on securities measured at fair value | (47,900,000) | (85,400,000) | (45,900,000) | |||
| Equity method investments impairment | (8,700,000) | (136,100,000) | (1,060,300,000) | |||
| Net gain (loss) in connection with exchangeable shares | 7,200,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Interest expense | (418,400,000) | (443,600,000) | (415,900,000) | |||
| Interest income | 7,000,000.0 | 8,200,000 | 17,200,000 | |||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 0 | (700,000) | (24,200,000) | |||
| 2023 Canopy Promissory Note | ||||||
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| 2023 Canopy Promissory Note | $ 0 | |||||
| Other equity method investments | ||||||
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| Equity in earnings (losses) of equity method investees and related activities | 23,100,000 | 31,000,000.0 | 19,100,000 | |||
| Canopy equity method investment | ||||||
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| Equity method investments impairment | (123,500,000) | (1,060,300,000) | ||||
| Equity in earnings (losses) of equity method investees and related activities | 0 | (321,300,000) | (949,300,000) | |||
| Operating Segments | Beer | ||||||
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| Net sales | 8,539,800,000 | 8,162,600,000 | 7,465,000,000 | |||
| Cost of product sold | (3,973,700,000) | (3,948,400,000) | (3,527,200,000) | |||
| Marketing | $ (769,000,000.0) | $ (688,500,000) | $ (676,800,000) | |||
| Marketing as a percentage of net sales | 9.00% | 8.40% | 9.10% | |||
| General and Administrative Expense | $ (402,700,000) | $ (431,300,000) | $ (399,600,000) | |||
| Operating income (loss) | $ 3,394,400,000 | $ 3,094,400,000 | $ 2,861,500,000 | |||
| Operating margin | 39.70% | 37.90% | 38.30% | |||
| Capital expenditures | $ 991,500,000 | $ 947,900,000 | $ 813,900,000 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | $ 341,100,000 | $ 323,900,000 | $ 285,400,000 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization as a percentage of net sales | 4.00% | 4.00% | 3.80% | |||
| Operating Segments | Wine and Spirits | ||||||
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| Net sales | $ 1,668,900,000 | $ 1,799,200,000 | $ 1,987,600,000 | |||
| Cost of product sold | (926,600,000) | (963,100,000) | (1,060,400,000) | |||
| Marketing | $ (162,200,000) | $ (165,000,000.0) | $ (184,000,000.0) | |||
| Marketing as a percentage of net sales | 9.70% | 9.20% | 9.30% | |||
| General and Administrative Expense | $ (255,000,000.0) | $ (272,400,000) | $ (290,100,000) | |||
| Operating income (loss) | $ 325,100,000 | $ 398,700,000 | $ 453,100,000 | |||
| Operating margin | 19.50% | 22.20% | 22.80% | |||
| Capital expenditures | $ 177,000,000.0 | $ 185,600,000 | $ 151,800,000 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | $ 84,200,000 | $ 88,800,000 | $ 83,200,000 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization as a percentage of net sales | 5.00% | 4.90% | 4.20% | |||
| Operating Segments | Corporate Operations and Other | ||||||
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| Net sales | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |||
| Cost of product sold | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marketing | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| General and Administrative Expense | (244,600,000) | (247,600,000) | (277,900,000) | |||
| Operating income (loss) | (244,600,000) | (247,600,000) | (277,900,000) | |||
| Capital expenditures | 45,600,000 | 135,600,000 | 69,700,000 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 21,700,000 | 16,500,000 | 18,400,000 | |||
| Comparable Adjustments | ||||||
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| Cost of product sold | (6,200,000) | 32,800,000 | 96,000,000.0 | |||
| Operating income (loss) | 3,474,900,000 | 3,245,500,000 | 3,036,700,000 | |||
| Comparable adjustments | $ 3,120,000,000 | $ 75,800,000 | $ 193,800,000 | |||
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- Definition Expenditures for planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services. Costs of public relations and corporate promotions are typically considered to be marketing costs. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of expenditure for addition to long-lived assets included in determination of segment assets by chief operating decision maker (CODM) or otherwise regularly provided to CODM. Excludes expenditure for addition to financial instrument, long-term customer relationship of financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition cost, and deferred tax assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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