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Goodwill (Details Textual) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||
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Feb. 28, 2014
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Aug. 31, 2013
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Feb. 28, 2014
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Feb. 28, 2013
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Feb. 29, 2012
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||||
| Purchase accounting allocations | $ 3,715,800,000 | $ 110,000,000 | |||
| Impairment of goodwill | 0 | 278,700,000 | 278,700,000 | 0 | 0 |
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Operating Segments [Member] | Wine and Spirits [Member]
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||||
| Purchase accounting allocations | 0 | 110,000,000 | |||
| Impairment of goodwill | 278,700,000 | ||||
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Operating Segments [Member] | Wine and Spirits [Member] | Mark West [Member]
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||||
| Purchase accounting allocations | 110,000,000 | ||||
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Operating Segments [Member] | Beer [Member]
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||||
| Purchase accounting allocations | 3,702,800,000 | 0 | |||
| Impairment of goodwill | 0 | ||||
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Operating Segments [Member] | Beer [Member] | Beer Business Acquisition [Member]
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||||
| Purchase accounting allocations | 3,702,800,000 | ||||
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Consolidation and Eliminations [Member]
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||||
| Purchase accounting allocations | 13,000,000 | 0 | |||
| Impairment of goodwill | 0 | ||||
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Consolidation and Eliminations [Member] | Beer Business Acquisition [Member]
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||||
| Purchase accounting allocations | $ 13,000,000 | ||||