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Acquisition (Details) (USD $)
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6 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | |||||
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Aug. 31, 2014
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Feb. 28, 2014
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Feb. 28, 2013
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Aug. 31, 2014
Operating Segments [Member]
Beer [Member]
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Feb. 28, 2014
Operating Segments [Member]
Beer [Member]
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Feb. 28, 2013
Operating Segments [Member]
Beer [Member]
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Jun. 07, 2013
Beer Business Acquisition [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2013
Beer Business Acquisition [Member]
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Jun. 07, 2013
Beer Business Acquisition [Member]
Operating Segments [Member]
Beer [Member]
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||||||||
| Cash | $ 106.8 | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 193.7 | ||||||||
| Inventories | 243.1 | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other | 103.9 | ||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 698.9 | ||||||||
| Goodwill | 6,415.1 | 6,408.1 | 2,722.3 | 3,715.2 | 3,714.6 | 13.0 | 3,715.8 | ||
| Intangible assets | 2,403.2 | ||||||||
| Other assets | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Total assets acquired | 7,465.7 | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 123.2 | ||||||||
| Accrued excise taxes | 14.4 | ||||||||
| Other accrued expenses and liabilities | 72.9 | ||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 66.4 | ||||||||
| Other liabilities | 10.6 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities assumed | 287.5 | ||||||||
| Total estimated fair value | 7,178.2 | ||||||||
| Less - fair value of the Company's preexisting 50% equity interest in Crown Imports | 0 | 1,845.0 | 1,845.0 | ||||||
| Less - cash acquired | 0 | (106.8) | (106.8) | (106.8) | |||||
| Aggregate purchase price | $ 5,226.4 |
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accrued Excise Tax No definition available.
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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of assets acquired at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for costs that provide economic benefits in future periods, and amount of other assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount due from customers or clients for goods or services, including trade receivables, that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, and amounts due from others, including related parties expected to be converted to cash, sold or exchanged within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of liabilities incurred for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business and related party payables, assumed at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of other liabilities due within one year or within the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of inventory recognized as of the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of other liabilities due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of other assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Fair value at acquisition-date of the equity interest in the acquiree held by the acquirer, immediately before the acquisition date for businesses combined in stages. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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