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Investments Other Equity Method Investments (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Nov. 05, 2013
Modelo Molson Imports L P MMI [Member]
CAD
Mar. 31, 2014
Modelo Molson Imports L P MMI [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Modelo [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Modelo [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Canada [Member]
Licensing Agreements [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Canada [Member]
Licensing Agreements [Member]
USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions       50.00%us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeCumulativePercentageOwnershipAfterAllTransactions
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= tap_ModeloMolsonImportsLPMmiMember
  50.00%us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeCumulativePercentageOwnershipAfterAllTransactions
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tap_ModeloMember
   
Termination fee income         $ 0tap_IncomeLossfromTerminationofJointVenture
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tap_ModeloMember
[1] $ (63.2)tap_IncomeLossfromTerminationofJointVenture
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tap_ModeloMember
[1]    
Gain on early termination of joint venture     70.0us-gaap_GainLossOnContractTermination
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= tap_ModeloMolsonImportsLPMmiMember
         
Amortization of Intangible Assets 7.8us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 15.5us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets         0us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_CA
[1] 4.9us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_CA
[1]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived             8.9us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_CA
 
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net               4.9us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_CA
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments 1.4us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 4.2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments   0.7us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= tap_ModeloMolsonImportsLPMmiMember
       
Related Party Transaction, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses from Transactions with Related Party       $ 1.1us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= tap_ModeloMolsonImportsLPMmiMember
       
[1] Upon termination of our MMI operations in the first quarter of 2014, we recognized termination fee income and charges associated with the write-off of the definite-lived intangible asset associated with the joint venture. See Note 4, "Investments" for further discussion.