Supplemental Guarantor Information Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 317.6	$ 624.6	$ 337.6	$ 442.3
Accounts receivable, net	459.1us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	527.7us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Other receivables, net	131.2us-gaap_OtherReceivables	94.0us-gaap_OtherReceivables
Total inventories, net	229.2us-gaap_InventoryNet	202.2us-gaap_InventoryNet
Other current assets, net	114.8us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	103.2us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Deferred tax assets	26.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	27.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Total current assets	1,278.1us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	1,578.9us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Properties, net	1,640.6us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1,798.0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	2,021.1us-gaap_Goodwill	2,191.6us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangibles, net	5,229.5	5,755.8
Investment in MillerCoors	2,499.1tap_InvestmentInEquityMethodInvestment	2,388.6tap_InvestmentInEquityMethodInvestment
Deferred tax assets	40.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	58.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Total assets	12,951.7us-gaap_Assets	13,996.3us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities :
Deferred tax liabilities	183.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	164.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	941.2us-gaap_DebtCurrent	849.4us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Discontinued operations	5.0	6.1
Total current liabilities	2,254.1us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	2,325.3us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt	2,310.1us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	2,337.1us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Pension and postretirement benefits	273.9	542.9
Deferred tax liabilities	717.4	784.3
Discontinued operations	12.8	15.5
Total liabilities	5,666.6us-gaap_Liabilities	6,110.2us-gaap_Liabilities
MCBC stockholders' equity	7,261.1us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	7,863.3us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests	24.0us-gaap_MinorityInterest	22.8us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity	7,285.1	7,886.1
Total liabilities and equity	12,951.7	13,996.3
Parent Guarantor and 2012 Issuer [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	50.1	40.9	28.6	90.6
Accounts receivable, net	0	2.3
Other receivables, net	53.5	17.4
Total inventories, net	0	0
Other current assets, net	5.6	7.0
Deferred tax assets	2.1	2.2
Intercompany accounts receivable	0	0
Total current assets	111.3	69.8
Properties, net	27.9	26.9
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangibles, net	0	0
Investment in MillerCoors	0	0
Net investment in and advances to subsidiaries	12,054.7	12,582.8
Deferred tax assets	12.9	21.3
Other assets	55.9	31.1
Total assets	12,262.7	12,731.9
Current liabilities :
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	59.8	61.9
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	127.8	0
Discontinued operations	0	0
Intercompany accounts payable	2,878.7	2,881.1
Total current liabilities	3,066.3	2,943.0
Long-term debt	1,916.4	1,907.3
Pension and postretirement benefits	3.0	2.9
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities	17.0	16.6
Discontinued operations	0	0
Intercompany notes payable	0	0
Total liabilities	5,002.7	4,869.8
MCBC stockholders' equity	7,261.1	7,863.3
Intercompany notes receivable	(1.1)	(1.2)
Total stockholders' equity	7,260.0	7,862.1
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	7,260.0	7,862.1
Total liabilities and equity	12,262.7	12,731.9
Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	168.8	470.7	108.3	248.7
Accounts receivable, net	329.8	391.0
Other receivables, net	56.2	50.3
Total inventories, net	188.8	170.1
Other current assets, net	67.6	55.4
Deferred tax assets	0.9	0
Intercompany accounts receivable	3,353.7	3,313.0
Total current assets	4,165.8	4,450.5
Properties, net	1,064.8	1,161.4
Goodwill	1,023.8	1,085.2
Other intangibles, net	3,559.4	3,883.9
Investment in MillerCoors	2,499.1	2,388.6
Net investment in and advances to subsidiaries	3,697.4	3,618.6
Deferred tax assets	15.3	23.4
Other assets	143.0	144.7
Total assets	16,168.6	16,756.3
Current liabilities :
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	753.9	903.3
Deferred tax liabilities	189.6	171.4
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	709.3	774.3
Discontinued operations	0	0
Intercompany accounts payable	310.4	312.8
Total current liabilities	1,963.2	2,161.8
Long-term debt	393.7	429.8
Pension and postretirement benefits	265.1	534.0
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities	43.8	45.8
Discontinued operations	0	0
Intercompany notes payable	1,200.5	1,211.9
Total liabilities	3,866.3	4,383.3
MCBC stockholders' equity	17,517.8	18,041.3
Intercompany notes receivable	(5,215.5)	(5,668.3)
Total stockholders' equity	12,302.3	12,373.0
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	12,302.3	12,373.0
Total liabilities and equity	16,168.6	16,756.3
Subsidiary Non Guarantors [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	98.7	113.0	200.7	103.0
Accounts receivable, net	129.3	134.4
Other receivables, net	21.5	26.3
Total inventories, net	40.4	32.1
Other current assets, net	41.6	40.8
Deferred tax assets	29.8	31.6
Intercompany accounts receivable	263.0	251.8
Total current assets	624.3	630.0
Properties, net	547.9	609.7
Goodwill	997.3	1,106.4
Other intangibles, net	1,670.1	1,871.9
Investment in MillerCoors	0	0
Net investment in and advances to subsidiaries	5,622.2	5,998.2
Deferred tax assets	0.1	1.2
Other assets	43.9	49.4
Total assets	9,505.8	10,266.8
Current liabilities :
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	311.2	339.8
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	104.1	75.1
Discontinued operations	5.0	6.1
Intercompany accounts payable	427.6	370.9
Total current liabilities	847.9	791.9
Long-term debt	0	0
Pension and postretirement benefits	5.8	6.0
Deferred tax liabilities	705.2	772.0
Other liabilities	37.5	42.7
Discontinued operations	12.8	15.5
Intercompany notes payable	5,216.6	5,669.5
Total liabilities	6,825.8	7,297.6
MCBC stockholders' equity	3,856.5	4,158.3
Intercompany notes receivable	(1,200.5)	(1,211.9)
Total stockholders' equity	2,656.0	2,946.4
Noncontrolling interests	24.0	22.8
Total equity	2,680.0	2,969.2
Total liabilities and equity	9,505.8	10,266.8
Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Other receivables, net	0	0
Total inventories, net	0	0
Other current assets, net	0	0
Deferred tax assets	(6.6)	(6.6)
Intercompany accounts receivable	(3,616.7)	(3,564.8)
Total current assets	(3,623.3)	(3,571.4)
Properties, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangibles, net	0	0
Investment in MillerCoors	0	0
Net investment in and advances to subsidiaries	(21,374.3)	(22,199.6)
Deferred tax assets	12.2	12.3
Other assets	0	0
Total assets	(24,985.4)	(25,758.7)
Current liabilities :
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities	(6.6)	(6.6)
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	0	0
Discontinued operations	0	0
Intercompany accounts payable	(3,616.7)	(3,564.8)
Total current liabilities	(3,623.3)	(3,571.4)
Long-term debt	0	0
Pension and postretirement benefits	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities	12.2	12.3
Other liabilities	0	0
Discontinued operations	0	0
Intercompany notes payable	(6,417.1)	(6,881.4)
Total liabilities	(10,028.2)	(10,440.5)
MCBC stockholders' equity	(21,374.3)	(22,199.6)
Intercompany notes receivable	6,417.1	6,881.4
Total stockholders' equity	(14,957.2)	(15,318.2)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	(14,957.2)	(15,318.2)
Total liabilities and equity	(24,985.4)	(25,758.7)
Consolidated [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	317.6	624.6	337.6	442.3
Accounts receivable, net	459.1	527.7
Other receivables, net	131.2	94.0
Total inventories, net	229.2	202.2
Other current assets, net	114.8	103.2
Deferred tax assets	26.2	27.2
Intercompany accounts receivable	0	0
Total current assets	1,278.1	1,578.9
Properties, net	1,640.6	1,798.0
Goodwill	2,021.1	2,191.6
Other intangibles, net	5,229.5	5,755.8
Investment in MillerCoors	2,499.1	2,388.6
Net investment in and advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred tax assets	40.5	58.2
Other assets	242.8	225.2
Total assets	12,951.7	13,996.3
Current liabilities :
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	1,124.9	1,305.0
Deferred tax liabilities	183.0	164.8
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	941.2	849.4
Discontinued operations	5.0	6.1
Intercompany accounts payable	0	0
Total current liabilities	2,254.1	2,325.3
Long-term debt	2,310.1	2,337.1
Pension and postretirement benefits	273.9	542.9
Deferred tax liabilities	717.4	784.3
Other liabilities	98.3	105.1
Discontinued operations	12.8	15.5
Intercompany notes payable	0	0
Total liabilities	5,666.6	6,110.2
MCBC stockholders' equity	7,261.1	7,863.3
Intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	7,261.1	7,863.3
Noncontrolling interests	24.0	22.8
Total equity	7,285.1	7,886.1
Total liabilities and equity	$ 12,951.7	$ 13,996.3

This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in MillerCoors (its unconsolidated joint venture subsidiary). This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment losses recognized.

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