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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts. Excludes excise and sales taxes.

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In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Gain (loss) related to the termination of a contract between the parties. The termination may be due to many causes including early termination of a lease by a lessee, a breach of contract by one party, or a failure to perform.

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Amount of impairment loss resulting from write-down of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value.

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Amount after tax of income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the parent.

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Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations before deduction of income tax expense (benefit) and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, and addition of income (loss) from equity method investments.

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Amount after tax of income (loss) from continuing operations including portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest.

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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Amount before accretion (amortization) of purchase discount (premium) of interest income on nonoperating securities.

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The loss recognized on termination of a contract.

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Amount of Net Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest.

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The cash inflow from the sale of an investment interest in a joint venture that the reporting entity has not previously accounted for using consolidation or the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of restructuring charges, remediation cost, and asset impairment loss.

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Segment Reporting Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations (Details) £ in Millions, CAD in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 10, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2014 CAD	Oct. 11, 2016
Segment Reporting
Net sales		$ 2,294.0	$ 947.6	$ 986.2	$ 657.2	$ 844.4	$ 1,017.4	$ 1,005.7	$ 700.0			$ 4,885.0	$ 3,567.5		$ 4,146.3
Interest expense												(271.6)	(120.3)		(145.0)
Interest income												27.2	8.3		11.3
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes												3,035.3	410.7		586.3
Income tax benefit (expense)					16.7					$ 37.9		(1,050.7)	(51.8)		(69.0)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest												1,984.6	358.9		517.3
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests												(5.9)	(3.3)		(3.8)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to MCBC		$ 1,438.9	$ 202.5	$ 174.1	$ 163.2	$ 33.4	$ 13.7	$ 229.3	$ 79.2			1,978.7	355.6		513.5
Total special items												(2,523.9)	346.7		324.4
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain												$ 2,965.0	$ 0.0		0.0
Modelo
Segment Reporting
Proceeds from divestiture of joint venture interest															$ (63.2)		CAD 70.0
Heineken [Member]
Segment Reporting
Gain (Loss) on Contract Termination \| £	£ 13.0
Proceeds From Collection of Termination Fees \| £														£ 8.0		£ 5.0
Millercoors [Member]
Segment Reporting
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		42.00%				42.00%					42.00%	42.00%	42.00%	42.00%	42.00%	42.00%	42.00%	100.00%
Total special items											$ 85.6
U.S.
Segment Reporting
Net sales												$ 1,566.6	$ 0.0		$ 0.0
Interest expense												0.0	0.0		0.0
Interest income												0.0	0.0		0.0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes												3,570.4	516.3		561.8
Canada
Segment Reporting
Net sales												1,425.7	1,511.5		1,793.9
Interest expense												0.0	0.0		0.0
Interest income												0.0	0.0		0.0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes												(135.5)	277.3		406.8
Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting
Loss on Contract Termination													29.4	£ 19.0
Net sales												1,760.2	1,914.9		2,200.3
Interest expense												0.0	0.0		0.0
Interest income												3.6	3.9		4.4
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes												138.0	(109.7)		(111.9)
Europe [Member] \| Heineken [Member]
Segment Reporting
Proceeds From Collection of Termination Fees													19.4
Europe [Member] \| Brand Impairment
Segment Reporting
Non-cash impairment on indefinite-lived intangible assets													275.0		360.0
MCI
Segment Reporting
Net sales												163.6	144.5		156.3
Interest expense												0.0	0.0		0.0
Interest income												0.0	0.0		0.0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes												(39.7)	(24.8)		(13.3)
Corporate
Segment Reporting
Net sales												1.0	1.0		1.1
Interest expense												(271.6)	(120.3)		(145.0)
Interest income												23.6	4.4		6.9
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes												(497.9)	(248.4)		(257.1)
Eliminations
Segment Reporting
Net sales												(32.1)	(4.4)		(5.3)
Interest expense												0.0	0.0		0.0
Interest income												0.0	0.0		0.0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes												$ 0.0	$ 0.0		$ 0.0
U.S.(1)
Segment Reporting
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain		$ 2,965.0