Related Party Transactions - Amounts Due To or From A-B and ABWI (Details) - Affiliated entity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Anheuser Busch LLC (A-B)
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party [Abstract]
Net amount due from related party	$ 15,966	$ 14,208
Anheuser Busch LLC (A-B) | Fees due related to beer sales
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party [Abstract]
Due from related parties	17,946	15,663
Anheuser Busch LLC (A-B) | Refundable deposits
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party [Abstract]
Due to related parties	(2,840)	(1,619)
Anheuser Busch LLC (A-B) | Services rendered
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party [Abstract]
Due to related parties	(5,140)	(4,836)
Anheuser-Busch Worldwide Investments, LLC (ABWI) and Anheuser Busch, LLC (A-B) | Fees due related to international distribution fee and media reimbursement
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party [Abstract]
Due from related parties	$ 6,000	$ 5,000