Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events On November 11, 2019, Craft Brew Alliance, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Company”), Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“A-B”), and Barrel Subsidiary, Inc., a Washington corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of A-B (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company continuing as the surviving entity in the Merger as a direct subsidiary of A-B. A-B, which currently owns 31.2% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, has agreed to acquire the remaining outstanding shares for $16.50 per share in cash (the “Merger Consideration”). The Agreement provides that, at the Effective Time, each then outstanding option to purchase Shares (a “Company Option”), whether vested or unvested, shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, fully vest (to the extent unvested) and shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive (without interest) an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Shares subject to the Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (ii) the excess, if any, of (A) the Merger Consideration over (B) the exercise price per Share of such Company Option. In addition, each then outstanding restricted stock unit award corresponding to Shares (a “Company RSU Award”) shall, automatically and without any required action on the part of the holder thereof, be cancelled and converted into the right to receive (without interest) an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Shares subject to such Company RSU Award (which number, for any performance-based Company RSU Awards, shall equal (x) for Company RSU Awards for the 2017-2019 performance cycle, thirty-three percent of the number of Shares that would be earned based on target performance and (y) for Company RSU Awards for the 2018-2020 and 2019-2021 performance cycles, one hundred percent of the number of Shares that would be earned on target performance), multiplied by (ii) the Merger Consideration. Completion of the transaction is contingent on the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including approval by a majority of the outstanding shares held by shareholders not affiliated with A-B and certain regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close in 2020.

Subsequent Events

On November 11, 2019, Craft Brew Alliance, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Company”), Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“A-B”), and Barrel Subsidiary, Inc., a Washington corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of A-B (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company continuing as the surviving entity in the Merger as a direct subsidiary of A-B. A-B, which currently owns 31.2% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, has agreed to acquire the remaining outstanding shares for $16.50 per share in cash (the “Merger Consideration”). The Agreement provides that, at the Effective Time, each then outstanding option to purchase Shares (a “Company Option”), whether vested or unvested, shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, fully vest (to the extent unvested) and shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive (without interest) an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Shares subject to the Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (ii) the excess, if any, of (A) the Merger Consideration over (B) the exercise price per Share of such Company Option. In addition, each then outstanding restricted stock unit award corresponding to Shares (a “Company RSU Award”) shall, automatically and without any required action on the part of the holder thereof, be cancelled and converted into the right to receive (without interest) an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Shares subject to such Company RSU Award (which number, for any performance-based Company RSU Awards, shall equal (x) for Company RSU Awards for the 2017-2019 performance cycle, thirty-three percent of the number of Shares that would be earned based on target performance and (y) for Company RSU Awards for the 2018-2020 and 2019-2021 performance cycles, one hundred percent of the number of Shares that would be earned on target performance), multiplied by (ii) the Merger Consideration. Completion of the transaction is contingent on the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including approval by a majority of the outstanding shares held by shareholders not affiliated with A-B and certain regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close in 2020.