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Related Party Transaction, Immediate Termination Conditions, Minimum Percent of Outstanding Equity Securities Acquired by Competitor or Affiliate of Counterparty

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Related Party Transaction, Margin Fee Per Case

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Related Party Transaction, Number Of Barrels To Be Brewed By Affiliate

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Related Party Transaction, Number of Members of Board of Directors Able to be Designated by Related Party

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Related Party Transaction, Required Cost Savings To Share Savings Per Agreement

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Related Party Transaction, Royalty Fee Per Barrel

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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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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 23, 2016 barrel $ / barrel	Aug. 31, 2016 $ / case	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) member shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
A-B ownership of outstanding stock, shares \| shares			6,069,047
Wynwood
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of interest purchased in investment					24.50%
Affiliated entity \| Contract Brewing Agreement \| A - B Commercial Strategies, LLC (ABCS)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of barrels to be brewed by affiliate \| barrel	300,000
Required cost savings to share savings per agreement	10.00
Affiliated entity \| International Distribution Agreement \| Anheuser-Busch Worldwide Investments, LLC (ABWI)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fees earned from related party per agreement \| $			$ 20.0	$ 6.0	$ 5.0	$ 3.0
Term of contract and revenue recognition period	10 years
Affiliated entity \| International Distribution Agreement \| Anheuser-Busch Worldwide Investments, LLC (ABWI) \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Royalty fee per barrel (usd per barrel)	40
Affiliated entity \| International Distribution Agreement \| Anheuser-Busch Worldwide Investments, LLC (ABWI) \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Royalty fee per barrel (usd per barrel)	30
Affiliated entity \| Master Distributor Agreement \| Anheuser-Busch, LLC (A-B)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Period for prior written notice to terminate agreement		6 months
Minimum percentage of outstanding equity securities acquired by competitor or affiliate of counterparty		10.00%
Maximum period to appoint new CEO if current CEO ceases to function or is terminated		6 months
Margin fee per case (usd per case) \| $ / case		0.25
Amount per case to be reinvested (usd per case) \| $ / case		0.25
Affiliated entity \| Exchange Agreement \| Anheuser-Busch, LLC (A-B)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Exchange Agreement, number of members of board of directors A-B entitled to designate \| member			2
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc \| Anheuser-Busch, LLC (A-B)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
A-B ownership of outstanding stock, percentage			31.10%	31.30%