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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Vendor
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]  
Purchase commitments $ 154.6us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
Minimum  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]  
Company's current brewing and packaging percentage 95.00%sam_PercentageOfProductionVolumes
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Machinery and plant equipment  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]  
Purchase commitments 19.8us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Barley and Wheat  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]  
Purchase commitments 28.9us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= sam_BarleyAndWheatMember
Number of suppliers 2sam_NumberOfSuppliers
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= sam_BarleyAndWheatMember
Hops, Barley and Wheat  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]  
Purchase commitments 62.1us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= sam_HopsBarleyAndWheatMember
Apples and other ingredients  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]  
Purchase commitments 26.9us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= sam_ApplesAndOtherIngredientsMember
Glass Bottles  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]  
Purchase commitments 17.0us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= sam_GlassBottlesMember
Advertising Contracts  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]  
Purchase commitments 24.4us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= sam_AdvertisingMember
Other Commitments  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]  
Purchase commitments 4.4us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= sam_OtherPurchaseCommitmentMember
Hops  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]  
Purchase commitments $ 33.2us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= sam_HopsMember