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2417403 - Disclosure - Supplemental Information (Net Sales by Geography) (Details)
(http://www.brown-forman.com/role/SupplementalInformationNetSalesByGeographyDetails)
TableSchedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000014693 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2015-05-01 - 2016-04-30
2014-05-01 - 2015-04-30
2013-05-01 - 2014-04-30
Geographical [Axis]Geographical [Axis]Geographical [Axis]
UNITED STATESEurope [Member]Australia [Member]Other Countries [Member]Geographical [Domain]UNITED STATESEurope [Member]Australia [Member]Other Countries [Member]Geographical [Domain]UNITED STATESEurope [Member]Australia [Member]Other Countries [Member]Geographical [Domain]
Net sales by geography
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
1,838,000,000  
1,242,000,000  
379,000,000  
552,000,000  
4,011,000,000  
1,780,000,000  
1,270,000,000  
431,000,000  
615,000,000  
4,096,000,000  
1,624,000,000  
1,264,000,000  
469,000,000  
589,000,000  
3,946,000,000