Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2011	Feb. 04, 2011 Russian Alcohol Group [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Whitehall Group [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Kauffman Vodka Brand [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Previously Held Equity Interest [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid to settle acquisition						$ 5,000,000	$ 69,109,000
Economic interest acquired							20.00%
Voting interest acquired							51.00%
Total consideration transferred							93,186,000
Intellectual property rights to Kauffman Vodka brand acquired							17,473,000
Contingent consideration					1,700,000		1,976,000
Cash settlement of contingent consideration							700,000
Increase to goodwill							200,000
Additional shares issued for settlement of contingent consideration							938,501
Gain on remeasurement of previously held equity interests	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,898,000	$ 0
Discounted cash flow model, discount rate								11.13%	11.13%
Discounted cash flow model, terminal value growth rate								3.00%	3.50%
Discounted cash flow model, control premium									10.00%
Brand exported to number of countries, minimum								25