Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended				11 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Feb. 04, 2011 Russian Alcohol Group [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Whitehall Group [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Whitehall Group [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Kauffman Vodka Brand [Member]	Dec. 31, 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
Additional shares issued for settlement of contingent consideration														938,501
Gain on remeasurement of previously held equity interests									7,898,000	0	63,605,000					7,900,000
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
Net sales	280,069,000	228,850,000	211,957,000	156,711,000	228,374,000	157,760,000	175,597,000	149,806,000	877,587,000	711,537,000	689,414,000		154,600,000
Net income									$ (1,291,816,000)	$ (104,667,000)	$ 78,329,000		$ 9,000,000