Acquisitions (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011 Previously Held Equity Interest [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Whitehall Group [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Whitehall Group [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Kauffman Vodka Brand [Member] Country	Feb. 04, 2011 Russian Alcohol Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid to settle acquisition							$ 69,109,000			$ 5,000,000
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					1.7		(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				63,605,000		7,900,000
Discounted cash flow model, discount rate						11.13%			11.13%
Discounted cash flow model, terminal value growth rate						3.50%			3.00%
Discounted cash flow model, control premium						10.00%
Net sales	157,760,000	175,597,000	149,806,000	689,414,000			154,600,000
Net income				$ 78,329,000			$ 9,000,000
Brand exported to number of countries, minimum									25