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Subsequent Events (Detail) - Distribution Agreement With Heineken Brazil [Member]	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2021
Disclosure of non-adjusting events after reporting period [line items]
Term of distribution agreement	5 years
Renewal term of distribution agreement	5 years

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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