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Supplemental Cash Flow Information Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Notes) | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2016
Supplemental Cash Flow [Abstract] |
Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block] | 14. Supplemental Cash Flow Information Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
| Nine Months Ended November 30
(In thousands) | 2016 |  | 2015
Non-cash investing and financing activities: |  |  |  |  |
Increase in accrued capital expenditures | $ | 8,629 |  |  | $ | 6,563 |
Increase in finance and capital lease obligations | $ | 70,072 |  |  | $ | 92,001 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4313-108586 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4332-108586 + Details
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