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Auto Loan Receivables (Ending Managed Receivables By Major Credit Grade) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017
Financing Receivable, By Major Credit Grade [Line Items]
Total ending managed receivables	$ 11,252.8	$ 10,681.3
Total ending managed receivables as percentage by major credit grade	100.00%	100.00%
Credit Grade A
Financing Receivable, By Major Credit Grade [Line Items]
Total ending managed receivables	$ 5,513.2	$ 5,223.4
Total ending managed receivables as percentage by major credit grade	49.00%	48.90%
Credit Grade B
Financing Receivable, By Major Credit Grade [Line Items]
Total ending managed receivables	$ 3,986.6	$ 3,739.4
Total ending managed receivables as percentage by major credit grade	35.40%	35.00%
Credit Grade C And Other
Financing Receivable, By Major Credit Grade [Line Items]
Total ending managed receivables	$ 1,753.0	$ 1,718.5
Total ending managed receivables as percentage by major credit grade	15.60%	16.10%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10(3))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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