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	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Beginning balance			$ 23,671us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Amortization expense	(757)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	(654)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	(1,526)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	(1,246)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Translation adjustments			(276)
Ending balance	24,511us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet		24,511us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Americas [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Beginning balance			19,328
Amortization expense			(1,104)
Ending balance	18,224		18,224
EMEA [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Beginning balance			4,343
Amortization expense			(422)
Translation adjustments			(276)
Ending balance	6,287		6,287
Asia-Pacific [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Beginning balance
Amortization expense
Translation adjustments
Ending balance
Customer-Related [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired			1,580
Ending balance	2,770		2,770
Customer-Related [Member] \| EMEA [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired			1,580
Customer-Related [Member] \| Asia-Pacific [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired
Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired			902
Ending balance	21,601		21,601
Trade Names [Member] \| EMEA [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired			902
Trade Names [Member] \| Asia-Pacific [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired
Technology-Based [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired			160
Ending balance	140		140
Technology-Based [Member] \| EMEA [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired			160
Technology-Based [Member] \| Asia-Pacific [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired