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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 29, 2012
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT |
Schedule of fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheets |
(in thousands)
February 29, 2012
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Accrued |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Expenses |  |  |
|  |  |  | Final |  |  |  | and Other |  | Derivative |
|  |  |  | Settlement |  | Notional |  | Current |  | Liabilities, |
Designated as hedging instruments |  | Hedge Type |  | Date |  | Amount |  | Liabilities |  | Noncurrent |
Foreign currency contracts - sell Canadian |  | Cash flow |  | 12/2012 |  | $ | 7,000 |  | $ | 163 |  | - |
Interest rate swap |  | Cash flow |  | 6/2014 |  | $ | 75,000 |  | 3,531 |  | 5,022 |
Total fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,694 |  | $ | 5,022 |
February 28, 2011
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Accrued |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Expenses |  |  |
|  |  |  | Final |  |  |  | and Other |  | Derivative |
|  |  |  | Settlement |  | Notional |  | Current |  | Liabilities, |
Designated as hedging instruments |  | Hedge Type |  | Date |  | Amount |  | Liabilities |  | Noncurrent |
Foreign currency contracts - sell Pounds |  | Cash flow |  | 2/2012 |  | £ | 7,000 |  | $ | 197 |  | $ | - |
Foreign currency contracts - sell Canadian |  | Cash flow |  | 12/2012 |  | $ | 13,000 |  | 208 |  | 191 |
Foreign currency contracts - sell Euros |  | Cash flow |  | 2/2012 |  | € | 5,000 |  | 374 |  | - |
Subtotal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 779 |  | 191 |
Interest rate swaps |  | Cash flow |  | 6/2014 |  | $ | 125,000 |  | 3,785 |  | 5,840 |
Total fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 4,564 |  | $ | 6,031
Schedule of pre tax effect of derivative instruments |
(in thousands)
|  | Fiscal Years Ended |
|  | Gain \ (Loss) |  | Gain \ (Loss) Reclassified |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Recognized in OCI |  | from Accumulated Other |  |  | Gain \ (Loss) Recognized |
|  | (effective portion) |  | Comprehensive Loss into Income |  |  | as Income (1) |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | Location |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  |  | Location |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Currency contracts - ordinary and cash flow hedges |  | $ | 563 |  | $ | (1,556 | ) | SG&A |  | $ | (244 | ) | $ | 209 |  |  | SG&A |  | $ | (63 | ) | $ | (16 | )
Interest rate swaps - cash flow hedges |  | (3,353 | ) | (3,600 | ) | Interest expense |  | (4,424 | ) | (5,997 | ) |  |  |  | - |  | - |
Total |  | $ | (2,790 | ) | $ | (5,156 | ) |  |  | $ | (4,668 | ) | $ | (5,788 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (63 | ) | $ | (16 | )
(1) The amounts shown represent the ineffective portion of the change in fair value of a cash flow hedge.
Schedule of cash and cash equivalents and investments |
(in thousands)
|  |  | February 29, 2012 |  |  | February 28, 2011 |
|  |  | Carrying |  | Range of |  |  | Carrying |  | Range of |
|  |  | Amount |  | Interest Rates |  |  | Amount |  | Interest Rates |
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash, interest and non-interest-bearing accounts - unrestricted |  |  | $ | 18,375 |  | 0.00 to 1.70% |  |  | $ | 16,587 |  | 0.00 to 1.60% |
Cash, interest and non-interest-bearing accounts - restricted |  |  | 2,670 |  | 0.00 to 1.25% |  |  | 2,611 |  | 0.00 to 1.25% |
Commercial paper |  |  | - |  | - |  |  | 1,560 |  | 0.13% |
Money market funds |  |  | 801 |  | 0.53 to 4.32% |  |  | 6,435 |  | 0.03 to 3.27% |
Total cash and cash equivalents |  |  | $ | 21,846 |  |  |  |  | $ | 27,193 |  |  |
Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Auction rate securities |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  |  | $ | 20,711 |  | 1.76 to 8.47% |
Mutual funds, principally equity based |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1,233 |  |  |
Total investments |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  |  | $ | 21,944

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