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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 29, 2012	Feb. 28, 2011	Feb. 28, 2010	Feb. 28, 2009
Receivables
Number of receivables valuation reserves	2
Gross trade receivable | Customer concentration risk
Receivables
Number of major customers with whom the entity has significant concentrations of credit risk	2
Gross trade receivable | Customer concentration risk | Largest customer
Receivables
Percentage of concentration risk	12.80%
Gross trade receivable | Customer concentration risk | Second largest customer
Receivables
Percentage of concentration risk	11.70%
Gross trade receivable | Customer concentration risk | Five top customers
Receivables
Percentage of concentration risk	37.00%	39.00%
Number of customers in a group with significant receivable balances	5
Allowances for doubtful accounts
Receivables
Valuation reserve	$ 1,811	$ 2,108	$ 1,390	$ 1,916
Allowances for back-to-stock returns
Receivables
Valuation reserve	$ 3,730	$ 2,040	$ 1,956	$ 1,840

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- Definition

Risks that arise due to the volume of business transacted with a major customer, expressed as the number of major customers of the entity.

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Represents the number of customers as a group with significant receivable balances.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 09

-Article 12



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