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INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2012
Feb. 28, 2011
Feb. 28, 2010
Components of income (loss) before income tax expense      
U.S. $ 26,445,000 $ 17,189,000 $ 14,529,000
Non-U.S. 99,647,000 85,439,000 65,576,000
Income before income taxes 126,092,000 102,628,000 80,105,000
U.S.      
Current 5,342,000 5,373,000 3,924,000
Deferred 4,630,000 2,381,000 2,637,000
U.S. 9,972,000 7,754,000 6,561,000
Non-U.S.      
Current 5,204,000 1,609,000 963,000
Deferred 542,000 (40,000) 764,000
Non-U.S. 5,746,000 1,569,000 1,727,000
Total 15,718,000 9,323,000 8,288,000
Effective income tax rate reconciliation      
Expected effective income tax rate at the U.S. statutory rate of 35 percent (as a percent) 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%
Impact of U.S. state income taxes (as a percent) 1.50% 1.70% 1.80%
Decrease in income taxes resulting from income from non-U.S. operations subject to varying income tax rates (as a percent) (13.60%) (17.40%) (9.80%)
Effect of zero tax rate in Macau (as a percent) (9.50%) (10.20%) (17.10%)
Decrease in income taxes resulting from tax audit settlements (as a percent) (0.90%) 0.00% 0.00%
Effect of asset impairment charges, most of which are non-deductible (as a percent) 0.00% 0.00% 0.40%
Effective income tax rate (as a percent) 12.50% 9.10% 10.30%
Deferred tax assets, gross:      
Operating loss carryforwards 26,876,000 30,881,000  
Accounts receivable 3,632,000 720,000  
Inventories 8,256,000 7,760,000  
Accrued expenses and other 11,534,000 14,099,000  
Foreign currency contracts, interest rate swaps, and deferred exchange gains 2,656,000 3,314,000  
Total gross deferred tax assets 52,954,000 56,774,000  
Valuation allowance (24,644,000) (26,346,000)  
Deferred tax liabilities:      
Depreciation and amortization (73,250,000) (34,801,000)  
Total deferred tax assets (liabilities), net (44,940,000) (4,373,000)  
Net decrease in valuation allowance $ 1,700,000