Represents the number of manufacturers or suppliers as a group with whom a volume of business is transacted or reliance is placed on that manufacturer or supplier.

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- Definition

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.

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Aggregate amount of general and administrative costs incurred in each period and charged to inventory.

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Actual or estimated amount of general and administrative costs remaining in inventory.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2013	Feb. 29, 2012	Feb. 28, 2011
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
General and administrative expenses charged to inventory	30.28	18.74	10.68
General and administrative expenses directly attributable to the procurement of inventory included in inventory balances	9.64	6.91
Cost of goods sold \| Supplier concentration risk
Summary of significant accounting policies
Number of third-party manufacturers with whom the entity has sourcing relationships	225
Cost of goods sold \| Supplier concentration risk \| Vendors in Far East
Summary of significant accounting policies
Percentage of concentration risk	66.00%	78.00%	80.00%
Cost of goods sold \| Supplier concentration risk \| One vendor
Summary of significant accounting policies
Percentage of concentration risk	10.00%
Number of third-party manufacturers with whom the entity has sourcing relationships	1
Cost of goods sold \| Supplier concentration risk \| Top two manufacturers
Summary of significant accounting policies
Percentage of concentration risk	19.00%
Number of third-party manufacturers with whom the entity has sourcing relationships	2
Cost of goods sold \| Supplier concentration risk \| Top five suppliers
Summary of significant accounting policies
Percentage of concentration risk	33.00%
Number of third-party manufacturers with whom the entity has sourcing relationships	5
Net sales revenue \| Net sales revenue subject to trademark license agreements
Summary of significant accounting policies
Percentage of concentration risk	44.00%	45.00%	33.00%