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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets |
Schedule of changes in goodwill and intangible assets by operating segment | (in thousands)
|  | November 30, 2012 |  | February 29, 2012
|  |  | Gross |  | Cumulative |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross |  | Cumulative |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | Carrying |  | Goodwill |  | Accumulated |  | Net Book |  |  | Carrying |  | Goodwill |  | Accumulated |  | Net Book |
Description |  |  | Amount |  | Impairments |  | Amortization |  | Value |  |  | Amount |  | Impairments |  | Amortization |  | Value |
Personal Care: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ | 81,842 |  | $ | (46,490 | ) | $ | - |  | $ | 35,352 |  |  | $ | 81,842 |  | $ | (46,490 | ) | $ | - |  | $ | 35,352 |
Trademarks - indefinite |  |  | 75,803 |  | - |  | - |  | 75,803 |  |  | 75,303 |  | - |  | - |  | 75,303 |
Trademarks - finite |  |  | 150 |  | - |  | (71 | ) | 79 |  |  | 150 |  | - |  | (67 | ) | 83 |
Licenses - indefinite |  |  | 10,300 |  | - |  | - |  | 10,300 |  |  | 10,300 |  | - |  | - |  | 10,300 |
Licenses - finite |  |  | 18,683 |  | - |  | (15,473 | ) | 3,210 |  |  | 19,564 |  | - |  | (15,967 | ) | 3,597 |
Other intangibles - finite |  |  | 49,437 |  | - |  | (19,489 | ) | 29,948 |  |  | 49,437 |  | - |  | (15,012 | ) | 34,425 |
Total Personal Care |  |  | 236,215 |  | (46,490 | ) | (35,033 | ) | 154,692 |  |  | 236,596 |  | (46,490 | ) | (31,046 | ) | 159,060 |
Housewares: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 166,131 |  | - |  | - |  | 166,131 |  |  | 166,131 |  | - |  | - |  | 166,131 |
Trademarks - indefinite |  |  | 75,200 |  | - |  | - |  | 75,200 |  |  | 75,200 |  | - |  | - |  | 75,200 |
Other intangibles - finite |  |  | 15,764 |  | - |  | (9,877 | ) | 5,887 |  |  | 15,774 |  | - |  | (9,000 | ) | 6,774 |
Total Housewares |  |  | 257,095 |  | - |  | (9,877 | ) | 247,218 |  |  | 257,105 |  | - |  | (9,000 | ) | 248,105 |
Healthcare / Home Environment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 250,770 |  | - |  | - |  | 250,770 |  |  | 250,867 |  | - |  | - |  | 250,867 |
Trademarks - indefinite |  |  | 54,000 |  | - |  | - |  | 54,000 |  |  | 54,000 |  | - |  | - |  | 54,000 |
Licenses - finite |  |  | 15,300 |  | - |  | (2,715 | ) | 12,585 |  |  | 14,900 |  | - |  | (481 | ) | 14,419 |
Other Intangibles - finite |  |  | 114,490 |  | - |  | (20,349 | ) | 94,141 |  |  | 114,790 |  | - |  | (11,741 | ) | 103,049 |
Total Healthcare / Home Environment |  |  | 434,560 |  | - |  | (23,064 | ) | 411,496 |  |  | 434,557 |  | - |  | (12,222 | ) | 422,335 |
Total |  |  | $ | 927,870 |  | $ | (46,490 | ) | $ | (67,974 | ) | $ | 813,406 |  |  | $ | 928,258 |  | $ | (46,490 | ) | $ | (52,268 | ) | $ | 829,500 |
Schedule of aggregate amortization expense of intangible assets | (in thousands)
Aggregate Amortization Expense |  |  |
For the three months ended |  |  |
November 30, 2012 |  | $ | 5,538 |
November 30, 2011 |  | $ | 4,952 |
Aggregate Amortization Expense |  |  |
For the nine months ended |  |  |
November 30, 2012 |  | $ | 16,800 |
November 30, 2011 |  | $ | 14,001 |
Schedule of estimated amortization expense of intangible assets |
Estimated Amortization Expense |  |  |
For the fiscal years ended |  |  |
February 2013 |  | $ | 22,314 |
February 2014 |  | $ | 21,588 |
February 2015 |  | $ | 21,019 |
February 2016 |  | $ | 20,835 |
February 2017 |  | $ | 20,500 |
February 2018 |  | $ | 16,677 |

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