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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2014 | Feb. 28, 2013 | Feb. 29, 2012 | Feb. 28, 2014 MBFC Loan | Feb. 28, 2014 MBFC Loan Previously reported | Mar. 20, 2014 Subsequent event MBFC Loan | Mar. 14, 2014 Subsequent event Dutch auction tender offer | Feb. 05, 2014 Subsequent event Dutch auction tender offer | Mar. 14, 2014 Subsequent event Dutch auction tender offer Credit Agreement
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,693,816 |  |
Final purchase price per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 66.50 |  |
Common stock repurchased and retired, total purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 245,640,000 |  |
Common stock repurchased, funded with cash on hand |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,640,000 |  |
Proceeds from borrowing | 107,300,000 | 234,650,000 | 1,369,850,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000
Shares repurchased as a percentage of issued and outstanding common shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.50% |
Fixed balance of borrowings |  |  |  |  |  | 37,610,000 |  |  |
Principal payable on March 1, 2023 |  |  |  | $ 14,810,000 | $ 15,200,000 |  |  |  |

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