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OTHER COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $) |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Feb. 28, 2014 | Feb. 28, 2013 | Feb. 28, 2014 Capital spending commitments | Feb. 28, 2014 Long-term purchase commitments | Feb. 28, 2014 Open purchase orders | Feb. 28, 2014 Unsecured floating interest rate Senior Notes due June 2014 | Feb. 28, 2014 Separation Agreement Former CEO | Feb. 28, 2014 Employment Contracts | Feb. 28, 2014 Term debt - fixed rate | Feb. 28, 2014 Term debt - floating rate | Feb. 28, 2014 Long-term incentive plan payouts | Feb. 28, 2014 Interest on fixed rate debt | Feb. 28, 2014 Interest on floating rate debt | Feb. 28, 2014 Royalty payments Minimum | Feb. 28, 2014 Advertising and promotional | Feb. 28, 2014 Operating leases
Other commitments and contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charge for accrued payment required under agreement (after tax) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,340,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate commitment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,680,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employment contract term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual obligations and commercial commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 546,609,000 |  | 423,000 | 2,957,000 | 188,770,000 |  |  |  | 80,000,000 | 112,607,000 | 11,145,000 | 7,384,000 | 4,066,000 | 78,632,000 | 49,969,000 | 10,656,000
2015, 1 year | 320,395,000 |  | 423,000 | 836,000 | 188,770,000 |  |  |  | 20,000,000 | 76,900,000 | 5,300,000 | 3,016,000 | 1,927,000 | 12,689,000 | 6,685,000 | 3,849,000
2016, 2 years | 49,296,000 |  |  | 606,000 |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 | 1,900,000 | 3,801,000 | 2,236,000 | 390,000 | 12,731,000 | 5,160,000 | 2,472,000
2017, 3 years | 47,841,000 |  |  | 606,000 |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 | 3,800,000 | 2,044,000 | 1,456,000 | 347,000 | 12,545,000 | 5,263,000 | 1,780,000
2018, 4 years | 43,592,000 |  |  | 606,000 |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 | 5,700,000 |  | 676,000 | 281,000 | 9,674,000 | 5,368,000 | 1,287,000
2019, 5 years | 18,694,000 |  |  | 303,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,900,000 |  |  | 259,000 | 9,488,000 | 5,476,000 | 1,268,000
After 5 years | 66,791,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,407,000 |  |  | 862,000 | 21,505,000 | 22,017,000 |
Face amount |  |  |  |  |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate basis |  |  |  |  |  | three-month LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective fixed interest rate on debt (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 6.01% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for uncertain tax position | $ 13,471,000 | $ 15,759,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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