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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets |
Schedule of changes in goodwill and intangible assets by operating segment | (in thousands)
|  | November 30, 2013 |  |  | February 28, 2013 |
|  | Gross |  | Cumulative |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross |  | Cumulative |  |  |  |  |
|  | Carrying |  | Goodwill |  | Accumulated |  | Net Book |  |  | Carrying |  | Goodwill |  | Accumulated |  | Net Book |
Description |  | Amount |  | Impairments |  | Amortization |  | Value |  |  | Amount |  | Impairments |  | Amortization |  | Value |
Housewares: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 166,132 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 166,132 |  |  | $ | 166,132 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 166,132 |
Trademarks - indefinite |  | 75,200 |  | - |  | - |  | 75,200 |  |  | 75,200 |  | - |  | - |  | 75,200 |
Other intangibles - finite |  | 15,794 |  | - |  | (10,950 | ) | 4,844 |  |  | 15,609 |  | - |  | (10,070 | ) | 5,539 |
Total Housewares |  | 257,126 |  | - |  | (10,950 | ) | 246,176 |  |  | 256,941 |  | - |  | (10,070 | ) | 246,871 |
Healthcare / Home Environment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 251,758 |  | - |  | - |  | 251,758 |  |  | 251,758 |  | - |  | - |  | 251,758 |
Trademarks - indefinite |  | 54,000 |  | - |  | - |  | 54,000 |  |  | 54,000 |  | - |  | - |  | 54,000 |
Licenses - finite |  | 15,300 |  | - |  | (5,676 | ) | 9,624 |  |  | 15,300 |  | - |  | (3,455 | ) | 11,845 |
Other Intangibles - finite |  | 114,490 |  | - |  | (31,833 | ) | 82,657 |  |  | 114,490 |  | - |  | (23,220 | ) | 91,270 |
Total Healthcare / Home Environment |  | 435,548 |  | - |  | (37,509 | ) | 398,039 |  |  | 435,548 |  | - |  | (26,675 | ) | 408,873 |
Personal Care: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 81,841 |  | (46,490 | ) | - |  | 35,351 |  |  | 81,841 |  | (46,490 | ) | - |  | 35,351 |
Trademarks - indefinite |  | 63,754 |  | - |  | - |  | 63,754 |  |  | 75,803 |  | - |  | - |  | 75,803 |
Trademarks - finite |  | 150 |  | - |  | (76 | ) | 74 |  |  | 150 |  | - |  | (72 | ) | 78 |
Licenses - indefinite |  | 10,300 |  | - |  | - |  | 10,300 |  |  | 10,300 |  | - |  | - |  | 10,300 |
Licenses - finite |  | 18,683 |  | - |  | (15,807 | ) | 2,876 |  |  | 18,683 |  | - |  | (15,570 | ) | 3,113 |
Other intangibles - finite |  | 49,437 |  | - |  | (25,162 | ) | 24,275 |  |  | 49,437 |  | - |  | (20,957 | ) | 28,480 |
Total Personal Care |  | 224,165 |  | (46,490 | ) | (41,045 | ) | 136,630 |  |  | 236,214 |  | (46,490 | ) | (36,599 | ) | 153,125 |
Total |  | $ | 916,839 |  | $ | (46,490 | ) | $ | (89,504 | ) | $ | 780,845 |  |  | $ | 928,703 |  | $ | (46,490 | ) | $ | (73,344 | ) | $ | 808,869 |
Schedule of aggregate amortization expense of intangible assets | (in thousands)
For the three months ended |  |  |
November 30, 2013 |  | $ | 5,407 |
November 30, 2012 |  | $ | 5,538 |
For the nine months ended |  |  |
November 30, 2013 |  | $ | 16,246 |
November 30, 2012 |  | $ | 16,800 |
Schedule of estimated amortization expense of intangible assets |
For the fiscal years ended |  |  |  |
February 2014 |  |  | $ | 21,556 |
February 2015 |  |  | $ | 21,030 |
February 2016 |  |  | $ | 20,847 |
February 2017 |  |  | $ | 20,523 |
February 2018 |  |  | $ | 16,703 |
February 2019 |  |  | $ | 11,962 |

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