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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014	May 31, 2014 3.90 percent fixed rate Senior Notes	Jun. 30, 2014 Floating interest rate Senior Notes due June 2014	May 31, 2014 Floating interest rate Senior Notes due June 2014	May 31, 2014 Interest rate swaps Floating interest rate Senior Notes due June 2014
Financial instruments and risk management
Fixed rate debt		$ 80,000,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)		3.90%
Floating rate debt	345,710,000
Senior Notes Bearing Variable Interest Amount				75,000,000
Effective fixed interest rate on debt (as a percent)		3.90%		6.01%	6.01%
Derivative fixed interest rate (as a percent)					5.11%
Derivative variable rate (as a percent)					0.23%
Base rate, description					three-month LIBOR
Percentage of change in floating interest rate offset by swap					100.00%
Effectiveness percentage of swap					100.00%
Repayments of Long-term Debt	$ 1,900,000		$ 75,000,000

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The portion of the aggregate carrying amount of short-term and long-term borrowings (including current maturities) outstanding as of the balance sheet date which accrues interest at a rate subject to change from time to time.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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