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FAIR VALUE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2016

Fair Value

Schedule of fair value hierarchy of financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value and measured on a recurring basis

FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(in thousands)

		Fair Values at
		February 29, 2016
		(Level 2) (1)
Assets:
Money market accounts		$	211,964
Foreign currency contracts			1,372
Total assets		$	213,336
Liabilities:
Fixed rate debt (2)		$	40,785
Floating rate debt			583,907
Foreign currency contracts			502
Total liabilities		$	625,194

		Fair Values at
		February 28, 2015
		(Level 2) (1)
Assets:
Money market accounts		$	1,692
Foreign currency contracts			129
Total assets		$	1,821
Liabilities:
Fixed rate debt (2)		$	62,006
Floating rate debt			373,207
Foreign currency contracts			240
Total liabilities		$	435,453

(1) Our financial assets and liabilities are classified as Level 2 assets because their valuation is dependent on observable inputs and other quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, or model-derived valuations whose significant value drivers are observable.

(2) Debt values are reported at estimated fair value in these tables, but are recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at the undiscounted value of remaining principal payments due.

Schedule of reconciliation of other non-financial assets measured on a non-recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)

OTHER NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS USING SIGNIFICANT UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS (Level 3)

(in thousands)

		Fiscal Years Ended
		the Last Day of February,
		2016			2015
Beginning balances		$	948,157		$	775,550
Total income (expense):
Included in net income - realized			(31,547)			(34,152)
Acquired during the period			44,052			205,764
Acquisition adjustments and retirements during the period			(1,906)			995
Ending balances		$	958,756		$	948,157

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Tabular disclosure of the nonrecurring fair value measurement of assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issues, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs), by class of asset.

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Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19190-110258

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