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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Goodwill impairment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014
Changes in Goodwill
Cumulative Goodwill Impairments, balance at the beginning of the period		$ (46,490)
Cumulative Goodwill Impairments, balance at the end of the period	$ (46,490)	(46,490)	$ (46,490)
Goodwill Net Book Value	583,005	583,005	549,727
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(137,174)	(137,174)	(111,627)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		1,106,274	916,738
Additions		44,052	205,764
Impairments		(6,000)	(9,000)	$ (12,049)
Acquisition and Retirement Adjustments		(1,906)	(7,228)
Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	1,142,420	1,142,420	1,106,274	916,738
Net Book Value	958,756	958,756	948,157
Aggregate Amortization Expense		27,773	25,328	21,612
Estimated Amortization Expense
February 2017	26,537	26,537
February 2018	23,246	23,246
February 2019	18,631	18,631
February 2020	17,309	17,309
February 2021	14,788	14,788
Non-cash impairment charges after tax		6,000
Housewares
Changes in Goodwill
Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		166,132	166,132
Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	166,132	166,132	166,132	166,132
Goodwill Net Book Value	166,132	166,132	166,132
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(12,916)	(12,916)	(12,331)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		257,086	257,025
Additions		446	244
Acquisition and Retirement Adjustments		(752)	(183)
Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	256,780	256,780	257,086	257,025
Net Book Value	243,864	$ 243,864	$ 244,755
Housewares | Other intangible assets
Goodwill and intangible assets
Weighted Average Life		4 years	1 year 8 months 12 days
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		$ 15,754	$ 15,693
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Additions		446	244
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Acquisition and Retirement Adjustments		(752)	(183)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	15,448	15,448	15,754	15,693
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(12,916)	(12,916)	(12,331)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Net Book Value	2,532	2,532	3,423
Housewares | Trademarks
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		75,200	75,200
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	75,200	75,200	75,200	75,200
Health & Home
Changes in Goodwill
Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		251,758	251,758
Goodwill Acquisition and Retirement Adjustments		197
Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	284,913	284,913	251,758	251,758
Goodwill Net Book Value	284,913	284,913	251,758
Goodwill Additions		32,958
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(67,663)	(67,663)	(53,225)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		434,785	435,548
Additions		43,206	912
Acquisition and Retirement Adjustments		197	(1,675)
Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	478,188	478,188	434,785	435,548
Net Book Value	410,525	$ 410,525	$ 381,560
Health & Home | Licenses
Goodwill and intangible assets
Weighted Average Life		1 year	2 years
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		$ 15,300	$ 15,300
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	15,300	15,300	15,300	15,300
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(12,750)	(12,750)	(9,377)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Net Book Value	2,550	$ 2,550	$ 5,923
Health & Home | Other intangible assets
Goodwill and intangible assets
Weighted Average Life		6 years	6 years 8 months 12 days
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Additions		$ 2,848
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		113,727	$ 114,490
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Additions			912
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Acquisition and Retirement Adjustments			(1,675)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	116,575	116,575	113,727	114,490
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(54,913)	(54,913)	(43,848)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Net Book Value	61,662	61,662	69,879
Health & Home | Trademarks
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		54,000	54,000
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	54,000	54,000	54,000	54,000
Nutritional Supplements
Changes in Goodwill
Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		96,486
Goodwill Acquisition and Retirement Adjustments		123	1,178
Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	96,609	96,609	96,486
Goodwill Net Book Value	96,609	96,609	96,486
Goodwill Additions			95,308
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(10,431)	(10,431)	(4,171)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		205,786
Additions		400	204,608
Acquisition and Retirement Adjustments		123	1,178
Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	206,309	206,309	205,786
Net Book Value	195,878	$ 195,878	$ 201,615
Nutritional Supplements | Other intangible assets
Goodwill and intangible assets
Weighted Average Life		5 years 3 months 18 days	6 years 3 months 18 days
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		$ 43,800
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Additions		380	$ 43,800
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	44,180	44,180	43,800
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(10,431)	(10,431)	(4,171)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Net Book Value	33,749	33,749	39,629
Nutritional Supplements | Brand assets
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		65,500
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Additions		20	65,500
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	65,520	65,520	65,500
Beauty
Changes in Goodwill
Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		81,841	81,841
Cumulative Goodwill Impairments, balance at the beginning of the period		(46,490)
Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	81,841	81,841	81,841	81,841
Cumulative Goodwill Impairments, balance at the end of the period	(46,490)	(46,490)	(46,490)
Goodwill Net Book Value	35,351	35,351	35,351
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(46,164)	(46,164)	(41,900)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		208,617	224,165
Impairments		(6,000)	(9,000)
Acquisition and Retirement Adjustments		(1,474)	(6,548)
Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	201,143	201,143	208,617	224,165
Net Book Value	108,489	$ 108,489	$ 120,227
Beauty | Trademarks
Goodwill and intangible assets
Non-cash indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment charges	3,000
Non-cash indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment charges, net of tax	2,660
Weighted Average Life		12 years 7 months 6 days	13 years 7 months 6 days
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Impairments	(3,000)
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		$ 150	$ 150
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	150	150	150	150
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(87)	(87)	(82)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Net Book Value	63	$ 63	$ 68
Beauty | Licenses
Goodwill and intangible assets
Weighted Average Life		6 years 9 months 18 days	7 years 9 months 18 days
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		$ 13,696	$ 18,683
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Acquisition and Retirement Adjustments			(4,987)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	13,696	13,696	13,696	18,683
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(11,532)	(11,532)	(11,216)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Net Book Value	2,164	$ 2,164	$ 2,480
Beauty | Other intangible assets
Goodwill and intangible assets
Weighted Average Life		2 years 2 months 12 days	3 years 2 months 12 days
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		$ 47,876	$ 49,437
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Acquisition and Retirement Adjustments		(1,474)	(1,561)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	46,402	46,402	47,876	49,437
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(34,545)	(34,545)	(30,602)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Net Book Value	11,857	11,857	17,274
Beauty | Trademarks
Goodwill and intangible assets
Non-cash indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment charges	3,000	6,000	9,000
Non-cash indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment charges, net of tax	2,660
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		54,754	63,754
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Impairments	(3,000)	(6,000)	(9,000)
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	48,754	48,754	54,754	63,754
Estimated Amortization Expense
Non-cash impairment charges after tax		8,160	12,030
Beauty | Licenses
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the beginning of the period		10,300	10,300
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount, balance at the end of the period	$ 10,300	$ 10,300	$ 10,300	$ 10,300

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