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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015	May. 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	May. 31, 2014	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014
Segment information
Sales revenue, net	$ 385,724	$ 445,503	$ 369,129	$ 345,345	$ 377,730	$ 435,674	$ 319,949	$ 311,778	$ 1,545,701	$ 1,445,131	$ 1,317,153
Asset impairment charges	3,000			$ 3,000				$ 9,000	6,000	9,000	12,049
Operating income									130,615	161,719	117,100
Identifiable assets	1,869,643				1,653,755				1,869,643	1,653,755	1,533,302
Capital and intangible asset expenditures									20,603	6,521	40,463
Depreciation and amortization									42,749	39,653	33,839
Housewares
Segment information
Sales revenue, net									310,663	296,252	274,478
Operating income									56,659	59,392	50,828
Identifiable assets	614,489				397,956				614,489	397,956	369,698
Capital and intangible asset expenditures									1,560	2,019	851
Depreciation and amortization									4,183	3,615	3,461
Health & Home
Segment information
Sales revenue, net									642,735	613,253	568,075
Operating income									38,078	50,821	20,764
Identifiable assets	723,337				683,533				723,337	683,533	676,131
Capital and intangible asset expenditures									9,131	2,602	22,934
Depreciation and amortization									21,300	20,532	19,318
Nutritional Supplements
Segment information
Sales revenue, net									153,126	100,395
Operating income									11,446	9,512
Identifiable assets	219,406				218,181				219,406	218,181
Capital and intangible asset expenditures									3,927	613
Depreciation and amortization									9,424	5,380
Overhead allocation									4,690
Beauty
Segment information
Sales revenue, net									439,177	435,231	474,600
Asset impairment charges									6,000	9,000
Operating income									24,432	41,994	45,508
Identifiable assets	$ 312,411				$ 354,085				312,411	354,085	487,473
Capital and intangible asset expenditures									5,985	1,287	16,678
Depreciation and amortization									$ 7,842	$ 10,126	$ 11,060

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