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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014	Feb. 28, 2015
Segment information
Sales revenue, net	$ 445,503	$ 435,674	$ 1,159,977	$ 1,067,401
Asset impairment charges			3,000	9,000
Operating income	55,633	65,043	114,608	112,769
Identifiable assets	1,782,472		1,782,472		$ 1,653,755
Capital and intangible asset expenditures	6,472	1,205	12,418	4,893
Depreciation and amortization	10,719	10,582	31,946	29,075
CEO succession costs	6,710		6,710
Housewares
Segment information
Sales revenue, net	87,816	85,984	231,850	222,377
Operating income	15,536	18,275	41,861	45,201
Capital and intangible asset expenditures	406	233	1,022	1,275
Depreciation and amortization	1,065	892	3,148	2,669
Health & Home
Segment information
Sales revenue, net	186,418	176,994	472,714	445,701
Operating income	18,072	18,694	31,298	31,919
Capital and intangible asset expenditures	4,734	535	6,258	2,022
Depreciation and amortization	5,281	5,125	15,858	15,384
Nutritional Supplements
Segment information
Sales revenue, net	37,492	38,462	114,980	63,096
Operating income	3,034	6,214	8,623	6,324
Capital and intangible asset expenditures	865	211	2,771	388
Depreciation and amortization	1,956	2,032	5,889	3,391
Overhead allocation	2,590		4,190
Beauty
Segment information
Sales revenue, net	133,777	134,234	340,433	336,227
Asset impairment charges			3,000	9,000
Operating income	18,991	21,860	32,826	29,325
Capital and intangible asset expenditures	467	226	2,367	1,208
Depreciation and amortization	$ 2,417	$ 2,533	$ 7,051	$ 7,631

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