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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2016 | Aug. 31, 2015 | Aug. 31, 2016 | Aug. 31, 2015
Segment information |  |  |  |
Sales revenue, net | $ 368,170 | $ 369,129 | $ 716,108 | $ 714,474
Asset impairment charges |  |  | 7,400 | 3,000
Operating income | 37,487 | 32,432 | 60,385 | 58,975
Capital and intangible asset expenditures | 5,061 | 3,229 | 10,215 | 5,946
Depreciation and amortization | 11,142 | 10,873 | 22,098 | 21,227
Housewares |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |
Sales revenue, net | 105,976 | 78,848 | 190,579 | 144,034
Operating income | 24,233 | 15,142 | 39,733 | 26,325
Capital and intangible asset expenditures | 2,249 | 291 | 2,838 | 616
Depreciation and amortization | 1,442 | 1,075 | 2,771 | 2,083
Health & Home |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |
Sales revenue, net | 144,453 | 143,254 | 290,808 | 286,296
Operating income | 9,397 | 4,808 | 19,001 | 13,226
Capital and intangible asset expenditures | 845 | 1,224 | 2,034 | 1,524
Depreciation and amortization | 5,284 | 5,514 | 10,517 | 10,577
Nutritional Supplements |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |
Sales revenue, net | 33,112 | 38,048 | 69,052 | 77,488
Asset impairment charges |  |  | 5,000 |
Operating income | (1,229) | 2,969 | (6,501) | 5,589
Capital and intangible asset expenditures | 545 | 775 | 2,107 | 1,906
Depreciation and amortization | 2,174 | 1,965 | 4,134 | 3,933
Beauty |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |
Sales revenue, net | 84,629 | 108,979 | 165,669 | 206,656
Asset impairment charges |  |  | 2,400 | 3,000
Operating income | 5,086 | 9,513 | 8,152 | 13,835
Capital and intangible asset expenditures | 1,422 | 939 | 3,236 | 1,900
Depreciation and amortization | $ 2,242 | $ 2,319 | $ 4,676 | $ 4,634
Hydro Flask |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |
Period of operating results of acquisition included |  |  | 5 months 15 days |
Hydro Flask | Housewares |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |
Period of operating results of acquisition included | 3 months |  | 5 months 15 days |

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