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Segment and Geographic Information - Segment information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2017 | Nov. 30, 2016 | Aug. 31, 2016 | May 31, 2016 | Feb. 29, 2016 | Nov. 30, 2015 | Aug. 31, 2015 | May 31, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2017 | Feb. 29, 2016 | Feb. 28, 2015
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales revenue, net | $ 376,697 | $ 444,414 | $ 368,170 | $ 347,938 | $ 385,724 | $ 445,503 | $ 369,129 | $ 345,345 | $ 1,537,219 | $ 1,545,701 | $ 1,445,131
Asset impairment charges | 5,000 |  |  | $ 7,400 | 3,000 |  |  | $ 3,000 | 12,400 | 6,000 | 9,000
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 164,332 | 130,615 | 161,719
Identifiable assets | 1,813,096 |  |  |  | 1,848,894 |  |  |  | 1,813,096 | 1,848,894 | 1,622,239
Capital and intangible asset expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,619 | 20,603 | 6,521
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,341 | 42,749 | 39,653
Housewares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales revenue, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 418,128 | 310,663 | 296,252
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89,641 | 56,659 | 59,392
Identifiable assets | 642,967 |  |  |  | 610,176 |  |  |  | 642,967 | 610,176 | 387,663
Capital and intangible asset expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,652 | 1,560 | 2,019
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,723 | 4,183 | 3,615
Health & Home |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales revenue, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 632,769 | 642,735 | 613,253
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,294 | 38,078 | 50,821
Identifiable assets | 679,248 |  |  |  | 715,104 |  |  |  | 679,248 | 715,104 | 667,954
Capital and intangible asset expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,192 | 9,131 | 2,602
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,374 | 21,300 | 20,532
Nutritional Supplements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales revenue, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130,543 | 153,126 | 100,395
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,500 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,933) | 11,446 | 9,512
Identifiable assets | 205,889 |  |  |  | 216,963 |  |  |  | 205,889 | 216,963 | 216,798
Capital and intangible asset expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,112 | 3,927 | 613
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,408 | 9,424 | $ 5,380
Period of operating results of acquisition included |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 months
Overhead allocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,000 | 4,700 |
Beauty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales revenue, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 355,779 | 439,177 | $ 435,231
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,900 | 6,000 | 9,000
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,330 | 24,432 | 41,994
Identifiable assets | $ 284,992 |  |  |  | $ 306,651 |  |  |  | 284,992 | 306,651 | 349,824
Capital and intangible asset expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,663 | 5,985 | 1,287
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,836 | $ 7,842 | $ 10,126
Hydro Flask | Housewares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of operating results of acquisition included |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 months 15 days |  |

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