Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2017	Feb. 29, 2016
Assets, current:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 23,087	$ 225,800
Receivables - principally trade, less allowances of $5,656 and $5,898	229,928	217,543
Inventory	289,122	301,609
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	11,699	9,780
Income taxes receivable	2,242	356
Total assets, current	556,078	755,088
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $106,561 and $93,926	134,935	130,465
Goodwill	698,929	583,005
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $165,387 and $137,174	419,489	375,751
Deferred tax assets, net	1,955	2,484
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,930 and $1,828	1,710	2,101
Total assets	1,813,096	1,848,894
Liabilities, current:
Accounts payable, principally trade	111,763	103,713
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	153,200	141,245
Long-term debt, current maturities	24,404	22,644
Total liabilities, current	289,367	267,602
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	461,211	597,270
Deferred tax liabilities, net	20,091	27,364
Other liabilities, noncurrent	21,661	26,615
Total liabilities	792,330	918,851
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Cumulative preferred stock, non-voting, $1.00 par. Authorized 2,000,000 shares; none issued
Common stock, $0.10 par. Authorized 50,000,000 shares; 27,028,665 and 27,735,034 shares issued and outstanding	2,703	2,774
Additional paid in capital	218,760	198,077
Accumulated other comprehensive income	1,173	665
Retained earnings	798,130	728,527
Total stockholders' equity	1,020,766	930,043
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 1,813,096	$ 1,848,894

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.