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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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May 31, 2017 | May 31, 2016 | Feb. 28, 2017
Segment information |  |  |
Sales revenue, net | $ 359,605 | $ 347,938 |
Asset impairment charges | 36,000 | 7,400 |
Operating income | (3,234) | 22,898 |
Identifiable assets | 1,774,683 |  | $ 1,813,096
Capital and intangible asset expenditures | 13,027 | 5,154 |
Depreciation and amortization | 10,797 | 10,956 |
Housewares |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Sales revenue, net | 98,428 | 84,603 |
Operating income | 18,106 | 15,500 |
Capital and intangible asset expenditures | 2,491 | 589 |
Depreciation and amortization | 1,427 | 1,329 |
Health & Home |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Sales revenue, net | 150,266 | 146,355 |
Operating income | 14,560 | 9,604 |
Capital and intangible asset expenditures | 1,113 | 1,189 |
Depreciation and amortization | 4,138 | 5,233 |
Nutritional Supplements |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Sales revenue, net | 31,619 | 35,940 |
Asset impairment charges | 32,000 | 5,000 |
Operating income | (34,599) | (5,272) |
Capital and intangible asset expenditures | 8,945 | 1,562 |
Depreciation and amortization | 2,456 | 1,960 |
Beauty |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Sales revenue, net | 79,292 | 81,040 |
Asset impairment charges | 4,000 | 2,400 |
Operating income | (1,301) | 3,066 |
Capital and intangible asset expenditures | 478 | 1,814 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ 2,776 | $ 2,434 |
Hydro Flask | Housewares |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Period of operating results of acquisition included | 3 months | 2 months 15 days |

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