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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	May 31, 2016	Feb. 28, 2017	Mar. 18, 2016
Goodwill and intangible assets
Non-cash intangible asset impairment charges,total	$ 36,000		$ 7,400
Changes in Goodwill
Cumulative Goodwill Impairments	(72,490)	$ (46,490)		$ (46,490)
Goodwill Net Book Value	672,929	698,929		698,929
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(172,072)	(165,388)		(165,388)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	1,328,493	1,330,296		1,330,296
Net Book Value	1,083,931	1,118,418		1,118,418
Hydro Flask
Changes in Goodwill
Goodwill Net Book Value					$ 116,053
Housewares
Changes in Goodwill
Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount	282,056	282,056		282,056
Goodwill Net Book Value	282,056	282,056		282,056
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(16,123)	(15,476)		(15,476)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	456,737	456,649		456,649
Net Book Value	440,614	441,173		441,173
Housewares \| Other intangible assets
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount	40,481	40,393		40,393
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(16,123)	(15,476)		(15,476)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Net Book Value	24,358	24,917		24,917
Housewares \| Trademarks
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount	134,200	134,200		134,200
Health & Home
Changes in Goodwill
Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount	284,913	284,913		284,913
Goodwill Net Book Value	284,913	284,913		284,913
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(84,113)	(81,327)		(81,327)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	478,704	478,595		478,595
Net Book Value	394,591	397,268		397,268
Health & Home \| Licenses
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount	15,300	15,300		15,300
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(15,300)	(15,300)		(15,300)
Health & Home \| Other intangible assets
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount	117,091	116,982		116,982
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(68,813)	(66,027)		(66,027)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Net Book Value	48,278	50,955		50,955
Health & Home \| Trademarks
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount	54,000	54,000		54,000
Health & Home \| Licenses
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount	7,400	7,400		7,400
Beauty And Nutritional Supplements \| Trademarks
Goodwill and intangible assets
Non-cash indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment charges		5,000	7,400
Non-cash indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment charges, net of tax		3,200	$ 5,100
Nutritional Supplements
Goodwill and intangible assets
Non-cash intangible asset impairment charges,total	32,000
Non-cash intangible asset impairment, net of tax, total	19,600
Goodwill impairment charges	26,000
Goodwill impairment charges, net of tax	15,900
Changes in Goodwill
Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount	96,609	96,609		96,609
Cumulative Goodwill Impairments	(26,000)
Goodwill Net Book Value	70,609	96,609		96,609
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(18,553)	(16,715)		(16,715)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	198,809	196,809		196,809
Net Book Value	154,256	180,094		180,094
Nutritional Supplements \| Other intangible assets
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount	52,180	44,180		44,180
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(18,553)	(16,715)		(16,715)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Net Book Value	33,627	27,465		27,465
Nutritional Supplements \| Trademarks
Goodwill and intangible assets
Non-cash indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment charges	6,000
Non-cash indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment charges, net of tax	3,700
Nutritional Supplements \| Brand assets
Goodwill and intangible assets
Non-cash indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment charges				9,500
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount	50,020	56,020		56,020
Beauty
Goodwill and intangible assets
Non-cash indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment charges	4,000
Non-cash indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment charges, net of tax	3,500
Changes in Goodwill
Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount	81,841	81,841		81,841
Cumulative Goodwill Impairments	(46,490)	(46,490)		(46,490)
Goodwill Net Book Value	35,351	35,351		35,351
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(53,283)	(51,870)		(51,870)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	194,243	198,243		198,243
Net Book Value	94,470	99,883		99,883
Beauty \| Trademarks
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount	150	150		150
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(93)	(92)		(92)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Net Book Value	57	58		58
Beauty \| Licenses
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount	13,696	13,696		13,696
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(11,928)	(11,849)		(11,849)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Net Book Value	1,768	1,847		1,847
Beauty \| Other intangible assets
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount	46,402	46,402		46,402
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Accumulated Amortization	(41,262)	(39,929)		(39,929)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, Net Book Value	5,140	6,473		6,473
Beauty \| Trademarks
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount	41,854	45,854		45,854
Beauty \| Licenses
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, Gross Carrying Amount	$ 10,300	$ 10,300		$ 10,300