Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016	Feb. 28, 2017
Segment information
Sales revenue, net	$ 378,462	$ 368,170	$ 738,067	$ 716,108
Asset impairment charges	18,070		54,070	7,400
Operating income (loss)	20,108	37,487	16,874	60,385
Identifiable assets	1,798,487		1,798,487		$ 1,813,096
Capital and intangible asset expenditures	3,787	5,061	16,814	10,215
Depreciation and amortization	10,805	11,142	21,602	22,098
Housewares
Segment information
Sales revenue, net	114,720	105,976	213,148	190,579
Operating income (loss)	23,513	24,233	41,619	39,733
Capital and intangible asset expenditures	2,267	2,249	4,758	2,838
Depreciation and amortization	1,419	1,442	2,846	2,771
Health and Home
Segment information
Sales revenue, net	147,861	144,453	298,127	290,808
Operating income (loss)	7,730	9,397	22,290	19,001
Capital and intangible asset expenditures	1,133	845	2,246	2,034
Depreciation and amortization	4,183	5,284	8,321	10,517
Nutritional Supplements
Segment information
Sales revenue, net	31,257	33,112	62,876	69,052
Asset impairment charges	18,070		50,070	5,000
Operating income (loss)	(20,293)	(1,229)	(54,892)	(6,501)
Capital and intangible asset expenditures	264	545	9,209	2,107
Depreciation and amortization	2,390	2,174	4,846	4,134
Beauty
Segment information
Sales revenue, net	84,624	84,629	163,916	165,669
Asset impairment charges			4,000	2,400
Operating income (loss)	9,158	5,086	7,857	8,152
Capital and intangible asset expenditures	123	1,422	601	3,236
Depreciation and amortization	$ 2,813	$ 2,242	$ 5,589	$ 4,676
Hydro Flask \| Housewares
Segment information
Period of operating results of acquisition included			6 months	5 months 15 days

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