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Significant Accounting Matters (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2018 | Feb. 28, 2018 | Nov. 30, 2017 | Aug. 31, 2017 | May 31, 2017 | Feb. 28, 2017 | Nov. 30, 2016 | Aug. 31, 2016 | May 31, 2016 | Feb. 28, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Feb. 28, 2017 | Feb. 29, 2016
Change in Accounting Estimate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate income tax rate (as a percent) | 21.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.70% | 35.00% | 35.00% | 35.00%
Blended U.S. federal statutory rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.70% |  |  |
Provisional tax expense related to one-time remeasurement of our U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17,900 |  |  |
Expected percentage reduction in annual effective tax rate due to the Tax Act |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Charge from re-measurement of monetary assets and liabilities due to an exchange rate change |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,570
Asset impairment charges |  | $ 11,447 |  |  | $ 4,000 | $ 500 |  |  | $ 2,400 | $ 15,447 |  | $ 2,900 | 6,000
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 20,738 |  |  |  | 23,848 |  |  |  | 20,738 |  | 23,848 | 227,464
Inventory |  | 251,511 |  |  |  | 280,877 |  |  |  | 251,511 |  | 280,877 |
Property and equipment, net |  | $ 123,503 |  |  |  | $ 126,502 |  |  |  | 123,503 |  | 126,502 |
Net investment in Venezuelan operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 149
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 169,062 |  | $ 169,664 | $ 116,294
Total earnings per share - diluted |  | $ 2.22 | $ (1.12) | $ 0.33 | $ 0.22 | $ 1.30 | $ 2.07 | $ 1.00 | $ 0.68 | $ 1.63 |  | $ 5.04 | $ 3.52
Before Adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Accounting Estimate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment in Venezuelan operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,882
Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Accounting Estimate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment in Venezuelan operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18,733)
Venezuela |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Accounting Estimate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,160
SG&A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Accounting Estimate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10
Other net assets, principally working capital other than inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (164)
Property and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
SG&A | Before Adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Accounting Estimate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,302
Other net assets, principally working capital other than inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,120
Property and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82
SG&A | Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Accounting Estimate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,292)
Other net assets, principally working capital other than inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,284)
Property and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (79)
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Accounting Estimate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300
Cost of goods sold | Before Adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Accounting Estimate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,378
Cost of goods sold | Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in Accounting Estimate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (9,078)

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