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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Interest rate swaps | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Foreign currency contracts | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Retained earnings | Interest rate swaps | Foreign currency contracts | Total
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Balance at Feb. 28, 2015 | $ 2,849 | $ 179,934 |  |  | $ (76) | $ 721,858 |  |  |
Balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2015 | 28,488,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option share-based compensation |  | 3,513 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options, including tax benefits of $0, $0 and $1,581 | $ 18 | 8,304 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options (in shares) | 178,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted share-based compensation, including tax benefits of $0, $0 and $1,894 | $ 28 | 21,836 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted share-based compensation (in shares) | 285,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock purchase plan | $ 3 | 1,924 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock purchase plan (in shares) | 28,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedge activity, net of tax |  |  |  | $ 741 |  |  |  | $ 741 |
Common stock repurchased and retired | $ (124) | (17,434) |  |  |  | (94,559) |  |  | $ (6,411)
Common stock repurchased and retired (in shares) | (1,244,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (117,294)
Net Income |  |  |  |  |  | 101,228 |  |  |
Balance at Feb. 29, 2016 | $ 2,774 | 198,077 |  |  | 665 | 728,527 |  |  | $ 930,043
Balance (in shares) at Feb. 29, 2016 | 27,735,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of accounting change |  | 588 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option share-based compensation |  | 3,194 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options, including tax benefits of $0, $0 and $1,581 | $ 17 | 7,288 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options (in shares) | 170,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted share-based compensation, including tax benefits of $0, $0 and $1,894 | $ 2 | 12,304 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted share-based compensation (in shares) | 21,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock purchase plan | $ 3 | 2,487 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock purchase plan (in shares) | 32,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedge activity, net of tax |  |  |  | 508 |  |  |  | 508 |
Common stock repurchased and retired | $ (93) | (5,178) |  |  |  | (70,230) |  |  | $ (595)
Common stock repurchased and retired (in shares) | (929,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,286)
Net Income |  |  |  |  |  | 140,689 |  |  |
Balance at Feb. 28, 2017 | $ 2,703 | 218,760 |  |  | 1,173 | 798,130 |  |  | $ 1,020,766
Balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2017 | 27,029,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of accounting change |  |  |  |  |  | (856) |  |  |
Stock option share-based compensation |  | 2,658 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options, including tax benefits of $0, $0 and $1,581 | $ 12 | 6,546 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options (in shares) | 126,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted share-based compensation, including tax benefits of $0, $0 and $1,894 | $ 5 | 4,978 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted share-based compensation (in shares) | 48,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock purchase plan | $ 2 | 1,525 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock purchase plan (in shares) | 16,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting of performance awards | $ 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting of performance awards (in shares) | 150,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedge activity, net of tax |  |  | $ 1,705 | $ (2,247) |  |  | $ 1,705 | $ (2,247) |
Common stock repurchased and retired | $ (79) | (3,791) |  |  |  | (62,082) |  |  | $ (7,258)
Common stock repurchased and retired (in shares) | (793,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (75,785)
Net Income |  |  |  |  |  | 44,446 |  |  |
Balance at Feb. 28, 2018 | $ 2,658 | $ 230,676 |  |  | $ 631 | $ 780,494 |  |  | $ 1,014,459
Balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2018 | 26,576,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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