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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 18, 2018 | Aug. 22, 2018 | Aug. 31, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | Aug. 31, 2017 | Aug. 31, 2018 | Aug. 31, 2017
Share-based compensation plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options (in shares) |  |  | 67,417 |  |  | 111,184 |
SHARE-BASED PAYMENT EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment expense, net of income tax benefits |  |  | $ 4,400 |  | $ 2,561 | $ 10,506 | $ 5,269
Continuing operations earnings per share impact of share-based compensation expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.17 |  | $ 0.09 | $ 0.40 | $ 0.19
Diluted (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.17 |  | $ 0.09 | $ 0.39 | $ 0.19
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Employee Subscription Rate |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Purchase Price of Common Stock, Percent |  | 85.00% |  |  |  |  |
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Shares in ESOP |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Directors |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of awards granted (in shares) |  |  | 1,358 |  |  | 2,737 |
Grant date fair value |  |  | $ 100 |  |  | $ 200 |
Grant date fair value (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 90.45 |  |  | $ 89.78 |
Restricted Stock Units (RSU) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period |  |  | 656 |  |  | 37,067 |
Number of awards granted (in shares) |  |  | 1,657 |  |  | 71,798 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Exercised |  |  | 656 |  |  | 37,067 |
Grant date fair value |  |  | $ 100 |  |  | $ 3,300 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value |  |  | $ 90.45 |  |  | $ 89.11 |
Grant date fair value (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 84.33 |  |  | $ 86.19 |
Performance Restricted Stock Units (PSU) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period |  |  | 1,366 |  |  | 100,404 |
Number of awards granted (in shares) |  |  | 0 | 76,064 |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Exercised |  |  | 1,366 |  |  | 100,404 |
Grant date fair value |  |  | $ 200 |  |  | $ 9,200 |
Grant date fair value (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 115.80 | $ 86.24 |  | $ 91.14 |
SG&A |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SHARE-BASED PAYMENT EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  | $ 4,741 |  | $ 3,152 | $ 11,117 | $ 6,350
Less income tax benefits |  |  | (341) |  | (591) | (611) | (1,081)
SG&A | Directors |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SHARE-BASED PAYMENT EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  | 175 |  | 200 | 350 | 400
SG&A | Employee stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SHARE-BASED PAYMENT EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  | 219 |  | 423 | 527 | 962
SG&A | Performance-based and other stock awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SHARE-BASED PAYMENT EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  | 4,347 |  | 2,266 | 9,918 | 4,725
SG&A | Employee stock purchase plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SHARE-BASED PAYMENT EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 263 | $ 322 | $ 263
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations earnings per share impact of share-based compensation expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Purchased for Award |  | 750,000 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Restricted Stock Units (RSU) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of awards granted (in shares) | 74,100 |  |  |  |  |  |
Grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ 125.55 |  |  |  |  |  |

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