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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 22, 2018 shares	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($) Plan $ / shares shares	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 29, 2016 shares
Share-based compensation plans
Number Of Expired Share Based Compensation Plans | Plan		4
Number of active share-based compensation plans | Plan		2
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Stocks Purchased Under Employee Purchase Plan		17,435
Shares purchased for 2018 ESPP		14,222
Maximum withholding percentage of employee wages or salaries for the purchase of shares of common stock	15.00%
Purchase price for shares acquired under the plan as a percentage of the share's fair market value		85.00%
Employee Stock Option And Restricted Stock Plan1998
Share-based compensation plans
Options exercisable		0
2008 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based compensation plans
Options outstanding		162,938
Share-Based Compensation Arrangemnt By Share-Based Payment Award, Restricted Stock Units That May Be Settled for Common Stock		539,122
The 2018 Plan
Share-based compensation plans
Number of shares of common stock covered for issuance under share-based compensation plan	2,000,000
Shares issued under 2008 Directors' Plan (in shares)		2,128
Certain Officers And Employees | 2008 Directors Plan
Share-based compensation plans
Options outstanding		0
Stock options
Share-based compensation plans
Options exercisable		126,000
Options outstanding		163,000	300,000	448,000	649,000
Options granted (in shares)		0	0	2,000
Stock options | Certain Officers And Employees | Employee Stock Option And Restricted Stock Plan1998
Share-based compensation plans
Options outstanding		0
Restricted Stock Units (RSU) | 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based compensation plans
Options outstanding		351,750
Grant date fair value (in usd per share) | $ / shares		$ 84.02	$ 96.44	$ 96.90
Restricted Stock Units (RSU) | The 2018 Plan
Share-based compensation plans
Grant date fair value (in usd per share) | $ / shares		$ 125.40	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Restricted Stock Units (RSU) | Directors | 2008 Directors Plan
Share-based compensation plans
Shares issued under 2008 Directors' Plan (in shares)		2,737	5,658	5,285
Aggregate grant date fair value of shares issued (in usd per share) | $		$ 0.2	$ 0.5	$ 0.5
Grant date fair value (in usd per share) | $ / shares		$ 89.77	$ 92.95	$ 92.98
Restricted Stock Units (RSU) | Directors | The 2018 Plan
Share-based compensation plans
Shares issued under 2008 Directors' Plan (in shares)		2,128	0	0
Aggregate grant date fair value of shares issued (in usd per share) | $		$ 0.3
Grant date fair value (in usd per share) | $ / shares		$ 131.7
Maximum
Share-based compensation plans
Shares purchased for 2018 ESPP	750,000

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