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Financial Instruments and Risk Management - Derivative FV (Details) € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019 EUR (€)	Feb. 28, 2019 MXN ($)	Feb. 28, 2019 GBP (£)	Feb. 28, 2019 CAD ($)	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2018 EUR (€)	Feb. 28, 2018 MXN ($)	Feb. 28, 2018 GBP (£)	Feb. 28, 2018 CAD ($)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	$ 1,986					$ 922
Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	218					2,201
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	258					1,833
Other Liabilities, Non-current
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	644					773
Designated as hedging instruments | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	1,986					922
Designated as hedging instruments | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	0					2,201
Designated as hedging instruments | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	258					1,833
Designated as hedging instruments | Other Liabilities, Non-current
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	352					0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Euros
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Notional Amount | €							€ 38,000
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Euros | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets						0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Euros | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets						102
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Euros | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities						1,320
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Euros | Other Liabilities, Non-current
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	0					0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Canadian Dollars
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Notional Amount										$ 27,750
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Canadian Dollars | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets						378
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Canadian Dollars | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets						101
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Canadian Dollars | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities						0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Canadian Dollars | Other Liabilities, Non-current
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	0					0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Pounds
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Notional Amount | £									£ 19,500
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Pounds | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets						0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Pounds | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets						56
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Pounds | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities						513
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Pounds | Other Liabilities, Non-current
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	13					0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Mexican Pesos
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Notional Amount								$ 20,000
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Mexican Pesos | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets						5
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Mexican Pesos | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets						0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Mexican Pesos | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities						0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Mexican Pesos | Other Liabilities, Non-current
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	0					0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Euros
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Notional Amount | €		€ 29,000
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Euros | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	1,047
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Euros | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Euros | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Canadian Dollars
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Notional Amount					$ 16,000
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Canadian Dollars | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	168
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Canadian Dollars | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Canadian Dollars | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Pounds
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Notional Amount | £				£ 19,500
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Pounds | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	248
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Pounds | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Pounds | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Mexican Pesos
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Notional Amount			$ 30,000
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Mexican Pesos | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Mexican Pesos | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	0
Designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Sell | Mexican Pesos | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	58
Designated as hedging instruments | Zero-Cost Collar Contract | Euros
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Notional Amount | €		9,500
Designated as hedging instruments | Zero-Cost Collar Contract | Euros | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	11
Designated as hedging instruments | Zero-Cost Collar Contract | Euros | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	0
Designated as hedging instruments | Zero-Cost Collar Contract | Euros | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	0
Designated as hedging instruments | Zero-Cost Collar Contract | Euros | Other Liabilities, Non-current
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	0
Designated as hedging instruments | Zero-Cost Collar Contract | Pounds
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Notional Amount | £				4,500
Designated as hedging instruments | Zero-Cost Collar Contract | Pounds | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	0
Designated as hedging instruments | Zero-Cost Collar Contract | Pounds | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	0
Designated as hedging instruments | Zero-Cost Collar Contract | Pounds | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	200
Designated as hedging instruments | Zero-Cost Collar Contract | Pounds | Other Liabilities, Non-current
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	0
Designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate swaps
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Notional Amount	225,000					100,000
Designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate swaps | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	512					539
Designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate swaps | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	0					1,942
Designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate swaps | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	0					0
Designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate swaps | Other Liabilities, Non-current
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	339					0
Not designated under hedge accounting | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	0
Not designated under hedge accounting | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	218
Not designated under hedge accounting | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	0
Not designated under hedge accounting | Other Liabilities, Non-current
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	292
Not designated under hedge accounting | Cross currency debt swaps | Euros
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Notional Amount | €		€ 5,280					€ 5,280
Not designated under hedge accounting | Cross currency debt swaps | Euros | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	0					0
Not designated under hedge accounting | Cross currency debt swaps | Euros | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	218					0
Not designated under hedge accounting | Cross currency debt swaps | Euros | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	0					0
Not designated under hedge accounting | Cross currency debt swaps | Euros | Other Liabilities, Non-current
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	0					208
Not designated under hedge accounting | Cross currency debt swaps | Pounds
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Notional Amount | £				£ 6,395					£ 6,395
Not designated under hedge accounting | Cross currency debt swaps | Pounds | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	0					0
Not designated under hedge accounting | Cross currency debt swaps | Pounds | Other Assets
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative assets	0					0
Not designated under hedge accounting | Cross currency debt swaps | Pounds | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liability
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	0					0
Not designated under hedge accounting | Cross currency debt swaps | Pounds | Other Liabilities, Non-current
Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative liabilities	$ 292					$ 565

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