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Segment and Geographic Information - Reporting Information by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2019	Nov. 30, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018	May 31, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018	Nov. 30, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	May 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2019	Feb. 28, 2018	Feb. 28, 2017
Segment information
Sales revenue, net	$ 384,843	$ 431,081	$ 393,548	$ 354,679	$ 387,564	$ 420,841	$ 344,949	$ 325,491	$ 1,564,151	$ 1,478,845	$ 1,397,535
Asset impairment charges	0	0	0	0	11,447	0	0	4,000	0	15,447	2,900
Restructuring charges	977	$ 25	$ 859	$ 1,725	692	$ 1,165	$ 0	$ 0	3,586	1,857	0
Operating income									199,379	169,062	169,664
Identifiable assets	1,649,335				1,623,717				1,649,335	1,623,717	1,616,235
Capital and intangible asset expenditures									26,385	13,605	15,507
Depreciation and amortization									29,927	33,730	36,175
Housewares:
Segment information
Sales revenue, net									523,807	459,004	418,558
Asset impairment charges									0	0	0
Restructuring charges									926	220	0
Operating income									100,743	89,319	89,020
Identifiable assets	698,519				664,622				698,519	664,622	639,922
Capital and intangible asset expenditures									16,023	8,537	5,652
Depreciation and amortization									6,048	5,825	5,795
Health and Home
Segment information
Sales revenue, net									695,217	674,062	626,982
Restructuring charges									686	0	0
Operating income									68,448	62,099	51,072
Identifiable assets	686,335				675,627				686,335	675,627	688,828
Capital and intangible asset expenditures									8,508	3,716	5,192
Depreciation and amortization									17,058	16,750	20,483
Beauty
Segment information
Sales revenue, net									345,127	345,779	351,995
Asset impairment charges									0	15,447	2,900
Restructuring charges									1,974	1,637	0
Operating income									30,188	17,644	29,572
Identifiable assets	$ 264,481				$ 283,468				264,481	283,468	287,485
Capital and intangible asset expenditures									1,854	1,352	4,663
Depreciation and amortization									$ 6,821	$ 11,155	$ 9,897
Hydro Flask | Housewares:
Segment information
Period of operating results of acquisition included in operating results									12 months	11 months 15 days

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