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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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May 31, 2019 | May 31, 2018 | Feb. 28, 2019
Changes in Goodwill |  |  |
Cumulative Goodwill Impairments | $ (46,490) |  | $ (46,490)
Net Book Value | 602,320 |  | 602,320
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Accumulated Amortization | (185,308) |  | (181,463)
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 1,121,875 |  | 1,121,799
Net Book Value | 890,077 |  | 893,846
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Period Increase (Decrease) | 30,400 |  |
Aggregate Amortization Expense | 3,876 | $ 4,121 |
Estimated Amortization Expense |  |  |
Fiscal 2020 | 17,919 |  |
Fiscal 2021 | 16,151 |  |
Fiscal 2022 | 8,550 |  |
Fiscal 2023 | 8,254 |  |
Fiscal 2024 | 7,946 |  |
Fiscal 2025 | 6,896 |  |
Trademarks |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Net Book Value | 29,991 |  |
Housewares |  |  |
Changes in Goodwill |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 282,056 |  | 282,056
Net Book Value | 282,056 |  | 282,056
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Accumulated Amortization | (19,885) |  | (19,398)
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 457,737 |  | 457,673
Net Book Value | 437,852 |  | 438,275
Housewares | Other intangible assets |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 41,481 |  | 41,417
Accumulated Amortization | (19,885) |  | (19,398)
Net Book Value | 21,596 |  | 22,019
Housewares | Trademarks |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, gross carrying amount | 134,200 |  | 134,200
Health and Home |  |  |
Changes in Goodwill |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 284,913 |  | 284,913
Net Book Value | 284,913 |  | 284,913
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Accumulated Amortization | (106,153) |  | (103,355)
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 481,342 |  | 481,330
Net Book Value | 375,189 |  | 377,975
Health and Home | Licenses |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 17,050 |  | 17,050
Accumulated Amortization | (15,490) |  | (15,402)
Net Book Value | 1,560 |  | 1,648
Health and Home | Other intangible assets |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 117,979 |  | 117,967
Accumulated Amortization | (90,663) |  | (87,953)
Net Book Value | 27,316 |  | 30,014
Health and Home | Trademarks |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, gross carrying amount | 54,000 |  | 54,000
Health and Home | Licenses |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, gross carrying amount | 7,400 |  | 7,400
Beauty |  |  |
Changes in Goodwill |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 81,841 |  | 81,841
Cumulative Goodwill Impairments | (46,490) |  | (46,490)
Net Book Value | 35,351 |  | 35,351
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Accumulated Amortization | (59,270) |  | (58,710)
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 182,796 |  | 182,796
Net Book Value | 77,036 |  | 77,596
Beauty | Trademarks |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 30,557 |  | 150
Accumulated Amortization | (566) |  | (102)
Net Book Value | 30,400 |  | 48
Beauty | Licenses |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 13,696 |  | 13,696
Accumulated Amortization | (12,562) |  | (12,482)
Net Book Value | 1,134 |  | 1,214
Beauty | Other intangible assets |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 46,402 |  | 46,402
Accumulated Amortization | (46,142) |  | (46,126)
Net Book Value | 260 |  | 276
Beauty | Trademarks |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, gross carrying amount | 0 |  | 30,407
Beauty | Licenses |  |  |
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived |  |  |
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, gross carrying amount | $ 10,300 |  | $ 10,300

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