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Share-Based Compensation Plans - Included in SG&A (Details) - SG&A - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2020	Feb. 28, 2019	Feb. 28, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 22,929	$ 22,053	$ 15,054
Less income tax benefits	(1,803)	(1,395)	(1,669)
Share-based compensation expense, net of income tax benefits	$ 21,126	$ 20,658	$ 13,385
Continuing operations earnings per share impact of share-based compensation expense:
Basic (in shares)	$ 0.84	$ 0.79	$ 0.49
Diluted (in shares)	$ 0.83	$ 0.79	$ 0.49
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 189	$ 829	$ 1,634
Performance based and other stock awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	21,351	20,047	12,631
Employee stock purchase plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	785	651	264
Directors | Directors stock compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 604	$ 526	$ 525

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