Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of carrying amounts and associated accumulated amortization for all intangible assets by operating segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2020	Feb. 29, 2020
Changes in Goodwill
Cumulative goodwill impairments	$ 0	$ (71,993)
Goodwill net book value	739,901	739,901
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization	(153,372)	(148,891)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Gross carrying amount	1,190,273	1,311,122
Net book value	1,036,901	1,040,853
Other Intangible Assets, Including Held-For-Sale
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization		(198,276)
Housewares Segment
Changes in Goodwill
Goodwill gross carrying amount	282,056	282,056
Goodwill net book value	282,056	282,056
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization	(21,969)	(21,469)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Gross carrying amount	458,800	458,351
Net book value	436,831	436,882
Housewares Segment \| Other intangible assets
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount	42,544	42,095
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization	(21,969)	(21,469)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value	20,575	20,626
Housewares Segment \| Trademarks
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, gross carrying amount	134,200	134,200
Health & Home
Changes in Goodwill
Goodwill gross carrying amount	284,913	284,913
Goodwill net book value	284,913	284,913
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization	(116,344)	(113,894)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Gross carrying amount	481,657	481,586
Net book value	365,313	367,692
Health & Home \| Licenses
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount	17,050	17,050
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization	(15,840)	(15,752)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value	1,210	1,298
Health & Home \| Other intangible assets
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount	118,294	118,223
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization	(100,504)	(98,142)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value	17,790	20,081
Health & Home \| Trademarks
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, gross carrying amount	54,000	54,000
Health & Home \| Licenses
Changes in intangible assets - indefinite-lived
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived, gross carrying amount	7,400	7,400
Beauty
Changes in Goodwill
Goodwill gross carrying amount	172,932	244,925
Cumulative goodwill impairments	0	(71,993)
Goodwill net book value	172,932	172,932
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization	(15,059)	(62,913)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Gross carrying amount	249,816	371,185
Net book value	234,757	236,279
Beauty \| Other intangible assets
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization		(49,400)
Beauty \| Trademarks
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount	30,151	33,392
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization	(824)	(3,564)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value	29,327	29,828
Beauty \| Licenses
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount	13,697	13,697
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization	(12,879)	(12,800)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value	818	897
Beauty \| Other intangible assets
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount	33,036	79,171
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization	(1,356)	(46,549)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value	$ 31,680	$ 32,622

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