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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of carrying amounts and associated accumulated amortization for all intangible assets by operating segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Aug. 31, 2020 | Feb. 29, 2020
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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 | (157,925) | (148,891)
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |
Gross carrying amount | 1,190,616 | 1,311,122
Intangible Assets, Net (Including Goodwill) | 1,032,691 | 1,040,853
Other Intangible Assets, Including Held-For-Sale |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization |  | (198,276)
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 | (16,581) | (62,913)
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |
Gross carrying amount | 249,815 | 371,185
Intangible Assets, Net (Including Goodwill) | 233,234 | 236,279
Beauty | Other intangibles - finite |  |
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 | (1,325) | (3,564)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value | 28,826 | 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 | (12,957) | (12,800)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value | 740 | 897
Beauty | Other intangibles - finite |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount | 33,035 | 79,171
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (2,299) | (46,549)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value | 30,736 | 32,622
Housewares |  |
Changes in Goodwill |  |
Goodwill gross carrying amount | 282,056 | 282,056
Cumulative goodwill impairments | 0 | 0
Goodwill net book value | 282,056 | 282,056
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (22,489) | (21,469)
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |
Gross carrying amount | 459,080 | 458,351
Intangible Assets, Net (Including Goodwill) | 436,591 | 436,882
Housewares | Other intangibles - finite |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount | 42,824 | 42,095
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (22,489) | (21,469)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value | 20,335 | 20,626
Housewares | 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
Cumulative goodwill impairments | 0 | 0
Goodwill net book value | 284,913 | 284,913
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (118,855) | (113,894)
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |
Gross carrying amount | 481,721 | 481,586
Intangible Assets, Net (Including Goodwill) | 362,866 | 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 | (15,927) | (15,752)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value | 1,123 | 1,298
Health & Home | Other intangibles - finite |  |
Changes in intangible assets - finite-lived |  |
Intangible assets - finite-lived, gross carrying amount | 118,358 | 118,223
Intangible assets - finite-lived, accumulated amortization | (102,928) | (98,142)
Intangible assets - finite-lived, net book value | 15,430 | 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

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