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
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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