Impairment Of Long-Lived Assets To Be Disposed Of, Net Of Tax

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, from an acquisition.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
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The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long-lived assets held for abandonment, exchange or sale.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Goodwill and Intangibles - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 22, 2020 USD ($) renewal	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment charge on held-for-sale assets		$ 8,500	$ 41,000	$ 0
Revlon \| Trademarks
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
License agreement term (in years)	40 years
Number of renewal terms \| renewal	3
Renewal term (in years)	20 years
Up-front license fee	$ 72,500
Weighted Average Life (in years)	40 years
Beauty
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment charge on held-for-sale assets (after tax)		$ 7,400	$ 36,400