Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax and Deferred Tax (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2022	Feb. 28, 2021	Feb. 29, 2020
Components of income (loss) before income tax expense
U.S.	$ 63,653	$ 48,693	$ 40,146
Non-U.S.	196,313	220,737	125,794
Income before income tax	259,966	269,430	165,940
Current:
U.S. federal	20,907	4,340	12,551
State	6,283	5,892	4,181
Non-U.S.	17,883	9,652	2,571
Total current tax expense (benefit)	45,073	19,884	19,303
Deferred:
U.S. federal	(5,269)	(3,828)	(4,376)
State	(1,766)	(1,795)	(413)
Non-U.S.	(1,836)	1,223	(907)
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)	(8,871)	(4,400)	(5,696)
Total	$ 36,202	$ 15,484	$ 13,607
Effective income tax rate reconciliation
Effective income tax rate at the U.S. statutory rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
Impact of U.S. state income taxes	1.40%	0.60%	1.60%
Effect of statutory tax rate in Macau	0.10%	(0.70%)	(13.60%)
Effect of statutory tax rate in Barbados	(11.00%)	(15.40%)	(5.50%)
Effect of statutory tax rate in Switzerland	(1.20%)	(1.50%)	(0.40%)
Effect of income from other non-U.S. operations subject to varying rates	1.20%	1.10%	2.30%
Effect of foreign exchange fluctuations	0.50%	(0.10%)	0.70%
Effect of asset impairment charges	0.00%	0.30%	2.40%
Effect of U.S. tax reform	0.00%	(3.50%)	0.00%
Effect of uncertain tax positions	0.60%	3.20%	(1.70%)
Effect of non-deductible executive compensation	1.10%	1.00%	1.40%
Effect of base erosion and anti-abuse tax	0.00%	(0.60%)	0.00%
Other items	0.20%	0.30%	0.00%
Effective income tax rate	13.90%	5.70%	8.20%
Deferred tax assets, gross:
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 13,195	$ 14,785
Accounts receivable	11,144	8,905
Inventories	19,619	12,432
Operating lease liabilities	11,494	10,388
Accrued expenses and other	10,364	10,731
Total gross deferred tax assets	65,816	57,241
Valuation allowance	(11,673)	(15,021)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Operating lease assets	(8,635)	(7,500)
Depreciation	(10,589)	(11,828)
Amortization	(52,873)	(6,879)
Deferred tax liabilities, net	$ (17,954)
Deferred tax assets, net		$ 16,013

Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Lease Liabilities

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Represents the tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of the estimated future tax deductions arising from currently nondeductible expenses in accrued expenses and other provisions, reserves, allowances, and liabilities, not otherwise reflected in deferred taxes in the taxonomy, which can only be deducted for tax purposes when such items are actually incurred, and which can only be realized if sufficient tax-basis income is generated in future periods to enable the deduction to be taken.

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