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Market Stock Units Converted To Common Stock Conversion Ratio Number Of Final Trading Days In Vesting Period

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The company operations earnings before interest and taxes threshold reached to determine the number of PSUs to convert into common shares.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Conversion Ratio Quotient

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Amount remaining of a stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Stock And Stock-Based Incentive Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2016
Share Repurchase Program
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount	$ 4,550.0
Available for repurchase, as of end of period	$ 1,408.3	$ 1,266.0
Stock Option \| Maximum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	7 years
Cash-settled restricted stock units
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Cash-settled restricted stock units \| Minimum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Cash payment per cash settled restricted stock unit	75.00%
Cash-settled restricted stock units \| Maximum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Cash payment per cash settled restricted stock unit	200.00%
Stock-settled market stock units
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Market Stock Units Converted To Common Stock Conversion Ratio Number Of Final Trading Days In Vesting Period	40 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Conversion Ratio Quotient	2
Stock-settled market stock units \| Minimum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Stock units converted to common stock for each unit granted	0
Stock-settled market stock units \| Maximum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Stock units converted to common stock for each unit granted	2
Performance Shares
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Performance Shares \| Minimum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
PSU threshold for conversion	25.00%
Stock units converted to common stock for each unit granted	0
Performance Shares \| Maximum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
PSU threshold for conversion	200.00%
Stock units converted to common stock for each unit granted	2
Restricted stock awards \| Minimum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	1 year
Restricted stock awards \| Maximum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years