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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 threshold, as defined in the agreement, 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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Stock units converted to common stock for each unit granted

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Per share or unit weighted-average fair value of nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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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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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 Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2020	Feb. 29, 2020	May 31, 2019
Share Repurchase Program
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount	$ 2,000.0
Available for repurchase, as of end of period	$ 1,511.6		$ 1,909.1
Equity Option [Member]
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 (RSUs)
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number	1,718,000	1,557,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 70.86	$ 66.85
Cash-settled restricted stock units (RSUs) \| Maximum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Cash payment per cash settled restricted stock unit	200.00%
Cash-settled restricted stock units (RSUs) \| Minimum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Cash payment per cash settled restricted stock unit	75.00%
Stock-settled market stock units (MSUs)
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number	523,000	477,000
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
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 90.24	$ 84.05
Stock-settled market stock units (MSUs) \| Maximum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Stock units converted to common stock for each unit granted	2
Stock-settled market stock units (MSUs) \| Minimum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Stock units converted to common stock for each unit granted	0
Performance Shares [Member]
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number	21,053
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 78.61
Performance Shares [Member] \| Maximum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Stock units converted to common stock for each unit granted	2
PSU conversion threshold	200.00%
Performance Shares [Member] \| Minimum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Stock units converted to common stock for each unit granted	0
PSU conversion threshold	25.00%
Deferred Stock Units [Member]
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number	38,730
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	1 year
Stock units converted to common stock for each unit granted	1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 80.19
Restricted Stock [Member]
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number	4,517
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 88.54
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Maximum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Minimum
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	1 year
Fiscal 2018 grants [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
PSU conversion threshold	119.00%
Fiscal 2020 Grants - Year 1 [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
PSU conversion threshold	117.00%
Fiscal 2020 Grants - Performance Target Not Set [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Stock and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number	42,099