Stock Option Plan and Stock Based Compensation - Summary of Stock Options Exercised and Tax Benefits Realized from Stock Based Compensation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015	Aug. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Total cash received			$ 2,910
Income tax benefits	$ 0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Total grant-date fair value			532
Intrinsic value			$ 969

Excess tax benefit expense from share based compensation operating activities.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award options exercises in period grant in date fair value value.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from holders exercising their stock options. This item inherently excludes any excess tax benefit, which the entity may have realized and reported separately.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (j)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3255-108585

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Financing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6513228

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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