Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended
	May 27, 2011	May 28, 2010
Consolidated Statement of Income [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 396,776	$ 392,105
Other revenue	5,573	4,203
Total revenue	402,349	396,308
Material, labor and other production costs	157,929	158,013
Selling, distribution and marketing expenses	123,292	117,551
Administrative and general expenses	65,298	66,032
Other operating income - net	(923)	(594)
Operating income	56,753	55,306
Interest expense	6,124	6,202
Interest income	(321)	(213)
Other non-operating expense (income) - net	160	(1,700)
Income before income tax expense	50,790	51,017
Income tax expense	18,197	20,178
Net income	$ 32,593	$ 30,839
Earnings per share - basic	$ 0.80	$ 0.78
Earnings per share - assuming dilution	$ 0.78	$ 0.75
Average number of shares outstanding	40,500,357	39,638,568
Average number of shares outstanding - assuming dilution	41,799,366	40,849,429
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.15	$ 0.14