Consolidated Statement of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2012	Feb. 28, 2011	Feb. 28, 2010
Consolidated Statement of Operations [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,663,281	$ 1,565,539	$ 1,603,285
Other revenue	31,863	32,355	37,566
Total revenue	1,695,144	1,597,894	1,640,851
Material, labor and other production costs	741,645	682,368	713,075
Selling, distribution and marketing expenses	533,827	483,553	512,954
Administrative and general expenses	250,691	260,476	276,031
Goodwill impairment	27,154
Other operating income - net	(7,738)	(3,205)	(310)
Operating income	149,565	174,702	139,101
Interest expense	53,073	25,389	26,311
Interest income	(982)	(853)	(1,676)
Other non-operating income - net	(341)	(5,841)	(6,488)
Income before income tax expense	97,815	156,007	120,954
Income tax expense	40,617	68,989	39,380
Net income	$ 57,198	$ 87,018	$ 81,574
Earnings per share - basic	$ 1.44	$ 2.18	$ 2.07
Earnings per share - assuming dilution	$ 1.42	$ 2.11	$ 2.03
Average number of shares outstanding	39,624,694	39,982,784	39,467,811
Average number of shares outstanding - assuming dilution	40,288,189	41,244,903	40,159,651
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.60	$ 0.56	$ 0.36