CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2013	Feb. 29, 2012	Feb. 28, 2011
Net sales	$ 1,842,544	$ 1,663,281	$ 1,565,539
Other revenue	26,195	31,863	32,355
Total revenue	1,868,739	1,695,144	1,597,894
Material, labor and other production costs	817,740	741,645	682,368
Selling, distribution and marketing expenses	653,935	533,827	483,553
Administrative and general expenses	298,569	250,691	260,476
Goodwill impairment		27,154
Other operating expense (income) - net	4,330	(8,200)	(6,669)
Operating income	94,165	150,027	178,166
Interest expense	17,896	53,073	25,389
Interest income	(471)	(982)	(853)
Other non-operating (income) expense - net	(9,174)	121	(2,377)
Income before income tax expense	85,914	97,815	156,007
Income tax expense	35,996	40,617	68,989
Net income	$ 49,918	$ 57,198	$ 87,018
Earnings per share - basic	$ 1.50	$ 1.44	$ 2.18
Earnings per share - assuming dilution	$ 1.47	$ 1.42	$ 2.11
Average number of shares outstanding	33,225,354	39,624,694	39,982,784
Average number of shares outstanding - assuming dilution	34,021,957	40,288,189	41,244,903
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.60	$ 0.60	$ 0.56