FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2013

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Schedule of fair values of derivative instruments

(in thousands)

February 28, 2013
						Prepaid		Accrued
						Expenses		Expenses
		Final				and Other		and Other		Other
		Settlement	Notional			Current		Current		Liabilities,
Designated as hedging instruments	Hedge Type	Date	Amount			Assets		Liabilities		Noncurrent
Foreign currency contracts - sell Euro	Cash flow	10/2013	€		7,050	$	239	$	-	$	-
Foreign currency contracts - sell Pounds	Cash flow	11/2013	£		3,000	257		-		-
Interest rate swap	Cash flow	6/2014	$		75,000	-		3,044		1,780
Total fair value						$	496	$	3,044	$	1,780
February 29, 2012
						Prepaid		Accrued
						Expenses		Expenses
		Final				and Other		and Other		Other
		Settlement	Notional			Current		Current		Liabilities,
Designated as hedging instruments	Hedge Type	Date	Amount			Assets		Liabilities		Noncurrent
Foreign currency contracts - sell Canadian	Cash flow	12/2012	$	7,000		$	-	$	163	$	-
Interest rate swap	Cash flow	6/2014	$	75,000		-		3,531		5,022
Total fair value						$	-	$	3,694	$	5,022

Schedule of pre-tax effect of derivative instruments

(in thousands)

	Fiscal Years Ended
	Gain \ (Loss)							Gain \ (Loss) Reclassified
	Recognized in OCI							from Accumulated Other							Gain \ (Loss) Recognized
	(effective portion)							Comprehensive Loss into Income							as Income (1)
	2013			2012			Location	2013			2012			Location	2013			2012
Currency contracts and swaps - cash flow hedges	$	(132	)	$	563		SG&A	$	(629	)	$	(244	)	SG&A	$	(44	)	$	(63	)
Interest rate swaps - cash flow hedges	(103		)	(3,353		)	Interest expense	(3,833		)	(4,424		)		-			-
Total	$	(235	)	$	(2,790	)		$	(4,462	)	$	(4,668	)		$	(44	)	$	(63	)

(1)  The amounts shown represent the ineffective portion of the change in fair value of cash flow hedges.

Schedule of cash and cash equivalents

(in thousands)

	February 28, 2013				February 29, 2012
	Carrying		Range of		Carrying		Range of
	Amount		Interest Rates		Amount		Interest Rates
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash, interest and non-interest-bearing accounts - unrestricted	$	9,568	0.00 to 1.30%	$		18,375	0.00 to 1.70%
Cash, interest and non-interest-bearing accounts - restricted	2,183		0.00 to 0.75%	2,670			0.00 to 1.25%
Money market funds	1,091		0.35 to 0.37%	801			0.53 to 4.32%
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	12,842		$		21,846