SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended						3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012	May 31, 2012	Feb. 29, 2012	Nov. 30, 2011	Aug. 31, 2011	May 31, 2011	Feb. 28, 2013	Feb. 29, 2012	Feb. 28, 2011	Feb. 28, 2013 Personal Care	Feb. 29, 2012 Personal Care	Feb. 28, 2011 Personal Care	Feb. 28, 2011 Housewares	Feb. 28, 2013 Housewares	Feb. 29, 2012 Housewares	Feb. 28, 2011 Housewares	Feb. 28, 2013 Healthcare/Home Environment	Feb. 29, 2012 Healthcare/Home Environment	Feb. 28, 2011 Healthcare/Home Environment
Segment information
Sales revenue, net	$ 326,042,000	$ 374,599,000	$ 287,411,000	$ 300,211,000	$ 294,004,000	$ 338,785,000	$ 277,420,000	$ 271,467,000	$ 1,288,263,000	$ 1,181,676,000	$ 777,043,000	$ 490,555,000	$ 496,605,000	$ 491,215,000		$ 259,042,000	$ 237,376,000	$ 216,681,000	$ 538,666,000	$ 447,695,000	$ 69,147,000
Operating income before impairments									148,773,000	139,386,000	113,905,000			63,368,000				46,017,000			4,520,000
Asset impairment charges											2,161,000			1,414,000	750,000			747,000
Operating income									148,773,000	139,386,000	111,744,000	61,389,000	62,152,000	61,954,000		49,612,000	44,884,000	45,270,000	37,772,000	32,350,000	4,520,000
Identifiable assets	1,474,004,000				1,435,723,000				1,474,004,000	1,435,723,000	1,240,524,000	466,040,000	454,309,000	474,344,000	363,128,000	362,378,000	362,045,000	363,128,000	645,586,000	619,369,000	403,052,000
Capital, license, trademark, and other intangible expenditures									14,688,000	16,051,000	4,629,000	5,624,000	10,228,000	1,741,000		1,269,000	1,781,000	2,225,000	7,795,000	4,042,000	663,000
Depreciation and amortization									35,328,000	30,178,000	18,502,000	13,008,000	11,004,000	10,634,000		4,903,000	6,672,000	5,968,000	17,417,000	12,502,000	1,900,000
Overhead allocation																			$ 16,690,000	$ 6,020,000