Represents the limit on the additional amount of debt, from all sources, that may be borrowed.

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- Definition

Represents the ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated adjusted earnings before, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) allowed under the terms of the debt agreement.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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- Definition

The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Debt (Details 4) (USD $)					0 Months Ended
Debt (Details 4) (USD $)	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014 Credit Agreement	Jun. 11, 2014 Credit Agreement	Jun. 10, 2014 Credit Agreement	Jun. 11, 2014 Credit Agreement Maximum	Jun. 10, 2014 Credit Agreement Maximum	Jun. 11, 2014 Credit Agreement Limitation on dividends and stock repurchases Maximum	Aug. 31, 2014 3.90% unsecured Senior Notes payable Fair value	Feb. 28, 2014 3.90% unsecured Senior Notes payable Fair value	Aug. 31, 2014 3.90% unsecured Senior Notes payable Fair value Fair Value, Level 2	Feb. 28, 2014 3.90% unsecured Senior Notes payable Fair value Fair Value, Level 2	Aug. 31, 2014 3.90% unsecured Senior Notes payable Fair value Fair Value, Level 2 Discounted cash flow analysis	Aug. 31, 2014 3.90% unsecured Senior Notes payable Book value
Long-term debt
Long-term debt								$ 84,175,000	$ 83,951,000	$ 84,175,000	$ 83,951,000	$ 84,180,000	$ 80,000,000
Unsecured revolving commitment		570,000,000	570,000,000	375,000,000
Leverage Ratio					325.00%	300.00%	275.00%
Limit on additional debt borrowings	$ 65,580,000