Fair Value (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended														0 Months Ended															3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014 Personal Care Trademarks - indefinite-lived	May 31, 2013 Personal Care Trademarks - indefinite-lived	Aug. 31, 2014 Fair value	Feb. 28, 2014 Fair value	Aug. 31, 2014 Fair value 3.90 percent fixed rate Senior Notes	Feb. 28, 2014 Fair value 3.90 percent fixed rate Senior Notes	Aug. 31, 2014 Fair value Long-term debt - floating rate	Feb. 28, 2014 Fair value Long-term debt - floating rate	Aug. 31, 2014 Fair value Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2)	Feb. 28, 2014 Fair value Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2)	Aug. 31, 2014 Fair value Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) 3.90 percent fixed rate Senior Notes	Feb. 28, 2014 Fair value Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) 3.90 percent fixed rate Senior Notes	Aug. 31, 2014 Fair value Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) Long-term debt - floating rate	Feb. 28, 2014 Fair value Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) Long-term debt - floating rate	Aug. 31, 2014 Fair value Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) Discounted cash flow analysis 3.90 percent fixed rate Senior Notes	Feb. 28, 2014 Fair value Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) Discounted cash flow analysis 3.90 percent fixed rate Senior Notes	Aug. 31, 2014 Recurring Fair Values	Feb. 28, 2014 Recurring Fair Values	Aug. 31, 2014 Recurring Fair Values Foreign currency contracts	Feb. 28, 2014 Recurring Fair Values Interest rate swaps and foreign currency contracts	Aug. 31, 2014 Recurring Fair Values Money market accounts	Feb. 28, 2014 Recurring Fair Values Money market accounts	Aug. 31, 2014 Recurring Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Feb. 28, 2014 Recurring Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Aug. 31, 2014 Recurring Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Money market accounts	Feb. 28, 2014 Recurring Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Money market accounts	Aug. 31, 2014 Recurring Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2)	Aug. 31, 2014 Recurring Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) Foreign currency contracts	Feb. 28, 2014 Recurring Significant Other Observable Market Inputs (Level 2) Interest rate swaps and foreign currency contracts	May 31, 2014 Non-recurring Personal Care Trademarks - indefinite-lived
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents																					$ 880,000	$ 1,549,000			$ 880,000	$ 1,549,000
Derivative assets																			85,000									85,000
Total assets																	965,000	1,549,000					880,000	1,549,000			85,000
Liabilities:
Long-term debt					84,175,000	83,951,000	35,707,000	112,607,000			84,175,000	83,951,000	35,707,000	112,607,000	84,180,000
Derivative liabilities																			24,000	1,596,000								24,000	1,596,000
Total liabilities			119,906,000	198,154,000					119,906,000	198,154,000
Fair value inputs
Discount rate (as a percent)															1.04%	1.75%
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis
Non-cash impairment charges	9,000,000	12,050,000																												9,000,000
Non-cash impairment charges after tax	$ 8,160,000	$ 12,030,000																												$ 8,160,000