INCOME TAXES - Components of income tax and deferred tax (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014
Undistributed earnings of foreign operations	$ 68,490
Deferred tax liability for remittance of earnings	0
Components of income (loss) before income tax expense
U.S.	30,874	$ 34,876	$ 38,147
Non-U.S.	88,944	112,338	68,987
Income before income taxes	119,818	147,214	107,134
U.S.
Current	12,824	18,525	24,736
Deferred	(1,239)	(3,014)	(9,021)
U.S.	11,585	15,511	15,715
Non-U.S.
Current	4,919	(645)	6,254
Deferred	2,086	1,184	(1,083)
Non-U.S.	7,005	539	5,171
Total	$ 18,590	$ 16,050	$ 20,886
Effective income tax rate reconciliation
Expected effective income tax rate at the U.S. statutory rate (as a percent)	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Impact of U.S. state income taxes (as a percent)	0.50%	0.60%	1.70%
Effect of income from non-U.S. operations subject to varying rates (as a percent)	4.10%	0.90%	(0.30%)
Effect of zero tax rate in Macau (as a percent)	(19.30%)	(12.40%)	(12.30%)
Tax rate in Macau (as a percent)	0.00%
Effect of statutory tax rate in Barbados (as a percent)	(6.80%)	(11.70%)	(8.70%)
Effect of statutory tax rate in Switzerland (as a percent)	(5.70%)	(2.90%)	(0.90%)
Effect of foreign exchange fluctuations (as a percent)	3.30%	0.40%	0.30%
Effect of asset impairment charges (as a percent)	1.10%	1.60%	3.90%
Other items	3.30%	(0.60%)	0.80%
Effective income tax rate (as a percent)	15.50%	10.90%	19.50%
Deferred tax assets, gross:
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 15,419	$ 17,193
Accounts receivable	6,332	4,367
Inventories	10,372	8,450
Accrued expenses and other	10,783	17,734
Total gross deferred tax assets	42,906	47,744
Valuation allowance	(16,223)	(16,982)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization	(51,562)	(54,788)
Total deferred tax liabilities, net	(24,879)	(24,026)
Net increase in valuation allowance	760
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes	133,120	$ 119,780
Estimated tax deduction for goodwill for next fiscal year	$ 20,170
Maximum
Deferred tax liabilities:
Remaining amortization period of tax deductible goodwill	13 years