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

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Amount of debt for which creditor does not have general recourse to the debtor but rather has recourse only to the property used for collateral in the transaction or other specific property.

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Debt (Schedule of Funding Vehicles) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2021	Feb. 28, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-Recourse Debt	$ 14,977,290	$ 13,764,808
Warehouse Facility Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Warehouse Facilities Maximum Borrowing Capacity	180,000
Warehouse Facility Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Warehouse Facilities Maximum Borrowing Capacity	2,350,000
Warehouse Facility One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Warehouse Facilities Maximum Borrowing Capacity	2,300,000
Warehouse Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Warehouse Facilities Maximum Borrowing Capacity	4,830,000
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount	1,640,000
Non-Recourse Debt	3,180,000
Term Securitizations Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-Recourse Debt	$ 11,800,000