Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 568,973	$ 580,240	$ 542,442
Cost of goods sold	416,234	434,764	398,649
Gross profit margin	152,739	145,476	143,793
Selling, general and administrative	92,792	89,926	86,677
Impairment of goodwill and trademarks	4,130	93,324	24,226
Gain from disposal of assets	(479)	(58)	(274)
Income (loss) from operations	56,296	(37,716)	33,164
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(1,358)	(2,025)	(1,268)
Other, net	1,634	608	(104)
Total other expense	276	(1,417)	(1,372)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	56,572	(39,133)	31,792
Provision for income taxes	20,836	5,400	18,603
Net earnings (loss)	$ 35,736	$ (44,533)	$ 13,189
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic	25,688,273	25,864,352	26,125,348
Diluted	25,722,367	25,864,352	26,146,325
Per share amounts
Net earnings (loss) - basic	$ 1.39	$ (1.72)	$ 0.50
Net earnings (loss) - diluted	1.39	(1.72)	0.50
Cash dividends per share	$ 0.700	$ 0.700	$ 0.525