Stock-Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

May 31, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation

Total stock-based compensation expense included in the results of operations was $1.3 million and $1.1 million for the three-month periods ended May 31, 2014 and June 1, 2013, respectively.

Stock Options and SARs

There were no options or SARs issued in the first three months of fiscal 2015 or 2014. The following table summarizes the award transactions for the three months ended May 31, 2014:

	Options/SARs Outstanding
	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at March 1, 2014	847,852		$	13.88
Awards exercised	(20,791	)	14.44
Awards canceled	(500	)	11.86
Outstanding at May 31, 2014	826,561		$	13.87	5.3 Years	$	13,416,677
Vested or expected to vest at May 31, 2014	826,561		$	13.87	5.3 Years	$	13,416,677
Exercisable at May 31, 2014	676,390		$	15.10	4.9 Years	$	10,148,956

At May 31, 2014, there was $0.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock option awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately three months. Cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options were $0.2 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended May 31, 2014 and June 1, 2013, respectively. The amount by which the stock price on the date of exercise exceeded the stock price of the award on the date of grant for options exercised was $0.4 million during the three months ended May 31, 2014 and $1.6 million during the prior-year period.

Nonvested Shares and Share Units

The following table summarizes the nonvested share award transactions, including nonvested share units, for the three months ended May 31, 2014:

	Nonvested Shares and Units
	Number of Shares and Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at March 1, 2014	575,064		$	16.89
Granted(1)	144,486		26.70
Vested	(269,929	)	15.53
Canceled	—		—
Nonvested at May 31, 2014	449,621		$	20.86

(1) Includes 40,735 of shares granted and immediately vested for achievement above target for the fiscal 2012-2014 performance period. Nonvested share units of 117,765 (at target) were previously granted in fiscal 2012 for this performance period.

At May 31, 2014, there was $7.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share and nonvested share unit awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 25 months. The total fair value of shares vested during the three-month period of fiscal 2015 was $8.5 million.