Consolidated Statement of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013	Feb. 29, 2012
Net sales	$ 809,709	$ 835,577	$ 707,062
Cost of sales	579,461	598,755	504,107
Gross profit	230,248	236,822	202,955
Operating expenses:
Selling	55,725	51,976	47,282
General and administrative	118,852	114,653	93,219
Engineering and technical support	34,161	26,971	15,825
Asset Impairment Charges	57,561	0	0
Restructuring expense	1,324	0	0
Acquisition related costs	0	1,526	2,755
Total operating expenses	267,623	195,126	159,081
Operating income (loss)	(37,375)	41,696	43,874
Other (expense) income:
Interest and bank charges	(7,394)	(8,288)	(5,630)
Equity in income of equity investee	6,070	4,880	4,035
Other, net	12,044	(2,633)	(3,387)
Total other (expense) income, net	10,720	(6,041)	(4,982)
Income from operations before income taxes	(26,655)	35,655	38,892
Income tax expense (benefit)	(58)	13,163	13,243
Net income	(26,597)	22,492	25,649
Foreign currency translation adjustments	5,575	(1,281)	(1,153)
Derivatives designated for hedging	(648)	(174)	(131)
Reclassificaton adjustment of other-than-temporary impairment loss (gain) on available-for-sale investment into net income	0	0	1,225
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Gain (Loss), net of tax	(288)	(1,031)	0
Unrealized holding gain (loss) on available-for-sale investment securities arising during the period, net of tax	(15)	(38)	(65)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	4,624	(2,524)	(124)
Comprehensive income	$ (21,973)	$ 19,968	$ 25,525
Net income per common share (basic)	$ (1.10)	$ 0.96	$ 1.11
Net income per common share (diluted)	$ (1.10)	$ 0.95	$ 1.10
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (basic)	24,109,270	23,415,570	23,080,081
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (diluted)	24,109,270	23,617,101	23,265,206