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Capital Structure (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2017
Capital [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
Capital Structure
 
The Company's capital structure is as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
Shares Authorized
 
Shares Outstanding
 
 
 
 
Security
 
Par
Value
 
February 28,
2017
 
February 29,
2016
 
February 28,
2017
 
February 29,
2016
 
Voting
Rights per
Share
 
Liquidation
Rights
Preferred Stock
 
$
50.00

 
50,000

 
50,000

 

 

 

 
$50 per share
Series Preferred Stock
 
$
0.01

 
1,500,000

 
1,500,000

 

 

 

 
 
Class A Common Stock
 
$
0.01

 
60,000,000

 
60,000,000

 
21,899,370

 
21,899,370

 
one
 
Ratably with Class B
Class B Common Stock
 
$
0.01

 
10,000,000

 
10,000,000

 
2,260,954

 
2,260,954

 
ten
 
Ratably with Class A


The holders of Class A and Class B common stock are entitled to receive cash or property dividends declared by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors can declare cash dividends for Class A common stock in amounts equal to or greater than the cash dividends for Class B common stock. Dividends other than cash must be declared equally for both classes. Each share of Class B common stock may, at any time, be converted into one share of Class A common stock.

Stock held in treasury by the Company is accounted for using the cost method which treats stock held in treasury as a reduction to total stockholders' equity and amounted to 2,168,074 shares at both February 28, 2017 and February 29, 2016. The cost basis for subsequent sales of treasury shares is determined using an average cost method. During the year ended February 29, 2016, the Company repurchased 39,529 shares for an aggregate cost of $227. During the year ended February 28, 2017, the Company purchased no shares. As of February 28, 2017, 1,383,271 shares of the Company's Class A common stock are authorized to be repurchased in the open market.