Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Intangibles (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2019	Mar. 02, 2019
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Goodwill impairment	$ 0	$ 0
Accumulated impairment losses	574,712	574,712	$ 574,712
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite Lived	1,649,722	1,649,722	1,826,689
Accumulated Amortization	(1,287,853)	(1,287,853)	(1,397,483)
Net	361,869	361,869	429,206
Gross Carrying Amount, Total	1,669,222	1,669,222	1,846,189
Net, Total	381,369	381,369	448,706
Trademarks
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Gross Carrying Amount, Indefinite Lived	19,500	19,500	19,500
Favorable leases and other
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite Lived	182,587	182,587	370,855
Accumulated Amortization	(161,096)	(161,096)	(318,503)
Net	21,491	$ 21,491	$ 52,352
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period		3 years	7 years
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Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite Lived	931,050	$ 931,050	$ 919,749
Accumulated Amortization	(848,144)	(848,144)	(827,222)
Net	82,906	$ 82,906	$ 92,527
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period		3 years	3 years
Customer relationships
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite Lived	388,000	$ 388,000	$ 388,000
Accumulated Amortization	(213,837)	(213,837)	(193,352)
Net	174,163	$ 174,163	$ 194,648
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period		12 years	13 years
CMS license
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite Lived	57,500	$ 57,500	$ 57,500
Accumulated Amortization	(9,622)	(9,622)	(8,472)
Net	47,878	$ 47,878	$ 49,028
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period		21 years	22 years
Claims adjudication and other developed software
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite Lived	58,985	$ 58,985	$ 58,985
Accumulated Amortization	(35,245)	(35,245)	(31,030)
Net	23,740	$ 23,740	$ 27,955
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period		3 years	4 years
Trademarks
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite Lived	20,100	$ 20,100	$ 20,100
Accumulated Amortization	(8,409)	(8,409)	(7,404)
Net	11,691	$ 11,691	$ 12,696
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period		6 years	7 years
Backlog
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite Lived	11,500	$ 11,500	$ 11,500
Accumulated Amortization	$ (11,500)	$ (11,500)	$ (11,500)
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period		0 years	0 years