Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Amortizable Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015
Amortizable intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	$ 219,402	$ 210,556
Less accumulated amortization	(71,201)	(56,699)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	148,201	153,857
Customer-Related Intangible Assets [Member]
Amortizable intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	169,637	159,235
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Amortizable intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	5,596	5,715
Trademarks [Member]
Amortizable intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	4,569	5,042
Technology [Member]
Amortizable intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	7,400	7,400
Certification Marks [Member]
Amortizable intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	0	209
Engineering Drawings [Member]
Amortizable intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	24,600	24,600
Order or Production Backlog [Member]
Amortizable intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	$ 7,600	$ 8,355

Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275

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