Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award option and other than option exercisable number.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award option and other than option exercisable weighted average exercise price.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award options and other than option outstanding number.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award options and other than option outstanding weighted average exercise price.

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Shared-based Compesantion Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options And Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Exercise Price Range, Weigthed Average Remaining Contractual Term

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Weighted average price at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance under the stock option plan.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(1)(i)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116856206&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Stock Compensation - Schedule By Exercise Price Range (Details) - Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2020	Feb. 28, 2019	Feb. 28, 2018	Feb. 28, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total Options/ SAR’s (shares)	94,826	98,184	148,513	170,139
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding (usd per share)	$ 44.58	$ 44.46	$ 43.29	$ 42.02
Options / SAR’s Currently Exercisable (shares)	94,826	98,184	148,513
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable (usd per share)	$ 44.58	$ 44.46	$ 43.29
$39.65 - $44.15
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total Options/ SAR’s (shares)	48,061
Average Remaining Life	1 year
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding (usd per share)	$ 43.85
$44.72 - 46.34
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total Options/ SAR’s (shares)	46,765
Average Remaining Life	8 months 23 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding (usd per share)	$ 45.33
$39.65 - $46.34
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total Options/ SAR’s (shares)	94,826
Average Remaining Life	10 months 17 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding (usd per share)	$ 44.58
Minimum [Member] \| $39.65 - $44.15
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	39.65
Minimum [Member] \| $44.72 - 46.34
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	44.72
Minimum [Member] \| $39.65 - $46.34
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	39.65
Maximum [Member] \| $39.65 - $44.15
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	44.15
Maximum [Member] \| $44.72 - 46.34
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	46.34
Maximum [Member] \| $39.65 - $46.34
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 46.34