Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2025	Feb. 29, 2024	Feb. 28, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 1,577,744	$ 1,537,589	$ 1,323,649
Cost of sales	1,195,064	1,174,128	1,027,706
Gross margin	382,680	363,461	295,943
Selling, general and administrative	146,316	141,861	122,305
Operating income	236,364	221,600	173,638
Interest expense	(81,282)	(107,065)	(88,800)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries	16,163	15,407	2,597
Other income (expense), net	(562)	161	1,240
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	170,683	130,103	88,675
Income tax expense	41,850	28,496	22,336
Net income from continuing operations	128,833	101,607	66,339
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	12,770
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	(132,083)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	0	(119,313)
Net income (loss)	128,833	101,607	(52,974)
Series A Preferred Stock Dividends	(1,200)	(14,400)	(8,240)
Redemption premium on Series A Preferred Stock	(75,198)	0	0
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$ 52,435	$ 87,207	$ (61,214)
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.80	$ 3.48	$ 2.34
Earnings (loss) per common share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	(4.81)
Basic earnings per common share (usd per share)	1.80	3.48	(2.47)
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	1.79	3.46	2.33
Earnings (loss) per common share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	(4.78)
Diluted earnings per common share (usd per share)	$ 1.79	$ 3.46	$ (2.45)
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding Reconciliation [Abstract]
Weighted average number common shares, basic (shares)	29,086	25,041	24,828
Weighted average number common shares, diluted (shares)	29,344	25,209	24,978
Cash dividends declared per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.68	$ 0.68