Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Aug. 31, 2018 |
Feb. 28, 2018 |
Aug. 31, 2017 |
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| Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] | |||
| Deferred income taxes | $ 2,177.8 | $ 0.0 | |
| Investments in securities measured at fair value | 1,759.2 | 672.2 | |
| Investments in equity method investees | 120.3 | 121.5 | $ 98.4 |
| Other | 115.5 | 93.4 | |
| Other assets, net | $ 4,172.8 | $ 887.1 |
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- Definition Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, with jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total debt and equity financial instruments including: (1) securities held-to-maturity and (2) securities available-for-sale that will be held for the long-term. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of other miscellaneous assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or normal operating cycle, if longer. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of noncurrent assets classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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