Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2019
Equity [Abstract]  
Number of shares of common stock issued and treasury stock, and associated share activity
The number of shares of common stock issued and treasury stock, and associated share activity, are as follows:
 
Common Stock
 
Treasury Stock
 
Class A
 
Class B
 
Class 1
 
Class A
 
Class B
Balance at February 29, 2016
255,558,026

 
28,358,529

 
2,000

 
79,454,011

 
5,005,800

Share repurchases

 

 

 
7,407,051

 

Conversion of shares
2

 
(2
)
 

 

 

Exercise of stock options
1,948,156

 

 
80

 

 

Employee stock purchases

 

 

 
(77,671
)
 

Grant of restricted stock awards

 

 

 
(4,088
)
 

Vesting of restricted stock units (1)

 

 

 
(325,773
)
 

Vesting of performance share units (2)

 

 

 
(190,559
)
 

Balance at February 28, 2017
257,506,184

 
28,358,527

 
2,080

 
86,262,971

 
5,005,800

Share repurchases

 

 

 
4,810,061

 

Conversion of shares
29,640

 
(23,140
)
 
(6,500
)
 

 

Exercise of stock options
1,182,532

 

 
6,390

 

 

Employee stock purchases

 

 

 
(75,023
)
 

Grant of restricted stock awards

 

 

 
(3,848
)
 

Vesting of restricted stock units (1)

 

 

 
(181,994
)
 

Vesting of performance share units (2)

 

 

 
(68,928
)
 

Balance at February 28, 2018
258,718,356

 
28,335,387

 
1,970

 
90,743,239

 
5,005,800

Retirement of treasury shares (3)
(74,000,000
)
 

 

 
(74,000,000
)
 

Share repurchases

 

 

 
2,352,145

 

Conversion of shares
12,968

 
(12,968
)
 

 

 

Exercise of stock options
1,008,854

 

 
1,147,654

 

 

Employee stock purchases

 

 

 
(76,844
)
 

Grant of restricted stock awards

 

 

 
(3,914
)
 

Vesting of restricted stock units (1)

 

 

 
(24,308
)
 

Vesting of performance share units (2)

 

 

 
(62,352
)
 

Balance at February 28, 2019
185,740,178

 
28,322,419

 
1,149,624

 
18,927,966

 
5,005,800

(1) 
Net of 15,409 shares, 117,188 shares and 241,870 shares withheld for the years ended February 28, 2019, February 28, 2018, and February 28, 2017, respectively, to satisfy tax withholding requirements.
(2) 
Net of 44,016 shares, 55,584 shares and 168,811 shares withheld for the years ended February 28, 2019, February 28, 2018, and February 28, 2017, respectively, to satisfy tax withholding requirements.
(3) 
Shares of our Class A Treasury Stock were retired to authorized and unissued shares of our Class A Common Stock.
Summary of share repurchase activity
A summary of share repurchase activity is as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
Class A Common Shares Repurchased
 
Repurchase
Authorization
 
For the Year Ended
February 28, 2019
 
For the Year Ended
February 28, 2018
 
For the Year Ended
February 28, 2017
 
Date
 
Amount
Authorized
 
Dollar
Value
 
Number of
Shares
 
Dollar
Value
 
Number of
Shares
 
Dollar
Value
 
Number of
Shares
(in millions, except share data)
2013 Authorization (1)
Apr 2012
 
$1,000.0
 
$

 

 
$

 

 
$
669.6

 
4,400,504

2017 Authorization (2)
Nov 2016
 
$1,000.0
 

 

 
546.9

 
2,530,194

 
453.1

 
3,006,547

2018 Authorization (3)
Jan 2018
 
$3,000.0
 
504.3

 
2,352,145

 
491.6

 
2,279,867

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
$
504.3

 
2,352,145

 
$
1,038.5

 
4,810,061

 
$
1,122.7

 
7,407,051

(1) 
The 2013 Authorization was fully utilized during the year ended February 28, 2017.
(2) 
The 2017 Authorization was fully utilized during the year ended February 28, 2018.
(3) 
As of February 28, 2019, $2,004.1 million remains available for future share repurchase under the 2018 Authorization. The Board of Directors did not specify a date upon which this authorization would expire.