Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock-Based Employee Compensation (Details 2)

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Stock-Based Employee Compensation (Details 2) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Options outstanding, Number of Options 13,613,615us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
Options exercisable, Number of Options 10,499,030us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
Options outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 5 years 0 months
Options exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 4 years 1 month
Options outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 25.46us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
Options exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 19.45us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
Options outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value $ 1,215,154,306us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
Options exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value $ 1,000,201,795us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
Range of Exercise Prices, $11.85 - $18.27 [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of Exercise Prices, lower range $ 11.85us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Range of Exercise Prices, upper range $ 18.27us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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Options outstanding, Number of Options 4,108,263us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Options outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 4 years 6 months
Options outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 13.86us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Range of Exercise Prices, $19.12 - $24.13 [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of Exercise Prices, lower range $ 19.12us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Range of Exercise Prices, upper range $ 24.13us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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Options outstanding, Number of Options 5,050,246us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Options outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 3 years 11 months
Options outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 20.28us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Range of Exercise Prices, $24.50 - $53.41 [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of Exercise Prices, lower range $ 24.50us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Range of Exercise Prices, upper range $ 53.41us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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Options outstanding, Number of Options 3,584,802us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Options outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 6 years 0 months
Options outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 32.84us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Range of Exercise Prices, $79.61 - $88.13 [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of Exercise Prices, lower range $ 79.61us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Range of Exercise Prices, upper range $ 88.13us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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Options outstanding, Number of Options 870,304us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Options outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 9 years 2 months
Options outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 79.86us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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