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Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance

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Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
3 Months Ended
May 31, 2014
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]  
RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE
RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE:

Liabilities –
Effective March 1, 2014, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance for the recognition, measurement and disclosure of certain obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed at the reporting date. The adoption of this guidance on March 1, 2014, did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Foreign currency translation –
Effective March 1, 2014, the Company adopted the FASB amended guidance to clarify the applicable guidance for the release of foreign currency cumulative translation adjustments under generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. The amended guidance clarifies when cumulative translation adjustments should be released into net income in connection with (i)  the loss of a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets within a foreign entity or (ii)  the partial sale of an equity method investment that is a foreign entity. The amended guidance also clarifies the types of events that result in the sale of an investment in a foreign entity. The adoption of this amended guidance on March 1, 2014, did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Income taxes –
Effective March 1, 2014, the Company adopted the FASB amended guidance to clarify the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward exists as of the reporting date. The adoption of this amended guidance on March 1, 2014, did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.