| Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (In thousands) | | As of February 29 or 28 | | Debt Description (1) | Maturity Date | 2024 | | 2023 | | Revolving credit facility (2) | June 2028 | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | Term loan (2) | June 2024 | 300,000 | | | 300,000 | | | Term loan (2) | October 2026 | 699,633 | | | 699,493 | | | | 3.86% Senior notes | April 2023 | — | | | 100,000 | | | | 4.17% Senior notes | April 2026 | 200,000 | | | 200,000 | | | | 4.27% Senior notes | April 2028 | 200,000 | | | 200,000 | | | | Financing obligations | Various dates through February 2059 | 516,544 | | | 522,526 | | | | Non-recourse notes payable | Various dates through December 2030 | 16,866,972 | | | 16,360,092 | | | | Total debt | | 18,783,149 | | | 18,382,111 | | | | Less: current portion | | (797,449) | | | (579,468) | | | | Less: unamortized debt issuance costs | | (26,044) | | | (27,506) | | | | Long-term debt, net | | $ | 17,959,656 | | | $ | 17,775,137 | | |
(1) Interest is payable monthly, with the exception of our senior notes, which are payable semi-annually. (2) Borrowings accrue interest at variable rates based on SOFR, the federal funds rate, or the prime rate, depending on the type of borrowing.
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| Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | (In thousands) | As of February 29, 2024 | | Fiscal 2025 | $ | 55,315 | | | Fiscal 2026 | 60,223 | | | Fiscal 2027 | 50,872 | | | Fiscal 2028 | 50,464 | | | Fiscal 2029 | 52,277 | | | Thereafter | 716,725 | | | Total payments | 985,876 | | | Less: interest | (469,332) | | | Present value of financing obligations | $ | 516,544 | |
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