Red Hat Inactive 10-Q29 Sep 142015 Q2 Quarterly reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information	Aug. 31, 2014	Sep. 24, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	31-Aug-14	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2015	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q2	'
Trading Symbol	'RHT	'
Entity Registrant Name	'RED HAT INC	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001087423	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--02-28	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	187,822,319

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
Current assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$585,381	$646,742	[1]
Investments in debt securities, short-term	217,659	335,387	[1]
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $2,611 and $1,986, respectively	283,952	360,594	[1]
Deferred tax assets, net	111,522	108,264	[1]
Prepaid expenses	125,256	118,387	[1]
Other current assets	1,794	1,808	[1]
Total current assets	1,325,564	1,571,182	[1]
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $221,922 and $209,295, respectively	175,844	173,917	[1]
Goodwill	870,063	687,430	[1]
Identifiable intangibles, net	146,904	133,399	[1]
Investments in debt securities, long-term	513,903	505,300	[1]
Other assets, net	35,026	35,391	[1]
Total assets	3,067,304	3,106,619	[1]
Current liabilities:	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	211,552	179,468	[1]
Deferred revenue	920,605	966,832	[1]
Other current obligations	1,852	1,786	[1]
Total current liabilities	1,134,009	1,148,086	[1]
Long-term deferred revenue	331,192	322,365	[1]
Other long-term obligations	87,447	85,003	[1]
Commitments and contingencies (NOTES 12 and 13)	'	'	[1]
Stockholders' equity:	'	'
Preferred stock, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding	0	0	[1]
Common stock, $0.0001 per share par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 232,068,444 and 230,915,589 shares issued, and 187,817,247 and 189,712,211 shares outstanding at August 31, 2014 and February 28, 2014, respectively	23	23	[1]
Additional paid-in capital	1,942,659	1,891,848	[1]
Retained earnings	804,740	720,172	[1]
Treasury stock at cost, 44,251,197 and 41,203,378 shares at August 31, 2014 and February 28, 2014, respectively	-1,216,741	-1,056,419	[1]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-16,025	-4,459	[1]
Total stockholders' equity	1,514,656	1,551,165	[1]
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$3,067,304	$3,106,619	[1]

[1]	Derived from audited financial statements.

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
Accounts receivable, allowances for doubtful accounts	$2,611	$1,986	[1]
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation and amortization	$221,922	$209,295	[1]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000	[1]
Preferred stock, outstanding	0	0	[1]
Common stock, per share par value	$0.00	$0.00	[1]
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000	[1]
Common stock, shares issued	232,068,444	230,915,589	[1]
Common stock, shares outstanding	187,817,247	189,712,211	[1]
Treasury stock, shares	44,251,197	41,203,378	[1]

[1]	Derived from audited financial statements.

Consolidated_Statements_of_Ope

Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Revenue:	'	'	'	'
Subscriptions	$389,495	$326,692	$761,462	$642,509
Training and services	56,404	47,731	108,191	95,173
Total subscription and training and services revenue	445,899	374,423	869,653	737,682
Cost of subscription and training and services revenue:	'	'	'	'
Cost of subscriptions	27,791	23,518	55,551	46,893
Cost of training and services	39,383	32,062	76,066	64,744
Total cost of subscription and training and services revenue	67,174	55,580	131,617	111,637
Gross profit	378,725	318,843	738,036	626,045
Operating expense:	'	'	'	'
Sales and marketing	174,520	144,596	351,358	287,040
Research and development	95,265	78,299	185,204	152,100
General and administrative	44,713	38,203	86,284	72,537
Facility exit costs	'	2,171	'	2,171
Total operating expense	314,498	263,269	622,846	513,848
Income from operations	64,227	55,574	115,190	112,197
Interest income	2,010	1,527	3,852	3,029
Other income (expense), net	-289	1,196	68	772
Income before provision for income taxes	65,948	58,297	119,110	115,998
Provision for income taxes	19,125	17,489	34,542	34,799
Net income	$46,823	$40,808	$84,568	$81,199
Basic net income per common share	$0.25	$0.22	$0.45	$0.43
Diluted net income per common share	$0.25	$0.21	$0.44	$0.42
Weighted average shares outstanding	'	'	'	'
Basic	188,162	189,437	188,767	190,276
Diluted	190,755	191,432	191,135	192,230

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Net income	$46,823	$40,808	$84,568	$81,199
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'	'
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	-10,850	1,567	-11,752	-2,049
Available-for-sale securities:	'	'	'	'
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities during the period	79	-1,985	168	-2,716
Reclassification for (gain) loss realized on available-for-sale securities, reported in Other income (expense), net	3	-31	-150	-317
Tax benefit	101	755	168	1,127
Net change in available-for-sale securities (net of tax)	183	-1,261	186	-1,906
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	-10,667	306	-11,566	-3,955
Comprehensive income	$36,156	$41,114	$73,002	$77,244

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014		Aug. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'	'		'
Net income	$46,823	$40,808	$84,568		$81,199
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:	'	'	'		'
Depreciation and amortization	19,539	18,439	38,463		36,371
Share-based compensation expense	36,605	29,874	65,319		53,006
Deferred income taxes	975	1,208	3,905		11,020
Net amortization of bond premium on debt securities available for sale	2,525	2,285	4,558		4,336
Other	595	-96	-353		47
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:	'	'	'		'
Accounts receivable	-18,349	-6,341	78,231		66,081
Prepaid expenses	-2,391	-5,645	-7,580		-2,394
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	27,266	38,902	29,921		26,293
Deferred revenue	-6,209	1,880	-25,957		-15,020
Other	358	-2,385	1,349		-195
Net cash provided by operating activities	107,737	118,929	272,424		260,744
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'	'		'
Purchase of investment in debt securities available for sale	-50,567	-217,433	-319,141		-347,076
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment in debt securities available for sale	140,101	153,917	409,532		479,767
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	-66,183	0	-217,804		0
Purchase of other intangible assets	-1,198	-10,177	-1,751		-12,521
Purchase of property and equipment	-14,290	-21,829	-22,884		-48,506
Other	-1,038	-2,126	2,434		-1,934
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	6,825	-97,648	-149,614		69,730
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'	'		'
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements	423	2,610	1,409		5,643
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options	644	635	689		1,088
Payments related to net settlement of share-based compensation awards	-3,831	-3,833	-17,561		-14,815
Purchase of treasury stock	-80,028	-20,009	-160,061		-199,345
Payments on other borrowings	-1,635	-312	-1,990		-617
Net cash used in financing activities	-84,427	-20,909	-177,514		-208,046
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	-8,902	-1,576	-6,657		-12,718
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	21,233	-1,204	-61,361		109,710
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	564,148	597,998	646,742	[1]	487,084
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$585,381	$596,794	$585,381		$596,794

[1]	Derived from audited financial statements.

Company

Company	6 Months Ended
Company	Aug. 31, 2014
Company	'
	NOTE 1—Company
	Red Hat, Inc., incorporated in Delaware, together with its subsidiaries (“Red Hat” or the “Company”) is a leading global provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to develop and offer reliable and high-performing operating system, virtualization, middleware, storage and cloud technologies.
	Open source software is an alternative to proprietary software and represents a different model for the development and licensing of commercial software code than that typically used for proprietary software. Because open source software code is often freely shared, there are customarily no licensing fees for the use of open source software. Therefore, the Company does not recognize revenue from the licensing of the code itself. The Company provides value to its customers through the development, aggregation, integration, testing, certification, delivery, maintenance, enhancement and support of its Red Hat enterprise technologies, and by providing a level of performance, reliability, scalability, flexibility, stability and security for the enterprise technologies the Company packages and distributes. Moreover, because communities of developers not employed by the Company assist with the creation of the Company’s open source offerings, opportunities for further innovation of the Company’s offerings are supplemented by these communities.
	The Company derives its revenue and generates cash from customers primarily from two sources: (i) subscription revenue and (ii) training and services revenue. These arrangements typically involve subscriptions to Red Hat enterprise technologies. The arrangements with the Company’s customers that produce this revenue and cash are explained in further detail in NOTE 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2014.

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Aug. 31, 2014
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	'
	NOTE 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	Basis of presentation
	The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial reporting. These consolidated statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals) necessary to present fairly the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated operating results, consolidated other comprehensive income and consolidated cash flows for the periods presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Operating results for the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2015. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted in accordance with the SEC’s rules and regulations for interim reporting. For further information, see the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, including notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2014.
	There have been no changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies from those described in NOTE 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2014. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with such Annual Report on Form 10-K.
	Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation.

	Consolidation policy
	The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. There are no significant foreign exchange restrictions on the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.
	Use of estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet dates and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from such estimates.
	Recent accounting pronouncements
	In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-12, Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period (“ASU 2014-12”). The FASB issued ASU 2014-12 to provide explicit guidance for share-based awards which allow for an employee to vest in an award upon achievement of a performance condition met after completion of a requisite service period regardless of whether the employee is rendering service on the date the performance target is achieved. ASU 2014-12 provides that the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award but rather compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2015, and is effective for the Company as of the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. The Company has not issued such share-based awards and does not believe that this updated standard will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
	In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”). The FASB issued ASU 2014-09 to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and International Financial Reporting Standards. The standard outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes the most current revenue recognition guidance. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2016, which is effective for the Company as of the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the implementation of this standard will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
	In July 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740)—Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (“ASU 2013-11”), to eliminate diversity in practice of presenting unrecognized tax benefits as a liability or presenting unrecognized tax benefits as a reduction of a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss or tax credit carryforward in certain circumstances by requiring that an unrecognized tax benefit be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to deferred tax assets excluding certain exceptions. ASU 2013-11 became effective for the Company during the three months ended May 31, 2014. The updated standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
	In March 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-05, Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830)—Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity (“ASU 2013-05”), which requires a parent entity to release a related foreign entity’s cumulative translation adjustment into net income only if its sale or transfer results in the complete or substantially complete liquidation of the foreign entity in which the subsidiary or group of assets had resided. ASU 2013-05 became effective for the Company during the three months ended May 31, 2014. The updated standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Changes_in_Equity

Changes in Equity	6 Months Ended
Changes in Equity	Aug. 31, 2014
Changes in Equity	'
	NOTE 3—Changes in Equity
	The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s stockholders’ equity during the three months ended August 31, 2014 (in thousands):


			Common			Additional				Retained			Treasury				Accumulated				Total
			Stock			Paid-In				Earnings			Stock				Other				Stockholders’
						Capital											Comprehensive				Equity
																	Income (Loss)
	Balance at May 31, 2014		$	23		$	1,908,934			$	757,917		$	(1,136,713	)		$	(5,358	)		$	1,524,803
	Net income			—			—				46,823			—				—				46,823
	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			—			—				—			—				(10,667	)			(10,667	)
	Exercise of common stock options			—			644				—			—				—				644
	Common stock repurchase (see NOTE 10)			—			—				—			(80,028	)			—				(80,028	)
	Share-based compensation expense			—			36,605				—			—				—				36,605
	Tax benefits related to share-based awards			—			307				—			—				—				307
	Minimum tax withholdings paid by the Company on behalf of employees related to net settlement of employee share-based awards			—			(3,831	)			—			—				—				(3,831	)

	Balance at August 31, 2014		$	23		$	1,942,659			$	804,740		$	(1,216,741	)		$	(16,025	)		$	1,514,656


	The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s stockholders’ equity during the three months ended August 31, 2013 (in thousands):


			Common			Additional				Retained			Treasury				Accumulated				Total
			Stock			Paid-In				Earnings			Stock				Other				Stockholders’
						Capital											Comprehensive				Equity
																	Income (Loss)
	Balance at May 31, 2013		$	23		$	1,819,251			$	582,271		$	(996,010	)		$	(12,228	)		$	1,393,307
	Net income			—			—				40,808			—				—				40,808
	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			—			—				—			—				306				306
	Exercise of common stock options			—			635				—			—				—				635
	Common stock repurchase			—			—				—			(20,009	)			—				(20,009	)
	Share-based compensation expense			—			29,874				—			—				—				29,874
	Tax benefits related to share-based awards			—			516				—			—				—				516
	Minimum tax withholdings paid by the Company on behalf of employees related to net settlement of employee share-based awards			—			(3,833	)			—			—				—				(3,833	)
	Other adjustments			—			382				—			(382	)			—				—

	Balance at August 31, 2013		$	23		$	1,846,825			$	623,079		$	(1,016,401	)		$	(11,922	)		$	1,441,604

	The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s stockholders’ equity during the six months ended August 31, 2014 (in thousands):


			Common			Additional				Retained			Treasury				Accumulated				Total
			Stock			Paid-In				Earnings			Stock				Other				Stockholders’
						Capital											Comprehensive				Equity
																	Income (Loss)
	Balance at February 28, 2014		$	23		$	1,891,848			$	720,172		$	(1,056,419	)		$	(4,459	)		$	1,551,165
	Net income			—			—				84,568			—				—				84,568
	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			—			—				—			—				(11,566	)			(11,566	)
	Exercise of common stock options			—			689				—			—				—				689
	Common stock repurchase (see NOTE 10)			—			—				—			(160,061	)			—				(160,061	)
	Share-based compensation expense			—			65,319				—			—				—				65,319
	Assumed employee share-based awards from acquisitions						895															895
	Tax benefits related to share-based awards			—			1,208				—			—				—				1,208
	Minimum tax withholdings paid by the Company on behalf of employees related to net settlement of employee share-based awards			—			(17,561	)			—			—				—				(17,561	)
	Other adjustments			—			261				—			(261	)			—				—

	Balance at August 31, 2014		$	23		$	1,942,659			$	804,740		$	(1,216,741	)		$	(16,025	)		$	1,514,656


	The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s stockholders’ equity during the six months ended August 31, 2013 (in thousands):


		Common			Additional				Retained			Treasury				Accumulated				Total
		Stock			Paid-In				Earnings			Stock				Other				Stockholders’
					Capital											Comprehensive				Equity
																Income (Loss)
Balance at February 28, 2013		$	23		$	1,802,899			$	541,880		$	(816,674	)		$	(7,967	)		$	1,520,161
Net income			—			—				81,199			—				—				81,199
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			—			—				—			—				(3,955	)			(3,955	)
Exercise of common stock options			—			1,088				—			—				—				1,088
Common stock repurchase			—			—				—			(199,345	)			—				(199,345	)
Share-based compensation expense			—			53,006				—			—				—				53,006
Tax benefits related to share-based awards			—			4,265				—			—				—				4,265
Minimum tax withholdings paid by the Company on behalf of employees related to net settlement of employee share-based awards			—			(14,815	)			—			—				—				(14,815	)
Other adjustments			—			382				—			(382	)			—				—

Balance at August 31, 2013		$	23		$	1,846,825			$	623,079		$	(1,016,401	)		$	(11,922	)		$	1,441,604

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
The following is a summary of accumulated other comprehensive loss as of August 31, 2014 and February 28, 2014 (in thousands):


		As of			As of
		August 31, 2014			February 28, 2014
Accumulated loss from foreign currency translation adjustment		$	(16,575	)	$	(4,823	)
Accumulated unrealized gain, net of tax, on available-for-sale securities			550			364

Accumulated other comprehensive loss		$	(16,025	)	$	(4,459	)

Identifiable_Intangible_Assets

Identifiable Intangible Assets	6 Months Ended
Identifiable Intangible Assets	Aug. 31, 2014
Identifiable Intangible Assets	'
	NOTE 4—Identifiable Intangible Assets
	Identifiable intangible assets consist primarily of trademarks, copyrights and patents, purchased technologies, customer and reseller relationships and covenants not to compete which are amortized over the estimated useful life, generally on a straight-line basis with the exception of customer and reseller relationships which are generally amortized over the greater of straight-line or the related asset’s pattern of economic benefit. Useful lives range from three to ten years. As of August 31, 2014 and February 28, 2014, trademarks with an indefinite estimated useful life totaled $12.6 million and $9.6 million, respectively.

	The following is a summary of identifiable intangible assets (in thousands):


		As of August 31, 2014							As of February 28, 2014
		Gross		Accumulated			Net		Gross		Accumulated			Net
		Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
	Trademarks, copyrights and patents	$	119,930	$	(38,769	)	$	81,161	$	105,269	$	(34,784	)	$	70,485
	Purchased technologies		79,495		(60,529	)		18,966		79,433		(55,960	)		23,473
	Customer and reseller relationships		102,372		(67,010	)		35,362		89,992		(63,075	)		26,917
	Covenants not to compete		11,177		(6,884	)		4,293		10,690		(5,977	)		4,713
	Other intangible assets		8,921		(1,799	)		7,122		8,922		(1,111	)		7,811

	Total identifiable intangible assets	$	321,895	$	(174,991	)	$	146,904	$	294,306	$	(160,907	)	$	133,399

	Amortization expense associated with identifiable intangible assets recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 is summarized as follows (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
		August 31, 2014		August 31, 2013			August 31, 2014		August 31, 2013
	Cost of revenue	$	2,830	$	2,840		$	5,790	$	5,513
	Sales and marketing		1,992		2,193			3,574		4,151
	Research and development		959		959			1,917		1,918
	General and administrative		1,607		1,203			3,035		2,740

	Total amortization expense	$	7,388	$	7,195		$	14,316	$	14,322

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2014

Income Taxes

NOTE 5—Income Taxes

Income Tax Expense

The following table summarizes the Company’s tax provision for the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

August 31,

2014

2013

2014

2013

Provision for income taxes:

Income before provision for income taxes

65,948

58,297

119,110

115,998

Estimated annual effective tax rate on current year ordinary income

Provision for income taxes

19,125

17,489

34,542

34,799

For the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014, the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate of 29% differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% principally due to foreign income taxed at lower rates. For the three months and six months ended August 31, 2013, the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate of 30% differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% principally due to foreign income taxed at lower rates and research tax credits.

Deferred Taxes

As of August 31, 2014, deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities (current and non-current) totaled $96.1 million, of which $1.5 million was offset by a valuation allowance. The Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets with respect to certain net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards.

As of August 31, 2014, the Company had U.S. federal and state NOL carryforwards of approximately $56.6 million and $150.2 million, respectively. As of August 31, 2014, the Company had U.S. federal and state research tax credit carryforwards of approximately $21.7 million and $12.0 million, respectively. The tax credit carryforwards are scheduled to expire in varying amounts beginning in the fiscal year ending February 28, 2018.

Unrecognized tax benefits

The Company’s unrecognized tax benefits were $57.5 million as of August 31, 2014 and $57.1 million as of February 28, 2014. The Company’s unrecognized tax benefits at August 31, 2014 and February 28, 2014, which, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate, were $52.3 million and $49.7 million, respectively.

During the six months ended August 31, 2014, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits increased by $0.4 million, primarily as a result of increases with respect to tax positions taken during prior periods. The results and timing of the resolution of tax audits is highly uncertain and the Company is unable to estimate the range of possible changes to the balance of unrecognized tax benefits. However, the Company does not anticipate that within the next 12 months the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change.

It is the Company’s policy to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense. Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits totaled $8.5 million and $6.0 million as of August 31, 2014 and February 28, 2014, respectively.

The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states and foreign jurisdictions. The following table summarizes the tax years in the Company’s major tax jurisdictions that remain subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities as of August 31, 2014. Due to NOL carryforwards, in some cases the tax years continue to remain subject to examination with respect to such NOLs.

Tax Jurisdiction

Years Subject to

Income Tax

Examination

U.S. federal

1994 – Present

North Carolina

1999 – Present

Ireland

2008 – Present

Japan (1)

2012 – Present

-1

The Company has been examined for income tax for years through February 28, 2011. A tax examination was concluded in fiscal 2012 with no significant adjustments resulting. However, the statute of limitations remains open for five years.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service recently completed its examination with respect to the Company’s fiscal year ended February 28, 2010 and proposed certain adjustments. The Company believes that it has adequately provided for any reasonably foreseeable outcomes that may result from the proposed adjustments but, depending on the ultimate outcome, the Company could be required to pay additional income taxes. The Company does not believe that such outcome would have a material effect on its consolidated financial condition or consolidated results of operations.

The Company is currently undergoing an income tax examination in India.

The Company believes it has adequately provided for any reasonably foreseeable outcomes related to tax audits.

Assets_and_Liabilities_Measure

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis	'
	NOTE 6—Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
	Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for the purchase of an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for such asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value should maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. To measure fair value, the Company uses the following fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable:
	Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
	Level 2—Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
	Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
	The Company’s investments are comprised primarily of debt securities that are classified as available for sale and recorded at their fair market values. Liquid investments purchased with a maturity period of 90 days or less at the date of purchase are classified as cash equivalents. Investments with remaining effective maturities of twelve months or less from the balance sheet date are classified as short-term investments. Investments with remaining effective maturities of more than twelve months from the balance sheet date are classified as long-term investments. The Company’s Level 1 financial instruments are valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments. The Company’s Level 2 financial instruments, including derivative instruments, are valued using quoted prices for identical instruments in less active markets or using other observable market inputs for comparable instruments.
	Unrealized gains and temporary losses on investments classified as available for sale are included within accumulated other comprehensive income, net of any related tax effect. Upon realization, such amounts are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to Other income (expense), net. Realized gains and losses and other than temporary impairments, if any, are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as Other income (expense), net. The Company does not recognize changes in the fair value of its investments in income unless a decline in value is considered other-than-temporary. The vast majority of the Company’s investments are priced with the assistance of pricing vendors. These pricing vendors use the most recent observable market information in pricing these securities or, if specific prices are not available for these securities, use other observable inputs. In the event observable inputs are not available, the Company assesses other factors to determine the security’s market value, including broker quotes or model valuations. Independent price verifications of all holdings are performed by pricing vendors which are then reviewed by the Company. In the event a price fails a pre-established tolerance check, it is researched so that the Company can assess the cause of the variance to determine what the Company believes is the appropriate fair market value.

	The Company minimizes its credit risk associated with investments by investing primarily in investment grade, liquid securities. The Company’s policy is designed to limit exposures to any one issuer depending on credit quality. Periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of those issuers are considered in the Company’s investment strategy.
	The following table summarizes the composition and fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities at August 31, 2014 (in thousands):


			As of				Quoted Prices In			Significant				Significant
			August 31,				Active Markets			Other				Unobservable
			2014				for Identical			Observable				Inputs (Level 3)
							Assets (Level 1)			Inputs (Level 2)
	Assets:
	Money markets (1)		$	179,519			$	179,519		$	—			$	—
	Interest-bearing deposits (1)			29				—			29				—
	Available-for-sale securities (1):
	U.S. agency securities			234,038				—			234,038				—
	Corporate securities			414,668				—			414,668				—
	Foreign government securities			82,827				—			82,827				—
	Foreign currency derivatives (2)			16				—			16				—
	Liabilities:
	Foreign currency derivatives (3)			(143	)			—			(143	)			—

	Total		$	910,954			$	179,519		$	731,435			$	—


	-1	Included in Cash and cash equivalents, Investments in debt securities, short-term or Investments in debt securities, long-term in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at August 31, 2014, in addition to $405.9 million of cash.
	-2	Included in Other current assets in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at August 31, 2014.
	-3	Included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at August 31, 2014.
	The following table summarizes the composition and fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities at February 28, 2014 (in thousands):


			As of				Quoted Prices In			Significant				Significant
			February 28,				Active Markets			Other				Unobservable
			2014				for Identical			Observable				Inputs (Level 3)
							Assets (Level 1)			Inputs (Level 2)
	Assets:
	Money markets (1)		$	178,280			$	178,280		$	—			$	—
	Interest-bearing deposits (1)			86,937				—			86,937				—
	Available-for-sale securities (1):
	Commercial paper			37,643				—			37,643				—
	U.S. agency securities			279,049				—			279,049				—
	Corporate securities			382,516				—			382,516				—
	Foreign government securities			79,841				—			79,841				—
	Foreign currency derivatives (2)			134				—			134				—
	Liabilities:
	Foreign currency derivatives (3)			(15	)			—			(15	)			—

	Total		$	1,044,385			$	178,280		$	866,105			$	—


	-1	Included in Cash and cash equivalents, Investments in debt securities, short-term or Investments in debt securities, long-term in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at February 28, 2014, in addition to $443.2 million of cash.
	-2	Included in Other current assets in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at February 28, 2014.
	-3	Included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at February 28, 2014.
	The following table represents the Company’s investments measured at fair value as of August 31, 2014 (in thousands):


																	Balance Sheet Classification
			Amortized				Gross Unrealized							Aggregate			Cash and			Investments			Investments
Cost			Fair Value											cash			in debt			in debt
														equivalents			securities,			securities,
																	short-term			long-term
							Gains			Losses (1)
Money markets			$	179,519			$	—		$	—			$	179,519		$	179,519		$	—		$	—
Interest-bearing deposits				29				—			—				29			—			29			—
U.S. agency securities			234,779				5			(746	)			234,038			—			—			234,038
Corporate securities			413,522				1,360			(214	)			414,668			—			143,723			270,945
Foreign government securities			82,729				102			(4	)			82,827			—			73,907			8,920

Total		$	910,578			$	1,467		$	(964	)		$	911,081		$	179,519		$	217,659		$	513,903


-1	As of August 31, 2014, there were $0.5 million of accumulated unrealized losses related to investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer.
The following table represents the Company’s investments measured at fair value as of February 28, 2014 (in thousands):


																Balance Sheet Classification
		Amortized				Gross Unrealized							Aggregate			Cash and			Investments			Investments
		Cost											Fair Value			cash			in debt			in debt
																equivalents			securities,			securities,
																			short-term			long-term
						Gains			Losses (1)
Money markets		$	178,280			$	—		$	—			$	178,280		$	178,280		$	—		$	—
Interest-bearing deposits			86,937				—			—				86,937			—			86,937			—
Commercial paper			37,643				—			—				37,643			25,299			12,344			—
U.S. agency securities			279,657				12			(620	)			279,049			—			56,314			222,735
Corporate securities			381,446				1,279			(209	)			382,516			—			131,612			250,904
Foreign government securities			79,818				34			(11	)			79,841			—			48,180			31,661

Total		$	1,043,781			$	1,325		$	(840	)		$	1,044,266		$	203,579		$	335,387		$	505,300


-1	As of February 28, 2014, there were $0.2 million of accumulated unrealized losses related to investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer.

Derivative_Instruments

Derivative Instruments	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments	'
	NOTE 7—Derivative Instruments
	The Company transacts business in various foreign countries and is, therefore, subject to risk of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The Company from time to time enters into forward contracts to economically hedge transactional exposure associated with commitments arising from trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable and fixed purchase obligations denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the respective operating entity. All derivative instruments are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at their respective fair market values. The Company has elected not to prepare and maintain the documentation required to qualify for hedge accounting treatment and, therefore, changes in fair value are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
	The effects of derivative instruments on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements are as follows as of August 31, 2014 and for the three and six months then ended (in thousands):


		As of August 31, 2014								Three Months			Six Months
										Ended			Ended
										August 31,			August 31,
										2014			2014
		Balance Sheet Location		Fair			Notional		Location of Gain	Amount of Gain
				Value			Value		(Loss) Recognized	(Loss) Recognized
									in Income on	in Income on
									Derivatives	Derivatives
	Assets—foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges		Other current assets	$	16		$	4,441	Other income	$	90		$	264
									(expense), net
	Liabilities—foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges		Accounts payable and		(143	)		17,764	Other income		(284	)	$	(541	)
			accrued expenses						(expense), net

	TOTAL			$	(127	)	$	22,205		$	(194	)	$	(277	)

	The effects of derivative instruments on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements are as follows as of August 31, 2013 and for the three and six months then ended (in thousands):


		As of August 31, 2013								Three Months			Six Months
										Ended			Ended
										August 31,			August 31,
										2013			2013
		Balance Sheet Location		Fair			Notional		Location of Gain	Amount of Gain
				Value			Value		(Loss) Recognized	(Loss) Recognized
									in Income on	in Income on
									Derivatives	Derivatives
	Assets—foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges		Other current assets	$	52		$	13,544	Other income	$	298		$	623
									(expense), net
	Liabilities—foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges		Accounts payable and		(114	)		19,691	Other income		(195	)	$	(2,010	)
			accrued expenses						(expense), net

	TOTAL			$	(62	)	$	33,235		$	103		$	(1,387	)

Sharebased_Awards

Share-based Awards	6 Months Ended
Share-based Awards	Aug. 31, 2014
Share-based Awards	'
	NOTE 8—Share-based Awards
	The Company measures share-based compensation cost at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award and recognizes the cost over the employee requisite service period, typically on a straight-line basis, net of estimated forfeitures. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model. The fair value of nonvested share awards, nonvested share units and performance share units are measured at their underlying closing share price on the day of grant.

	The following summarizes share-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 (in thousands):


			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			August 31, 2014		August 31, 2013		August 31, 2014		August 31, 2013
	Cost of revenue		$	3,425	$	3,100	$	6,543	$	5,939
	Sales and marketing			13,691		10,365		23,929		19,741
	Research and development			11,098		9,058		19,962		15,939
	General and administrative			8,391		7,351		14,885		11,387

	Total share-based compensation		$	36,605	$	29,874	$	65,319	$	53,006

	Share-based compensation expense qualifying for capitalization was insignificant for each of the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013. Accordingly, no share-based compensation expense was capitalized during the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013.
	Estimated annual forfeitures—An estimated forfeiture rate of 10.0% per annum, which approximates the Company’s historical rate, was applied to options and nonvested share units. Awards are adjusted to actual forfeiture rates at vesting. The Company reassesses its estimated forfeiture rate annually or when new information, including actual forfeitures, indicate a change is appropriate.
	During the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014, the Company granted the following share-based awards:


			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			August 31, 2014				August 31, 2014
			Shares and		Weighted		Shares and		Weighted
			Shares		Average		Shares		Average
			Underlying		Per Share		Underlying		Per Share
			Awards		Fair Value		Awards		Fair Value
	Service-based shares and share units			504,036	$	54.85		1,584,742	$	51.97
	Performance share units—target (1)			242,352	$	58.28		695,218	$	53.24
	Performance share awards (2)			—	$	—		184,325	$	50.54
	Assumed (3)			—	$	—		219,169	$	48.45
	Restricted shares issued as part of a business combination with continued employment service conditions (4)			529,057	$	54.75		529,057	$	54.75

	Total awards			1,275,445	$	55.46		3,212,511	$	52.38


	-1	Certain executives and senior management were awarded a target number of performance share units (“PSUs”). PSU grantees may earn up to 200% of the target number of PSUs. Half of the target number of PSUs can be earned by the grantees depending upon the Company’s financial performance measured against the financial performance of specified peer companies during a three-year performance period beginning on March 1, 2014. The remaining target number of PSUs can be earned by the grantees depending upon the Company’s total shareholder return performance measured against the total shareholder return of specified peer companies during a three-year period beginning on March 1, 2014.

		During the three months ended August 31, 2014, certain executives were awarded a total of 242,352 PSUs that will pay out only if the price of the Company’s common stock plus dividends payable increase by at least 50% within the next three years (“TSR Hurdle PSUs”). If the TSR Hurdle is achieved during the Performance Period and the executive’s business relationship has not ceased, 50% of the TSR Hurdle PSUs shall vest upon achievement of the TSR Hurdle and the remaining 50% of the TSR Hurdle PSUs shall vest on the last day of the four-year period beginning on the Grant Date. If the TSR Hurdle is not achieved on or before the last day of the Performance Period, then all TSR Hurdle PSUs are forfeited. If an executive’s continuous service to the Company or its affiliates as an employee, consultant or director ceases for any reason prior to a vesting date for any TSR Hurdle PSUs, subject to certain exceptions, then all unvested TSR Hurdle PSUs will be forfeited.

	-2	Certain executives were granted restricted stock awards. These shares were awarded subject to the achievement of a specified dollar amount of revenue for FY2015 (the “RSA Performance Goal”). If the Company fails to achieve the RSA Performance Goal for FY2015, then all such shares are forfeited. If the Company achieves the RSA Performance Goal for FY2015, then 25% of the restricted stock vests on July 16, 2015, and the remainder vests ratably on a quarterly basis over the course of the subsequent three–year period, provided that the grantee’s business relationship with the Company has not ceased.

	-3	Amount represents partially-vested options assumed as part of a business combination.

	-4	As part of the Company’s acquisition of eNovance, a total of 529,057 restricted common shares were issued to certain employee-shareholders. The vesting of these restricted shares is conditioned on continued employment with the Company. The shares effectively vest 25% per year and are being amortized on a straight-line basis to share-based compensation expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Earnings_Per_Share

Earnings Per Share	6 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share	Aug. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share	'
	NOTE 9—Earnings Per Share
	The Company computes basic net income per common share by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common share equivalents then outstanding. Potential common share equivalents consist of shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options or vesting of share-based awards.
	The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators of the earnings per share calculation for the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 (in thousands, except per share amounts):


		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		August 31,		August 31,		August 31,		August 31,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Net income, basic and diluted	$	46,823	$	40,808	$	84,568	$	81,199

	Weighted average common shares outstanding		188,162		189,437		188,767		190,276
	Incremental shares attributable to assumed vesting or exercise of outstanding equity award shares		2,593		1,995		2,368		1,954

	Diluted shares		190,755		191,432		191,135		192,230

	Diluted net income per share	$	0.25	$	0.21	$	0.44	$	0.42


	The following share awards are not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the aggregate value of proceeds considered received upon either exercise or vesting was greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock during the related periods and the effect of including such share awards in the computation would be anti-dilutive (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		August 31,		August 31,		August 31,		August 31,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Number of shares considered anti-dilutive for calculating diluted EPS		151		456		156		443

Share_Repurchase_Program

Share Repurchase Program	6 Months Ended
Share Repurchase Program	Aug. 31, 2014
Share Repurchase Program	'
	NOTE 10—Share Repurchase Program
	On April 15, 2013, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to $300.0 million of Red Hat’s common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The program commenced on April 16, 2013, and will expire on the earlier of (i) March 31, 2015, or (ii) a determination by the Board, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer to discontinue the program.
	As of August 31, 2014, the amount available under the program for the repurchase of the Company’s common stock was $80.0 million.

Segment_Reporting

Segment Reporting	6 Months Ended
Segment Reporting	Aug. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting	'
	NOTE 11—Segment Reporting
	The following summarizes revenue from unaffiliated customers and income (loss) from operations for the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 and total cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investment securities and total assets as of August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013, by geographic segment (in thousands):


			Americas			EMEA			Asia Pacific			Corporate (1)			Consolidated

			Three Months Ended August 31, 2014
	Revenue from unaffiliated customers		$	282,138		$	103,496		$	60,265		$	—		$	445,899
	Income (loss) from operations		$	60,081		$	26,066		$	14,685		$	(36,605	)	$	64,227

			Three Months Ended August 31, 2013
	Revenue from unaffiliated customers		$	237,647		$	86,239		$	50,537		$	—		$	374,423
	Income (loss) from operations		$	47,021		$	25,023		$	13,404		$	(29,874	)	$	55,574

			Six Months Ended August 31, 2014
	Revenue		$	548,232		$	204,270		$	117,151		$	—		$	869,653
	Income (loss) from operations		$	101,473		$	50,251		$	28,785		$	(65,319	)	$	115,190
	Cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investment securities		$	621,806		$	500,050		$	195,087		$	—		$	1,316,943
	Total assets		$	2,055,521		$	720,493		$	291,290		$	—		$	3,067,304

			Six Months Ended August 31, 2013
	Revenue		$	471,074		$	166,289		$	100,319		$	—		$	737,682
	Income (loss) from operations		$	94,028		$	45,528		$	25,647		$	(53,006	)	$	112,197
	Cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investment securities		$	679,632		$	426,528		$	184,511		$	—		$	1,290,671
	Total assets		$	1,955,098		$	562,819		$	221,664		$	—		$	2,739,581

	-1	Amounts represent share-based compensation expense for each of the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013, which was not allocated to geographic segments.
	Supplemental information about geographic areas
	The following table lists, for each of the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013, revenue from unaffiliated customers in the United States, the Company’s country of domicile, and revenue from unaffiliated customers from foreign countries (in thousands):


			Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
			August 31,			August 31,			August 31,			August 31,
			2014			2013			2014			2013
	United States, the Company’s country of domicile		$	247,556		$	208,394		$	481,863		$	413,087
	Foreign			198,343			166,029			387,790			324,595

	Total revenue from unaffiliated customers		$	445,899		$	374,423		$	869,653		$	737,682


	Total tangible long-lived assets located in the United States, the Company’s country of domicile, and similar tangible long-lived assets held outside the United States are summarized in the following table as of August 31, 2014 and February 28, 2014 (in thousands):


			As of			As of
			August 31,			February 28,
			2014			2014
	United States, the Company’s country of domicile		$	134,887		$	137,356
	Foreign			40,957			36,561

	Total tangible long-lived assets		$	175,844		$	173,917

	Supplemental information about major customers
	For each of the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014, the U.S. government and its agencies represented approximately 10% of the Company’s total revenue. For each of the three months and six months ended August 31, 2013, the U.S. government and its agencies represented approximately 9% of the Company’s total revenue.
	Supplemental information about products and services
	The following table, for each of the three and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013, provides further detail, by type, of our subscription and services revenues. Infrastructure-related offerings subscription revenue includes subscription revenue generated from Red Hat Enterprise Linux and related technologies such as Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization. Subscription revenue generated from our Application development-related and other emerging technology offerings includes Red Hat JBoss Middleware, Red Hat Storage Server and Red Hat cloud offerings such as OpenStack and OpenShift (in thousands):


			Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
			August 31,			August 31,			August 31,			August 31,
			2014			2013			2014			2013
	Subscription revenue:
	Infrastructure-related offerings		$	331,967		$	286,869		$	651,018		$	566,139
	Applications development-related and other emerging technology offerings			57,528			39,823			110,444			76,370

Total subscription revenue			389,495			326,692			761,462			642,509

Training and services revenue:
Consulting services			41,917			35,144			80,991			69,548
Training			14,487			12,587			27,200			25,625

Total training and services revenue			56,404			47,731			108,191			95,173

Total revenue		$	445,899		$	374,423		$	869,653		$	737,682

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Aug. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	NOTE 12—Commitments and Contingencies
	Operating leases
	As of August 31, 2014, the Company leased office space and certain equipment under various non-cancelable operating leases. Rent expense under operating leases for the three months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 was $7.5 million and $7.2 million, respectively. Rent expense under operating leases for the six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 was $15.0 million and $14.4 million, respectively.

	Product indemnification
	The Company is a party to a variety of agreements pursuant to which it may be obligated to indemnify the other party from losses arising in connection with the Company’s services or products, or from losses arising in connection with certain events defined within a particular contract, which may include litigation or claims relating to intellectual property infringement, certain losses arising from damage to property or injury to persons or other matters. In each of these circumstances, payment by the Company is conditioned on the other party making a claim pursuant to the procedures specified in the particular contract, which procedures typically allow the Company to challenge the other party’s claims. Further, the Company’s obligations under these agreements may in certain cases be limited in terms of time and/or amount, and in some instances, the Company may have recourse against third-parties for certain payments made by the Company.
	It is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments under these or similar agreements due to the conditional nature of the Company’s obligations and the facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. The Company does not record a liability for claims related to indemnification unless the Company concludes that the likelihood of a material claim is probable and estimable. Historically, payments pursuant to these indemnifications have been immaterial.

Legal_Proceedings

Legal Proceedings	6 Months Ended
Legal Proceedings	Aug. 31, 2014
Legal Proceedings	'
	NOTE 13—Legal Proceedings
	The Company experiences routine litigation in the normal course of its business, including patent litigation. The Company presently believes that the outcome of this routine litigation will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Business_Combinations

Business Combinations	6 Months Ended
Business Combinations	Aug. 31, 2014
Business Combinations	'
	NOTE 14—Business Combinations
	Acquisition of eNovance, SAS
	On June 24, 2014, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the shares of eNovance, SAS (“eNovance”), a provider of open source cloud computing services. The acquisition is intended to assist in advancing the Company’s market position in OpenStack, and the addition of eNovance’s systems integration capabilities and engineering talent is expected to help meet growing demand for enterprise OpenStack consulting, design and deployment.
	The cash consideration paid as of the closing date was $68.3 million. Based on management’s provisional assessment of the acquisition date fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the total cash consideration transferred of $68.3 million has been allocated to the Company’s assets on a preliminary basis as follows: $53.0 million to goodwill, $14.4 million to identifiable intangible assets and the remaining $0.9 million to working capital.
	In addition to the cash consideration transferred, the Company issued a total of 529,057 restricted common shares to certain employee-shareholders. The vesting of these restricted shares is conditioned on continued employment with the Company. As a result of the employment condition, the transfer of these shares has been accounted for separate from the business combination. The shares effectively vest 25% per year, with the closing-date fair value of the shares being amortized, on a straight-line basis, to share-based compensation expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.
	The Company incurred approximately $0.9 million in transaction costs including legal and accounting fees relating to the acquisition. These transaction costs have been expensed as incurred and included in general and administrative expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended August 31, 2014.

	Acquisition of Inktank Storage, Inc.
	On April 30, 2014, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the shares of Inktank Storage, Inc. (“Inktank”), a provider of scale-out, open source storage systems, whose flagship technology, Inktank Ceph Enterprise, delivers object and block storage software to enterprises deploying public or private clouds. The acquisition is intended to complement the Company’s existing GlusterFS-based storage offering. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, the consideration transferred by the Company totaled $152.5 million. The Company incurred approximately $2.0 million in transaction costs including legal and accounting fees relating to the acquisition. These transaction costs have been expensed as incurred and included in general and administrative expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations for the six months ended August 31, 2014.
	The total consideration transferred by the Company in connection with the acquisition is summarized in the following table (in thousands):


			Total
			Consideration
			Transferred
	Cash consideration paid to and/or on behalf of holders of Inktank stock and vested options		$	151,648
	Fair value of nonvested employee share-based awards assumed and attributed to pre-combination services (1)			895

	Total consideration transferred (2)		$	152,543


	-1	The total fair value, as of April 30, 2014, of all assumed nonvested share-based awards was $10.6 million, of which $0.9 million has been attributed to pre-acquisition employee services and accordingly has been recognized as consideration transferred. The remaining $9.7 million of fair value will be recognized as compensation expense over the remaining vesting period ranging from 1 month to approximately 4 years.
	-2	In addition to the consideration transferred of $152.5 million and the assumed nonvested share-based awards with an acquisition-date fair value of $10.6 million, the Company has committed to pay retention incentives totaling $8.4 million in cash (payable 25% annually from the date of acquisition assuming continued employment). The Company has also committed to granting key employees share-based awards with a combined value $15.0 million which will vest 25% annually from the date of grant.
	The table below represents the estimated tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities (in thousands) based on management’s provisional assessment of the acquisition date fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company expects to finalize its assessment of the acquisition-date fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed by the end of its third quarter in fiscal 2015:


			Total
			Consideration
			Allocated
	Identifiable intangible assets (see detail below)		$	10,770
	Cash			27
	Accounts receivable			657
	Deferred tax assets, net			11,550
	Other assets			161
	Accrued liabilities			(1,651	)
	Deferred revenue			(1,016	)
	Goodwill			132,045

	Total consideration allocated		$	152,543


	The following table summarizes the allocation of consideration transferred to identifiable intangible assets (in thousands). The fair value of the identifiable intangible assets is being amortized over the estimated useful life of each intangible asset on a straight-line basis which approximates the economic pattern of benefits:


			Amortization Expense Type		Estimated Life				Total
			Amortization Expense Type		(Years)				Total
	Customer relationships		Sales and marketing			5			$	6,800
	Tradenames and trademarks		General and administrative			Indefinite				3,300
	Covenants not to compete		Research and development			3				370
	Developed technology		Cost of revenue			5				300

	Total identifiable intangible assets								$	10,770

	Pro forma consolidated financial information
	The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information reflects the results of operations of the Company for the three and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 (in thousands, except per share amounts) as if the acquisitions of eNovance and Inktank had closed on March 1, 2013, after giving effect to certain purchase accounting adjustments. These pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s operating results would have been had the acquisitions actually taken place at the beginning of the period.


			Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
			August 31, 2014				August 31, 2013				August 31, 2014		August 31, 2013
	Revenue		$	446,558			$	377,341			$	873,255	$	743,236
	Net income			45,634				36,868				78,181		74,382
	Basic net income per common share		$	0.24			$	0.19			$	0.41	$	0.39
	Diluted net income per common share		$	0.24			$	0.19			$	0.41	$	0.39
Post-acquisition financial information
The following is a summary of eNovance’s and Inktank’s combined post-acquisition revenue, expenses and losses that are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended August 31, 2014 (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		August 31, 2014				August 31, 2014
Revenue		$	2,531			$	2,717
Operating expenses			(7,490	)			(9,333	)

Operating loss			(4,959	)			(6,616	)
Other income			95				95

Loss before tax benefit			(4,864	)			(6,521	)
Tax benefit			1,411				1,891

Net loss		$	(3,453	)		$	(4,630	)


Goodwill
The following is a summary of changes in goodwill for the six months ended August 31, 2014 (in thousands):


Balance at February 28, 2014		$	687,430
Acquisition of Inktank			132,045
Acquisition of eNovance			52,988
Impact of foreign currency fluctuations			(2,400	)

Balance at August 31, 2014		$	870,063

Subsequent_Event

Subsequent Event	6 Months Ended
Subsequent Event	Aug. 31, 2014
Subsequent Event	'
	NOTE 15—Subsequent Event
	On September 18, 2014, the Company announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire all of the shares of FeedHenry for approximately 63.5 million Euros. FeedHenry is a provider of cloud-based enterprise mobile application platforms. The acquisition is intended to expand the Company’s portfolio of application development, integration and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solutions, enabling it to support mobile application development in public and private environments. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of fiscal 2015.

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Aug. 31, 2014
Basis of presentation	'
	Basis of presentation
	The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial reporting. These consolidated statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals) necessary to present fairly the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated operating results, consolidated other comprehensive income and consolidated cash flows for the periods presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Operating results for the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2015. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted in accordance with the SEC’s rules and regulations for interim reporting. For further information, see the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, including notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2014.
	There have been no changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies from those described in NOTE 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2014. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with such Annual Report on Form 10-K.
	Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation.
Consolidation Policy	'
	Consolidation policy
	The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. There are no significant foreign exchange restrictions on the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.
Use of estimates	'
	Use of estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet dates and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from such estimates.
Recent accounting pronouncements	'
	Recent accounting pronouncements
	In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-12, Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period (“ASU 2014-12”). The FASB issued ASU 2014-12 to provide explicit guidance for share-based awards which allow for an employee to vest in an award upon achievement of a performance condition met after completion of a requisite service period regardless of whether the employee is rendering service on the date the performance target is achieved. ASU 2014-12 provides that the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award but rather compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2015, and is effective for the Company as of the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. The Company has not issued such share-based awards and does not believe that this updated standard will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
	In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”). The FASB issued ASU 2014-09 to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and International Financial Reporting Standards. The standard outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes the most current revenue recognition guidance. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2016, which is effective for the Company as of the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the implementation of this standard will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
	In July 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740)—Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (“ASU 2013-11”), to eliminate diversity in practice of presenting unrecognized tax benefits as a liability or presenting unrecognized tax benefits as a reduction of a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss or tax credit carryforward in certain circumstances by requiring that an unrecognized tax benefit be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to deferred tax assets excluding certain exceptions. ASU 2013-11 became effective for the Company during the three months ended May 31, 2014. The updated standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
	In March 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-05, Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830)—Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity (“ASU 2013-05”), which requires a parent entity to release a related foreign entity’s cumulative translation adjustment into net income only if its sale or transfer results in the complete or substantially complete liquidation of the foreign entity in which the subsidiary or group of assets had resided. ASU 2013-05 became effective for the Company during the three months ended May 31, 2014. The updated standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Changes_in_Equity_Tables

Changes in Equity (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Changes in Equity (Tables)	Aug. 31, 2014
Summary of Changes in Stockholders' Equity	'
	The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s stockholders’ equity during the three months ended August 31, 2014 (in thousands):


		Common			Additional			Retained		Treasury			Accumulated			Total
		Stock			Paid-In			Earnings		Stock			Other			Stockholders’
					Capital								Comprehensive			Equity
													Income (Loss)
	Balance at May 31, 2014	$	23		$	1,908,934		$	757,917	$	(1,136,713	)	$	(5,358	)	$	1,524,803
	Net income		—			—			46,823		—			—			46,823
	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		—			—			—		—			(10,667	)		(10,667	)
	Exercise of common stock options		—			644			—		—			—			644
	Common stock repurchase (see NOTE 10)		—			—			—		(80,028	)		—			(80,028	)
	Share-based compensation expense		—			36,605			—		—			—			36,605
	Tax benefits related to share-based awards		—			307			—		—			—			307
	Minimum tax withholdings paid by the Company on behalf of employees related to net settlement of employee share-based awards		—			(3,831	)		—		—			—			(3,831	)

	Balance at August 31, 2014	$	23		$	1,942,659		$	804,740	$	(1,216,741	)	$	(16,025	)	$	1,514,656


	The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s stockholders’ equity during the three months ended August 31, 2013 (in thousands):


		Common			Additional			Retained		Treasury			Accumulated			Total
		Stock			Paid-In			Earnings		Stock			Other			Stockholders’
					Capital								Comprehensive			Equity
													Income (Loss)
	Balance at May 31, 2013	$	23		$	1,819,251		$	582,271	$	(996,010	)	$	(12,228	)	$	1,393,307
	Net income		—			—			40,808		—			—			40,808
	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		—			—			—		—			306			306
	Exercise of common stock options		—			635			—		—			—			635
	Common stock repurchase		—			—			—		(20,009	)		—			(20,009	)
	Share-based compensation expense		—			29,874			—		—			—			29,874
	Tax benefits related to share-based awards		—			516			—		—			—			516
	Minimum tax withholdings paid by the Company on behalf of employees related to net settlement of employee share-based awards		—			(3,833	)		—		—			—			(3,833	)
	Other adjustments		—			382			—		(382	)		—			—

	Balance at August 31, 2013	$	23		$	1,846,825		$	623,079	$	(1,016,401	)	$	(11,922	)	$	1,441,604

	The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s stockholders’ equity during the six months ended August 31, 2014 (in thousands):


		Common			Additional			Retained		Treasury			Accumulated			Total
		Stock			Paid-In			Earnings		Stock			Other			Stockholders’
					Capital								Comprehensive			Equity
													Income (Loss)
	Balance at February 28, 2014	$	23		$	1,891,848		$	720,172	$	(1,056,419	)	$	(4,459	)	$	1,551,165
	Net income		—			—			84,568		—			—			84,568
	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		—			—			—		—			(11,566	)		(11,566	)
	Exercise of common stock options		—			689			—		—			—			689
	Common stock repurchase (see NOTE 10)		—			—			—		(160,061	)		—			(160,061	)
	Share-based compensation expense		—			65,319			—		—			—			65,319
	Assumed employee share-based awards from acquisitions					895											895
	Tax benefits related to share-based awards		—			1,208			—		—			—			1,208
	Minimum tax withholdings paid by the Company on behalf of employees related to net settlement of employee share-based awards		—			(17,561	)		—		—			—			(17,561	)
	Other adjustments		—			261			—		(261	)		—			—

	Balance at August 31, 2014	$	23		$	1,942,659		$	804,740	$	(1,216,741	)	$	(16,025	)	$	1,514,656

Summary of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	'
	The following is a summary of accumulated other comprehensive loss as of August 31, 2014 and February 28, 2014 (in thousands):


		As of			As of
		August 31, 2014			February 28, 2014
	Accumulated loss from foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(16,575	)	$	(4,823	)
	Accumulated unrealized gain, net of tax, on available-for-sale securities		550			364

	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(16,025	)	$	(4,459	)

Identifiable_Intangible_Assets1

Identifiable Intangible Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Identifiable Intangible Assets (Tables)	Aug. 31, 2014
Summary of Identifiable Intangible Assets	'
	The following is a summary of identifiable intangible assets (in thousands):


		As of August 31, 2014							As of February 28, 2014
		Gross		Accumulated			Net		Gross		Accumulated			Net
		Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
	Trademarks, copyrights and patents	$	119,930	$	(38,769	)	$	81,161	$	105,269	$	(34,784	)	$	70,485
	Purchased technologies		79,495		(60,529	)		18,966		79,433		(55,960	)		23,473
	Customer and reseller relationships		102,372		(67,010	)		35,362		89,992		(63,075	)		26,917
	Covenants not to compete		11,177		(6,884	)		4,293		10,690		(5,977	)		4,713
	Other intangible assets		8,921		(1,799	)		7,122		8,922		(1,111	)		7,811

	Total identifiable intangible assets	$	321,895	$	(174,991	)	$	146,904	$	294,306	$	(160,907	)	$	133,399

Schedule of Amortization Expense Associated with Identifiable Intangible Assets	'
	Amortization expense associated with identifiable intangible assets recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 is summarized as follows (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
		August 31, 2014		August 31, 2013			August 31, 2014		August 31, 2013
	Cost of revenue	$	2,830	$	2,840		$	5,790	$	5,513
	Sales and marketing		1,992		2,193			3,574		4,151
	Research and development		959		959			1,917		1,918
	General and administrative		1,607		1,203			3,035		2,740

	Total amortization expense	$	7,388	$	7,195		$	14,316	$	14,322

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Tables)	Aug. 31, 2014
Summary of Tax Provision	'
	The following table summarizes the Company’s tax provision for the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 (in thousands):


			Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
			August 31,			August 31,			August 31,			August 31,
			2014			2013			2014			2013
	Provision for income taxes:
	Income before provision for income taxes		$	65,948		$	58,297		$	119,110		$	115,998
	Estimated annual effective tax rate on current year ordinary income			29	%		30	%		29	%		30	%

	Provision for income taxes		$	19,125		$	17,489		$	34,542		$	34,799

Summary of Tax Years Subject to Examination	'
	federal jurisdiction and various states and foreign jurisdictions. The following table summarizes the tax years in the Company’s major tax jurisdictions that remain subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities as of August 31, 2014. Due to NOL carryforwards, in some cases the tax years continue to remain subject to examination with respect to such NOLs.


	Tax Jurisdiction		Years Subject to
			Income Tax
			Examination
	U.S. federal			1994 – Present
	North Carolina			1999 – Present
	Ireland			2008 – Present
	Japan (1)			2012 – Present

	-1	The Company has been examined for income tax for years through February 28, 2011. A tax examination was concluded in fiscal 2012 with no significant adjustments resulting. However, the statute of limitations remains open for five years.

Assets_and_Liabilities_Measure1

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Acquired	'
	The following table summarizes the composition and fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities at August 31, 2014 (in thousands):


			As of			Quoted Prices In		Significant			Significant
			August 31,			Active Markets		Other			Unobservable
			2014			for Identical		Observable			Inputs (Level 3)
						Assets (Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)
	Assets:
	Money markets (1)		$	179,519		$	179,519	$	—		$	—
	Interest-bearing deposits (1)			29			—		29			—
	Available-for-sale securities (1):
	U.S. agency securities			234,038			—		234,038			—
	Corporate securities			414,668			—		414,668			—
	Foreign government securities			82,827			—		82,827			—
	Foreign currency derivatives (2)			16			—		16			—
	Liabilities:
	Foreign currency derivatives (3)			(143	)		—		(143	)		—

	Total		$	910,954		$	179,519	$	731,435		$	—


	-1	Included in Cash and cash equivalents, Investments in debt securities, short-term or Investments in debt securities, long-term in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at August 31, 2014, in addition to $405.9 million of cash.
	-2	Included in Other current assets in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at August 31, 2014.
	-3	Included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at August 31, 2014.
	The following table summarizes the composition and fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities at February 28, 2014 (in thousands):


			As of			Quoted Prices In		Significant			Significant
			February 28,			Active Markets		Other			Unobservable
			2014			for Identical		Observable			Inputs (Level 3)
						Assets (Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)
	Assets:
	Money markets (1)		$	178,280		$	178,280	$	—		$	—
	Interest-bearing deposits (1)			86,937			—		86,937			—
	Available-for-sale securities (1):
	Commercial paper			37,643			—		37,643			—
	U.S. agency securities			279,049			—		279,049			—
	Corporate securities			382,516			—		382,516			—
	Foreign government securities			79,841			—		79,841			—
	Foreign currency derivatives (2)			134			—		134			—
	Liabilities:
	Foreign currency derivatives (3)			(15	)		—		(15	)		—

	Total		$	1,044,385		$	178,280	$	866,105		$	—


	-1	Included in Cash and cash equivalents, Investments in debt securities, short-term or Investments in debt securities, long-term in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at February 28, 2014, in addition to $443.2 million of cash.
	-2	Included in Other current assets in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at February 28, 2014.
	-3	Included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at February 28, 2014.
Investments Measured at Fair Value	'
	The following table represents the Company’s investments measured at fair value as of August 31, 2014 (in thousands):


													Balance Sheet Classification
			Amortized			Gross Unrealized					Aggregate		Cash and		Investments		Investments
			Cost								Fair Value		cash		in debt		in debt
													equivalents		securities,		securities,
															short-term		long-term
						Gains		Losses (1)
	Money markets		$	179,519		$	—	$	—		$	179,519	$	179,519	$	—	$	—
	Interest-bearing deposits			29			—		—			29		—		29		—
	U.S. agency securities			234,779			5		(746	)		234,038		—		—		234,038
	Corporate securities			413,522			1,360		(214	)		414,668		—		143,723		270,945
	Foreign government securities			82,729			102		(4	)		82,827		—		73,907		8,920

	Total		$	910,578		$	1,467	$	(964	)	$	911,081	$	179,519	$	217,659	$	513,903


	-1	As of August 31, 2014, there were $0.5 million of accumulated unrealized losses related to investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer.
	The following table represents the Company’s investments measured at fair value as of February 28, 2014 (in thousands):


													Balance Sheet Classification
			Amortized			Gross Unrealized					Aggregate		Cash and		Investments		Investments
			Cost								Fair Value		cash		in debt		in debt
													equivalents		securities,		securities,
															short-term		long-term
						Gains		Losses (1)
	Money markets		$	178,280		$	—	$	—		$	178,280	$	178,280	$	—	$	—
	Interest-bearing deposits			86,937			—		—			86,937		—		86,937		—
	Commercial paper			37,643			—		—			37,643		25,299		12,344		—
	U.S. agency securities			279,657			12		(620	)		279,049		—		56,314		222,735
	Corporate securities			381,446			1,279		(209	)		382,516		—		131,612		250,904
	Foreign government securities			79,818			34		(11	)		79,841		—		48,180		31,661

	Total		$	1,043,781		$	1,325	$	(840	)	$	1,044,266	$	203,579	$	335,387	$	505,300


	-1	As of February 28, 2014, there were $0.2 million of accumulated unrealized losses related to investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer.

Derivative_Instruments_Tables

Derivative Instruments (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014
Summary of Effects of Derivative Instruments	'
	The effects of derivative instruments on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements are as follows as of August 31, 2014 and for the three and six months then ended (in thousands):


		As of August 31, 2014								Three Months			Six Months
										Ended			Ended
										August 31,			August 31,
										2014			2014
		Balance Sheet Location		Fair			Notional		Location of Gain	Amount of Gain
				Value			Value		(Loss) Recognized	(Loss) Recognized
									in Income on	in Income on
									Derivatives	Derivatives
	Assets—foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges		Other current assets	$	16		$	4,441	Other income	$	90		$	264
									(expense), net
	Liabilities—foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges		Accounts payable and		(143	)		17,764	Other income		(284	)	$	(541	)
			accrued expenses						(expense), net

	TOTAL			$	(127	)	$	22,205		$	(194	)	$	(277	)

	The effects of derivative instruments on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements are as follows as of August 31, 2013 and for the three and six months then ended (in thousands):


		As of August 31, 2013								Three Months			Six Months
										Ended			Ended
										August 31,			August 31,
										2013			2013
		Balance Sheet Location		Fair			Notional		Location of Gain	Amount of Gain
				Value			Value		(Loss) Recognized	(Loss) Recognized
									in Income on	in Income on
									Derivatives	Derivatives
	Assets—foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges		Other current assets	$	52		$	13,544	Other income	$	298		$	623
									(expense), net
	Liabilities—foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges		Accounts payable and		(114	)		19,691	Other income		(195	)	$	(2,010	)
			accrued expenses						(expense), net

	TOTAL			$	(62	)	$	33,235		$	103		$	(1,387	)

Sharebased_Awards_Tables

Share-based Awards (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Share-based Awards (Tables)	Aug. 31, 2014
Share-Based Compensation Expense	'
	The following summarizes share-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 (in thousands):


			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			August 31, 2014		August 31, 2013		August 31, 2014		August 31, 2013
	Cost of revenue		$	3,425	$	3,100	$	6,543	$	5,939
	Sales and marketing			13,691		10,365		23,929		19,741
	Research and development			11,098		9,058		19,962		15,939
	General and administrative			8,391		7,351		14,885		11,387

	Total share-based compensation		$	36,605	$	29,874	$	65,319	$	53,006

Summary of Share-Based Awards Granted During Period	'
	During the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014, the Company granted the following share-based awards:


			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			August 31, 2014				August 31, 2014
			Shares and		Weighted		Shares and		Weighted
			Shares		Average		Shares		Average
			Underlying		Per Share		Underlying		Per Share
			Awards		Fair Value		Awards		Fair Value
	Service-based shares and share units			504,036	$	54.85		1,584,742	$	51.97
	Performance share units—target (1)			242,352	$	58.28		695,218	$	53.24
	Performance share awards (2)			—	$	—		184,325	$	50.54
	Assumed (3)			—	$	—		219,169	$	48.45
	Restricted shares issued as part of a business combination with continued employment service conditions (4)			529,057	$	54.75		529,057	$	54.75

	Total awards			1,275,445	$	55.46		3,212,511	$	52.38


	-1	Certain executives and senior management were awarded a target number of performance share units (“PSUs”). PSU grantees may earn up to 200% of the target number of PSUs. Half of the target number of PSUs can be earned by the grantees depending upon the Company’s financial performance measured against the financial performance of specified peer companies during a three-year performance period beginning on March 1, 2014. The remaining target number of PSUs can be earned by the grantees depending upon the Company’s total shareholder return performance measured against the total shareholder return of specified peer companies during a three-year period beginning on March 1, 2014.

		During the three months ended August 31, 2014, certain executives were awarded a total of 242,352 PSUs that will pay out only if the price of the Company’s common stock plus dividends payable increase by at least 50% within the next three years (“TSR Hurdle PSUs”). If the TSR Hurdle is achieved during the Performance Period and the executive’s business relationship has not ceased, 50% of the TSR Hurdle PSUs shall vest upon achievement of the TSR Hurdle and the remaining 50% of the TSR Hurdle PSUs shall vest on the last day of the four-year period beginning on the Grant Date. If the TSR Hurdle is not achieved on or before the last day of the Performance Period, then all TSR Hurdle PSUs are forfeited. If an executive’s continuous service to the Company or its affiliates as an employee, consultant or director ceases for any reason prior to a vesting date for any TSR Hurdle PSUs, subject to certain exceptions, then all unvested TSR Hurdle PSUs will be forfeited.

	-2	Certain executives were granted restricted stock awards. These shares were awarded subject to the achievement of a specified dollar amount of revenue for FY2015 (the “RSA Performance Goal”). If the Company fails to achieve the RSA Performance Goal for FY2015, then all such shares are forfeited. If the Company achieves the RSA Performance Goal for FY2015, then 25% of the restricted stock vests on July 16, 2015, and the remainder vests ratably on a quarterly basis over the course of the subsequent three–year period, provided that the grantee’s business relationship with the Company has not ceased.

	-3	Amount represents partially-vested options assumed as part of a business combination.

	-4	As part of the Company’s acquisition of eNovance, a total of 529,057 restricted common shares were issued to certain employee-shareholders. The vesting of these restricted shares is conditioned on continued employment with the Company. The shares effectively vest 25% per year and are being amortized on a straight-line basis to share-based compensation expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Earnings_Per_Share_Tables

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share (Tables)	Aug. 31, 2014
Reconciliation of Numerators and Denominators of Earnings Per Share Calculation	'
	The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators of the earnings per share calculation for the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 (in thousands, except per share amounts):


		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		August 31,		August 31,		August 31,		August 31,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Net income, basic and diluted	$	46,823	$	40,808	$	84,568	$	81,199

	Weighted average common shares outstanding		188,162		189,437		188,767		190,276
	Incremental shares attributable to assumed vesting or exercise of outstanding equity award shares		2,593		1,995		2,368		1,954

	Diluted shares		190,755		191,432		191,135		192,230

	Diluted net income per share	$	0.25	$	0.21	$	0.44	$	0.42

Shares Considered Anti-Dilutive for Calculating Diluted EPS	'
	The following share awards are not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the aggregate value of proceeds considered received upon either exercise or vesting was greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock during the related periods and the effect of including such share awards in the computation would be anti-dilutive (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		August 31,		August 31,		August 31,		August 31,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Number of shares considered anti-dilutive for calculating diluted EPS		151		456		156		443

Segment_Reporting_Tables

Segment Reporting (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Tables)	Aug. 31, 2014
Summary of Revenue, Income (Loss) from Operations, Total Assets and Total Cash, Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investment Securities by Geographic Segment	'
	The following summarizes revenue from unaffiliated customers and income (loss) from operations for the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 and total cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investment securities and total assets as of August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013, by geographic segment (in thousands):


			Americas		EMEA		Asia Pacific		Corporate (1)			Consolidated

			Three Months Ended August 31, 2014
	Revenue from unaffiliated customers		$	282,138	$	103,496	$	60,265	$	—		$	445,899
	Income (loss) from operations		$	60,081	$	26,066	$	14,685	$	(36,605	)	$	64,227

			Three Months Ended August 31, 2013
	Revenue from unaffiliated customers		$	237,647	$	86,239	$	50,537	$	—		$	374,423
	Income (loss) from operations		$	47,021	$	25,023	$	13,404	$	(29,874	)	$	55,574

			Six Months Ended August 31, 2014
	Revenue		$	548,232	$	204,270	$	117,151	$	—		$	869,653
	Income (loss) from operations		$	101,473	$	50,251	$	28,785	$	(65,319	)	$	115,190
	Cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investment securities		$	621,806	$	500,050	$	195,087	$	—		$	1,316,943
	Total assets		$	2,055,521	$	720,493	$	291,290	$	—		$	3,067,304

			Six Months Ended August 31, 2013
	Revenue		$	471,074	$	166,289	$	100,319	$	—		$	737,682
	Income (loss) from operations		$	94,028	$	45,528	$	25,647	$	(53,006	)	$	112,197
	Cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investment securities		$	679,632	$	426,528	$	184,511	$	—		$	1,290,671
	Total assets		$	1,955,098	$	562,819	$	221,664	$	—		$	2,739,581

	-1	Amounts represent share-based compensation expense for each of the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013, which was not allocated to geographic segments.
Summary of Revenue from Unaffiliated Customers	'
	The following table lists, for each of the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013, revenue from unaffiliated customers in the United States, the Company’s country of domicile, and revenue from unaffiliated customers from foreign countries (in thousands):


			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			August 31,		August 31,		August 31,		August 31,
			2014		2013		2014		2013
	United States, the Company’s country of domicile		$	247,556	$	208,394	$	481,863	$	413,087
	Foreign			198,343		166,029		387,790		324,595

	Total revenue from unaffiliated customers		$	445,899	$	374,423	$	869,653	$	737,682

Summary of Tangible Long-Lived Assets	'
	Total tangible long-lived assets located in the United States, the Company’s country of domicile, and similar tangible long-lived assets held outside the United States are summarized in the following table as of August 31, 2014 and February 28, 2014 (in thousands):


			As of		As of
			August 31,		February 28,
			2014		2014
	United States, the Company’s country of domicile		$	134,887	$	137,356
	Foreign			40,957		36,561

	Total tangible long-lived assets		$	175,844	$	173,917

Summary of Subscription Revenue and Services by Technology Classes	'
	The following table, for each of the three and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013, provides further detail, by type, of our subscription and services revenues. Infrastructure-related offerings subscription revenue includes subscription revenue generated from Red Hat Enterprise Linux and related technologies such as Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization. Subscription revenue generated from our Application development-related and other emerging technology offerings includes Red Hat JBoss Middleware, Red Hat Storage Server and Red Hat cloud offerings such as OpenStack and OpenShift (in thousands):


			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			August 31,		August 31,		August 31,		August 31,
			2014		2013		2014		2013
	Subscription revenue:
	Infrastructure-related offerings		$	331,967	$	286,869	$	651,018	$	566,139
	Applications development-related and other emerging technology offerings			57,528		39,823		110,444		76,370

	Total subscription revenue			389,495		326,692		761,462		642,509

	Training and services revenue:
	Consulting services			41,917		35,144		80,991		69,548
	Training			14,487		12,587		27,200		25,625

	Total training and services revenue			56,404		47,731		108,191		95,173

	Total revenue		$	445,899	$	374,423	$	869,653	$	737,682

Business_Combinations_Tables

Business Combinations (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Business Combinations (Tables)	Aug. 31, 2014
Summary of Changes in Goodwill	'
	The following is a summary of changes in goodwill for the six months ended August 31, 2014 (in thousands):


	Balance at February 28, 2014		$	687,430
	Acquisition of Inktank			132,045
	Acquisition of eNovance			52,988
	Impact of foreign currency fluctuations			(2,400	)

	Balance at August 31, 2014		$	870,063

Inktank Storage Inc and eNovance, SAS	'
Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information	'
	The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information reflects the results of operations of the Company for the three and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 (in thousands, except per share amounts) as if the acquisitions of eNovance and Inktank had closed on March 1, 2013, after giving effect to certain purchase accounting adjustments. These pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s operating results would have been had the acquisitions actually taken place at the beginning of the period.


			Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
			August 31, 2014				August 31, 2013				August 31, 2014		August 31, 2013
	Revenue		$	446,558			$	377,341			$	873,255	$	743,236
	Net income			45,634				36,868				78,181		74,382
	Basic net income per common share		$	0.24			$	0.19			$	0.41	$	0.39
	Diluted net income per common share		$	0.24			$	0.19			$	0.41	$	0.39
Post Acquisition Revenue, Expenses and Losses Included Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations	'
	The following is a summary of eNovance’s and Inktank’s combined post-acquisition revenue, expenses and losses that are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended August 31, 2014 (in thousands):


			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			August 31, 2014				August 31, 2014
	Revenue		$	2,531			$	2,717
	Operating expenses			(7,490	)			(9,333	)

	Operating loss			(4,959	)			(6,616	)
	Other income			95				95

	Loss before tax benefit			(4,864	)			(6,521	)
	Tax benefit			1,411				1,891

	Net loss		$	(3,453	)		$	(4,630	)

Inktank Storage, Inc.	'
Summary of Consideration Transferred in Connection With Acquisition	'
	The total consideration transferred by the Company in connection with the acquisition is summarized in the following table (in thousands):


			Total
			Consideration
			Transferred
	Cash consideration paid to and/or on behalf of holders of Inktank stock and vested options		$	151,648
	Fair value of nonvested employee share-based awards assumed and attributed to pre-combination services (1)			895

	Total consideration transferred (2)		$	152,543


	-1	The total fair value, as of April 30, 2014, of all assumed nonvested share-based awards was $10.6 million, of which $0.9 million has been attributed to pre-acquisition employee services and accordingly has been recognized as consideration transferred. The remaining $9.7 million of fair value will be recognized as compensation expense over the remaining vesting period ranging from 1 month to approximately 4 years.
	-2	In addition to the consideration transferred of $152.5 million and the assumed nonvested share-based awards with an acquisition-date fair value of $10.6 million, the Company has committed to pay retention incentives totaling $8.4 million in cash (payable 25% annually from the date of acquisition assuming continued employment). The Company has also committed to granting key employees share-based awards with a combined value $15.0 million which will vest 25% annually from the date of grant.
Tangible and Identifiable Intangible Assets and Liabilities Based on Management's Assessment of Acquisition Date Fair value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed	'
	The table below represents the estimated tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities (in thousands) based on management’s provisional assessment of the acquisition date fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company expects to finalize its assessment of the acquisition-date fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed by the end of its third quarter in fiscal 2015:


			Total
			Consideration
			Allocated
	Identifiable intangible assets (see detail below)		$	10,770
	Cash			27
	Accounts receivable			657
	Deferred tax assets, net			11,550
	Other assets			161
	Accrued liabilities			(1,651	)
	Deferred revenue			(1,016	)
	Goodwill			132,045

	Total consideration allocated		$	152,543

Summary of Allocation of Identifiable Intangible Asset Resulting from Acquisition	'
	The following table summarizes the allocation of consideration transferred to identifiable intangible assets (in thousands). The fair value of the identifiable intangible assets is being amortized over the estimated useful life of each intangible asset on a straight-line basis which approximates the economic pattern of benefits:


			Amortization Expense Type		Estimated Life				Total
			Amortization Expense Type		(Years)				Total
	Customer relationships		Sales and marketing			5			$	6,800
	Tradenames and trademarks		General and administrative			Indefinite				3,300
	Covenants not to compete		Research and development			3				370
	Developed technology		Cost of revenue			5				300

	Total identifiable intangible assets								$	10,770

Summary_of_Changes_in_Stockhol

Summary of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Aug. 31, 2014

Aug. 31, 2013

Aug. 31, 2014

Aug. 31, 2013

Aug. 31, 2014

31-May-14

Feb. 28, 2014

Aug. 31, 2013

31-May-13

Feb. 28, 2013

Aug. 31, 2014

Aug. 31, 2013

Aug. 31, 2014

Aug. 31, 2013

Aug. 31, 2014

Aug. 31, 2013

Aug. 31, 2014

Aug. 31, 2013

Aug. 31, 2014

Aug. 31, 2013

Aug. 31, 2014

Aug. 31, 2013

Aug. 31, 2014

Aug. 31, 2013

Aug. 31, 2014

Aug. 31, 2013

Common Stock

Additional Paid-in Capital

Retained Earnings

Treasury Stock

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Beginning Balance

$1,524,803

$1,393,307

$1,551,165

[1]

$1,520,161

$23

$1,908,934

$1,819,251

$1,891,848

$1,802,899

$757,917

$582,271

$720,172

$541,880

($1,136,713)

($996,010)

($1,056,419)

($816,674)

($5,358)

($12,228)

($4,459)

($7,967)

Net income

46,823

40,808

84,568

81,199

46,823

40,808

84,568

81,199

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

-10,667

306

-11,566

-3,955

-10,667

306

-11,566

-3,955

Exercise of common stock options

644

635

689

1,088

644

635

689

1,088

Common stock repurchase

-80,028

-20,009

-160,061

-199,345

-80,028

-20,009

-160,061

-199,345

Share-based compensation expense

36,605

29,874

65,319

53,006

36,605

29,874

65,319

53,006

Assumed employee share-based awards from acquisitions

895

Tax benefits related to share-based awards

307

516

1,208

4,265

307

516

1,208

4,265

Minimum tax withholdings paid by the Company on behalf of employees related to net settlement of employee share-based awards

-3,831

-3,833

-17,561

-14,815

-3,831

-3,833

-17,561

-14,815

Other adjustments

382

261

382

-382

-261

-382

Ending Balance

$1,514,656

$1,441,604

$1,514,656

$1,441,604

$23

$1,942,659

$1,846,825

$1,942,659

$1,846,825

$804,740

$623,079

$804,740

$623,079

($1,216,741)

($1,016,401)

($1,216,741)

($1,016,401)

($16,025)

($11,922)

($16,025)

($11,922)

[1]

Derived from audited financial statements.

Summary_of_Accumulated_Other_C

Summary of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Detail) (USD $)	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Accumulated loss from foreign currency translation adjustment	($16,575)	($4,823)
Accumulated unrealized gain, net of tax, on available-for-sale securities	550	364
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	($16,025)	($4,459)	[1]

[1]	Derived from audited financial statements.

Identifiable_Intangible_Assets2

Identifiable Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
	Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents	Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents	Purchased Technologies	Purchased Technologies	Customer and Reseller Relationships	Customer and Reseller Relationships	Covenants Not To Compete	Covenants Not To Compete	Trademarks	Trademarks
	Minimum	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Useful life (in years)	'3 years	'10 years	'3 years	'10 years	'3 years	'10 years	'3 years	'10 years	'	'
Carrying amount for intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$12.60	$9.60

Summary_of_Identifiable_Intang

Summary of Identifiable Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross Amount	$321,895	$294,306
Accumulated Amortization	-174,991	-160,907
Net Amount	146,904	133,399	[1]
Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross Amount	119,930	105,269
Accumulated Amortization	-38,769	-34,784
Net Amount	81,161	70,485
Purchased Technologies	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross Amount	79,495	79,433
Accumulated Amortization	-60,529	-55,960
Net Amount	18,966	23,473
Customer and Reseller Relationships	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross Amount	102,372	89,992
Accumulated Amortization	-67,010	-63,075
Net Amount	35,362	26,917
Covenants Not To Compete	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross Amount	11,177	10,690
Accumulated Amortization	-6,884	-5,977
Net Amount	4,293	4,713
Other Intangible Assets	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross Amount	8,921	8,922
Accumulated Amortization	-1,799	-1,111
Net Amount	$7,122	$7,811

[1]	Derived from audited financial statements.

Schedule_of_Amortization_Expen

Schedule of Amortization Expense Associated with Identifiable Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total amortization expense	$7,388	$7,195	$14,316	$14,322
Cost of Revenue	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total amortization expense	2,830	2,840	5,790	5,513
Sales and Marketing	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total amortization expense	1,992	2,193	3,574	4,151
Research and Development	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total amortization expense	959	959	1,917	1,918
General and Administrative	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total amortization expense	$1,607	$1,203	$3,035	$2,740

Summary_of_Tax_Provision_Detai

Summary of Tax Provision (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Provision for income taxes:	'	'	'	'
Income before provision for income taxes	$65,948	$58,297	$119,110	$115,998
Estimated annual effective tax rate on current year ordinary income	29.00%	30.00%	29.00%	30.00%
Provision for income taxes	$19,125	$17,489	$34,542	$34,799

Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Feb. 28, 2014
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Estimated effective tax rate excluding discrete tax items	29.00%	30.00%	29.00%	30.00%	'
Federal statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	'
Net deferred tax asset	$96.10	'	$96.10	'	'
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	1.5	'	1.5	'	'
Operating loss carryforwards beginning expiration date	'	'	28-Feb-18	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefits	57.5	'	57.5	'	57.1
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect the tax rate	52.3	'	52.3	'	49.7
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years	'	'	0.4	'	'
Accrued Interest and Penalties Related to Unrecognized Tax Benefit	8.5	'	8.5	'	6
Domestic	'	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating loss carryforwards	56.6	'	56.6	'	'
Domestic \| Research	'	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
U.S. tax credit carryforward	21.7	'	21.7	'	'
U.S. State	'	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating loss carryforwards	150.2	'	150.2	'	'
U.S. State \| Research	'	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
U.S. tax credit carryforward	$12	'	$12	'	'

Summary_of_Tax_Years_Subject_t

Summary of Tax Years Subject to Examination (Detail)	6 Months Ended
Summary of Tax Years Subject to Examination (Detail)	Aug. 31, 2014
Domestic	'
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]	'
Years Subject to Income Tax Examination	'1994 - Present
North Carolina	'
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]	'
Years Subject to Income Tax Examination	'1999 - Present
Ireland	'
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]	'
Years Subject to Income Tax Examination	'2008 - Present
Japan	'
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]	'
Years Subject to Income Tax Examination	'2012 - Present	[1]

[1]	The Company has been examined for income tax for years through February 28, 2011. A tax examination was concluded in fiscal 2012 with no significant adjustments resulting. However, the statute of limitations remains open for five years.

Summary_of_Tax_Years_Subject_t1

Summary of Tax Years Subject to Examination (Parenthetical) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2011
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]	'
Statute of limitation remaining open years	'5 years

Fair_Value_of_Assets_and_Liabi

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Acquired (Detail) (USD $)	Aug. 31, 2014		Feb. 28, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014		Feb. 28, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Available-for-sale securities	$911,081		$1,044,266
Total	910,954		1,044,385
Foreign Exchange Contract	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Foreign currency derivatives, assets	16	[1]	134	[2]
Foreign currency derivatives, liabilities	-143	[3]	-15	[4]
Money Market Funds	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Available-for-sale securities	179,519	[5]	178,280	[6]
Interest-bearing Deposits	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Available-for-sale securities	29	[5]	86,937	[6]
Commercial Paper	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Available-for-sale securities	'		37,643	[6]
U.S. Agencies Securities	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Available-for-sale securities	234,038	[5]	279,049	[6]
Corporate Securities	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Available-for-sale securities	414,668	[5]	382,516	[6]
Foreign Government Securities	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Available-for-sale securities	82,827	[5]	79,841	[6]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Total	179,519		178,280
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 \| Money Market Funds	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Available-for-sale securities	179,519	[5]	178,280	[6]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Total	731,435		866,105
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Foreign Exchange Contract	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Foreign currency derivatives, assets	16	[1]	134	[2]
Foreign currency derivatives, liabilities	-143	[3]	-15	[4]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Interest-bearing Deposits	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Available-for-sale securities	29	[5]	86,937	[6]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Commercial Paper	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Available-for-sale securities	'		37,643	[6]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| U.S. Agencies Securities	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Available-for-sale securities	234,038	[5]	279,049	[6]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Corporate Securities	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Available-for-sale securities	414,668	[5]	382,516	[6]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Foreign Government Securities	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Available-for-sale securities	$82,827	[5]	$79,841	[6]

[1]	Included in Other current assets in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet at August 31, 2014.
[2]	Included in Other current assets in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet at February 28, 2014.
[3]	Included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet at August 31, 2014.
[4]	Included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet at February 28, 2014.
[5]	Included in Cash and cash equivalents, Investments in debt securities, short-term or Investments in debt securities, long-term in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet at August 31, 2014, in addition to $405.9 million of cash.
[6]	Included in Cash and cash equivalents, Investments in debt securities, short-term or Investments in debt securities, long-term in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet at February 28, 2014, in addition to $443.2 million of cash.

Fair_Value_of_Assets_and_Liabi1

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Acquired (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Cash	$405.90	$443.20

Investments_Measured_at_Fair_V

Investments Measured at Fair Value (Detail) (USD $)	Aug. 31, 2014		Feb. 28, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014		Feb. 28, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Amortized Cost	$910,578		$1,043,781
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,467		1,325
Gross Unrealized Losses	-964	[1]	-840	[2]
Aggregate Fair Value	911,081		1,044,266
Cash and cash equivalents	179,519		203,579
Investments in debt securities, short-term	217,659		335,387	[3]
Investments in debt securities, long-term	513,903		505,300	[3]
Money Market Funds	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Amortized Cost	179,519		178,280
Aggregate Fair Value	179,519	[4]	178,280	[5]
Cash and cash equivalents	179,519		178,280
Interest-bearing Deposits	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Amortized Cost	29		86,937
Aggregate Fair Value	29	[4]	86,937	[5]
Investments in debt securities, short-term	29		86,937
Commercial Paper	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Amortized Cost	'		37,643
Aggregate Fair Value	'		37,643	[5]
Cash and cash equivalents	'		25,299
Investments in debt securities, short-term	'		12,344
U.S. Agencies Securities	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Amortized Cost	234,779		279,657
Gross Unrealized Gains	5		12
Gross Unrealized Losses	-746	[1]	-620	[2]
Aggregate Fair Value	234,038	[4]	279,049	[5]
Investments in debt securities, short-term	'		56,314
Investments in debt securities, long-term	234,038		222,735
Corporate Securities	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Amortized Cost	413,522		381,446
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,360		1,279
Gross Unrealized Losses	-214	[1]	-209	[2]
Aggregate Fair Value	414,668	[4]	382,516	[5]
Investments in debt securities, short-term	143,723		131,612
Investments in debt securities, long-term	270,945		250,904
Foreign Government Securities	'		'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Amortized Cost	82,729		79,818
Gross Unrealized Gains	102		34
Gross Unrealized Losses	-4	[1]	-11	[2]
Aggregate Fair Value	82,827	[4]	79,841	[5]
Investments in debt securities, short-term	73,907		48,180
Investments in debt securities, long-term	$8,920		$31,661

[1]	As of August 31, 2014, there were $0.5 million of accumulated unrealized losses related to investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer.
[2]	As of February 28, 2014, there were $0.2 million of accumulated unrealized losses related to investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer.
[3]	Derived from audited financial statements.
[4]	Included in Cash and cash equivalents, Investments in debt securities, short-term or Investments in debt securities, long-term in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet at August 31, 2014, in addition to $405.9 million of cash.
[5]	Included in Cash and cash equivalents, Investments in debt securities, short-term or Investments in debt securities, long-term in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet at February 28, 2014, in addition to $443.2 million of cash.

Investments_Measured_at_Fair_V1

Investments Measured at Fair Value (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Accumulated unrealized losses related to investments	$0.50	$0.20

Summary_of_Effects_of_Derivati

Summary of Effects of Derivative Instruments (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total, Fair Value	($127)	($62)	($127)	($62)
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	-194	103	-277	-1,387
Forward contracts	'	'	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Notional value of foreign currency foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges	22,205	33,235	22,205	33,235
Other Current Assets	'	'	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Assets-foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges	16	52	16	52
Notional value of foreign currency foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges	4,441	13,544	4,441	13,544
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	'	'	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Liabilities-foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges	-143	-114	-143	-114
Notional value of foreign currency foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges	17,764	19,691	17,764	19,691
Other Income (Expense), Net \| Other Current Assets	'	'	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	90	298	264	623
Other Income (Expense), Net \| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	'	'	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	($284)	($195)	($541)	($2,010)

ShareBased_Compensation_Expens

Share-Based Compensation Expense (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total share-based compensation expense	$36,605	$29,874	$65,319	$53,006
Cost of Revenue	'	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total share-based compensation expense	3,425	3,100	6,543	5,939
Sales and Marketing	'	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total share-based compensation expense	13,691	10,365	23,929	19,741
Research and Development	'	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total share-based compensation expense	11,098	9,058	19,962	15,939
General and Administrative	'	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total share-based compensation expense	$8,391	$7,351	$14,885	$11,387

Share_Based_Awards_Additional_

Share Based Awards - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Share-based compensation expense capitalized	$0	$0	$0	$0
Annual forfeitures rate	'	'	10.00%	'

Summary_of_ShareBased_Awards_G

Summary of Share-Based Awards Granted During Period (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014		Aug. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'		'
Assumed, Shares and Shares Underlying Awards	'		219,169	[1]
Total share-based awards, Shares and Shares Underlying Awards	1,275,445		3,212,511
Assumed, Weighted Average Per Share Award Fair Value	'		$48.45	[1]
Total share-based awards, Weighted Average Per Share Award Fair Value	$55.46		$52.38
Performance Share Units	'		'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'		'
Shares and Share units, Shares and Shares Underlying Awards	242,352	[2]	695,218	[2]
Shares and share units, Weighted Average Per Share Award Fair Value	$58.28	[2]	$53.24	[2]
Service Based Shares and Share Units	'		'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'		'
Shares and Share units, Shares and Shares Underlying Awards	504,036		1,584,742
Shares and share units, Weighted Average Per Share Award Fair Value	$54.85		$51.97
Performance Share Awards	'		'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'		'
Shares and Share units, Shares and Shares Underlying Awards	'		184,325	[3]
Shares and share units, Weighted Average Per Share Award Fair Value	'		$50.54	[3]
Restricted Stock \| Business Combinations	'		'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'		'
Shares and share units, Weighted Average Per Share Award Fair Value	$54.75	[4]	$54.75	[4]
Restricted Stock \| eNovance, SAS	'		'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'		'
Shares and Share units, Shares and Shares Underlying Awards	529,057	[4]	529,057	[4]

[1]	Amount represents partially-vested options assumed as part of a business combination.
[2]	Certain executives and senior management were awarded a target number of performance share units ("PSUs"). PSU grantees may earn up to 200% of the target number of PSUs. Half of the target number of PSUs can be earned by the grantees depending upon the Company's financial performance measured against the financial performance of specified peer companies during a three-year performance period beginning on March 1, 2014. The remaining target number of PSUs can be earned by the grantees depending upon the Company's total shareholder return performance measured against the total shareholder return of specified peer companies during a three-year period beginning on March 1, 2014. During the three months ended August 31, 2014, certain executives were awarded a total of 242,352 PSUs that will pay out only if the price of the Company's common stock plus dividends payable increase by at least 50% within the next three years ("TSR Hurdle PSUs"). If the TSR Hurdle is achieved during the Performance Period and the executive's business relationship has not ceased, 50% of the TSR Hurdle PSUs shall vest upon achievement of the TSR Hurdle and the remaining 50% of the TSR Hurdle PSUs shall vest on the last day of the four-year period beginning on the Grant Date. If the TSR Hurdle is not achieved on or before the last day of the Performance Period, then all TSR Hurdle PSUs are forfeited. If an executive's continuous service to the Company or its affiliates as an employee, consultant or director ceases for any reason prior to a vesting date for any TSR Hurdle PSUs, subject to certain exceptions, then all unvested TSR Hurdle PSUs will be forfeited.
[3]	Certain executives were granted restricted stock awards. These shares were awarded subject to the achievement of a specified dollar amount of revenue for FY2015 (the "RSA Performance Goal"). If the Company fails to achieve the RSA Performance Goal for FY2015, then all such shares are forfeited. If the Company achieves the RSA Performance Goal for FY2015, then 25% of the restricted stock vests on July 16, 2015, and the remainder vests ratably on a quarterly basis over the course of the subsequent three-year period, provided that the grantee's business relationship with the Company has not ceased.
[4]	As part of the Company's acquisition of eNovance, a total of 529,057 restricted common shares were issued to certain employee-shareholders. The vesting of these restricted shares is conditioned on continued employment with the Company. The shares effectively vest 25% per year and are being amortized on a straight-line basis to share-based compensation expense in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Summary_of_ShareBased_Awards_G1

Summary of Share-Based Awards Granted During Period (Parenthetical) (Detail)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014		Aug. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'		'
Targeted percentage of performance share units earned by executive	'		200.00%
Percentage vested during following three years	'		25.00%
Performance Share Units	'		'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'		'
Shares and Share units, Shares and Shares Underlying Awards	242,352	[1]	695,218	[1]
Percentage vested upon achievement of TSA Hurdle	50.00%		'
Percentage vested during following four years	50.00%		50.00%
eNovance, SAS \| Restricted Stock	'		'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'		'
Shares and Share units, Shares and Shares Underlying Awards	529,057	[2]	529,057	[2]
Share-based awards, annual vesting percentage	'		25.00%
Minimum \| Performance Share Units	'		'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'		'
Minimum percentage increase in common stock price and dividend payable for PSU pay out	50.00%		'

[1]	Certain executives and senior management were awarded a target number of performance share units ("PSUs"). PSU grantees may earn up to 200% of the target number of PSUs. Half of the target number of PSUs can be earned by the grantees depending upon the Company's financial performance measured against the financial performance of specified peer companies during a three-year performance period beginning on March 1, 2014. The remaining target number of PSUs can be earned by the grantees depending upon the Company's total shareholder return performance measured against the total shareholder return of specified peer companies during a three-year period beginning on March 1, 2014. During the three months ended August 31, 2014, certain executives were awarded a total of 242,352 PSUs that will pay out only if the price of the Company's common stock plus dividends payable increase by at least 50% within the next three years ("TSR Hurdle PSUs"). If the TSR Hurdle is achieved during the Performance Period and the executive's business relationship has not ceased, 50% of the TSR Hurdle PSUs shall vest upon achievement of the TSR Hurdle and the remaining 50% of the TSR Hurdle PSUs shall vest on the last day of the four-year period beginning on the Grant Date. If the TSR Hurdle is not achieved on or before the last day of the Performance Period, then all TSR Hurdle PSUs are forfeited. If an executive's continuous service to the Company or its affiliates as an employee, consultant or director ceases for any reason prior to a vesting date for any TSR Hurdle PSUs, subject to certain exceptions, then all unvested TSR Hurdle PSUs will be forfeited.
[2]	As part of the Company's acquisition of eNovance, a total of 529,057 restricted common shares were issued to certain employee-shareholders. The vesting of these restricted shares is conditioned on continued employment with the Company. The shares effectively vest 25% per year and are being amortized on a straight-line basis to share-based compensation expense in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Reconciliation_of_Numerators_a

Reconciliation of Numerators and Denominators of Earnings Per Share Calculation (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net income, basic and diluted	$46,823	$40,808	$84,568	$81,199
Weighted average common shares outstanding	188,162	189,437	188,767	190,276
Incremental shares attributable to assumed vesting or exercise of outstanding equity award shares	2,593	1,995	2,368	1,954
Diluted shares	190,755	191,432	191,135	192,230
Diluted net income per share	$0.25	$0.21	$0.44	$0.42

Shares_Considered_AntiDilutive

Shares Considered Anti-Dilutive for Calculating Diluted EPS (Detail)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of shares considered anti-dilutive for calculating diluted EPS	151	456	156	443

Share_Repurchase_Program_Addit

Share Repurchase Program - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]	'
Common stock authorized for stock repurchase program	$300
Remaining common stock amount available for repurchase	$80

Summary_of_Revenue_Income_Loss

Summary of Revenue, Income (Loss) from Operations, Total Assets and Total Cash, Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investment Securities by Geographic Segments (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014		Aug. 31, 2013		Aug. 31, 2014		Aug. 31, 2013		Feb. 28, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'
Revenue	$445,899		$374,423		$869,653		$737,682		'
Income (loss) from operations	64,227		55,574		115,190		112,197		'
Cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investment securities	1,316,943		1,290,671		1,316,943		1,290,671		'
Total assets	3,067,304		2,739,581		3,067,304		2,739,581		3,106,619	[1]
Americas	'		'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'
Revenue	282,138		237,647		548,232		471,074		'
Income (loss) from operations	60,081		47,021		101,473		94,028		'
Cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investment securities	621,806		679,632		621,806		679,632		'
Total assets	2,055,521		1,955,098		2,055,521		1,955,098		'
EMEA	'		'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'
Revenue	103,496		86,239		204,270		166,289		'
Income (loss) from operations	26,066		25,023		50,251		45,528		'
Cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investment securities	500,050		426,528		500,050		426,528		'
Total assets	720,493		562,819		720,493		562,819		'
Asia Pacific	'		'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'
Revenue	60,265		50,537		117,151		100,319		'
Income (loss) from operations	14,685		13,404		28,785		25,647		'
Cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investment securities	195,087		184,511		195,087		184,511		'
Total assets	291,290		221,664		291,290		221,664		'
Corporate	'		'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'
Income (loss) from operations	($36,605)	[2]	($29,874)	[2]	($65,319)	[2]	($53,006)	[2]	'

[1]	Derived from audited financial statements.
[2]	Amounts represent share-based compensation expense for each of the three months and six months ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013, which was not allocated to geographic segments.

Summary_of_Revenue_from_Unaffi

Summary of Revenue from Unaffiliated Customers (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total revenue from unaffiliated customers	$445,899	$374,423	$869,653	$737,682
United States	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total revenue from unaffiliated customers	247,556	208,394	481,863	413,087
Foreign	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total revenue from unaffiliated customers	$198,343	$166,029	$387,790	$324,595

Summary_of_Tangible_LongLived_

Summary of Tangible Long-Lived Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Total tangible long-lived assets	$175,844	$173,917	[1]
United States	'	'
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Total tangible long-lived assets	134,887	137,356
Foreign	'	'
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Total tangible long-lived assets	$40,957	$36,561

[1]	Derived from audited financial statements.

Segment_Reporting_Additional_I

Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail) (U.S. Government and Agencies, Sales Revenue, Net)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
U.S. Government and Agencies \| Sales Revenue, Net	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Percentage of revenue	10.00%	9.00%	10.00%	9.00%

Summary_of_Subscription_and_Se

Summary of Subscription and Services Revenue by Technology Classes (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Subscription revenue	$389,495	$326,692	$761,462	$642,509
Training and services revenue	56,404	47,731	108,191	95,173
Total revenue	445,899	374,423	869,653	737,682
Infrastructure Related Subscriptions	'	'	'	'
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Subscription revenue	331,967	286,869	651,018	566,139
Applications Development Related and Other Emerging Technology Subscriptions	'	'	'	'
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Subscription revenue	57,528	39,823	110,444	76,370
Consulting Services	'	'	'	'
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Training and services revenue	41,917	35,144	80,991	69,548
Training Services	'	'	'	'
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Training and services revenue	$14,487	$12,587	$27,200	$25,625

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Rent expense under operating leases	$7.50	$7.20	$15	$14.40

Business_Combinations_Addition

Business Combinations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

Aug. 31, 2014

Feb. 28, 2014

Jun. 24, 2014

Aug. 31, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

eNovance, SAS

Inktank Storage, Inc.

Restricted Stock

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Cash consideration

$68,300,000

$151,648,000

Purchase consideration transferred

68,300,000

152,543,000

[1]

Goodwill acquired

870,063,000

687,430,000

[2]

53,000,000

132,045,000

Identifiable intangible assets acquired

14,400,000

10,770,000

Working capital

900,000

Shares and Share units, Shares and Shares Underlying Awards

529,057

[3]

529,057

[3]

Share-based awards, annual vesting percentage

25.00%

Transactions costs

$900,000

$2,000,000

[1]

The total fair value, as of April 30, 2014, of all assumed nonvested share-based awards was $10.6 million, of which $0.9 million has been attributed to pre-acquisition employee services and accordingly has been recognized as consideration transferred. The remaining $9.7 million of fair value will be recognized as compensation expense over the remaining vesting period ranging from 1 month to approximately 4 years.

[2]

Derived from audited financial statements.

[3]

As part of the Company's acquisition of eNovance, a total of 529,057 restricted common shares were issued to certain employee-shareholders. The vesting of these restricted shares is conditioned on continued employment with the Company. The shares effectively vest 25% per year and are being amortized on a straight-line basis to share-based compensation expense in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Summary_of_Consideration_Trans

Summary of Consideration Transferred in Connection With Acquisition (Detail) (Inktank Storage, Inc., USD $)	0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2014
Inktank Storage, Inc.	'		'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'		'
Cash consideration paid to and/or on behalf of holders of Inktank stock and vested options	$151,648		'
Fair value of nonvested employee share-based awards assumed and attributed to pre-combination services	'		895	[1]
Total consideration transferred	$152,543	[2]	'

[1]	In addition to the consideration transferred of $152.5 million and the assumed nonvested share-based awards with an acquisition-date fair value of $10.6 million, the Company has committed to pay retention incentives totaling $8.4 million in cash (payable 25% annually from the date of acquisition assuming continued employment). The Company has also committed to granting key employees share-based awards with a combined value $15.0 million which will vest 25% annually from the date of grant.
[2]	The total fair value, as of April 30, 2014, of all assumed nonvested share-based awards was $10.6 million, of which $0.9 million has been attributed to pre-acquisition employee services and accordingly has been recognized as consideration transferred. The remaining $9.7 million of fair value will be recognized as compensation expense over the remaining vesting period ranging from 1 month to approximately 4 years.

Summary_of_Consideration_Trans1

Summary of Consideration Transferred in Connection With Acquisition (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Inktank Storage, Inc., USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'		'
Pre-acquisition employee services nonvested share-based awards	$900,000		'
Business combination compensation expense recognized of assumed nonvested share based awards	'		9,700,000
Purchase consideration transferred	152,543,000	[1]	'
Business combination total nonvested share based awards assumed	'		10,600,000
Minimum	'		'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'		'
Business combination compensation expense, remaining vesting period	'1 month		'
Maximum	'		'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'		'
Business combination compensation expense, remaining vesting period	'4 years		'
Key employees	'		'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'		'
Retention incentives committed	'		8,400,000
Retention incentives, annual vesting percentage	25.00%		'
Share-based awards granted	$15,000,000		'
Share-based awards, annual vesting percentage	25.00%		'

[1]	The total fair value, as of April 30, 2014, of all assumed nonvested share-based awards was $10.6 million, of which $0.9 million has been attributed to pre-acquisition employee services and accordingly has been recognized as consideration transferred. The remaining $9.7 million of fair value will be recognized as compensation expense over the remaining vesting period ranging from 1 month to approximately 4 years.

Tangible_and_Identifiable_Inta

Tangible and Identifiable Intangible Assets and Liabilities Based on Management's Assessment of Acquisition Date Fair value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Detail) (USD $)	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014		Apr. 30, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014		Inktank Storage, Inc.
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'		'
Identifiable intangible assets (see detail below)	'	'		$10,770
Cash	'	'		27
Accounts receivable	'	'		657
Deferred tax assets, net	'	'		11,550
Other assets	'	'		161
Accrued liabilities	'	'		-1,651
Deferred revenue	'	'		-1,016
Goodwill	870,063	687,430	[1]	132,045
Total consideration allocated	'	'		$152,543

[1]	Derived from audited financial statements.

Summary_of_Allocation_of_Consi

Summary of Allocation of Consideration Transferred to Identifiable Intangible Assets (Detail) (Inktank Storage, Inc., USD $)	0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items]	'	'
Total identifiable intangible assets	$10,770	$10,770
Tradenames And Trademarks \| General and Administrative	'	'
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Life	'Indefinite	'
Total identifiable intangible assets	'	3,300
Customer Relationships \| Sales and Marketing	'	'
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Life	'5 years	'
Total identifiable intangible assets	'	6,800
Covenants Not To Compete \| Research and Development	'	'
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Life	'3 years	'
Total identifiable intangible assets	'	370
Developed technology \| Cost of Revenue	'	'
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items]	'	'
Estimated Life	'5 years	'
Total identifiable intangible assets	'	$300

Pro_Forma_Consolidated_Financi

Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	$446,558	$377,341	$873,255	$743,236
Net income	$45,634	$36,868	$78,181	$74,382
Basic net income per common share	$0.24	$0.19	$0.41	$0.39
Diluted net income per common share	$0.24	$0.19	$0.41	$0.39

Post_Acquisition_Financial_Inf

Post Acquisition Financial Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	$445,899	$374,423	$869,653	$737,682
Operating expenses	-314,498	-263,269	-622,846	-513,848
Income from operations	64,227	55,574	115,190	112,197
Other income	-289	1,196	68	772
Income before provision for income taxes	65,948	58,297	119,110	115,998
Tax benefit	-19,125	-17,489	-34,542	-34,799
Net loss	46,823	40,808	84,568	81,199
Inktank Storage Inc and eNovance, SAS	'	'	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	2,531	'	2,717	'
Operating expenses	-7,490	'	-9,333	'
Income from operations	-4,959	'	-6,616	'
Other income	95	'	95	'
Income before provision for income taxes	-4,864	'	-6,521	'
Tax benefit	1,411	'	1,891	'
Net loss	($3,453)	'	($4,630)	'

Summary_of_Changes_in_Goodwill

Summary of Changes in Goodwill (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014		Aug. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Jun. 24, 2014
	Aug. 31, 2014		Inktank Storage, Inc.	Inktank Storage, Inc.	eNovance, SAS	eNovance, SAS
Goodwill [Line Items]	'		'	'	'	'
Goodwill, beginning balance	$687,430	[1]	'	$132,045	'	$53,000
Acquisition	'		132,045	'	52,988	'
Impact of foreign currency fluctuations	-2,400		'	'	'	'
Goodwill, ending balance	$870,063		'	$132,045	'	$53,000

[1]	Derived from audited financial statements.

Subsequent_Event_Additional_In

Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail) (Subsequent Event, FeedHenry, EUR €)	0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 18, 2014
Subsequent Event \| FeedHenry	'
Subsequent Event [Line Items]	'
Purchase consideration transferred	€ 63,500