The Company has the option to make contributions to the plans and contributed to the plans for the years ended February 28, 2013, February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011 as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended February 28, 2013 |
Year Ended February 29, 2012 |
Year Ended February 28, 2011 |
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Total contributions to employee benefit plans |
$ | 14,695 | $ | 11,377 | $ | 8,683 | ||||||
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