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Accounts payable and accrued expenses were comprised of the following (in thousands):
| February 28, 2013 | February 29, 2012 | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 27,096 | $ | 6,881 | ||||
| Accrued wages and other compensation related expenses | 72,912 | 72,380 | ||||||
| Accrued other trade payables | 38,595 | 23,765 | ||||||
| Accrued income and other taxes payable | 15,111 | 10,189 | ||||||
| Accrued other | 488 | 863 | ||||||
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| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 154,202 | $ | 114,078 | ||||
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