Consolidated Statement of Common Shareholders' Equity
  

 
Three years ended February 28 (29), 
(Dollar amounts in thousands) 
Number
of
Shares
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-in-Capital
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Retained
Earnings
Total
Balance at February 28, 1998 
109,205,579 
$ 5,460 
$ 1,049,365 
$ 3,697 
$ 1,029,421 
$ 2,087,943 
Cash dividends paid - common 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(35,648)
(35,648)
Stock options exercised 
1,239,662 
62 
20,047 
- 
- 
20,109 
Tax benefit of stock options exercised 
- 
- 
11,456 
- 
- 
11,456 
Dividend reinvestment plan 
2,048,062 
103 
66,669 
- 
- 
66,772 
401(k) Plan contribution 
126,010 
6 
6,136 
- 
- 
6,142 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax 
- 
- 
- 
(23,290)
- 
(23,290)
Net earnings for the year 
- 
- 
- 
- 
385,401 
385,401 
Balance at February 28, 1999 
112,619,313 
5,631 
1,153,673 
(19,593)
1,379,174 
2,518,885 
Cash dividends paid - common 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(45,215) 
(45,215)
Stock options exercised 
602,021 
31 
6,709 
- 
- 
6,740 
Tax benefit of stock options exercised 
- 
- 
1,883 
- 
- 
1,883 
Dividend reinvestment plan 
61,869 
2 
1,986 
- 
- 
1,988 
401(k) Plan contribution 
180,221 
9 
6,987 
- 
- 
6,996 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax 
- 
- 
- 
(13,641)
- 
(13,641)
Net earnings for the year 
- 
- 
- 
- 
410,243 
410,243 
Balance at February 29, 2000 
113,463,424 
5,673 
1,171,238 
(33,234)
1,744,202 
2,887,879 
Cash dividends paid - common 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(45,906)
(45,906)
Stock options exercised 
2,797,939 
140 
57,468 
- 
- 
57,608 
Tax benefit of stock options exercised 
- 
- 
17,375 
- 
- 
17,375 
Dividend reinvestment plan 
1,133,101 
57 
51,720 
- 
- 
51,777 
401(k) Plan contribution 
264,018 
13 
7,865 
- 
- 
7,878 
Issued to employee stock purchase plan 
73,767 
4 
2,013 
- 
- 
2,017 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 
- 
- 
- 
206,483 
- 
206,483 
Net earnings for the year 
- 
- 
- 
- 
374,153 
374,153 
Balance at February 28, 2001 
117,732,249 
$ 5,887 
$ 1,307,679 
$ 173,249 
$ 2,072,449 
$ 3,559,264 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.