Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2011
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	16. Subsequent Events On December 16, 2011, the Board of Directors of Ennis, Inc. declared a 15 ¹/2 cents a share quarterly dividend to be payable on January 30, 2012 to shareholders of record on January 9, 2012.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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