Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2013	Jun. 28, 2013
Document Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	EBF
Entity Registrant Name	ENNIS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000033002
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		26,216,476