Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2014	Jan. 05, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Nov. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
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		25,746,836