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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Jun. 16, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 27, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Oct. 03, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Net sales $ 146,971,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 136,550,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 439,998,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 410,304,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet            
Earnings before income taxes (80,735,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 14,839,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (52,087,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 43,897,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments            
Sovereign Business Forms [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Total purchase consideration         10,633,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_SovereignBusinessFormsMember
         
Net sales 6,700,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_SovereignBusinessFormsMember
  13,000,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_SovereignBusinessFormsMember
    27,100,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_SovereignBusinessFormsMember
       
Earn out provision period         4 years          
Additional earnings         1,000,000ebf_BusinessAcquisitionContingentEarnOutProvision
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_SovereignBusinessFormsMember
         
Earnings before income taxes 900,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_SovereignBusinessFormsMember
  2,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_SovereignBusinessFormsMember
             
Wisco and NIC [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Total purchase consideration               47,250,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_WiscoAndNicMember
   
Net sales 10,200,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_WiscoAndNicMember
  29,800,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_WiscoAndNicMember
             
Earnings before income taxes 1,700,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_WiscoAndNicMember
  4,700,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_WiscoAndNicMember
             
Wisco and NIC [Member] | Minimum [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Net sales             40,000,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_WiscoAndNicMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
Folder Express [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Total purchase consideration                 14,607,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_FolderExpressMember
 
Net sales 4,100,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_FolderExpressMember
  13,300,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_FolderExpressMember
      20,000,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_FolderExpressMember
     
Earnings before income taxes 300,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_FolderExpressMember
  1,300,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_FolderExpressMember
             
Hoosier Data Forms [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Total purchase consideration                   $ 200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebf_HoosierDataFormsMember