Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2016	Sep. 28, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Aug. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
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		25,960,267