Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 93,419	$ 94,590
Type of revenue [extensible list]	ebf:CommercialPrintedProductMember	ebf:CommercialPrintedProductMember
Cost of goods sold	$ 63,228	$ 64,598
Type of cost, good or service [extensible list]	ebf:CommercialPrintedProductMember	ebf:CommercialPrintedProductMember
Gross profit margin	$ 30,191	$ 29,992
Selling, general and administrative	17,735	17,316
(Gain) loss from disposal of assets	(4)	15
Income from operations	12,460	12,661
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(261)	(190)
Other, net	130	(116)
Total other income (expense)	(131)	(306)
Earnings before income taxes	12,329	12,355
Income tax expense	3,082	4,571
Net earnings	$ 9,247	$ 7,784
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic	25,333,673	25,422,856
Diluted	25,363,772	25,436,787
Earnings per share
Basic	$ 0.37	$ 0.31
Diluted	0.36	0.31
Cash dividends per share	$ 0.200	$ 0.175