Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2019	Feb. 28, 2018	Feb. 28, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 400,782	$ 370,171	$ 356,888
Type of revenue [extensible list]	ebf:CommercialPrintedProductMember	ebf:CommercialPrintedProductMember	ebf:CommercialPrintedProductMember
Cost of goods sold	$ 277,422	$ 252,969	$ 252,158
Type of cost, good or service [extensible list]	ebf:CommercialPrintedProductMember	ebf:CommercialPrintedProductMember	ebf:CommercialPrintedProductMember
Gross profit margin	$ 123,360	$ 117,202	$ 104,730
Selling, general and administrative	73,490	69,222	62,537
(Gain) loss from disposal of assets	(217)	162	278
Income from operations	50,087	47,818	41,915
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(1,154)	(777)	(613)
Other, net	1,001	(132)	(1,269)
Total other income (expense)	(153)	(909)	(1,882)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	49,934	46,909	40,033
Income tax expense	12,497	14,151	13,616
Earnings from continuing operations	37,437	32,758	26,417
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		147	(24,637)
Net earnings	$ 37,437	$ 32,905	$ 1,780
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic	25,829,804	25,391,998	25,734,667
Diluted	25,842,179	25,417,244	25,749,185
Earnings (loss) per share - basic and diluted
Continuing operations	$ 1.45	$ 1.29	$ 1.03
Discontinued operations		0.01	(0.96)
Net earnings	1.45	1.30	0.07
Cash dividends per share	$ 0.875	$ 0.875	$ 2.20