Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 26, 2011	Aug. 27, 2010	Aug. 26, 2011	Aug. 27, 2010
Consolidated Statement of Income [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 359,741	$ 333,339	$ 756,517	$ 725,444
Other revenue	9,052	9,480	14,625	13,683
Total revenue	368,793	342,819	771,142	739,127
Material, labor and other production costs	158,198	145,713	316,127	303,726
Selling, distribution and marketing expenses	125,089	112,318	248,381	229,869
Administrative and general expenses	60,926	62,193	126,224	128,225
Other operating income - net	(5,122)	(936)	(6,045)	(1,530)
Operating income	29,702	23,531	86,455	78,837
Interest expense	5,763	6,718	11,887	12,920
Interest income	(310)	(197)	(631)	(410)
Other non-operating income - net	(704)	(3)	(544)	(1,703)
Income before income tax expense	24,953	17,013	75,743	68,030
Income tax expense	10,477	8,481	28,674	28,659
Net income	$ 14,476	$ 8,532	$ 47,069	$ 39,371
Earnings per share - basic	$ 0.36	$ 0.21	$ 1.16	$ 0.99
Earnings per share - assuming dilution	$ 0.35	$ 0.21	$ 1.12	$ 0.96
Average number of shares outstanding	40,696,961	40,026,649	40,598,659	39,832,609
Average number of shares outstanding - assuming dilution	41,688,787	40,875,329	41,842,760	40,861,761
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.15	$ 0.14	$ 0.30	$ 0.28