Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 25, 2011	Nov. 26, 2010	Nov. 25, 2011	Nov. 26, 2010
Consolidated Statement of Income [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 457,143	$ 421,990	$ 1,213,660	$ 1,147,434
Other revenue	6,472	8,148	21,097	21,831
Total revenue	463,615	430,138	1,234,757	1,169,265
Material, labor and other production costs	230,572	199,177	546,699	502,903
Selling, distribution and marketing expenses	140,110	117,314	388,491	347,183
Administrative and general expenses	60,510	58,725	186,734	186,950
Other operating income - net	(813)	(1,048)	(6,858)	(2,578)
Operating income	33,236	55,970	119,691	134,807
Interest expense	5,821	6,221	17,708	19,141
Interest income	(207)	(176)	(838)	(586)
Other non-operating income - net	(2,078)	(1,618)	(2,622)	(3,321)
Income before income tax expense	29,700	51,543	105,443	119,573
Income tax expense	9,454	19,380	38,128	48,039
Net income	$ 20,246	$ 32,163	$ 67,315	$ 71,534
Earnings per share - basic	$ 0.51	$ 0.80	$ 1.67	$ 1.79
Earnings per share - assuming dilution	$ 0.50	$ 0.78	$ 1.63	$ 1.75
Average number of shares outstanding	39,480,798	40,071,916	40,226,039	39,912,378
Average number of shares outstanding - assuming dilution	40,436,865	40,985,909	41,381,157	40,911,964
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.15	$ 0.14	$ 0.45	$ 0.42