Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 25, 2012	Jul. 02, 2012 Class A	Jul. 02, 2012 Class B
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000005133
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	May 25, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-28
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		30,946,627	2,858,712