Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 24, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2011 USD ($)	Aug. 24, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member] USD ($)	May 25, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 24, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member] USD ($) Store Brand	Aug. 24, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member] GBP (£)	Aug. 24, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member] Maximum [Member]	Aug. 24, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member] Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase of outstanding senior secured debt	$ (56,560,000)				$ 56,600,000	£ 35,000,000
Number of stores owned clinton					750	750
Annual Revenues Clinton					600,000,000
Liquidation process and negotiations period with landlords for stores to be acquired					2	2
Purchase of debt clinton cards bid for assets					37,200,000	23,000,000
Number of stores purchased by lakeshore from Clinton					400	400
Proforma revenue					265,000,000
Estimated future minimum rental payments for non cancelable operating lease related to acquired stores			360,000,000		360,000,000
Purchase of debt clinton cards remaining					19,400,000	12,000,000
Expenses related to senior secured debt	10,043,000		2,200,000	7,800,000	10,000,000
Secured senior notes			9,000,000		9,000,000
Liquidation process and negotiations period with landlords for stores to be acquired							12 months	6 months
Provision for doubtful accounts	17,567,000	4,620,000		17,200,000	17,200,000
Asset impairment charges				$ 4,000,000	$ 4,000,000