Acquisition - Comparative Amounts in Prior Year Period (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 23, 2012	Nov. 25, 2011	Aug. 24, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member]	May 25, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member]	Nov. 23, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member]	Nov. 23, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member] Net Sales [Member]	Nov. 23, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member] General and Administrative Expense [Member]	Nov. 23, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member] Other Non-Operating Expense [Member]
Schedule Of Activities And Transactions Associated With Related Cost [Line Items]
Contract asset impairment				$ 4,000,000	$ 4,000,000	$ 4,000,000
Bad debt expense	17,771,000	4,879,000		17,200,000	17,200,000		17,200,000
Legal and advisory fees					6,300,000		6,300,000
Impairment of debt purchased	10,043,000		2,200,000	7,800,000	10,000,000			10,000,000
Total					$ 37,500,000	$ 4,000,000	$ 23,500,000	$ 10,000,000