Other Income and Expense - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 23, 2012	Nov. 25, 2011	Nov. 23, 2012	Nov. 25, 2011	Aug. 24, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member]	May 25, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member]	Nov. 23, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member]	Jul. 27, 2012 Part City Holdings, Inc [Member]	Nov. 23, 2012 Part City Holdings, Inc [Member]	Aug. 24, 2012 Part City Holdings, Inc [Member]	Nov. 23, 2012 Part City Holdings, Inc [Member]	May 25, 2012 AG Intellectual Properties [Member]	Aug. 26, 2011 AG Intellectual Properties [Member]	Nov. 23, 2012 AG Intellectual Properties [Member]	Nov. 25, 2011 AG Intellectual Properties [Member]	Aug. 26, 2011 International Social Expression Products [Member]	Nov. 25, 2011 International Social Expression Products [Member]
Other Income Expense [Line Items]
Contract Termination												$ (2,100,000)		$ (2,125,000)
Gain on sales of minor character properties				4,500,000									4,500,000		4,500,000
Proceeds from sale of intellectual properties				4,500,000									4,500,000
Gain on sale of investment	1,141,000		4,293,000					3,152,000	1,100,000	3,200,000	4,300,000
Miscellaneous Loss related to senior secured debt			10,043,000		2,200,000	7,800,000	10,000,000
Gain on sales of land, building	(240,000)	323,000	(394,000)	807,000												500,000	400,000
Cash proceeds from sales of assets																$ 2,400,000	$ 6,000,000