Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended											12 Months Ended											12 Months Ended						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2013	Feb. 29, 2012	Feb. 28, 2011	Feb. 28, 2013 Buildings [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Computer hardware and software [Member] Minimum [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Computer hardware and software [Member] Maximum [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Machinery and equipment [Member] Minimum [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Machinery and equipment [Member] Maximum [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Furniture and fixtures [Member] Minimum [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Furniture and fixtures [Member] Maximum [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Subordinated Credit Facility [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Five largest customers [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 Five largest customers [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 Five largest customers [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Target Corporation [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 Target Corporation [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 Target Corporation [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Schurman [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Schurman [Member] Business trade and other receivables [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Schurman [Member] Liquidity Guaranty [Member]	Jan. 21, 2013 Schurman [Member] Liquidity Guaranty [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Schurman [Member] Investment in equity [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Schurman [Member] Operating leases subleased to Schurman [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 Schurman [Member] Operating leases subleased to Schurman [Member]	Jan. 21, 2013 Schurman [Member] Subordinated Credit Facility [Member]	Jul. 27, 2012 Party City Holdings, Inc. [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Party City Holdings, Inc. [Member]	Aug. 24, 2012 Party City Holdings, Inc. [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Party City Holdings, Inc. [Member]	Jun. 04, 2012 Party City Holdings, Inc. [Member]	Jul. 27, 2012 PC Topco Holdings, Inc. [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 PC Topco Holdings, Inc. [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 PC Topco Holdings, Inc. [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 PC Topco Holdings, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 PC Topco Holdings, Inc. [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Equity interest holdings in Schurman Fine Papers																					15.00%
Maximum exposure to loss, amount																						$ 20,045,000	$ 10,000,000	$ 12,000,000	$ 1,935,000	$ 11,812,000	$ 22,143,000
Number of days under Liquidity Guaranty																							91 days
Subordinated Credit Facility																												10,000
Subordinated Credit Facility termination date											Jan. 22, 2013
Majority stake disposal value																																	2,690,000,000
Number of common shares exchanged																													617.3					1,200
Number of common shares sold																													123.44
Gain on common shares sold	4,293,000																												3,152,000	1,141,000		4,293,000
Cash proceeds from sale	6,061,000																														4,920,000	6,061,000
Total investments in common stock	10,778,000
Purchase commitments																																						22,500,000
Purchased amount under purchase commitment																																			4,038,000	5,531,000	6,435,000
Purchase commitment of Party City Holdings Inc's goods, time period																																			P5Y
Net sales percentage												39.00%	42.00%	42.00%	14.00%	14.00%	15.00%	13.00%	14.00%	14.00%
Domestic Inventories Under LIFO to Pre-LIFO consolidated inventories	75.00%	80.00%
Film production expense	3,360,000	5,985,000	4,736,000
Amortization of production costs	2,089,000	3,646,000	3,380,000
Deferred film production costs	9,765,000	8,405,000
Expected to recognize amortization production costs	2,900,000
Net balance of Corporation's investment in corporate-owned life insurance policies	25,998,000	23,849,000
Amount paid as related interest expense	11,427,000	11,209,000	12,122,000
Depreciation by straight-line method over the useful lives of various assets				40 years	3 years	10 years	3 years	15 years	8 years	20 years
Shipping and handling costs	132,508,000	134,204,000	119,391,000
Advertising Expenses	$ 32,120,000	$ 25,718,000	$ 12,079,000