Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	May 31, 2013 USD ($)	May 25, 2012 USD ($)	May 31, 2013 Clinton Cards [Member] USD ($) Store Brand	May 31, 2013 Clinton Cards [Member] GBP (£)	May 25, 2012 Clinton Cards [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2013 Clinton Cards [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2013 Clinton Cards [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Lease Agreements [Member] USD ($) Lease Store
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
Additional future minimum lease payments if remaining store leases are successfully assigned							360,000,000
Completed lease assignments							393
Number of stores related to noncancelable operating lease							396
Clinton Cards secured debt recovery	(2,000,000)	7,794,000	2,000,000		7,800,000	8,100,000
Senior secured notes			12,500,000	8,200,000
Liquidation process and negotiations period with landlords for stores to be acquired			12 months	12 months
Transaction charges incurred as a result of Clinton Cards acquisition					$ 31,000,000