Business Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013	Feb. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ 1,969,666	$ 1,868,739	$ 1,695,144
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	113,226	85,914	97,815
Interest expense	(27,363)	(17,896)	(53,073)
Stock-based compensation expense	(8,091)	(10,743)	(10,982)
Depreciation and Intangible Assets Amortization	55,283	49,405	43,666
Capital Expenditures	54,097	114,149	78,207
Assets	1,602,443	1,583,463
Unallocated [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	(27,363)	(17,896)	(53,073)
Profit-sharing plan expense	(9,149)	(7,536)	(9,401)
Stock-based compensation expense	(13,812)	(10,743)	(10,982)
Corporate overhead expense	(53,646)	(54,167)	(29,636)
Unallocated expense, total	(103,970)	(90,342)	(103,092)
Depreciation and Intangible Assets Amortization	1,728	994	789
Capital Expenditures	2,681	8,006	11,758
Assets	237,977	293,255
Intersegment Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	(56,729)	(55,892)
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	(2,110)	(2,873)
North American Social Expression Products [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	1,253,842	1,245,269	1,228,548
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	172,502	160,052	149,655
Depreciation and Intangible Assets Amortization	37,751	36,021	33,823
Capital Expenditures	37,618	87,778	56,716
Assets	1,132,145	1,060,810
International Social Expression Products [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	306,519	331,753	347,866
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	11,380	(10,555)	20,276
Depreciation and Intangible Assets Amortization	4,748	5,335	4,771
Capital Expenditures	2,759	4,169	5,561
Assets	86,100	101,044
Retail Operations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	332,066	244,106
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	(4,637)	6,581
Depreciation and Intangible Assets Amortization	6,888	2,780
Capital Expenditures	8,054	11,426
Assets	103,185	87,026
AG Interactive [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	61,084	64,440	68,514
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	15,540	16,465	13,942
Depreciation and Intangible Assets Amortization	2,395	2,556	2,622
Capital Expenditures	267	2,080	1,949
Assets	6,121	9,036
Non-Reportable Segments [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	72,884	39,063	50,216
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	24,521	6,586	17,034
Depreciation and Intangible Assets Amortization	1,773	1,719	1,661
Capital Expenditures	2,718	690	2,223
Assets	36,915	32,292
International Social Expression Products and Intersegment Items, Net [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	249,790	275,861	347,866
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	$ 9,270	$ (13,428)	$ 20,276