Business Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	May 30, 2014	May 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ 503,584	$ 497,303
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	55,436	52,546
Interest expense	(8,994)	(4,312)
Stock-based compensation expense		(2,475)
Intersegment Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	(10,065)	(11,092)
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	(2,310)	(2,214)
Unallocated [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	(8,994)	(4,312)
Profit-sharing plan expense	(4,079)	(3,981)
Stock-based compensation expense		(2,475)
Corporate overhead expense	(7,694)	(10,606)
Unallocated expense, total	(20,767)	(21,374)
North American Social Expression Products [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	329,057	328,287
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	69,364	66,347
International Social Expression Products [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	75,039	70,801
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	3,762	2,544
International Social Expression Products and Intersegment Items, Net [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	64,974	59,709
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	1,452	330
Retail Operations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	79,164	74,718
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	(4,040)	(3,452)
AG Interactive [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	14,499	14,700
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	5,412	3,313
Non-Reportable Segments [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	15,890	19,889
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	$ 4,015	$ 7,382