Other Income and Expense - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014 WHQ Location [Member]	Aug. 29, 2014 WHQ Location [Member]	Aug. 29, 2014 AGI In-Store [Member]	Aug. 29, 2014 AGI In-Store [Member]	May 30, 2014 Clinton Cards [Member]	Aug. 30, 2013 Clinton Cards [Member]	Aug. 30, 2013 Clinton Cards [Member]
Other Income And Expense [Line Items]
Gain on sale of the AGI In-Store business	$ 38,803,000		$ 38,803,000	$ 0			$ 38,803,000	$ 38,803,000
Proceeds from sale of the AGI In-Store business			73,659,000	0			74,659,000	73,659,000
Non-cash loss on disposal of fixed assets	15,710,000	122,000	15,733,000	(113,000)	15,500,000	15,500,000
Cash received from sale of property					13,500,000	13,500,000
Clinton Cards secured debt recovery		428,000	3,390,000	2,428,000					3,400,000	400,000	2,400,000
Gain related to Party City investment		$ 3,262,000	$ 0	$ 3,262,000