Business Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ 432,425	$ 420,421	$ 936,009	$ 917,724
Segment Earnings (Loss)	34,507	5,682	89,943	58,228
Interest expense	(9,255)	(5,433)	(18,249)	(9,745)
Stock-based compensation expense			0	(8,091)
Intersegment Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	(11,234)	(8,737)	(21,299)	(19,829)
Segment Earnings (Loss)	570	(1,511)	(1,740)	(3,725)
Unallocated Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	(9,255)	(5,433)	(18,249)	(9,745)
Profit-sharing plan expense	(1,389)	(484)	(5,468)	(4,465)
Stock-based compensation expense		(11,121)		(13,596)
Corporate overhead expense	26,662	(17,249)	18,968	(27,855)
Unallocated expense, total	16,018	(34,287)	(4,749)	(55,661)
North American Social Expression Products [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	276,990	261,694	606,047	589,981
Segment Earnings (Loss)	27,830	35,045	97,194	101,392
International Social Expression Products [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	68,451	63,372	143,490	134,173
Segment Earnings (Loss)	(6)	2,195	3,756	4,739
International Social Expression Products and Intersegment Items, Net [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	57,217	54,635	122,191	114,344
Segment Earnings (Loss)	564	684	2,016	1,014
Retail Operations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	69,741	62,732	148,905	137,450
Segment Earnings (Loss)	(14,563)	(8,984)	(18,603)	(12,436)
AG Interactive [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	14,445	14,504	28,944	29,204
Segment Earnings (Loss)	5,964	3,165	11,376	6,478
Non-Reportable Segments [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	14,032	26,856	29,922	46,745
Segment Earnings (Loss)	$ (1,306)	$ 10,059	$ 2,709	$ 17,441