Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment

Operating Segment Information

	Total Revenue
	2015			2014			2013
North American Social Expression Products	$	1,316,617		$	1,253,842		$	1,245,269
International Social Expression Products		319,825			306,519			331,753
Intersegment items		(62,229	)		(56,729	)		(55,892	)
Net		257,596			249,790			275,861
Retail Operations		336,860			332,066			244,106
AG Interactive		58,995			61,084			64,440
Non-reportable segment		40,901			72,884			39,063
	$	2,010,969		$	1,969,666		$	1,868,739
	Segment Earnings (Loss) Before Tax
	2015			2014			2013
North American Social Expression Products	$	193,176		$	172,502		$	160,052
International Social Expression Products		10,530			11,380			(10,555	)
Intersegment items		(3,022	)		(2,110	)		(2,873	)
Net		7,508			9,270			(13,428	)
Retail Operations		(35,007	)		(4,637	)		6,581
AG Interactive		21,668			15,540			16,465
Non-reportable segment		9,810			24,521			6,586
Unallocated:
Interest expense		(36,020	)		(27,363	)		(17,896	)
Profit-sharing plan expense		(9,180	)		(9,149	)		(7,536	)
Stock-based compensation expense		—			(13,812	)		(10,743	)
Corporate overhead expense		(41,249	)		(53,646	)		(54,167	)
		(86,449	)		(103,970	)		(90,342	)
	$	110,706		$	113,226		$	85,914

	Depreciation and Intangible Assets Amortization						Capital Expenditures
	2015		2014		2013		2015		2014		2013
North American Social Expression Products	$	41,443	$	37,751	$	36,021	$	37,429	$	37,618	$	87,778
International Social Expression Products		4,437		4,748		5,335		16,496		2,759		4,169
Retail Operations		10,417		6,630		2,780		22,779		8,054		11,426
AG Interactive		1,523		2,395		2,556		1,961		267		2,080
Non-reportable segment		1,128		1,773		1,719		32		2,718		690
Unallocated		905		1,728		994		12,469		2,681		8,006
	$	59,853	$	55,025	$	49,405	$	91,166	$	54,097	$	114,149

	Assets
	2015		2014
North American Social Expression Products	$	1,053,178	$	1,132,145
International Social Expression Products		108,709		86,100
Retail Operations		106,600		103,185
AG Interactive		5,874		6,121
Non-reportable segment		14,101		36,915
Unallocated and intersegment items		247,233		237,977
	$	1,535,695	$	1,602,443

Geographical Information

Geographical Information

	Total Revenue						Property, Plant and Equipment - Net
	2015		2014		2013		2015		2014
United States	$	1,291,053	$	1,258,328	$	1,217,461	$	309,935	$	319,137
United Kingdom		555,961		538,684		471,945		62,968		47,071
Other international		163,955		172,654		179,333		7,394		9,557
	$	2,010,969	$	1,969,666	$	1,868,739	$	380,297	$	375,765

Product Information

Product Information

	Total Revenue
	2015		2014		2013
Everyday greeting cards	$	944,771	$	915,794	$	894,971
Seasonal greeting cards		490,089		470,298		466,794
Gift packaging and party goods		340,759		308,735		286,993
Other revenue		24,617		27,857		26,195
All other products		210,733		246,982		193,786
	$	2,010,969	$	1,969,666	$	1,868,739

Severance Charges by Segment

The following table summarizes the severance charges by segment:

	2015		2014		2013
North American Social Expression Products	$	2,706	$	3,020	$	4,103
International Social Expression Products		2,420		2,094		2,136
Retail Operations		208		585		724
AG Interactive		84		1,004		(1	)
Non-reportable		—		187		13
Unallocated		—		—		—
Total	$	5,418	$	6,890	$	6,975