Business Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ 1,900,790	$ 2,010,969	$ 1,969,666
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	190,989	110,706	113,226
Interest expense	(27,201)	(36,020)	(27,363)
Depreciation and intangible assets amortization	55,734	59,853	55,025
Capital Expenditures	86,018	91,166	54,097
Assets	1,603,449	1,535,695
Intersegment Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	(67,126)	(62,229)	(56,729)
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	2,329	(3,022)	(2,110)
Unallocated [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	(27,201)	(36,020)	(27,363)
Profit-sharing and 401(k) match expense	(14,200)	(13,755)	(14,219)
Stock-based compensation expense			(13,812)
Corporate overhead expense	(15,116)	(36,674)	(48,576)
Unallocated expense, total	(56,517)	(86,449)	(103,970)
Depreciation and intangible assets amortization	522	905	1,728
Capital Expenditures	11,664	12,469	2,681
Assets	328,298	247,233
North American Social Expression Products [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	1,317,277	1,316,617	1,253,842
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	203,859	193,176	172,502
Depreciation and intangible assets amortization	41,712	41,443	37,751
Capital Expenditures	63,937	37,429	37,618
Assets	1,078,176	1,053,178
International Social Expression Products [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	273,477	319,825	306,519
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	(14,039)	10,530	11,380
Depreciation and intangible assets amortization	3,602	4,437	4,748
Capital Expenditures	3,251	16,496	2,759
Assets	89,177	108,709
International Social Expression Products and Intersegment Items, Net [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	206,351	257,596	249,790
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	(11,710)	7,508	9,270
Retail Operations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	313,759	336,860	332,066
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	(22,904)	(35,007)	(4,637)
Depreciation and intangible assets amortization	8,496	10,417	6,630
Capital Expenditures	2,752	22,779	8,054
Assets	83,820	106,600
AG Interactive [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	56,483	58,995	61,084
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	19,126	21,668	15,540
Depreciation and intangible assets amortization	1,190	1,523	2,395
Capital Expenditures	4,382	1,961	267
Assets	8,812	5,874
Non-Reportable Segment [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	6,920	40,901	72,884
Segment Earnings (Loss) before Tax	59,135	9,810	24,521
Depreciation and intangible assets amortization	212	1,128	1,773
Capital Expenditures	32	32	$ 2,718
Assets	$ 15,166	$ 14,101