Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment

Operating Segment Information

	Total Revenue
	2016			2015			2014
North American Social Expression Products	$	1,317,277		$	1,316,617		$	1,253,842
International Social Expression Products		273,477			319,825			306,519
Intersegment items		(67,126	)		(62,229	)		(56,729	)
Net		206,351			257,596			249,790
Retail Operations		313,759			336,860			332,066
AG Interactive		56,483			58,995			61,084
Non-reportable segment		6,920			40,901			72,884
	$	1,900,790		$	2,010,969		$	1,969,666

	Segment Earnings (Loss) Before Tax
	2016			2015			2014
North American Social Expression Products	$	203,859		$	193,176		$	172,502
International Social Expression Products		(14,039	)		10,530			11,380
Intersegment items		2,329			(3,022	)		(2,110	)
Net		(11,710	)		7,508			9,270
Retail Operations		(22,904	)		(35,007	)		(4,637	)
AG Interactive		19,126			21,668			15,540
Non-reportable segment		59,135			9,810			24,521
Unallocated:
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	)
		(56,517	)		(86,449	)		(103,970	)
	$	190,989		$	110,706		$	113,226

	Depreciation and Intangible Assets Amortization						Capital Expenditures
	2016		2015		2014		2016		2015		2014
North American Social Expression Products	$	41,712	$	41,443	$	37,751	$	63,937	$	37,429	$	37,618
International Social Expression Products		3,602		4,437		4,748		3,251		16,496		2,759
Retail Operations		8,496		10,417		6,630		2,752		22,779		8,054
AG Interactive		1,190		1,523		2,395		4,382		1,961		267
Non-reportable segment		212		1,128		1,773		32		32		2,718
Unallocated		522		905		1,728		11,664		12,469		2,681
	$	55,734	$	59,853	$	55,025	$	86,018	$	91,166	$	54,097

	Assets
	2016		2015
North American Social Expression Products	$	1,078,176	$	1,053,178
International Social Expression Products		89,177		108,709
Retail Operations		83,820		106,600
AG Interactive		8,812		5,874
Non-reportable segment		15,166		14,101
Unallocated and intersegment items		328,298		247,233
	$	1,603,449	$	1,535,695

Geographical Information

Geographical Information

	Total Revenue						Property, Plant and Equipment - Net
	2016		2015		2014		2016		2015
United States	$	1,270,589	$	1,291,053	$	1,258,328	$	415,379	$	309,935
United Kingdom		492,134		555,961		538,684		46,572		62,968
Other international		138,067		163,955		172,654		5,759		7,394
	$	1,900,790	$	2,010,969	$	1,969,666	$	467,710	$	380,297

Product Information

Product Information

	Total Revenue
	2016		2015		2014
Everyday greeting cards	$	895,556	$	944,768	$	915,794
Seasonal greeting cards		468,299		499,113		479,623
Gift packaging and party goods		343,437		331,710		298,953
Other revenue		10,796		24,617		27,857
All other products		182,702		210,761		247,439
	$	1,900,790	$	2,010,969	$	1,969,666

Severance Charges by Segment

The following table summarizes the severance charges by segment:

	2016		2015		2014
North American Social Expression Products	$	1,552	$	2,706	$	3,020
International Social Expression Products		2,801		2,420		2,094
Retail Operations		452		208		585
AG Interactive		—		84		1,004
Non-reportable		—		—		187
Total	$	4,805	$	5,418	$	6,890