Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 25, 2016	Jan. 06, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Nov. 25, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	AM
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000005133
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-28
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		100