Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2015	May 01, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Feb. 28, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	VIDE
Entity Registrant Name	VIDEO DISPLAY CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000758743
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-28
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,949,623
Entity Public Float			$ 4,212,058