Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014	Jul. 01, 2014 Class A Common Stock	Jul. 01, 2014 Class B Common Stock	Jul. 01, 2014 Class C Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	EMMS
Entity Registrant Name	EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000783005
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		38,578,437	4,569,464	0