Business Combinations - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended					6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Feb. 28, 2014	Jun. 10, 2014 Contract-Based Intangible Assets	Jun. 10, 2014 Customer-Related Intangible Assets	Aug. 31, 2014 Patents	Aug. 31, 2014 Customer Lists	Aug. 31, 2014 Trademarks	Jun. 10, 2014 Two Thousand Fourteen Credit Agreement Term Loan	Jun. 10, 2014 Two Thousand Fourteen Credit Agreement Revolver	Aug. 31, 2014 Station operating expense	Aug. 31, 2014 Station operating expense	Aug. 31, 2014 Corporate expenses	Aug. 31, 2014 Corporate expenses	Feb. 11, 2014 YMF	Jun. 10, 2014 WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM	Aug. 31, 2014 WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM	Aug. 31, 2014 WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM	Aug. 31, 2013 WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM	Feb. 28, 2014 WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM	Jun. 16, 2014 Digonex	Aug. 31, 2014 Digonex	Jun. 16, 2014 Digonex Patents	Jun. 16, 2014 Digonex Customer Lists	Jun. 16, 2014 Digonex Trademarks	Aug. 31, 2014 Scenario, Forecast
Business Acquisition
Total consideration transferred																		$ 131,000,000					$ 3,000,000
Cash paid at first closing																		55,000,000
Ownership interest																		49.90%
Cash payable at second closing																		76,000,000
LMA monthly expense																	1,275,000
LMA monthly expense future reduction																	740,000
Maximum borrowing capacity											185,000,000.0	20,000,000.0
Face amount of debt											185,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt											109,000,000
Long-term debt held in escrow											76,000,000
Goodwill expected to be tax deductible																		58,945,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual																				13,600,000	7,100,000
Acquisition costs													300,000	400,000	100,000	200,000			300,000	600,000		900,000
Licensing agreement fees																				4,200,000	4,200,000
Cumulative acquisition costs	1,500,000		1,500,000
Gain recognized on contract settlement	2,500,000	0	2,500,000	0
Earn-out payments			500,000																									2,000,000
Convertible preferred stock																							1,000,000
Convertible debt																							2,000,000	2,000,000
Holding rights convertible into common equity (percentage)																							51.00%
Total holding rights convertible into common equity (percentage)																							66.00%
Goodwill	74,337,000		74,337,000		12,639,000																		2,752,000
Other intangibles						$ 300,000	$ 2,200,000											$ 2,469,000					$ 6,180,000		$ 5,200,000	$ 700,000	$ 300,000
Amortization period of other intangibles						3 years	7 years	7 years	3 years	15 years