Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2012	Jul. 06, 2012 Class A Common Stock	Jul. 06, 2012 Class B Common Stock	Jul. 06, 2012 Class C Common Stock
Entity Registrant Name	EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000783005
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	May 31, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-28
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		34,077,279	4,722,684	0