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Long-term Debt Amendments	3 Months Ended
May 31, 2012
Long-term Debt Amendments [Abstract]
Long-term Debt Amendments	Note 9. Long-term Debt Amendments Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, First Amendment to Senior Unsecured Notes On March 20, 2012, Emmis entered into amendments of its senior secured credit facility and senior unsecured notes to allow us to issue Preferred Stock into the 2012 Retention Plan and Trust. These amendments did not change any financial covenants, but amended certain provisions of the Credit Agreement and senior unsecured notes to allow Emmis to contribute shares to the 2012 Retention Plan and Trust Agreement as discussed in Note 2. Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, Second Amendment to Senior Unsecured Notes On April 26, 2012, Emmis entered into amendments of its senior secured credit facility and senior unsecured notes to allow for the entry into the agreements and consummation of the 98.7FM transactions described in Note 8 above. In addition, the sixth amendment to the Credit Agreement reduced the amount of required minimum trailing twelve-month Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement) from $25 million to $24 million and allowed for $20 million of the net proceeds received from the 98.7FM Note to be used for revolver repayment and general corporate purposes, while simultaneously reducing the revolver commitment by $10 million, from $20 million to $10 million.

Long-term Debt Amendments

3 Months Ended

May 31, 2012

Long-term Debt Amendments [Abstract]

Note 9. Long-term Debt Amendments

Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, First Amendment to Senior Unsecured Notes

On March 20, 2012, Emmis entered into amendments of its senior secured credit facility and senior unsecured notes to allow us to issue Preferred Stock into the 2012 Retention Plan and Trust. These amendments did not change any financial covenants, but amended certain provisions of the Credit Agreement and senior unsecured notes to allow Emmis to contribute shares to the 2012 Retention Plan and Trust Agreement as discussed in Note 2.

Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, Second Amendment to Senior Unsecured Notes

On April 26, 2012, Emmis entered into amendments of its senior secured credit facility and senior unsecured notes to allow for the entry into the agreements and consummation of the 98.7FM transactions described in Note 8 above. In addition, the sixth amendment to the Credit Agreement reduced the amount of required minimum trailing twelve-month Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement) from $25 million to $24 million and allowed for $20 million of the net proceeds received from the 98.7FM Note to be used for revolver repayment and general corporate purposes, while simultaneously reducing the revolver commitment by $10 million, from $20 million to $10 million.