Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2012 Segment	May 31, 2012	May 31, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	May 31, 2013 Maximum	May 31, 2013 Licensing Agreements [Member]	May 31, 2013 Trademarks	May 31, 2012 Radio	May 31, 2013 Radio	Feb. 28, 2013 Radio	May 31, 2012 Publishing	May 31, 2013 Publishing	Feb. 28, 2013 Publishing
Intangible Assets And Goodwill [Line Items]
Carrying amount of indefinite-lived intangibles			$ 150,500,000	$ 150,500,000
Number of stations in New York considered as single unit of accounting	2
Impairment charges		10,971,000				11,000,000		10,971,000
Carrying amount of indefinite-lived intangibles			150,522,000	150,522,000		60,500,000
Goodwill			12,639,000	12,639,000					4,600,000	4,600,000		8,000,000	8,000,000
Weighted average remaining useful life							12 years 1 month 6 days
2014					100,000
2015					100,000
2016					100,000
2017					100,000
2018					$ 100,000