Start-Up Costs	9 Months Ended
Nov. 29, 2014
Extraordinary and Unusual Items [Abstract]
Start-Up Costs	Start-Up Costs The Company entered into a department license agreement and an on-line shop license agreement (the “Agreements”) with Macy’s, Inc. (“Macy’s”) whereby the Company is the exclusive provider of men’s, women’s and kids’ athletic shoes (“Athletic Shoes”) within Macy’s stores and macys.com. The Company merchandises and fulfills all the Athletic Shoes inventory at all of Macy’s locations and macys.com, and has in-store build outs with Finish Line branding and staffing at approximately 400 of Macy’s locations. The Company incurred start-up costs to accommodate a conversion of Macy’s Athletic Shoes inventory to Finish Line assortments. The Company took full control of Macy’s Athletic Shoes inventory at Macy’s department store locations as of April 14, 2013 and macys.com as of May 14, 2013. As a part of the conversion, the Company agreed to purchase certain of Macy’s Athletic Shoes at Macy’s original cost. The charges from start-up costs related to the Agreements with Macy’s included the following: freight and handling of inventory from Macy’s to the Company; leased warehouse space at a third party for sorting; and inventory reserves established for inventory purchased from Macy’s to record at the lower of cost or market. For the thirty-nine weeks ended November 30, 2013, the Company incurred $5.8 million in start-up costs in cost of sales and $2.2 million in selling, general and administrative expenses within the consolidated statements of income for a combined $8.0 million. No start-up costs were incurred during the thirty-nine weeks ended November 29, 2014.

Start-Up Costs

The Company entered into a department license agreement and an on-line shop license agreement (the “Agreements”) with Macy’s, Inc. (“Macy’s”) whereby the Company is the exclusive provider of men’s, women’s and kids’ athletic shoes (“Athletic Shoes”) within Macy’s stores and macys.com. The Company merchandises and fulfills all the Athletic Shoes inventory at all of Macy’s locations and macys.com, and has in-store build outs with Finish Line branding and staffing at approximately 400 of Macy’s locations. The Company incurred start-up costs to accommodate a conversion of Macy’s Athletic Shoes inventory to Finish Line assortments. The Company took full control of Macy’s Athletic Shoes inventory at Macy’s department store locations as of April 14, 2013 and macys.com as of May 14, 2013. As a part of the conversion, the Company agreed to purchase certain of Macy’s Athletic Shoes at Macy’s original cost.

The charges from start-up costs related to the Agreements with Macy’s included the following: freight and handling of inventory from Macy’s to the Company; leased warehouse space at a third party for sorting; and inventory reserves established for inventory purchased from Macy’s to record at the lower of cost or market.

For the thirty-nine weeks ended November 30, 2013, the Company incurred $5.8 million in start-up costs in cost of sales and $2.2 million in selling, general and administrative expenses within the consolidated statements of income for a combined $8.0 million. No start-up costs were incurred during the thirty-nine weeks ended November 29, 2014.