CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 25, 2017	Feb. 27, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,844,393	$ 1,798,982	$ 1,750,707
Cost of sales (including occupancy costs)	1,295,989	1,242,960	1,182,365
Gross profit	548,404	556,022	568,342
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	480,897	469,836	432,007
Impairment charges and store closing costs	13,312	43,637	2,030
Operating income	54,195	42,549	134,305
Interest expense, net	279	65	15
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	53,916	42,484	134,290
Income tax expense	18,760	13,562	45,191
Net income from continuing operations	35,156	28,922	89,099
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(53,364)	(7,126)	(9,357)
Net (loss) income	(18,208)	21,796	79,742
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest of discontinued operations	0	96	2,251
Net (loss) income attributable to The Finish Line, Inc.	$ (18,208)	$ 21,892	$ 81,993
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to The Finish Line, Inc. shareholders:
Basic (loss) earnings from continuing operations per share attributable to The Finish Line, Inc. shareholders (in USD per share)	$ 0.86	$ 0.64	$ 1.86
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, per basic share (in USD per share)	(1.31)	(0.15)	(0.15)
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to The Finish Line, Inc. shareholders (in USD per share)	(0.45)	0.49	1.71
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to The Finish Line, Inc. shareholders:
Diluted (loss) earnings from continuing operations per share attributable to The Finish Line, Inc. shareholders (in USD per share)	0.85	0.64	1.85
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, per diluted share (in USD per share)	(1.29)	(0.16)	(0.15)
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to The Finish Line, Inc. shareholders (in USD per share)	(0.44)	0.48	1.70
Dividends declared per share (in USD per share)	$ 0.41	$ 0.37	$ 0.33