Start-Up Costs	9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2013
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 will be the exclusive provider of men’s, women’s, and kid’s athletic shoes (“Athletic Shoes”) within Macy’s stores and macys.com. The Company will merchandise and fulfill inventory at all of Macy’s locations, and perform in-store build out and staffing at up to approximately 450 of Macy’s locations. The Company has incurred start-up costs to accommodate a conversion of Macy’s Athletic Shoes assortments to Finish Line platforms. 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 includes 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 through “Cost of sales” and $2.2 million within “Selling, general and administrative expenses” within the Consolidated Statements of Operations for a combined $8.0 million. No start-up costs were incurred during the thirteen weeks ended November 30, 2013 or for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended December 1, 2012.

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 will be the exclusive provider of men’s, women’s, and kid’s athletic shoes (“Athletic Shoes”) within Macy’s stores and macys.com. The Company will merchandise and fulfill inventory at all of Macy’s locations, and perform in-store build out and staffing at up to approximately 450 of Macy’s locations. The Company has incurred start-up costs to accommodate a conversion of Macy’s Athletic Shoes assortments to Finish Line platforms. 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 includes 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 through “Cost of sales” and $2.2 million within “Selling, general and administrative expenses” within the Consolidated Statements of Operations for a combined $8.0 million. No start-up costs were incurred during the thirteen weeks ended November 30, 2013 or for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended December 1, 2012.