| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 169 - Disclosure - Pension Plan - Company's Target Asset Allocation Percentage, by Asset Class (Detail) (http://www.ennis.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosurePensionPlanCompanysTargetAssetAllocationPercentageByAssetClass) |
| Table | Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000033002 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015-03-01 - 2016-02-29 | ||||||
| Range [Axis] | ||||||
| Minimum [Member] | Maximum [Member] | |||||
| Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis] | Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis] | |||||
| Cash [Member] | Fixed Income [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Cash [Member] | Fixed Income [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | |
Target Allocation Percentage | ||||||