| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 1075 - Disclosure - Debt - Aggregate Maturities of Long-Term Debt (Detail) (http://www.corporate.americangreetings.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureDebtAggregateMaturitiesOfLongTermDebt) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000005133 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Maturities of Long-term Debt [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
|---|---|
2016-02-29 | |
Maturities of Long-term Debt [Abstract] | |
2017 | |
2018 | |
2019 | |
2020 | |
2021 |