Number of bank that are customer of segment.

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Number of manufacturing units throughout United States.

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Number of manufacturing unit operated by reportable segment in domestic state.

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Percentage of reportable segment net sales portion in net sales.

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Percentage of reportable segment portion of business product considered as custom and semi custom.

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Reportable segment net sales portion in consolidated net sales.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Segment Information and Geographic Information - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2014 Segment	Feb. 28, 2014 Bank	Nov. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	2us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of banks that are customer of segment		25
Print Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of reportable segment net sales portion in net sales	65.00%		66.00%
Number of manufacturing units throughout United States	56
Number of manufacturing units operated in strategically located domestic state	22
Percentage of reportable segment portion of business product considered as custom and semi-custom	96.00%
Apparel Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Reportable segment net sales portion in net sales	35.00%		34.00%