Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 25, 2012	Jun. 21, 2012 Common Class A [Member]	Jun. 21, 2012 Common Class B [Member]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 25, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Entity Registrant Name	STEELCASE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001050825
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-22
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		84,251,333	41,035,170