Segment reporting (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2013	Jun. 01, 2013	Mar. 02, 2013	Nov. 24, 2012	Aug. 25, 2012	May 26, 2012	Mar. 01, 2014 segment	Mar. 02, 2013	Feb. 25, 2012
Segment reporting
Number of reportable segments									2
Segment reporting
Sales	$ 216,822	$ 188,298	$ 183,773	$ 159,645	$ 217,025	$ 175,416	$ 168,560	$ 145,755	$ 748,538	$ 706,757	$ 633,619
Interest expense, net									21,185	21,388	25,417
Income (loss) before taxes (including stock-based compensation and intangibles impairment)									8,613	(4,579)	(32,045)
Capital expenditures(2)									48,565	47,963	40,953
Depreciation and amortization									30,353	29,550	27,451
Goodwill	202,815				202,815				202,815	202,815	202,815
Trade names	242,290				241,940				242,290	241,940	255,876
Assets(2)	783,474				752,820				783,474	752,820	746,678
Stock-based compensation expense (in dollars)									15,137	283
Loss on extinguishment of debt									1,229	7,333
Trade names
Segment reporting
Impairment charges										15,533
TCS
Segment reporting
Stock-based compensation expense (in dollars)									15,137	283
Stock-based compensation expense in conjunction with the IPO									14,602
Elfa
Segment reporting
Impairment charges for goodwill											31,453
Elfa | Trade names
Segment reporting
Impairment charges									0	15,533	15,584
Operating segments | TCS
Segment reporting
Sales									660,365	613,252	530,909
Interest expense, net									55	116	21
Income (loss) before taxes (including stock-based compensation and intangibles impairment)									33,482	47,403	42,397
Capital expenditures(2)									31,324	27,536	20,719
Depreciation and amortization									15,479	15,971	14,979
Goodwill	202,815				202,815				202,815	202,815	202,815
Trade names	187,048				187,048				187,048	187,048	187,048
Assets(2)	611,565				587,212				611,565	587,212	569,849
Operating segments | Elfa
Segment reporting
Sales									88,173	93,505	102,710
Interest expense, net									932	932	1,139
Income (loss) before taxes (including stock-based compensation and intangibles impairment)									6,235	(16,953)	(44,035)
Capital expenditures(2)									7,634	7,838	14,008
Depreciation and amortization									6,374	6,768	6,434
Trade names	55,242				54,892				55,242	54,892	68,828
Assets(2)	144,432				142,731				144,432	142,731	157,821
Corporate/other
Segment reporting
Interest expense, net									20,198	20,340	24,257
Income (loss) before taxes (including stock-based compensation and intangibles impairment)									(31,104)	(35,029)	(30,407)
Capital expenditures(2)									9,607	12,589	6,226
Depreciation and amortization									8,500	6,811	6,038
Assets(2)	27,477				22,877				27,477	22,877	19,008
Loss on extinguishment of debt									1,229	7,333
lntersegment
Segment reporting
Sales									(55,856)	(47,606)	(41,643)
lntersegment | Elfa
Segment reporting
Sales									$ 55,856	$ 47,606	$ 41,643