Schedule I-Condensed Financial Information of registrant (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified					12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2014	Mar. 02, 2013	Mar. 01, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility	Apr. 06, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 01, 2014 Minimum Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 01, 2014 Maximum Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 01, 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan Facility	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loan Facility	Mar. 01, 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan Facility Maximum	Mar. 01, 2014 The Container Store Group, Inc.	Mar. 01, 2014 The Container Store Group, Inc. Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 01, 2014 The Container Store Group, Inc. Minimum Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 01, 2014 The Container Store Group, Inc. Maximum Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 01, 2014 The Container Store Group, Inc. Senior Secured Term Loan Facility	Mar. 01, 2014 The Container Store Group, Inc. Senior Secured Term Loan Facility Maximum
Guarantees and restrictions
Long-term debt outstanding	$ 351,284	$ 298,853					$ 328,533	$ 272,938						$ 328,533
Threshold consolidated net leverage ratio for payment of dividend									2.0						2.0
Restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiaries	184,739									184,739
Amount of dividend payable during term of debt						10,000							10,000		10,000
Available credit			58,404								58,404
Borrowings through the Revolving Credit Facility				$ 75,000							$ 75,000
Threshold fixed charge coverage ratio for payment of dividend					1.25							1.25