Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2013	Jan. 03, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Nov. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	PIR
Entity Registrant Name	PIER 1 IMPORTS INC/DE
Entity Central Index Key	0000278130
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-01
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		102,748,406