New Accounting Standards - Summary of Net Sales (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Sep. 01, 2018	Aug. 26, 2017	Sep. 01, 2018	Aug. 26, 2017
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 355,336	$ 407,607	$ 727,200	$ 817,132
ASU 2014-09
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		355,336	407,607	727,200	817,132
Retail Sales | ASU 2014-09
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales		352,800	403,816	721,793	810,479
Other | ASU 2014-09
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	[1]	$ 2,536	$ 3,791	$ 5,407	$ 6,653

[1] The Company supplies merchandise and licenses the Pier 1 Imports name to Grupo Sanborns, which sells Pier 1 Imports merchandise primarily in a "store within a store" format in Mexico and El Salvador and online in Mexico. Other sales consisted primarily of these wholesale sales and royalties received from Grupo Sanborns, as well as gift card breakage.