Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Nov. 29, 2014	Mar. 01, 2014
Schedule of finite lived identifiable intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 44,098	$ 45,648
Accumulated Amortization	(23,268)	(21,855)
Foreign Currency Translation	(354)	(1,363)
Net	20,476us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	22,430us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill)	48,866	50,752
Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization	(23,268)	(21,855)
Intangible Assets Foreign Currency Translation	(466)	(1,699)
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)	25,132	27,198
Debt issue costs [Member]
Schedule of finite lived identifiable intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	3,457	3,453
Accumulated Amortization	(2,512)	(2,370)
Foreign Currency Translation	0	0
Net	945	1,083
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Schedule of finite lived identifiable intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	6,689	6,767
Accumulated Amortization	(6,334)	(6,266)
Foreign Currency Translation	(2)	(35)
Net	353	466
Customer Relationships [Member]
Schedule of finite lived identifiable intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	25,677	26,862
Accumulated Amortization	(11,604)	(10,673)
Foreign Currency Translation	(298)	(1,077)
Net	13,775	15,112
Trademarks [Member]
Schedule of finite lived identifiable intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	8,275	8,566
Accumulated Amortization	(2,818)	(2,546)
Foreign Currency Translation	(54)	(251)
Net	5,403	5,769
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	4,768	5,104
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Translation Adjustments	(112)	(336)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Net of translation adjustments	$ 4,656	$ 4,768

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