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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details Textual) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Sale_And_Leaseback_Agreement
Mar. 01, 2014
Mar. 02, 2013
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]      
Total rental expense $ 18,700us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense $ 15,400us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense $ 13,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Number of sale and leaseback agreements 1apog_NumberOfSaleAndLeasebackAgreements    
Deferred gain under sale and leaseback transactions 1,818us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionDeferredGainNet 2,621us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionDeferredGainNet  
Average annual lease payment 1,000us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionAnnualRentalPayments    
Company's backlog bonded by performance bonds 76,900apog_CompaniesBacklogRelatedToSales    
Face value of performance bonds 274,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount    
Total value of letter of credit 23,500us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 125,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity    
Purchase obligations 158,900us-gaap_PurchaseObligation    
Proceeds from new markets tax credit transaction, net of deferred costs   7,800apog_Grossproceedsfromnewmarketstaxcredittransaction  
Gross proceeds from new markets tax credits 10,741apog_Grossproceedsfromnewmarketstaxcredits 10,741apog_Grossproceedsfromnewmarketstaxcredits  
Deferred Costs   3,300us-gaap_DeferredCostsCurrentAndNoncurrent  
Other current and non-current liabilities      
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]      
Deferred gain under sale and leaseback transactions $ 2,800us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionDeferredGainNet
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