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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Operating Results of Local Programming and Marketing Agreement Fees (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Net revenues $ 62,960us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet $ 52,621us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet $ 184,508us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet $ 158,174us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
Station operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization expense 44,940emms_StationOperatingExpensesExcludingDepreciationAndAmortization 38,548emms_StationOperatingExpensesExcludingDepreciationAndAmortization 134,159emms_StationOperatingExpensesExcludingDepreciationAndAmortization 118,198emms_StationOperatingExpensesExcludingDepreciationAndAmortization
Interest expense 5,395us-gaap_InterestExpense 1,712us-gaap_InterestExpense 11,873us-gaap_InterestExpense 5,441us-gaap_InterestExpense
98.7 FM        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Net revenues 2,582us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
/ us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmMember
2,582us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
/ us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmMember
7,748us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
/ us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmMember
7,748us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
/ us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmMember
Station operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization expense 270emms_StationOperatingExpensesExcludingDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmMember
254emms_StationOperatingExpensesExcludingDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmMember
754emms_StationOperatingExpensesExcludingDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmMember
761emms_StationOperatingExpensesExcludingDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmMember
Interest expense $ 804us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmMember
$ 848us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmMember
$ 2,447us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmMember
$ 2,579us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmMember