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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Minimum contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Nov. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Jun. 10, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014	May 30, 2012	Jun. 16, 2014	Dec. 28, 2012
Debt Instrument
Loss on termination of credit agreement	$ 0	$ (653,000)	$ (1,455,000)	$ (653,000)
Unamortized discount on issuance of debt	6,648,000		6,648,000			1,475,000
98.7FM Non-recourse debt
Debt Instrument
Face amount of debt							82,200,000
Interest rate during period							4.10%
Non-recourse debt	71,567,000		71,567,000			74,942,000
Digonex Non-recourse debt
Debt Instrument
Face amount of debt								6,200,000
Interest rate during period								5.00%
Non-recourse debt	3,786,000		3,786,000			0		3,600,000
Digonex Non-recourse debt \| Non-recourse debt
Debt Instrument
Face amount of debt	6,200,000.0		6,200,000.0
Two Thousand Twelve Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity									100,000,000
Loss on termination of credit agreement			(1,455,000)
Two Thousand Twelve Credit Agreement \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity									80,000,000
Two Thousand Twelve Credit Agreement \| Revolver
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity									20,000,000
Two Thousand Twelve Credit Agreement \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity									5,000,000
Two Thousand Fourteen Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument
Provision for credit facility increase					20,000,000
Borrowings on revolving credit facility					13,000,000
Percentage of principal due in quarterly installments			1.00%
Commitment fee			5000.00%
Amortization of financing costs			1,000,000
Unamortized discount on issuance of debt	6,600,000		6,600,000		6,100,000
Two Thousand Fourteen Credit Agreement \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity					185,000,000.0
Face amount of debt					185,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt					109,000,000
Long-term debt held in escrow					76,000,000
Two Thousand Fourteen Credit Agreement \| Revolver
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity					20,000,000.0
Two Thousand Fourteen Credit Agreement \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity					5,000,000.0
First Amendment to Two Thousand Fourteen Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument
Debt covenant increased leverage ratio amount			6.00
Debt covenant maximum severance expense excluded from consolidated EBITDA			5,000,000
Debt covenant, maximum losses attributable to reformatting of radio stations included in consolidated EBITDA			2,500,000.0
Prepayment fee, percentage			1.00%
Increase in basis spread on variable rate			0.25%
Debt covenant, leverage ratio threshold for applicable margin			5.00
Base Rate \| Two Thousand Fourteen Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument
Minimum interest rate as a percentage			2.00%
Basis spread on interest rate			3.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Two Thousand Fourteen Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument
Minimum interest rate as a percentage			1.00%
Basis spread on interest rate			4.75%
WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM
Debt Instrument
Cash paid at first closing					55,000,000
Cash payable at second closing					$ 76,000,000