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Local Programming and Marketing Agreement Fees Recorded as Net Revenues (Except for Discontinued Operations) in Accompanying Condensed Statements of Operations (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Feb. 28, 2014
Feb. 28, 2013
98.7FM (New York)      
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]      
LMA fees $ 10,331emms_LocalProgrammingAndMarketingAgreementFee
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmNewYorkMember
$ 10,331emms_LocalProgrammingAndMarketingAgreementFee
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmNewYorkMember
$ 8,609emms_LocalProgrammingAndMarketingAgreementFee
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= emms_NinetyEightPointSevenFmNewYorkMember
KXOS-FM (Radio)      
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]      
LMA fee from discontinued operations $ 0emms_LocalProgrammingAndMarketingFeeFromDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= emms_KxosFmMember
$ 0emms_LocalProgrammingAndMarketingFeeFromDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= emms_KxosFmMember
$ 3,311emms_LocalProgrammingAndMarketingFeeFromDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= emms_KxosFmMember