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Income Tax - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Feb. 28, 2014
Feb. 28, 2013
Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]      
Impairment losses on intangible assets $ 67,915,000us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment $ 0us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment $ 11,419,000us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment
Income (loss) before income taxes (59,037,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 14,592,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (8,868,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Decrease in valuation allowance 62,000,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount    
Valuation allowance (62,984,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (970,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Unrealized benefit related to share-based compensation 2,700,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits    
Tax credits related to alternative minimum tax carryforwards 2,000,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount    
Amount recognized is measured as the largest benefit 50.00%emms_RecognitionOfUncertainTaxPositionPercentage    
Uncertain tax positions 200,000us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent    
Unrecognized tax benefits that would reduce, if recognized, provision for income taxes 200,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 200,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits 26,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued    
Federal      
Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]      
Decrease in valuation allowance 50,300,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
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Operating Loss Carryforwards 77,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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State and Local Jurisdiction      
Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]      
Decrease in valuation allowance 0us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
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Operating Loss Carryforwards 192,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Digonex | Federal      
Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]      
Operating Loss Carryforward, Determined to be Available to Offset Future Income 10,000,000emms_OperatingLossCarryforwardDeterminedtobeAvailabletoOffsetFutureIncome
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Operating Loss Carryforwards 40,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Digonex | State and Local Jurisdiction      
Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]      
Operating Loss Carryforward, Determined to be Available to Offset Future Income 10,000,000emms_OperatingLossCarryforwardDeterminedtobeAvailabletoOffsetFutureIncome
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Operating Loss Carryforwards $ 40,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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