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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate, Floor

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Payments Into Escrow to Acquire Businesses

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

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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under the debt instrument.

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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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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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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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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)						3 Months Ended						8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Apr. 01, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 07, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 10, 2014 USD ($)	May. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016	Aug. 31, 2016	May. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2016	Apr. 29, 2017	Apr. 29, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2012 USD ($)	May. 30, 2012 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility															$ 17,000,000
Long-term debt															228,027,000	$ 250,712,000
Original issue discount of issuance of debt															9,287,000	9,820,000
Debt, Face Amount																				$ 82,200,000
Loss on debt extinguishment															0	$ 1,455,000	$ 653,000
Interest rate during period																				4.10%
2014 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility					$ 20,000,000.0
Future uncommitted increase, principal amount					20,000,000.0
Long-term debt					185,000,000.0										$ 184,800,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt					109,000,000
Payments into escrow to acquire businesses					76,000,000
Debt periodic amortization (percent)												0.50%			1.00%
Commitment fee percentage															50.00%
Debt issuance transaction fees				$ 1,000,000	1,000,000										$ 8,200,000
Debt Issuance Cost		$ 1,100,000		$ 1,000,000	6,100,000
Leverage ratio		6.75		5.00											6.00
Prepayment fee percentage				1.00%
Prepayment fee percentage increase				0.25%
Period for applicable margin				6 months
Debt fee (percent)		0.50%
Debt fee		$ 1,100,000
Debt, Face Amount					185,000,000.0
2014 Credit Agreement \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility					185,000,000.0
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt					109,000,000
Debt, Face Amount					185,000,000
2014 Credit Agreement \| Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility					20,000,000.0
Amount outstanding under line of credit					13,000,000
2014 Credit Agreement \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility					5,000,000.0
2012 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Face Amount																			$ 100,000,000
Loss on debt extinguishment											$ 1,500,000
2012 Credit Agreement \| Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility																			20,000,000
2012 Credit Agreement \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility																			5,000,000
Digonex Nonrecourse Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Face Amount																		$ 6,200,000.0
Interest rate (as a percent)																		5.00%
WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash paid					55,000,000
WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM \| 2014 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash paid			$ 76,000,000.0		$ 55,000,000.0
Base Rate \| 2014 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, floor (as a percent)															2.00%
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)															3.75%
Prepayment fee percentage increase		5.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| 2014 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, floor (as a percent)															1.00%
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)															4.75%
Eurodollar [Member] \| 2014 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment fee percentage increase		6.00%
Term Loan \| 2012 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt																			$ 80,000,000
Secured Debt \| Digonex Nonrecourse Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt																		$ 1,500,000
Unsecured Debt \| Digonex Nonrecourse Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt																		$ 4,700,000
Severance \| 2014 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restructuring charges excluded from EBITDA				$ 5,000,000
Contract Termination \| 2014 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restructuring charges excluded from EBITDA				$ 2,500,000.0
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| 2014 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt periodic amortization (percent)	1.25%
Leverage ratio						4.00	5.75	6.00	6.25	6.50
Prepayment fee percentage													1.00%	2.00%