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Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 22, 2019	Nov. 23, 2018	Aug. 24, 2018	May 25, 2018	Feb. 23, 2018	Nov. 24, 2017	Aug. 25, 2017	May 26, 2017	Feb. 22, 2019	Feb. 23, 2018	Feb. 24, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 912.4	$ 901.0	$ 875.8	$ 754.0	$ 772.7	$ 772.1	$ 775.6	$ 735.1	$ 3,443.2	$ 3,055.5	$ 3,032.4
Operating income (loss)	47.0	$ 45.4	$ 67.9	$ 23.3	31.4	$ 36.5	$ 52.2	$ 35.1	183.6	155.2	196.2
Total assets	2,142.4				1,859.2				2,142.4	1,859.2	1,792.0
Capital expenditures									81.4	87.9	61.1
Depreciation and amortization									81.6	65.9	60.3
Long-lived assets	1,049.6				864.0				$ 1,049.6	$ 864.0	$ 786.6
Description of percent of revenue attributible to individual foreign countries										No country other than the U.S. represented greater than 10% of our consolidated revenue	No country other than the U.S. represented greater than 10% of our consolidated revenue
Description of percent of long-lived assets attributible to individual foreign countries										No country other than the U.S. represented greater than 10% of our consolidated long-lived assets	No country other than the U.S. represented greater than 10% of our consolidated long-lived assets
Product concentration risk										No other individual product category represented greater than 10% of consolidated revenue	No other individual product category represented greater than 10% of consolidated revenue
Foreign locations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									$ 1,272.9	$ 1,015.9	$ 928.0
Long-lived assets	237.5				174.3				237.5	174.3	130.8
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									2,170.3	2,039.6	2,104.4
Long-lived assets	812.1				689.7				812.1	689.7	655.8
Americas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									2,470.2	2,193.8	2,231.9
Operating income (loss)									209.9	181.4	238.9
Total assets	1,044.4				943.2				1,044.4	943.2	960.7
Capital expenditures									24.6	46.2	35.9
Depreciation and amortization									53.6	46.2	42.7
EMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									617.0	524.2	503.9
Operating income (loss)									(6.9)	(14.0)	(20.7)
Total assets	420.1				300.3				420.1	300.3	297.4
Capital expenditures									21.3	31.7	20.6
Depreciation and amortization									20.0	14.7	12.7
Other Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									356.0	337.5	296.6
Operating income (loss)									14.3	21.4	14.0
Total assets	220.4				209.1				220.4	209.1	191.1
Capital expenditures									12.6	10.0	4.6
Depreciation and amortization									6.2	5.0	4.9
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									0.0	0.0	0.0
Operating income (loss)									(33.7)	(33.6)	(36.0)
Total assets	$ 457.5				$ 406.6				457.5	406.6	342.8
Capital expenditures									22.9	0.0	0.0
Depreciation and amortization									$ 1.8	$ 0.0	$ 0.0