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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Cumulative Distributions Allowable

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Repayments of Debt, Cash On Hand

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Write Off Of Debt Discounts

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Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Costs and Debt Discounts

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

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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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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Represents the charge against earnings during the period for commitment fees and debt issuance expenses.

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LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS - Albertsons Term Loans (Details) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 12, 2020	Nov. 16, 2018	Feb. 29, 2020	Feb. 27, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenant - maximum cumulative distributions limit as a percentage of total assets				4.00%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenant - maximum cumulative distributions limit				$ 1,000,000,000.0
Secured debt \| New Term B-4 Loan Due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt extinguished		$ 976,000,000
Repayment of debt with cash on hand		610,000,000
Write off of deferred financing costs on previous loans		12,900,000
Write off of debt discounts		8,600,000
Secured debt \| 2018 Term B-7 Loan, Maturity 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument		2,000,000,000.0
Financing costs expensed		4,100,000
Capitalized financing costs		3,600,000
Amount of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts write off		15,000,000.0
Secured debt \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt extinguished			$ 4,662,900,000
Repurchase amount of debt			864,000,000
Secured debt \| Term Loan \| Loss on debt extinguishment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts write off			29,900,000
Write off of deferred financing costs on previous loans			15,200,000
Secured debt \| Term Loan \| Interest expense, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts write off			27,600,000
Write off of deferred financing costs on previous loans			$ 20,600,000
Line of credit \| Asset-Based Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from lines of credit	$ 2,000,000,000.0	410,000,000
Capitalized financing costs		$ 13,500,000