Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2018	Feb. 25, 2017	Feb. 27, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,798,522	$ 1,828,446	$ 1,892,230
Cost of sales	1,140,372	1,131,138	1,187,250
Gross profit	658,150	697,308	704,980
Selling, general and administrative expenses	576,878	587,843	578,828
Depreciation	53,603	54,603	50,944
Operating income	27,669	54,862	75,208
Nonoperating (income) and expenses:
Interest, investment income and other	(2,590)	(2,470)	(237)
Interest expense	12,362	12,073	12,280
Nonoperating (income) and expenses	9,772	9,603	12,043
Income before income taxes	17,897	45,259	63,165
Income tax provision	6,271	15,130	23,531
Net income	$ 11,626	$ 30,129	$ 39,634
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 0.14	$ 0.37	$ 0.47
Diluted	0.14	0.37	0.46
Dividends declared per share:	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.28
Average shares outstanding during period:
Basic	80,223	80,919	84,939
Diluted	80,254	80,984	85,370