We have calculated the ratio of earnings to fixed charges in the following table by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, earnings include pre-tax income from continuing operations plus fixed charges, before capitalized interest. Fixed charges include interest, whether expensed or capitalized, amortization of debt expense, preferred stock dividend requirement and that portion of rental expense which is representative of the interest factor in those rentals.


	Year Ended (Dollar in thousand)
	February 26, 2005 (52 Weeks)			February 28, 2004 (52 Weeks)			March 1, 2003 (52 Weeks)			March 2, 2002 (52 Weeks)			March 3, 2001 (53 Weeks)

Fixed charges:
Interest expense	$	294,871		$	313,498		$	330,020		$	396,064			649,926
Interest portion of net rental expense (1)		185,313			184,391			189,528			181,493			159,247
Fixed charges before capitalized interest and preferred stock dividend requirements		480,184			497,889			519,548			577,557			809,173
Preferred stock dividend requirement (2)		54,194			37,074			49,540			42,354			42,445
Capitalized interest		250			133			301			806			1,836
Total fixed charges	$	534,628		$	535,096		$	569,389		$	620,717		$	853,454
Earnings:
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, and cumulative effect of accounting change	$	134,007		$	34,584		$	(154,482	)	$	(837,385	)	$	(1,283,602	)
Share of loss from equity method investees		—			—			—			12,092			36,675
Preferred stock dividend requirement		(54,194	)		(37,074	)		(49,540	)		(42,354	)		(42,445	)
Fixed charges before capitalized interest		534,378			534,963			569,088			619,911			851,618
Total adjusted earnings (loss)		614,191			532,473			365,066			(247,736	)		(437,754	)
Earnings to fixed charges excess (deficiency)	$	79,563		$	(2,623	)	$	(204,323	)	$	(868,453	)	$	(1,291,208	)
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		1.15			—			—			—			—


(1)	The interest portion of net rental expense is estimated to be equal to one-third of the minimum rental expense for the period.


(2)	The preferred stock divided requirement is computed as the pre-tax earnings that would be required to cover preferred stock dividends.