Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2012	Apr. 10, 2012	Aug. 27, 2011
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	RITE AID CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000084129
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Mar. 03, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-03
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 682,941,816
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		898,966,064
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY