Retirement Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 03, 2012

Retirement Plans

Schedule of net periodic pension expense and other changes recognized in other comprehensive income

	Defined Benefit Pension Plan									Nonqualified Executive Retirement Plan
	2012			2011			2010			2012			2011			2010
Service cost	$	2,988		$	2,972		$	2,603		$	21		$	72		$	54
Interest cost		6,501			6,124			6,032			771			847			1,130
Expected return on plan assets		(6,192	)		(4,819	)		(2,637	)		—			—			—
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost		639			861			861			—			—			—
Amortization of unrecognized net loss (gain)		2,435			2,114			3,037			(582	)		(926	)		651
Net pension expense(income)	$	6,371		$	7,252		$	9,896		$	210		$	(7	)	$	1,835
Other changes recognized in other comprehensive loss:
Unrecognized net (gain) loss arising during period	$	24,664		$	279		$	(4,339	)	$	595		$	593		$	(1,572	)
Prior service cost arising during period		(275	)		—			—			—			—			—
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs		(639	)		(861	)		(860	)		—			—			—
Amortization of unrecognized net (loss) gain		(2,435	)		(2,114	)		(3,037	)		582			925			(651	)
Net amount recognized in other comprehensive loss		21,315			(2,696	)		(8,236	)		1,177			1,518			(2,223	)
Net amount recognized in pension expense and other comprehensive loss	$	27,686		$	4,556		$	1,660		$	1,387		$	1,511		$	(388	)

Schedule of reconciliation for both benefit obligation and plan assets of defined benefit plans, as well as funded status and amounts recognized in balance sheet

	Defined Benefit Pension Plan						Nonqualified Executive Retirement Plan
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Change in benefit obligations:
Benefit obligation at end of prior year	$	115,499		$	103,876		$	14,822		$	14,878
Service cost		2,988			2,972			21			72
Interest cost		6,501			6,124			771			847
Distributions		(6,957	)		(6,353	)		(1,700	)		(1,568	)
Change due to change in assumptions		23,574			7,357			823			426
Change due to Plan amendments		(275	)		—			—			—
Actuarial (gain) loss		980			1,523			(228	)		167
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	142,310		$	115,499		$	14,509		$	14,822
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	94,195		$	73,676		$	—		$	—
Employer contributions		14,878			13,451			1,700			1,568
Actual return on plan assets		7,507			14,858			—			—
Distributions (including expenses paid by the plan)		(8,384	)		(7,790	)		(1,700	)		(1,568	)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	108,196		$	94,195		$	—		$	—
Funded status	$	(34,114	)	$	(21,304	)	$	(14,509	)	$	(14,822	)
Net amount recognized	$	(34,114	)	$	(21,304	)	$	(14,509	)	$	(14,822	)
Amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheets consisted of:
Prepaid pension cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Accrued pension liability		(34,114	)		(21,304	)		(14,509	)		(14,822	)
Net amount recognized	$	(34,114	)	$	(21,304	)	$	(14,509	)	$	(14,822	)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of:
Net actuarial (loss) gain	$	(50,168	)	$	(28,029	)	$	—		$	1,177
Prior service cost		(787	)		(1,700	)		—			—
Amount recognized	$	(50,955	)	$	(29,729	)	$	—		$	1,177

Schedule of significant actuarial assumptions used for all defined benefit plans to determine benefit obligation

	Defined Benefit Pension Plan									Nonqualified Executive Retirement Plan
	2012			2011			2010			2012			2011			2010
Discount rate		4.50	%		5.50	%		6.00	%		4.50	%		5.50	%		6.00	%
Rate of increase in future compensation levels		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		3.00	%		3.00	%		3.00	%

Schedule of weighted average assumptions used to determine net benefit cost

	Defined Benefit Pension Plan									Nonqualified Executive Retirement Plan
	2012			2011			2010			2012			2011			2010
Discount rate		5.50	%		6.00	%		7.00	%		5.50	%		6.00	%		7.00	%
Rate of increase in future compensation levels		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		3.00	%		3.00	%		3.00	%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets		7.75	%		7.75	%		7.75	%		N/A			N/A			N/A

Schedule of pension plan asset allocations by asset category

	March 3, 2012			February 26, 2011
Equity securities		60	%		58	%
Fixed income securities		40	%		42	%
Total		100	%		100	%

Schedule of target allocation of plan assets

Category	Target Allocation
U.S. equities		45	%
International equities		15	%
U.S. fixed income		40	%
Total		100	%

Schedule of summary of plan's investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis

	Fair Value Measurements at March 3, 2012
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Equity Securities
International equity	$	—	$	16,265	$	—	$	16,265
Large Cap		—		33,350		—		33,350
Mid Cap		—		11,765		—		11,765
Small Cap		—		3,733		—		3,733
Fixed Income
Long Term Credit Bond Index		—		42,924		—		42,924
Other types of investments
Short Term Investments		—		159		—		159
Total	$	—	$	108,196	$	—	$	108,196

	Fair Value Measurements at February 26, 2011
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Equity Securities
International equity	$	—	$	13,479	$	—	$	13,479
Large Cap		—		27,743		—		27,743
Mid Cap		—		10,191		—		10,191
Small Cap		—		3,434		—		3,434
Fixed Income
Long Term Credit Bond Index		—		38,514		—		38,514
Other types of investments
Short Term Investments		—		834		—		834
Total	$	—	$	94,195	$	—	$	94,195

Schedule of future benefit payments expected to be paid

Fiscal Year	Defined Benefit Pension Plan		Nonqualified Executive Retirement Plan
2013	$	6,273	$	1,662
2014		6,440		1,641
2015		6,650		1,581
2016		6,849		1,520
2017		7,084		1,321
2018 - 2022		40,149		4,683
Total	$	73,445	$	12,408