Lease Termination and Impairment Charges (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 01, 2012

Lease Termination and Impairment Charges

Schedule of amounts relating to lease termination and impairment charges

	Thirteen Week Period Ended				Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 1, 2012		August 27, 2011		September 1, 2012		August 27, 2011
Impairment charges	$	47	$	657	$	543	$	1,391
Lease termination charges		7,736		14,461		19,383		30,817
	$	7,783	$	15,118	$	19,926	$	32,208

Schedule of closed store and distribution center charges related to new closures, changes in assumptions and interest accretion

	Thirteen Week Period Ended						Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 1, 2012			August 27, 2011			September 1, 2012			August 27, 2011
Balance—beginning of period	$	358,583		$	396,443		$	367,864		$	405,350
Provision for present value of noncancellable lease payments of closed stores		678			2,306			4,252			3,170
Changes in assumptions about future sublease income, terminations and changes in interest rates		1,269			5,859			3,326			15,222
Interest accretion		5,871			6,627			11,927			13,571
Cash payments, net of sublease income		(21,130	)		(21,074	)		(42,098	)		(47,152	)
Balance—end of period	$	345,271		$	390,161		$	345,271		$	390,161