Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2013	Apr. 11, 2013	Sep. 01, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	RITE AID CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000084129
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Mar. 02, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-02
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 861,991,122
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		904,564,621
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY