Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 02, 2013

Income Taxes

Schedule of provision for income taxes

	Year Ended
	March 2, 2013 (52 Weeks)			March 3, 2012 (53 Weeks)			February 26, 2011 (52 Weeks)
Current tax expense (benefit):
Federal	$	(6,305	)	$	0		$	(36	)
State		7,928			3,654			9,348
		1,623			3,654			9,312
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
Federal		(61,544	)		1,729			1,959
State		(50,679	)		(29,069	)		(1,429	)
		(112,223	)		(27,340	)		530
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(110,600	)	$	(23,686	)	$	9,842

Schedule of reconciliation of the expected statutory federal tax and the total income tax benefit

	Year Ended
	March 2, 2013 (52 Weeks)			March 3, 2012 (53 Weeks)			February 26, 2011 (52 Weeks)
Expected federal statutory expense at 35%	$	2,626		$	(137,279	)	$	(190,956	)
Nondeductible expenses		1,897			2,408			1,354
State income taxes, net		39,470			11,492			(18,139	)
Increase (decrease) of previously recorded liabilities		(91,881	)		(17,771	)		647
Recoverable Federal tax due to special 5-year NOL carryback		(6,305	)		—			—
Release of Indemnification Asset		37,324			—			—
Indemnification Receipt		587			—			—
Valuation allowance		(94,318	)		117,464			216,936
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(110,600	)	$	(23,686	)	$	9,842

Schedule of significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities

	2013			2012
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable	$	62,745		$	54,119
Accrued expenses		214,110			252,560
Liability for lease exit costs		142,456			158,454
Pension, retirement and other benefits		219,515			218,197
Long-lived assets		374,101			298,877
Other		2,079			1,994
Credits		62,121			71,716
Net operating losses		1,558,694			1,584,626
Total gross deferred tax assets		2,635,821			2,640,543
Valuation allowance		(2,223,675	)		(2,317,425	)
Total deferred tax assets		412,146			323,118
Deferred tax liabilities:
Inventory		412,146			323,118
Total gross deferred tax liabilities		412,146			323,118
Net deferred tax assets	$	—		$	—

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits

	2013			2012			2011
Unrecognized tax benefits	$	247,722		$	286,952		$	300,707
Increases to prior year tax positions		6,305			—			8,872
Decreases to tax positions in prior periods		(196,214	)		(11,125	)		(16,940	)
Increases to current year tax positions		—			—			821
Settlements		(3,655	)		—			(2,498	)
Lapse of statute of limitations		(24,138	)		(28,105	)		(4,010	)
Unrecognized tax benefits balance	$	30,020		$	247,722		$	286,952