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Period Type:	instant

Indebtedness and Credit Agreement (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended						3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended						1 Months Ended						1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended							1 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2013 item	Jun. 02, 2012	Mar. 03, 2012	Aug. 27, 2011	May 28, 2011	Mar. 02, 2013 item	Mar. 03, 2012	Feb. 26, 2011	Mar. 02, 2013 Secured Debt	Mar. 03, 2012 Secured Debt	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior secured credit facility	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior secured credit facility Minimum	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior secured credit facility Maximum	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior secured credit facility LIBOR Period through May 31, 2013	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior secured credit facility LIBOR Period after May 31, 2013	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior secured credit facility LIBOR Period after May 31, 2013 Minimum	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior secured credit facility LIBOR Period after May 31, 2013 Maximum	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior secured credit facility Citibank's base rate Period through May 31, 2013	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior secured credit facility Citibank's base rate Period after May 31, 2013	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior secured credit facility Citibank's base rate Period after May 31, 2013 Minimum	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior secured credit facility Citibank's base rate Period after May 31, 2013 Maximum	Mar. 03, 2012 Senior secured revolving credit facility due August 2015	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior secured revolving credit facility due February 2018	Mar. 03, 2012 Tranche 2 Term Loan due June 2014	Mar. 03, 2012 Tranche 5 Term Loan due March 2018	Mar. 02, 2013 Tranche 6 Term Loan due February 2020	Mar. 02, 2013 Tranche 6 Term Loan due February 2020 LIBOR	Mar. 02, 2013 Tranche 6 Term Loan due February 2020 Citibank's base rate	Feb. 21, 2013 9.75% senior secured notes (senior lien) due June 2016	Feb. 28, 2013 9.75% senior secured notes (senior lien) due June 2016	Mar. 03, 2012 9.75% senior secured notes (senior lien) due June 2016	Aug. 31, 2010 8.00% senior secured notes (senior lien) due August 2020	Mar. 02, 2013 8.00% senior secured notes (senior lien) due August 2020	Mar. 03, 2012 8.00% senior secured notes (senior lien) due August 2020	Feb. 21, 2013 10.375% senior secured notes (second lien) due July 2016	Feb. 28, 2013 10.375% senior secured notes (second lien) due July 2016	Mar. 03, 2012 10.375% senior secured notes (second lien) due July 2016	Mar. 02, 2013 7.5% senior secured notes (second lien) due March 2017	Mar. 03, 2012 7.5% senior secured notes (second lien) due March 2017	Mar. 02, 2013 Tranche 1 Term Loan (second lien) due August 2020	Mar. 02, 2013 Tranche 1 Term Loan (second lien) due August 2020 LIBOR	Mar. 02, 2013 Tranche 1 Term Loan (second lien) due August 2020 Citibank's base rate	Mar. 02, 2013 10.25% senior secured notes (second lien) due October 2019	Mar. 03, 2012 10.25% senior secured notes (second lien) due October 2019	Mar. 02, 2013 Other secured	Mar. 03, 2012 Other secured	Mar. 02, 2013 9.75% senior secured notes due June 2016, 10.375% senior secured notes due July 2016, 6.875% senior debentures due August 2013 and 9.25% senior notes due June 2013	Mar. 02, 2013 Guaranteed Unsecured Debt	Mar. 03, 2012 Guaranteed Unsecured Debt	Mar. 31, 2012 8.625% senior notes due March, 2015	Feb. 29, 2012 8.625% senior notes due March, 2015	Aug. 31, 2011 8.625% senior notes due March, 2015	Mar. 03, 2012 8.625% senior notes due March, 2015	Jun. 30, 2012 9.375% senior notes due December 2015	May 31, 2012 9.375% senior notes due December 2015	Aug. 31, 2011 9.375% senior notes due December 2015	Mar. 03, 2012 9.375% senior notes due December 2015	Mar. 02, 2013 9.5% senior notes due June 2017	Mar. 03, 2012 9.5% senior notes due June 2017	May 31, 2012 9.25% senior notes due March 2020	Feb. 29, 2012 9.25% senior notes due March 2020	Mar. 02, 2013 9.25% senior notes due March 2020	Mar. 03, 2012 9.25% senior notes due March 2020	Mar. 02, 2013 Unguaranteed Unsecured Debt	Mar. 03, 2012 Unguaranteed Unsecured Debt	Feb. 28, 2013 9.25% senior notes due June 2013	Mar. 03, 2012 9.25% senior notes due June 2013	Feb. 21, 2013 6.875% senior debentures due August 2013	Feb. 28, 2013 6.875% senior debentures due August 2013	Aug. 31, 2011 6.875% senior debentures due August 2013	Mar. 03, 2012 6.875% senior debentures due August 2013	Jul. 31, 2010 8.5% convertible notes due May 2015	Mar. 02, 2013 8.5% convertible notes due May 2015	Mar. 03, 2012 8.5% convertible notes due May 2015	Mar. 02, 2013 7.7% notes due February 2027	Mar. 03, 2012 7.7% notes due February 2027	Mar. 02, 2013 6.875% fixed-rate senior notes due December 2028	Mar. 03, 2012 6.875% fixed-rate senior notes due December 2028	Aug. 31, 2011 8.625% senior notes due March 2015, 9.375% senior notes due December 2015 and 6.875% senior debentures due August 2013
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Long-term debt									$ 3,719,934	$ 3,787,084												$ 136,000	$ 665,000	$ 1,044,433	$ 331,879	$ 1,161,000					$ 405,421		$ 650,000	$ 650,000			$ 445,578	$ 500,000	$ 500,000	$ 470,000			$ 268,636	$ 268,431	$ 5,298	$ 5,342		$ 1,711,230	$ 1,740,653				$ 54,156				$ 402,327	$ 804,471	$ 803,170			$ 906,759	$ 481,000	$ 487,188	$ 673,480		$ 6,015				$ 180,277		$ 64,188	$ 64,188	$ 295,000	$ 295,000	$ 128,000	$ 128,000
Lease financing obligations	115,179		126,984			115,179	126,984
Total debt	6,033,531		6,328,201			6,033,531	6,328,201
Current maturities of long-term debt and lease financing obligations	(37,311)		(79,421)			(37,311)	(79,421)
Long-term debt and lease financing obligations, less current maturities	5,996,220		6,248,780			5,996,220	6,248,780
Face value																									333,367						410,000						470,000						270,000	270,000													405,000	810,000	810,000			902,000					6,015
Unamortized discount																									1,488						4,579						24,422						1,364	1,569													2,673	5,529	6,830
Unamortized premium																																																														4,759
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)																															9.75%	8.00%	8.00%				10.375%	7.50%					10.25%										8.625%				9.375%	9.50%		9.25%	9.25%	9.25%					9.25%				6.875%		8.50%		7.70%		6.875%
Credit facility
Revolving credit facility											1,795,000
Minimum number of days the entity must extend the due date of 7.5% senior secured notes due 2017											91 days
Minimum number of days the entity must extend the due date of 9.5% senior notes due 2017											91 days
Reference rate for variable interest rate						LIBOR								LIBOR	LIBOR			Citibank's base rate	Citibank's base rate								LIBOR	Citibank's base rate													LIBOR	Citibank's base rate
Percentage points added to the reference rate														2.50%		2.25%	2.75%	1.50%		1.25%	1.75%						3.00%	2.00%													4.75%	3.75%
Percentage of fee payable on daily unused revolver availability												0.375%	0.50%
LIBOR floor (as a percent)																										1.00%
Outstanding borrowings																							665,000
Letters of credit outstanding																							114,970
Additional borrowing capacity																							1,015,030
Threshold availability on revolving credit facility to trigger fixed charge coverage requirements											150,000
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (as a percent)											1.00
Ownership interest (as a percent)	100.00%					100.00%
Number of independent assets or operations	0					0
Issuance of debt																																650,000																												421,000	481,000
Face amount of debt repurchased																														410,000						470,000															404,844				296,269											6,015			180,277			158,000
Repurchase of notes																														257,261						401,999															404,844	41,000			296,269	5,000													119,119	4,496		93,812
Notes redeemed and discharged																													171,432						72,901															55,644				108,731												6,147		63,416
Loss (gain) on debt retirements, net	122,660	17,842	16,066	(4,924)	22,434	140,502	33,576	44,003																																							122,660						16,066		17,842																								(4,924)
Maturities
2014	14,006					14,006
2015	11,610					11,610
2016	740,798					740,798
2017	511,610					511,610
2018 and thereafter	$ 4,642,462					$ 4,642,462
Annual weighted average rate (as a percent)	7.10%		7.40%			7.10%	7.40%	7.50%