Represents the number of designees required to resign from the entity's board of directors due to sale of common stock.

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Represents the number of members of the board of directors.

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Represents the number of members of the board of directors to be designated by the related party due to its ownership of a specified percentage of the entity's common stock.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity owned by third party.

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Expenses reimbursements included in the fees.

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Represents the number of shares of common stock that were sold or disposed.

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Represents the prior monthly fee that was paid to a related party for consulting services which have been terminated.

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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from related parties including affiliates, employees, joint ventures, officers and stockholders, immediate families thereof, and pension funds.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)			12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 02, 2013	Mar. 03, 2012	Mar. 02, 2013 Jean Coutu Group item	Apr. 17, 2013 Jean Coutu Group Subsequent event item	Mar. 02, 2013 Leonard Green & Partners, L. P.	Mar. 03, 2012 Leonard Green & Partners, L. P.	Feb. 26, 2011 Leonard Green & Partners, L. P.
Related Party Transactions
Receivables from related parties	$ 23,000	$ 77,000
Shares of common stock of entity owned by third party	904,268,000	898,687,000	178,401,162
Percentage of voting power owned by third party			19.00%
Number of shares sold				72,500,000
Number of designees required to resign from the entity's board of directors				1
Number of members of board of directors to be designated			1
Number of members of board of directors			9
Monthly fee that was payable for consulting services which have been terminated					12,500
Expenses for services provided						38,000	163,000
Expense reimbursement included in the fees						$ 67,000	$ 151,000