Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 01, 2014

Income Taxes

Schedule of provision for income tax expense (benefit)

	Year Ended
	March 1, 2014 (52 Weeks)			March 2, 2013 (52 Weeks)			March 3, 2012 (53 Weeks)
Current tax:
Federal	$	—		$	(6,305	)	$	—
State		4,748			7,928			3,654
		4,748			1,623			3,654
Deferred tax and other:
Federal		—			(61,544	)		1,729
State		(30,609	)		(50,679	)		(29,069	)
Tax expense recorded as an increase of additional paid-in-capital		26,665			—			—
		(3,944	)		(112,223	)		(27,340	)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	804		$	(110,600	)	$	(23,686	)

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

	Year Ended
	March 1, 2014 (52 Weeks)			March 2, 2013 (52 Weeks)			March 3, 2012 (53 Weeks)
Expected federal statutory expense at 35%	$	87,576		$	2,626		$	(137,279	)
Nondeductible expenses		857			1,897			2,408
State income taxes, net		44,366			39,470			11,492
Decrease of previously recorded liabilities		(21,101	)		(91,881	)		(17,771	)
Nondeductible compensation		44,244			—			—
Recoverable federal tax due to special 5-year NOL carryback		—			(6,305	)		—
Release of indemnification asset		5,941			37,324			—
Indemnification receipt		—			587			—
Valuation allowance		(161,079	)		(94,318	)		117,464
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	804		$	(110,600	)	$	(23,686	)

Schedule of significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities

	2014			2013
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable	$	62,973		$	62,745
Accrued expenses		204,346			214,110
Liability for lease exit costs		116,803			142,456
Pension, retirement and other benefits		174,917			219,515
Long-lived assets		424,290			374,101
Other		1,989			2,079
Credits		60,951			62,121
Net operating losses		1,428,751			1,558,694
Total gross deferred tax assets		2,475,020			2,635,821
Valuation allowance		(2,060,811	)		(2,223,675	)
Total deferred tax assets		414,209			412,146
Deferred tax liabilities:
Inventory		414,209			412,146
Total gross deferred tax liabilities		414,209			412,146
Net deferred tax assets	$	—		$	—

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

	2014			2013			2012
Unrecognized tax benefits	$	30,020		$	247,722		$	286,952
Increases to prior year tax positions		—			6,305			—
Decreases to tax positions in prior periods		(3,215	)		(196,214	)		(11,125	)
Increases to current year tax positions		—			—			—
Settlements		—			(3,655	)		—
Lapse of statute of limitations		(16,662	)		(24,138	)		(28,105	)
Unrecognized tax benefits balance	$	10,143		$	30,020		$	247,722