Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2016	Apr. 08, 2016	Aug. 29, 2015
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	RITE AID CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000084129
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Feb. 27, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-27
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 8,554,385,104
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,048,406,901
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY