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Indebtedness and Credit Agreement (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($)	May. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares	Aug. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2016 USD ($) loan	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2014 USD ($)	May. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 13, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 12, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 02, 2013 $ / shares shares
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Lease financing obligations									$ 79,653	$ 91,993
Total debt									6,994,136	5,559,116
Current maturities of long-term debt and lease financing obligations									(26,848)	(100,376)
Long-term debt and lease financing obligations, less current maturities									$ 6,967,288	5,458,740
Credit facility
Number of second priority secured term loan facilities \| loan									2
Ownership interest (as a percent)									100.00%
Loss on debt retirement, net							$ 33,205	$ 18,512	$ 33,205	18,512	$ 62,443
Preferred stock value included in other non-current liabilities									$ 731,399	$ 776,629
Interest Rates and Maturities
Annual weighted average rate (as a percent)									5.40%	5.80%	6.40%
Maturities
2017									$ 90
2018									0
2019									0
2020									2,100,000
2021 and thereafter									4,905,000
Class A Cumulative Preferred Stock \| Rite Aid Lease Management Co.
Credit facility
Preferred stock outstanding (in shares) \| shares																		213
Par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares																		$ 100
Rite Aid Lease Management Company
Credit facility
Ownership interest (as a percent)																		100.00%
Rite Aid Lease Management Company \| Class A Cumulative Preferred Stock
Credit facility
Loss on debt retirement, net			$ 271
Preferred stock value included in other non-current liabilities			20,763
Repurchase of preferred stock, value			$ 21,034
Senior secured credit facility
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Long-term debt									3,027,766	$ 3,289,602
Senior secured revolving credit facility due January 2020
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Long-term debt									2,066,097	1,682,218
Principal amount of debt									2,100,000	1,725,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs									33,903	42,782
Credit facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 3,700,000													$ 3,000,000	$ 1,795,000
Outstanding borrowings									2,100,000
Letters of credit outstanding									69,301
Additional borrowing capacity									1,530,699
Amount of debt allowed to be outstanding									1,500,000
Amount of debt allowed to be outstanding related to Pending Acquisition									$ 1,800,000
Number of days relating to debt threshold									90 days
Period allowed for extensions on customary terms									90 days
Line Of Credit Facility Threshold Amount Of Debt									$ 750,000
Senior secured revolving credit facility due January 2020 \| Minimum
Credit facility
Percentage of fee payable on daily unused revolver availability									0.25%
Additional borrowing capacity									$ 365,000
Threshold availability on the thirtieth consecutive calendar day									$ 250,000
Fixed charge coverage ratio									1.00
Senior secured revolving credit facility due January 2020 \| Maximum
Credit facility
Percentage of fee payable on daily unused revolver availability									0.375%
Threshold availability on revolving credit facility to trigger fixed charge coverage requirements									$ 200,000
Threshold availability on the third consecutive business day									$ 250,000
Senior secured revolving credit facility due January 2020 \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate									1.50%
Senior secured revolving credit facility due January 2020 \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate									2.00%
Senior secured revolving credit facility due January 2020 \| Alternate base rate \| Minimum
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate									0.50%
Senior secured revolving credit facility due January 2020 \| Alternate base rate \| Maximum
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate									1.00%
Tranche 7 Term Loan due February 2020
Credit facility
Amount of debt repurchased														$ 1,143,650
8.00% senior secured notes (senior lien) due August 2020
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Long-term debt										$ 642,227
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)	8.00%						8.00%		8.00%	8.00%						8.00%
Principal amount of debt									$ 650,000	$ 650,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs										7,773
Credit facility
Loss on debt retirement, net							$ 33,205
Notes redeemed and discharged	$ 650,000
7.5% senior secured notes (second lien) due March 2017
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)				7.50%													7.50%	7.50%
Credit facility
Amount of debt repurchased																	$ 419,237
Repayment of senior secured notes, including call premium and interest				$ 85,154
Tranche 1 Term Loan (second lien) due August 2020
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Long-term debt									464,586	463,362
Principal amount of debt									470,000	470,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs									$ 5,414	6,638
Tranche 1 Term Loan (second lien) due August 2020 \| LIBOR
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate									4.75%
LIBOR floor (as a percent)									1.00%
Tranche 1 Term Loan (second lien) due August 2020 \| Citibank's base rate
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate									3.75%
Tranche 2 Term Loan (second lien) due June 2021
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Long-term debt									$ 496,993	496,428
Principal amount of debt									500,000	500,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs									$ 3,007	3,572
Tranche 2 Term Loan (second lien) due June 2021 \| LIBOR
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate									3.875%
LIBOR floor (as a percent)									1.00%
Tranche 2 Term Loan (second lien) due June 2021 \| Citibank's base rate
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate									2.875%
10.25% senior secured notes (second lien) due October 2019
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)		10.25%						10.25%								10.25%
Credit facility
Early redemption of debt		$ 270,000
Redemption price		105.125%
Loss on debt retirement, net		$ 18,512
Other secured
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Long-term debt									$ 90	5,367
7.5% senior secured notes (second lien) due March 2017, 6.75% senior notes due June 2021 and 9.5% senior notes due June 2017
Credit facility
Loss on debt retirement, net						$ 62,172
Unsecured Guaranteed Debt
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Long-term debt									3,466,348	1,693,277
9.5% senior notes due June 2017
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)				9.50%		9.50%										9.50%
Credit facility
Amount of debt repurchased				$ 739,642
Repayment of senior notes, including call premium and interest						$ 73,440
Face amount of debt repurchased																$ 810,000
9.25% senior notes due March 2020
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Long-term debt									$ 894,563	$ 892,632
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)									9.25%	9.25%						9.25%
Principal amount of debt									$ 902,000	$ 902,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs									10,180	12,783
Unamortized premium									2,743	3,415
6.75% senior notes due June 2021
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Long-term debt									$ 802,128	$ 800,645						$ 810,000
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)									6.75%	6.75%						6.75%
Principal amount of debt									$ 810,000	$ 810,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs									7,872	$ 9,355
6.125% senior notes due 2023
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Long-term debt									$ 1,769,657
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)									6.125%	6.125%
Principal amount of debt									$ 1,800,000	$ 1,800,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs									30,343	30,343
6.125% senior notes due 2023 \| EnvisionRx
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)													6.125%
Principal amount of debt													$ 1,800,000
Unsecured Unguaranteed Debt
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Long-term debt									$ 420,369	484,244
8.5% convertible notes due May 2015
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Long-term debt										$ 64,105
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)					8.50%				8.50%	8.50%
Principal amount of debt										$ 64,168
Unamortized debt issuance costs										63
Credit facility
Conversion of the 8.5% convertible notes to common stock					$ 64,089
Shares issued \| shares					24,762
Face amount of debt repurchased												$ 79
7.7% notes due February 2027
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Long-term debt									$ 293,206	$ 293,041
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)									7.70%	7.70%
Principal amount of debt									$ 295,000	$ 295,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs									1,794	1,959
6.875% fixed-rate senior notes due December 2028
Indebtedness and credit agreement
Long-term debt									$ 127,163	$ 127,098
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)									6.875%	6.875%
Principal amount of debt									$ 128,000	$ 128,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs									$ 837	$ 902