Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2016	Nov. 28, 2015	Aug. 29, 2015	May. 30, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Nov. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2014	May. 31, 2014	Feb. 27, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Mar. 01, 2014
Condensed consolidated statements of operations
Revenues	$ 8,270,136	$ 8,154,184	$ 7,664,776	$ 6,647,561	$ 6,847,929	$ 6,692,333	$ 6,522,584	$ 6,465,531	$ 30,736,657	$ 26,528,377	$ 25,526,413
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	6,228,581	6,151,305	5,742,485	4,788,031	4,892,068	4,769,020	4,628,005	4,662,552	22,910,402	18,951,645	18,202,679
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,810,288	1,777,647	1,725,826	1,699,585	1,718,327	1,692,437	1,640,524	1,644,354	7,013,346	6,695,642	6,561,162
Lease termination and impairment charges	26,753	7,011	9,637	5,022	21,284	8,702	7,111	4,848	48,423	41,945	41,304
Interest expense	103,678	106,879	115,410	123,607	98,442	97,400	100,950	100,820	449,574	397,612	424,591
Loss on debt retirement, net			33,205			18,512			33,205	18,512	62,443
Loss on sale of assets, net	(348)	3,331	281	39	(1,259)	(455)	(1,715)	(370)	3,303	(3,799)	(15,984)
Total costs and expenses	8,168,952	8,046,173	7,626,844	6,616,284	6,728,862	6,585,616	6,374,875	6,412,204	30,458,253	26,101,557	25,276,195
Income (loss) before income taxes	101,184	108,011	37,932	31,277	119,067	106,717	147,709	53,327	278,404	426,820	250,218
Income tax expense (benefit)	35,567	48,468	16,463	12,441	(1,715,965)	1,871	19,860	11,881	112,939	(1,682,353)	804
Net income	$ 65,617	$ 59,543	$ 21,469	$ 18,836	$ 1,835,032	$ 104,846	$ 127,849	$ 41,446	165,465	2,109,173	249,414
Total other comprehensive (loss) income									(1,931)	(8,516)	24,035
Comprehensive income									163,534	$ 2,100,657	$ 273,449
Reportable legal entity | Rite Aid Corporation (Parent Company Only)
Costs and expenses:
Interest expense									415,304
Loss on debt retirement, net									33,205
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									(613,974)
Total costs and expenses									(165,465)
Income (loss) before income taxes									165,465
Net income									165,465
Total other comprehensive (loss) income									(1,931)
Comprehensive income									163,534
Reportable legal entity | Subsidiary Guarantors
Condensed consolidated statements of operations
Revenues									30,731,771
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues									22,910,402
Selling, general and administrative expenses									7,004,321
Lease termination and impairment charges									48,423
Interest expense									34,268
Loss on sale of assets, net									3,303
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									3,972
Total costs and expenses									30,004,689
Income (loss) before income taxes									727,082
Income tax expense (benefit)									113,108
Net income									613,974
Total other comprehensive (loss) income									(1,931)
Comprehensive income									612,043
Reportable legal entity | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed consolidated statements of operations
Revenues									162,620
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues									154,838
Selling, general and administrative expenses									11,921
Interest expense									2
Total costs and expenses									166,761
Income (loss) before income taxes									(4,141)
Income tax expense (benefit)									(169)
Net income									(3,972)
Comprehensive income									(3,972)
Eliminations
Condensed consolidated statements of operations
Revenues									(157,734)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues									(154,838)
Selling, general and administrative expenses									(2,896)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									610,002
Total costs and expenses									452,268
Income (loss) before income taxes									(610,002)
Net income									(610,002)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income									1,931
Comprehensive income									$ (608,071)