Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Statement of Cash Flow (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Mar. 01, 2014
Operating activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$ 997,402	$ 648,959	$ 702,046
Investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(541,347)	(426,828)	(333,870)
Intangible assets acquired	(128,648)	(112,558)	(87,353)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(1,778,377)	(69,793)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	36,732		3,989
Proceeds from dispositions of assets and investments	9,782	15,494	28,416
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,401,858)	(593,685)	(364,924)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	1,800,000	1,152,293	1,310,000
Net proceeds from revolver	375,000	1,325,000	(265,000)
Principal payments on long-term debt	(672,717)	(2,595,709)	(1,340,435)
Change in zero balance cash accounts	(62,878)	1,081	(95)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	11,376	24,117	33,217
Financing fees paid for early debt redemption	(26,003)	(13,841)	(45,636)
Excess tax benefit on stock options and restricted stock	22,884	41,563	26,665
Deferred financing costs paid	(34,634)	(20,285)	(17,850)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,413,028	(85,781)	(320,168)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	8,572	(30,507)	16,954
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	115,899	146,406	129,452
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	124,471	115,899	$ 146,406
Reportable legal entity | Rite Aid Corporation (Parent Company Only)
Operating activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(387,871)
Investing activities:
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(1,778,377)
Intercompany activity	(103,834)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,882,211)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	1,800,000
Net proceeds from revolver	375,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(650,079)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	11,376
Financing fees paid for early debt redemption	(26,003)
Deferred financing costs paid	(34,634)
Intercompany activity	794,422
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	2,270,082
Reportable legal entity | Subsidiary Guarantors
Operating activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	1,391,759
Investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(541,347)
Intangible assets acquired	(128,648)
Intercompany activity	(794,422)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	36,732
Proceeds from dispositions of assets and investments	9,782
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,417,903)
Financing activities:
Principal payments on long-term debt	(22,638)
Change in zero balance cash accounts	(62,878)
Excess tax benefit on stock options and restricted stock	22,884
Intercompany activity	63,446
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	814
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(25,330)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	115,899
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	90,569	$ 115,899
Reportable legal entity | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(6,486)
Financing activities:
Intercompany activity	40,388
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	40,388
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	33,902
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	33,902
Eliminations
Investing activities:
Intercompany activity	898,256
Net cash used in investing activities	898,256
Financing activities:
Intercompany activity	(898,256)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$ (898,256)