Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Statement of Cash Flow (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 04, 2017	Feb. 27, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015
Operating activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$ 225,863	$ 997,402	$ 648,959
Investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(424,289)	(541,347)	(426,828)
Intangible assets acquired	(56,822)	(128,648)	(112,558)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired		(1,778,377)	(69,793)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions		36,732
Proceeds from dispositions of assets and investments	16,852	9,782	15,494
Net cash used in investing activities	(464,259)	(2,401,858)	(593,685)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		1,800,000	1,152,293
Net proceeds from revolver	330,000	375,000	1,325,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(21,239)	(672,717)	(2,595,709)
Change in zero balance cash accounts	43,080	(62,878)	1,081
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	6,951	11,376	24,117
Financing fees paid for early debt redemption		(26,003)	(13,841)
Excess tax benefit on stock options and restricted stock	543	22,884	41,563
Deferred financing costs paid		(34,634)	(20,285)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	359,335	1,413,028	(85,781)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	120,939	8,572	(30,507)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	124,471	115,899	146,406
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	245,410	124,471	115,899
Reportable legal entity | Rite Aid Corporation (Parent Company Only)
Operating activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(394,768)	(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	330,000	375,000
Principal payments on long-term debt		(650,079)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	6,951	11,376
Financing fees paid for early debt redemption		(26,003)
Deferred financing costs paid		(34,634)
Intercompany activity	57,817	794,422
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	394,768	2,270,082
Reportable legal entity | Subsidiary Guarantors
Operating activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	622,227	1,391,759
Investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(424,289)	(541,347)
Intangible assets acquired	(56,822)	(128,648)
Intercompany activity	(57,817)	(794,422)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions		36,732
Proceeds from dispositions of assets and investments	16,852	9,782
Net cash used in investing activities	(522,076)	(1,417,903)
Financing activities:
Principal payments on long-term debt	(21,239)	(22,638)
Change in zero balance cash accounts	43,080	(62,878)
Excess tax benefit on stock options and restricted stock	543	22,884
Intercompany activity		63,446
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	22,384	814
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	122,535	(25,330)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	90,569	115,899
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	213,104	90,569	$ 115,899
Reportable legal entity | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(1,596)	(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	(1,596)	33,902
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	33,902
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	32,306	33,902
Eliminations
Investing activities:
Intercompany activity	57,817	898,256
Net cash used in investing activities	57,817	898,256
Financing activities:
Intercompany activity	(57,817)	(898,256)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$ (57,817)	$ (898,256)