CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2018	Mar. 03, 2018	Dec. 02, 2017	Sep. 02, 2017	Jun. 03, 2017	Mar. 04, 2017	Nov. 26, 2016	Aug. 27, 2016	May 28, 2016	Mar. 03, 2018	Mar. 04, 2017	Feb. 27, 2016
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenues		$ 5,394,264	$ 5,353,170	$ 5,345,011	$ 5,436,523	$ 5,903,385	$ 5,669,111	$ 5,629,559	$ 5,725,485	$ 21,528,968	$ 22,927,540	$ 20,770,237
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues		4,124,498	4,166,447	4,183,338	4,274,580	4,554,328	4,424,260	4,387,845	4,496,400	16,748,863	17,862,833	15,778,258
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,181,964	1,166,514	1,141,844	1,160,940	1,253,144	1,168,646	1,175,430	1,179,775	4,651,262	4,776,995	4,581,171
Lease termination and impairment charges		47,675	3,939	3,113	4,038	25,575	7,199	7,226	5,778	58,765	45,778	40,477
Goodwill impairment		261,727								261,727	0
Interest expense		50,603	50,308	50,857	51,000	53,391	50,303	49,703	46,668	202,768	200,065	186,132
Loss on debt retirements, net	$ 8,180									8,180		33,205
Walgreens Boots Alliance merger termination fee				(325,000)						(325,000)
Gain on sale of assets, net		(5,249)	205	(14,951)	(5,877)	(6,261)	(225)	(560)	397	(25,872)	(6,649)	(606)
Total costs and expenses		5,661,218	5,387,413	5,039,201	5,484,681	5,880,177	5,650,183	5,619,644	5,729,018	21,572,513	22,879,022	20,618,637
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes		(266,954)	(34,243)	305,810	(48,158)	23,208	18,928	9,915	(3,533)	(43,545)	48,518	151,600
Income tax expense		216,719	(16,061)	117,450	(12,121)	48,262	(4,682)	3,879	(3,021)	305,987	44,438	49,512
Net (loss) income from continuing operations		(483,673)	(18,182)	188,360	(36,037)	(25,054)	23,610	6,036	(512)	(349,532)	4,080	102,088
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		1,250,745	99,213	(17,644)	(39,312)	3,912	(8,600)	8,737	(4,076)	1,293,002	(27)	63,377
Net income		$ 767,072	$ 81,031	$ 170,716	$ (75,349)	$ (21,142)	$ 15,010	$ 14,773	$ (4,588)	943,470	4,053	165,465
Computation of income attributable to common stockholders:
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders- basic and diluted										(349,532)	4,080	102,088
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders-basic and diluted										1,293,002	(27)	63,377
Income attributable to common stockholders-basic and diluted										$ 943,470	$ 4,053	$ 165,465
Basic (loss) income per share:
Continuing operations		$ (0.46)	$ (0.02)	$ 0.18	$ (0.03)					$ (0.33)	$ 0.00	$ 0.10
Discontinued operations		1.19	0.10	(0.02)	(0.04)					1.23	0.00	0.06
Net basic income per share		0.73	0.08	0.16	(0.07)					0.90	0.00	0.16
Diluted (loss) income per share:
Continuing operations		(0.46)	(0.02)	0.18	(0.03)					(0.33)	0.00	0.10
Discontinued operations		1.19	0.10	(0.02)	(0.04)					1.23	0.00	0.06
Net diluted income per share		$ 0.73	$ 0.08	$ 0.16	$ (0.07)					$ 0.90	$ 0.00	$ 0.16