CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2018	Mar. 04, 2017	Feb. 27, 2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 943,470	$ 4,053	$ 165,465
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	1,293,002	(27)	63,377
Net (loss) income from continuing operations	(349,532)	4,080	102,088
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	386,057	407,366	361,134
Lease termination and impairment charges	58,765	45,778	40,477
Goodwill impairment	261,727	0
LIFO (credit) charge	(28,827)	(3,721)	7,892
Gain on sale of assets, net	(25,872)	(6,649)	(606)
Stock-based compensation expense	25,793	23,482	37,948
Loss on debt retirements, net	8,180		33,205
Changes in deferred taxes	260,411	35,038	79,488
Excess tax benefit on stock options and restricted stock		(543)	(22,884)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(349,481)	(159,590)	264,525
Inventories	18,835	(49,381)	136,823
Accounts payable	211,511	39,542	(480)
Other assets and liabilities, net	42,083	(152,375)	(329,267)
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations	511,470	183,027	710,343
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(185,879)	(254,149)	(391,199)
Intangible assets acquired	(28,885)	(39,648)	(89,874)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired			(1,778,377)
Proceeds from insured loss	4,239
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions			26,953
Proceeds from dispositions of assets and investments	27,586	16,852	9,773
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations	(182,939)	(276,945)	(2,222,724)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			1,800,000
Net (payments to) proceeds from revolver	(265,000)	330,000	375,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(9,882)	(16,588)	(667,494)
Change in zero balance cash accounts	35,605	43,080	(62,878)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	5,796	6,951	11,376
Financing fees paid for early debt redemption			(26,003)
Excess tax benefit on stock options and restricted stock		543	22,884
Deferred financing costs paid			(34,634)
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards	(4,103)	(6,254)	(17,506)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities from continuing operations	(237,584)	357,732	1,400,745
Cash flows from discontinued operations:
Operating activities of discontinued operations	(245,126)	49,090	304,565
Investing activities of discontinued operations	3,496,222	(187,314)	(179,134)
Financing activities of discontinued operations	(3,140,119)	(4,651)	(5,223)
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued activities	110,977	(142,875)	120,208
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	201,924	120,939	8,572
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	245,410	124,471	115,899
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$ 447,334	$ 245,410	$ 124,471