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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Description of Business (Details) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 13, 2018 USD ($) store	Sep. 18, 2017 USD ($) store item	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) store	Mar. 02, 2019 USD ($) store	Dec. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 02, 2019 USD ($) segment store	Mar. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 02, 2019 item	Mar. 02, 2019	Jun. 28, 2017 item
Description of Business
Number of reportable segments \| segment												2
Number of stores \| store				2,469								2,469
Revenues				$ 5,379,645	$ 5,450,060	$ 5,421,362	$ 5,388,490	$ 5,394,264	$ 5,353,170	$ 5,345,011	$ 5,436,523	$ 21,639,557	$ 21,528,968	$ 22,927,540
Rite Aid Corporation (Parent Company Only)
Description of Business
Ownership interest (as a percent)																100.00%
WBA and Walgreen Co. \| Rite Aid Corporation (Parent Company Only)
Description of Business
Proceeds from assets sold												4,217,937
Intersegment elimination
Description of Business
Revenues												$ (211,283)	(200,326)	(232,964)
Asset Sale \| WBA and Walgreen Co. \| Rite Aid
Description of Business
Number of stores \| store		1,932		1,932								1,932
Purchase price		$ 4,375,000
Proceeds from assets sold	$ 61,251		$ 4,156,686
Number of stores Rite Aid agreed to sell \| store		1,932	1,932
Number of distribution centers agreed to sell	2	3		1								1			1		3
Asset Sale \| WBA and Walgreen Co. \| Rite Aid Corporation (Parent Company Only) \| Rite Aid
Description of Business
Ownership interest (as a percent)		100.00%
Retail Pharmacy
Description of Business
Revenues												$ 15,757,152	15,832,625	16,766,620
Retail Pharmacy \| Other
Description of Business
Revenues												150,461	155,636	155,788
Pharmacy sales
Description of Business
Revenues												10,391,539	10,328,376	11,072,480
Front end sales
Description of Business
Revenues												5,215,152	5,348,613	5,538,352
Pharmacy Services
Description of Business
Revenues												$ 6,093,688	$ 5,896,669	$ 6,393,884