Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2015	Aug. 30, 2014
Operating activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$ 341,572	$ 362,231
Investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(271,683)	(193,633)
Intangible assets acquired	(43,462)	(40,023)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(1,779,571)	(69,793)
Proceeds from dispositions of assets and investments	6,081	6,102
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,088,635)	(297,347)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	1,800,000	1,152,293
Net proceeds from revolver	728,000	5,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(661,217)	(1,165,623)
Change in zero balance cash accounts	(51,309)	(57,545)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	8,105	14,791
Financing fees paid for early debt redemption	(26,003)
Excess tax benefit on stock options and restricted stock	20,869	27,058
Deferred financing costs paid	(34,634)	(1,506)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,783,811	(25,532)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	36,748	39,352
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	115,899	146,406
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	152,647	$ 185,758
Reportable legal entity | Rite Aid Corporation (Parent Company Only)
Operating activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(162,122)
Investing activities:
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(1,779,571)
Intercompany activity	(103,834)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,883,405)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	1,800,000
Net proceeds from revolver	728,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(650,079)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	8,105
Financing fees paid for early debt redemption	(26,003)
Deferred financing costs paid	(34,634)
Intercompany activity	220,138
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	2,045,527
Reportable legal entity | Subsidiary Guarantors
Operating activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	512,340
Investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(271,683)
Intangible assets acquired	(43,462)
Intercompany activity	(220,138)
Proceeds from dispositions of assets and investments	6,081
Net cash used in investing activities	(529,202)
Financing activities:
Principal payments on long-term debt	(11,138)
Change in zero balance cash accounts	(51,309)
Excess tax benefit on stock options and restricted stock	20,869
Intercompany activity	63,446
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	21,868
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	5,006
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	115,899
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	120,905
Reportable legal entity | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(8,646)
Financing activities:
Intercompany activity	40,388
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	40,388
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	31,742
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	31,742
Eliminations
Investing activities:
Intercompany activity	323,972
Net cash used in investing activities	323,972
Financing activities:
Intercompany activity	(323,972)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$ (323,972)