Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	May 28, 2016	May 30, 2015
Condensed consolidated statements of operations
Revenues	$ 8,184,181	$ 6,647,561
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	6,289,881	4,788,031
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,793,247	1,699,585
Lease termination and impairment charges	5,781	5,022
Interest expense (income)	105,113	123,607
Loss on sale of assets, net	1,056	39
Total costs and expenses	8,195,078	6,616,284
(Loss) income before income taxes	(10,897)	31,277
Income tax benefit	(6,309)	12,441
Net (loss) income	(4,588)	18,836
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	681	597
Comprehensive (loss) income	(3,907)	$ 19,433
Reportable legal entity | Rite Aid Corporation (Parent Company Only)
Costs and expenses:
Interest expense (income)	100,448
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax	(95,860)
Total costs and expenses	4,588
(Loss) income before income taxes	(4,588)
Net (loss) income	(4,588)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	681
Comprehensive (loss) income	(3,907)
Reportable legal entity | Subsidiary Guarantors
Condensed consolidated statements of operations
Revenues	8,168,192
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	6,275,447
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,791,637
Lease termination and impairment charges	5,781
Interest expense (income)	4,666
Loss on sale of assets, net	1,056
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax	52
Total costs and expenses	8,078,639
(Loss) income before income taxes	89,553
Income tax benefit	(6,307)
Net (loss) income	95,860
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	681
Comprehensive (loss) income	96,541
Reportable legal entity | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed consolidated statements of operations
Revenues	58,528
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	55,846
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,737
Interest expense (income)	(1)
Total costs and expenses	58,582
(Loss) income before income taxes	(54)
Income tax benefit	(2)
Net (loss) income	(52)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(52)
Eliminations
Condensed consolidated statements of operations
Revenues	(42,539)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	(41,412)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1,127)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax	95,808
Total costs and expenses	53,269
(Loss) income before income taxes	(95,808)
Net (loss) income	(95,808)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	(681)
Comprehensive (loss) income	$ (96,489)