Basis of Presentation - Recently adopted accounting pronouncements (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 02, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 01, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 02, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 03, 2018 USD ($)
Basis of presentation
Operating lease liability			$ 3,241,671
Operating right-of-use assets			$ 2,985,213
Store and lease exit liabilities		$ 124,046
Deferred lease liability		9,333
Option to lease extension			false
Maximum additional period for lease extension			5 years
Number of fixed lease payment			1
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		144,353	$ 190,453
Accounts receivable, net		1,788,712	1,803,778
Inventories, net		1,871,941	1,875,917
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		179,132	104,784
Current assets held for sale		117,581	153,811
Total current assets		4,101,719	4,128,743
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,308,514	1,284,680
Operating lease right-of-use asset			2,985,213
Goodwill		1,108,136	1,108,136
Other intangibles, net		448,706	400,084
Deferred tax assets		409,084	409,084
Other assets		215,208	213,749
Total assets		7,591,367	10,529,689
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt and lease financing obligations		16,111	11,751
Accounts payable		1,618,585	1,556,425
Accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities		808,439	782,205
Current portion of operating lease liabilities			450,933
Current liabilities held for sale			43,829
Total current liabilities		2,443,135	2,845,143
Long-term debt, less current maturities		3,454,585	3,582,037
Long-term operating lease liabilities			2,790,738
Lease financing obligations, less current maturities		24,064	22,679
Other noncurrent liabilities		482,893	253,875
Total liabilities		6,404,677	9,494,472
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $1 per share; 75,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding 54,016		54,016	53,833
Additional paid-in capital		5,876,977	5,882,363
Accumulated deficit		(4,713,244)	(4,869,679)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(31,059)	(31,300)
Total stockholders' equity		1,186,690	1,035,217	$ 1,812,311		$ 1,601,010
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 7,591,367	$ 10,529,689
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized | shares		75,000	75,000
Common stock, shares issued | shares		54,016	53,833
Common stock, shares outstanding | shares		54,016	53,833
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
Basis of presentation
Operating lease liability	$ 3,295,327
Operating right-of-use assets	3,026,976
Adjustment to increase accumulated deficit	56,776		$ (56,776)
Impairment loss		$ 81,745
Deferred gains on sale-leaseback transactions		$ 24,969
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	144,353
Accounts receivable, net	1,788,712
Inventories, net	1,871,941
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	127,684
Current assets held for sale	161,278
Total current assets	4,093,968
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,308,514
Operating lease right-of-use asset	3,026,976
Goodwill	1,108,136
Other intangibles, net	419,074
Deferred tax assets	409,084
Other assets	214,122
Total assets	10,579,874
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt and lease financing obligations	16,111
Accounts payable	1,618,585
Accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities	751,886
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	457,305
Current liabilities held for sale	45,167
Total current liabilities	2,889,054
Long-term debt, less current maturities	3,454,585
Long-term operating lease liabilities	2,838,022
Lease financing obligations, less current maturities	24,064
Other noncurrent liabilities	244,235
Total liabilities	9,449,960
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $1 per share; 75,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding 54,016	54,016
Additional paid-in capital	5,876,977
Accumulated deficit	(4,770,020)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(31,059)
Total stockholders' equity	1,129,914
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 10,579,874
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized | shares	75,000
Common stock, shares issued | shares	54,016
Common stock, shares outstanding | shares	54,016
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 | Adjustments
Basis of presentation
Operating right-of-use assets	$ 3,026,976
Current assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(51,448)
Current assets held for sale	43,697
Total current assets	(7,751)
Operating lease right-of-use asset	3,026,976
Other intangibles, net	(29,632)
Other assets	(1,086)
Total assets	2,988,507
Current liabilities:
Accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities	(56,553)
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	457,305
Current liabilities held for sale	45,167
Total current liabilities	445,919
Long-term operating lease liabilities	2,838,022
Other noncurrent liabilities	(238,658)
Total liabilities	3,045,283
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Accumulated deficit	(56,776)
Total stockholders' equity	(56,776)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,988,507
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09
Basis of presentation
Adjustment to increase accumulated deficit				$ (8,547)
Current assets:
Accounts receivable, net					$ (57,897)
Inventories, net					51,121
Deferred tax assets					(1,771)
Stockholders' equity:
Accumulated deficit					$ 8,547