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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Description of Business, Asset Sale (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		29 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) store	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($) store item segment	Mar. 02, 2019 USD ($) store item	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($) store item	Sep. 18, 2017 USD ($) item store	Jun. 28, 2017 item
Description of Business
Number of reportable segments \| segment		2
Number of stores		2,461		2,461
Assets held for sale \| Sale Of Assets To Walgreens Boots Alliance WBA And Buyer [Member]
Description of Business
Number of stores		1,932	1,932	1,932	1,932
Number of distribution centers \| item		3	3	3	3	3
Purchase price per Agreement \| $					$ 4,375,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] \| Sale Of Assets To Walgreens Boots Alliance WBA And Buyer [Member]
Description of Business
Number of stores	1,932	1,932		1,932
Number of distribution centers		2	1	2
Proceeds from assets sold \| $	$ 4,156,686	$ 62,774	$ 61,251	$ 4,280,711
Walgreens \| Walgreens Boots Alliance WBA [Member]
Description of Business
Ownership interest (as a percent)					100.00%
Rite Aid Subsidiaries [Member]
Description of Business
Ownership interest (as a percent)		100.00%		100.00%