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The number of facilities involved in the sale and leaseback transaction.

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The minimum lease term for the leaseback of assets under the sale/leaseback transaction.

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The net proceeds from the sale of assets in the sale/leaseback transaction.

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Represents the number of stores.

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- Definition

Amount of gain (loss) on sale and leaseback transaction from transfer of asset accounted for as sale.

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Leases - Sale Leaseback (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Leases - Sale Leaseback (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 04, 2023 USD ($) item store	Feb. 26, 2022 USD ($) item	Feb. 27, 2021 USD ($) item
Sale Leaseback Transaction
Number of facilities in sale/leaseback	12	20	11
Number of stores sold			7
Number of stores \| store	2,309
Sale/leaseback proceeds \| $	$ 73,344	$ 57,498	$ 177,892
Leaseback term		15 years
Gain on sale-leaseback transactions \| $	$ 38,214	$ 8,600	$ 93,841
Minimum
Sale Leaseback Transaction
Leaseback term			15 years
Maximum
Sale Leaseback Transaction
Leaseback term			20 years
Retail Store
Sale Leaseback Transaction
Number of stores	10
Leaseback term	15 years
Distribution Center
Sale Leaseback Transaction
Leaseback term	3 years