Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 04, 2023	Jul. 22, 2024	Aug. 27, 2022
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K/A
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 04, 2023
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	1-5742
Entity Registrant Name	RITE AID CORP
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	23-1614034
Entity Address, Address Line One	PO Box 3165
Entity Address, City or Town	Harrisburg
Entity Address, State or Province	PA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	17105
City Area Code	717
Local Phone Number	761-2633
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]	false
Entity Public Float			$ 447,694,555
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		55,974,015
Auditor Name	Deloitte & Touche LLP
Auditor Firm ID	34
Auditor Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Entity Central Index Key	0000084129
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-04
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	Rite Aid Corporation ("Rite Aid," the "Company," "we," "us," and "our") is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this "Amendment" or "Form 10-K/A") to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 4, 2023, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 1, 2023 (the "Original Form 10-K") to make certain changes, as described below. Subsequent to the issuance of the Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 4, 2023, management evaluated the materiality of a misstatement related to the Company's historical accounting for closed store liabilities in accordance with changes in ASC 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations. Based on their evaluation, management concluded the misstatement is not material to the Company's previously issued consolidated financial statements as of and for each of the three fiscal years ended March 4, 2023 and each of the interim and year-to-date periods then ended, (collectively the "previously issued financial statements"). However, due to the discovery of this error, we reevaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting ("ICFR") as of March 4, 2023 and identified a material weakness in our ICFR. For a more detailed description of this material weakness, refer to Part II, Item 9A,"Controls and Procedures." This Amendment therefore amends our assessment of our ICFR and our disclosure controls and procedures to indicate that they were not effective as of March 4, 2023 because of this material weakness. Our independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, has also amended its opinion on our ICFR as of March 4, 2023. In conjunction with filing this Amendment, we determined it was appropriate to revise the consolidated financial statements as of and for each of the three fiscal years ended March 4, 2023 and the related notes thereto to reflect the impact of the immaterial misstatement in the periods impacted. For additional information and a more detailed discussion, refer to Note 25 Revision of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements. Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of Part I of the Original Form 10-K, Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Continuing Operations;" Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data," and Item 9A, "Controls and Procedures," of Part II of the Original Form 10-K are hereby deleted in their entireties and replaced with Item 1A, Item 7, Item 8, and Item 9A included herein, Item 15, "Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule," of Part IV of the Original Form 10-K also has been amended to include a new consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP and, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, to provide new currently dated certifications by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The new consent is attached to this Amendment as Exhibit 23 and the new certifications are attached to this Amendment as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2 and 32. The other Items of the Original Form 10-K have not been amended and, accordingly, have not been repeated in this Amendment. The only changes to the Original Form 10-K are related to the matters described above. Except as described above, this Amendment does not amend, update, or change any other item or disclosure in the Original Form 10-K and does not purport to reflect any information or event subsequent to the filing thereof. As such, this Amendment speaks only as of the date the Original Form 10-K was filed, and the Company has not undertaken herein to amend, update, or change any information contained in the Original Form 10-K to give effect to any event following the date of filing of the Original Form 10-K, other than as expressly indicated in this Amendment. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 10-K and any subsequent filing with the SEC.