Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 01, 2018	Mar. 03, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 869,297	$ 346,140
Short term investment securities	205,916	378,039
Merchandise inventories	2,813,588	2,730,874
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	387,343	516,025
Total current assets	4,276,144	3,971,078
Long term investment securities	19,742	19,517
Property and equipment, net	1,881,957	1,909,289
Goodwill	716,283	716,283
Other assets	425,737	424,639
Total assets	7,319,863	7,040,806
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,366,161	1,197,504
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	748,629	633,100
Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities	329,227	335,081
Total current liabilities	2,444,017	2,165,685
Deferred rent and other liabilities	427,118	431,592
Income taxes payable	54,010	62,823
Long term debt	1,492,310	1,492,078
Total liabilities	4,417,455	4,152,178
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock - $0.01 par value; authorized - 1,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock - $0.01 par value; authorized - 900,000 shares; issued 342,708 and 341,795, respectively; outstanding 138,051 and 140,498 shares, respectively	3,427	3,418
Additional paid-in capital	2,096,282	2,057,975
Retained earnings	11,386,561	11,343,503
Treasury stock, at cost; 204,657 and 201,297 shares, respectively	(10,530,712)	(10,467,972)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(53,150)	(48,296)
Total shareholders' equity	2,902,408	2,888,628
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 7,319,863	$ 7,040,806