PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Mar. 02, 2013

3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consist of the following:

(in thousands)	March 2, 2013			February 25, 2012

Land and buildings	$	488,602		$	316,953
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	1,068,786			960,565
Leasehold improvements	1,099,991			1,024,954
Computer equipment and software	613,087			504,641
	3,270,466			2,807,113

Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,803,799		)	(1,608,858		)
Property and equipment, net	$	1,466,667		$	1,198,255

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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