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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Nov. 29, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Nov. 29, 2014
Jan. 07, 2015
Apr. 17, 2014
Feb. 22, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Secured Debt $ 1,472,000,000us-gaap_SecuredDebt   1,472,000,000us-gaap_SecuredDebt     $ 1,474,000,000us-gaap_SecuredDebt  
Line of credit facility amount outstanding, current 8,000,000us-gaap_SecuredDebtCurrent   8,000,000us-gaap_SecuredDebtCurrent     0us-gaap_SecuredDebtCurrent  
Percentage of net cash proceeds to prepay outstanding loans 100.00%svu_PercentageOfNetCashProceedsToPrepayOutstandingLoans            
Maximum period for prepayment of loans outstanding 90 days            
Long-term debt 2,617,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt   2,617,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt     2,486,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt  
Payments of financing costs 7,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts 147,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts          
Term Loan A [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Interest rate at the rate of LIBOR 3.50%svu_InterestRateAdditionToBaseRate
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= svu_TermLoanMember
  3.50%svu_InterestRateAdditionToBaseRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= svu_TermLoanMember
       
LIBOR floor rate 1.00%svu_LiborFloorRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= svu_TermLoanMember
  1.00%svu_LiborFloorRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= svu_TermLoanMember
       
Term Loan A [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Collateral amount pledged 778,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCollateralAmount
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= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= svu_TermLoanMember
  778,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCollateralAmount
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= svu_TermLoanMember
    787,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCollateralAmount
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= svu_TermLoanMember
 
Minimum [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Percentage of aggregate principal amount to prepay outstanding loans 0.00%svu_PercentageOfAggregatePrincipalAmountToPrepayOutstandingLoans
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
           
Maximum [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Secured Debt             1,500,000,000us-gaap_SecuredDebt
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Percentage of aggregate principal amount to prepay outstanding loans 50.00%svu_PercentageOfAggregatePrincipalAmountToPrepayOutstandingLoans
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
           
Term Loan Credit Facility [Member] | Term Loan A [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Term of credit facility 6 years            
2016 Senior Notes [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Aggregate principal amount outstanding         250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndSixteenMember
   
Debt instrument, interest rate         8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndSixteenMember
   
Redemption notice period     30 days        
2016 Senior Notes [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Write-off of deferred debt issuance cost       5,000,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndSixteenMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
     
Six Point Seven Five Percent Senior Notes Due June Two Thousand Twenty One [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Debt instrument, interest rate 6.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SixPointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueJuneTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
  6.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SixPointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueJuneTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
    6.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SixPointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueJuneTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
 
Long-term debt 400,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SixPointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueJuneTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
  400,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SixPointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueJuneTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
    400,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SixPointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueJuneTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
 
Senior Notes contain operating covenants 400,000,000svu_SeniorNotesContainingOperatingCovenantsIncludingLimitationsOnTransactions
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SixPointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueJuneTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
  400,000,000svu_SeniorNotesContainingOperatingCovenantsIncludingLimitationsOnTransactions
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SixPointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueJuneTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
       
2022 Senior Notes [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Debt instrument, interest rate 7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
  7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
       
Long-term debt 350,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
  350,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
       
Payments of financing costs     3,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
       
Net proceeds from notes     347,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndCollectionOfNotesReceivable
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
       
Senior Notes contain operating covenants 350,000,000svu_SeniorNotesContainingOperatingCovenantsIncludingLimitationsOnTransactions
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
  350,000,000svu_SeniorNotesContainingOperatingCovenantsIncludingLimitationsOnTransactions
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
       
2022 Senior Notes [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Redemption amount       350,000,000svu_DebtInstrumentRedemptionAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
     
Redemption premium       35,000,000svu_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPremium
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
     
Eight Percent Senior Notes Due May Two Thousand Sixteen [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Debt instrument, interest rate 8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_EightPercentSeniorNotesDueMayTwoThousandSixteenMember
  8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_EightPercentSeniorNotesDueMayTwoThousandSixteenMember
    8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_EightPercentSeniorNotesDueMayTwoThousandSixteenMember
 
Long-term debt 628,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_EightPercentSeniorNotesDueMayTwoThousandSixteenMember
  628,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_EightPercentSeniorNotesDueMayTwoThousandSixteenMember
    628,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_EightPercentSeniorNotesDueMayTwoThousandSixteenMember
 
Redemption amount     350,000,000svu_DebtInstrumentRedemptionAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_EightPercentSeniorNotesDueMayTwoThousandSixteenMember
       
Senior Notes contain operating covenants 278,000,000svu_SeniorNotesContainingOperatingCovenantsIncludingLimitationsOnTransactions
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_EightPercentSeniorNotesDueMayTwoThousandSixteenMember
  278,000,000svu_SeniorNotesContainingOperatingCovenantsIncludingLimitationsOnTransactions
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= svu_EightPercentSeniorNotesDueMayTwoThousandSixteenMember
       
Eight Percent Senior Notes Due May Two Thousand Sixteen [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Redemption amount       350,000,000svu_DebtInstrumentRedemptionAmount
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= svu_EightPercentSeniorNotesDueMayTwoThousandSixteenMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
     
Revolving ABL Credit Facility [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Collateral amount pledged 1,326,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCollateralAmount
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= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
  1,326,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCollateralAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    1,066,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCollateralAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
 
Debt Instrument, Term 5 years            
Company's five year asset-based revolving facility 1,000,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
  1,000,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
       
Line of credit facility amount outstanding 134,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
  134,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
 
Letter of credit outstanding 79,000,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
  79,000,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    101,000,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
 
Facility fees 1.625%svu_LetterOfCreditFee
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
  1.625%svu_LetterOfCreditFee
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    2.125%svu_LetterOfCreditFee
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
 
Unused credit 787,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
  787,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    786,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
 
Debt Instrument Unused Borrowing Capacity Fee, Period End 0.375%svu_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityFeePeriodEnd
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
  0.375%svu_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityFeePeriodEnd
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    0.375%svu_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityFeePeriodEnd
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
 
Maturity date of revolving credit facility         30 days    
Aggregate principal amount         500,000,000svu_LongTermDebtAggregatePrincipalAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Face amount 2,556,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
  2,556,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
       
Revolving ABL credit facility borrowing 2,422,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
3,129,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
         
Revolving ABL credit facility prepayment   3,123,000,000svu_LineOfCreditFacilityPrepayment
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
         
Aggregate cap on restricted payments 300,000,000svu_AggregateCapOnRestrictedPayments
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
  300,000,000svu_AggregateCapOnRestrictedPayments
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
       
Dividends permitted per fiscal year 50,000,000svu_AnnualDividendsPermitted
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
  50,000,000svu_AnnualDividendsPermitted
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
       
Senior Secured Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
LIBOR Plus interest rate         1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_SeniorSecuredAssetBasedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Interest rate at the rate of ("Prime plus")         0.50%svu_PrimeRatePlus
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_SeniorSecuredAssetBasedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Senior Secured Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
LIBOR Plus interest rate         2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_SeniorSecuredAssetBasedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Interest rate at the rate of ("Prime plus")         1.00%svu_PrimeRatePlus
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_SeniorSecuredAssetBasedRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Asset Backed Revolving Credit Amended Facility [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Maturity date of revolving credit facility         90 days    
Aggregate principal amount         $ 250,000,000svu_LongTermDebtAggregatePrincipalAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= svu_AssetBackedRevolvingCreditAmendedFacilityMember
   
Debt instrument maturity date         Feb. 21, 2019    
Second ABL Amendment [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Maturity date of revolving credit facility         90 days