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Insurance Claims Deductible Amount

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Insurance Coverage Amount

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Number Of Stores Affected By Technology Intrusion

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Period Of Complimentary Identity Protection Offered To Customers Affected By Technology Intrusion

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Remaining term for guarantee for other debt obligation maximum (in years).

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Remaining term for guarantee for other debt obligation minimum (less than given term in years).

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Remaining term for guarantee for other debt obligation weighted average (in years).

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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Tax effect allocated to a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items. Includes the tax effects of the following: income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 17, 2014 Store	Feb. 28, 2014	Nov. 29, 2014	Sep. 07, 2013	Nov. 29, 2014 Retailer	Nov. 30, 2013	Nov. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014 case	Jun. 30, 2014
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Remaining terms for guarantees for other debt obligation maximum					16 years
Remaining term for guarantee for other debt obligation weighted average					8 years
Company's guarantee for debt obligations on outstanding indenture in connection with stock purchase agreement			$ 73		$ 73
Guarantor obligation maximum exposure discounted			55		55
Number of stores from which cardholder data may be stolen	209
Period of complimentary identity protection offered					12 months
Insurance Coverage Amount					50svu_InsuranceCoverageAmount
Amount of insurance deductible per incident					1svu_InsuranceClaimsDeductibleAmount
Cost associated with cyber intrusion					5svu_OtherCosts
Anticipated insurance proceeds					3
Minimum contribution to company Retirement Plan			450		450
Aggregate pension contribution					100
Excess pension contributions required					47us-gaap_PensionContributions
Discrete tax benefits attributable to discontinued operations			69
Number of other retailers who have filed similar complaints in other jurisdictions					3
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Settlement fund		5svu_LitigationSettlementFund
Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
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New Albertsons Inc [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Company's guarantee for debt obligations on outstanding indenture in connection with stock purchase agreement									232
Guarantor obligation maximum exposure discounted									208
NAI Banners [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Discrete tax benefits attributable to discontinued operations			69		65	5	112
Minnesota Franchised Cub Foods Stores [Member]
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Number of stores from which cardholder data may be stolen	4
Minimum [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Excess pension contributions required					120
Minimum [Member] \| NAI Banners [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Minimum required contributions to company retirement plan through the fiscal years					2015
Maximum [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Excess pension contributions required					$ 125
Maximum [Member] \| NAI Banners [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Minimum required contributions to company retirement plan through the fiscal years					2017
2014 Technology Intrusion [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Class action complaints filed								4