FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

12 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2015

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are categorized using defined hierarchical levels directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair value measurements, as follows:


Level 1 -	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;


Level 2 -	Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable;


Level 3 -	Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions that market participants would use to value the asset or liability.

Impairment charges recorded during fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 related to lease reserves and properties held and used and held for sale, as discussed in Note 4—Reserves for Closed Properties and Property, Plant and Equipment-related Impairment Charges were measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs. Intangible asset impairment charges recorded during fiscal 2013 discussed in Note 3—Goodwill and Intangible Assets were measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs. Discontinued operations property, plant and equipment impairment charges and finalization adjustments recorded in fiscal 2014 and 2013 related to the sale of NAI were recorded in Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, and are discussed in Note 16—Discontinued Operations, and were measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs.

Derivative Financial Instruments

On February 24, 2015, the Company entered into a forward starting interest rate swap agreement effectively converting $300 of variable rate debt under the Company's Secured Term Loan Facility (defined below) to a fixed rate of 5.5075 percent, effective beginning in February 2016 and through the Secured Term Loan Facility's maturity in March 2019. This transaction was entered into to reduce the Company's exposure to changes in market interest rates associated with its variable rate debt. The Company designated this derivative as a cash flow hedge of the variability in expected cash outflows of interest payments. The fair value of the interest rate swap represents a liability of $0 as of February 28, 2015, which was recorded in Other long-term liabilities and measured using Level 2 inputs. The interest rate swap agreement is valued using an income approach interest rate swap valuation model incorporating observable market inputs including interest rates, LIBOR swap rates and credit default swap rates. As of February 28, 2015, a 100 basis point increase or decrease in forward LIBOR interest rates would increase or decrease, respectively, the fair value of the interest rate swap by approximately $7.

The fair value of the Company’s fuel derivatives represented a liability of $1 and $0 as of February 28, 2015 and February 22, 2014, respectively, and fuel derivative gains and losses were also insignificant for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013.

Other

For certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable, accrued salaries and other current assets and liabilities, the fair values approximate carrying values due to their short maturities.

The estimated fair value of notes receivable was greater than the carrying value by $2 as of February 28, 2015 and February 22, 2014. The estimated fair value of notes receivable was calculated using a discounted cash flow approach applying a market rate for similar instruments using Level 3 inputs.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt (including current maturities) was greater than the book value by approximately $59 and $83 as of February 28, 2015 and February 22, 2014, respectively. The estimated fair value was based on market quotes, where available, or market values for similar instruments, using Level 2 and 3 inputs.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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