RESERVES FOR CLOSED PROPERTIES AND PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT-RELATED IMPAIRMENT CHARGES - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 22, 2014	Feb. 23, 2013
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Carrying value	$ 4	$ 45	$ 291
Fair value measured using Level 3 inputs	1svu_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValue	21svu_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValue	40svu_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValue
Impairment charge	$ 3us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	$ 24us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	$ 251us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges

Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 360

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 4

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8077374&loc=d3e2420-110228

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