Excess tax benefits shortfalls realized related to stock based awards.

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Exercise price at which stock options granted to key salaried employees and non employee directors as compare to fair market value.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award equity instruments other than options fair value.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award options grants in period weighted average remaining contractual term maximum.

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Term for payout of awards over achievement of financial goals.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Additional share-based compensation cost recognized as a result of an occurrence of an event that accelerates its recognition.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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STOCK-BASED AWARDS - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 22, 2014	Feb. 23, 2013	Feb. 25, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Contractual term	6 years 6 months 18 days	5 years 4 months 28 days	4 years 7 months 17 days	2 years 7 months 13 days
Award units grant to certain employees (shares)	5,000,000	9,000,000
Term for payout of awards over achievement of financial goals			3 years
Fair value of the options at grant date (usd per share)	$ 3.28	$ 2.78
Excess tax benefits realized related to the stock based awards	$ 1	$ 1	$ 2
Unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested stock based awards	25
Weighted average remaining vesting period of expenses expected to be recognized	2 years
Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price at which stock options granted to key salaried employees and non employee directors as compare to fair market value	100.00%
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of stock options vested	3 years			4 years
Stock Options Prior 2006 Fiscal
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Contractual term	10 years
Stock Options from 2006 Fiscal to 2012 Fiscal
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards granted contractual term maximum	7 years
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of stock options vested			3 years
Accelerated stock compensation resulted by deemed change-in-control		3
Award units grant to certain employees (shares)	18,000	491,000	1,482,000
Share granted to certain employees at a fair value (usd per share)			$ 6.15
Restricted Stock \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restrictions on the restricted stock awards lapse	1 year
Restricted Stock \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restrictions on the restricted stock awards lapse	5 years
Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award units grant to certain employees (shares)	2,274,000	296,000	894,000
Stock Options and Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accelerated stock compensation resulted by deemed change-in-control		9
Long Term Incentive Program
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accelerated stock compensation resulted by deemed change-in-control		5
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accelerated stock compensation resulted by deemed change-in-control		$ 1
Stock Options \| Chief Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of stock options vested			3 years
Fair value of the options at grant date (usd per share)			$ 1.40
Number of stock options granted during the period (shares)			2,000,000
2012 Stock Awards Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of stock options vested	10 years
Number of reserved shares	21,000,000
2012 Stock Awards Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award units grant to certain employees (shares)			1,000,000
2012 Stock Awards Plan \| Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award units grant to certain employees (shares)			2,000,000
Broad-based Employee Incentive Initiative \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of the options at grant date (usd per share)			$ 0.98
Number of stock options granted during the period (shares)			8,000,000
2013 LTIP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award units grant to certain employees (shares)			5,000,000
Fair value of the options at grant date (usd per share)			$ 1.38