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BENEFIT PLANS - Asset Allocation Targets and Actual Allocation of Pension Plan Assets (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 22, 2014
Feb. 23, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Target allocation percentage of assets 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations  
Plan assets allocation, Total 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
Domestic equity    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Target allocation percentage of assets 24.40%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= svu_DomesticEquityMember
 
Plan assets allocation, Total 24.80%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= svu_DomesticEquityMember
30.20%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= svu_DomesticEquityMember
International equity    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Target allocation percentage of assets 11.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= svu_InternationalEquityMember
 
Plan assets allocation, Total 11.30%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= svu_InternationalEquityMember
14.10%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= svu_InternationalEquityMember
Private equity    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Target allocation percentage of assets 6.20%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
 
Plan assets allocation, Total 6.20%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
5.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
Common collective trusts—fixed income    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Target allocation percentage of assets 48.70%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeFundsMember
 
Plan assets allocation, Total 48.10%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeFundsMember
41.30%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeFundsMember
Real estate    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Target allocation percentage of assets 9.70%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RealEstateFundsMember
 
Plan assets allocation, Total 9.60%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RealEstateFundsMember
8.90%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RealEstateFundsMember