CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Feb. 22, 2014	Feb. 23, 2013	Feb. 28, 2015
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax	$ (27)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	$ 123us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax	123	22	(27)
Divestiture of New Albertsons, Inc.'s pension accumulated comprehensive loss	$ 31
Accumulated Deficit
Cash dividends declared on common stock		$ 0.0875

Amount of tax expense (benefit) allocated to other comprehensive income (loss).

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