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SEGMENT INFORMATION - Net Sales of Retail Food and Independent Segment in Terms of Amounts and Percentage (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Feb. 22, 2014
Feb. 23, 2013
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales $ 17,820us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 17,153us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 17,136us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
% of total 100.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales 100.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales 100.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
Independent Business      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales 8,134us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 8,036us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 8,166us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember
% of total 45.60%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 46.90%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 47.70%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember
Independent Business | Nonperishable grocery products      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales 5,939us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 6,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 6,140us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember
% of total 33.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 35.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 36.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember
Independent Business | Perishable grocery products      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales 2,099us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 1,951us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 1,935us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember
% of total 12.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 11.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 11.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember
Independent Business | Services to independent retail customers and other      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales 96us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_ServicesToIndependentRetailCustomersAndOtherMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 85us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_ServicesToIndependentRetailCustomersAndOtherMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 91us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_ServicesToIndependentRetailCustomersAndOtherMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember
% of total 1.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_ServicesToIndependentRetailCustomersAndOtherMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 1.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_ServicesToIndependentRetailCustomersAndOtherMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember		 1.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_ServicesToIndependentRetailCustomersAndOtherMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_IndependentBusinessMember
Save-A-Lot      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales 4,613us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember		 4,228us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember		 4,195us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember
% of total 25.90%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember		 24.60%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember		 24.50%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember
Save-A-Lot | Nonperishable grocery products      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales 2,986us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember		 2,829us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember		 2,865us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember
% of total 17.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember		 17.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember		 17.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember
Save-A-Lot | Perishable grocery products      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales 1,627us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember		 1,399us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember		 1,330us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember
% of total 9.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember		 8.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember		 8.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_SaveLotMember
Retail Food      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales 4,879us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 4,649us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 4,733us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember
% of total 27.40%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 27.10%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 27.60%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember
Retail Food | Nonperishable grocery products      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales 2,677us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 2,600us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 2,689us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember
% of total 15.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 15.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 16.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_NonperishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember
Retail Food | Perishable grocery products      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales 1,574us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 1,463us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 1,428us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember
% of total 9.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 9.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 8.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PerishableGroceryProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember
Retail Food | Pharmacy products      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales 510us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PharmacyProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 491us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PharmacyProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 512us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PharmacyProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember
% of total 3.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PharmacyProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 3.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PharmacyProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 3.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_PharmacyProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember
Retail Food | Fuel      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales 83us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_FuelMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 67us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_FuelMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 77us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_FuelMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember
% of total 0.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_FuelMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 0.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_FuelMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 0.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_FuelMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember
Retail Food | Other      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales 35us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_OtherProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 28us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_OtherProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 27us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_OtherProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember
% of total 0.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_OtherProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 0.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_OtherProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember		 0.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_OtherProductsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= svu_RetailFoodMember
Corporate | Transition services revenue      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Net sales $ 194us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_ServicesRevenuesMember		 $ 240us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_ServicesRevenuesMember		 $ 42us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_ServicesRevenuesMember
% of total 1.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_ServicesRevenuesMember		 1.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_ServicesRevenuesMember		 0.00%svu_SalesRevenueNetPercentToNetSales
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= svu_ServicesRevenuesMember