INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 27, 2016

The provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following:



	2016			2015		2014
Current
Federal	$	77		$	35	$	30
State	10			7		5
Total current	87			42		35
Deferred	(2		)	16		(30		)
Total income tax provision	$	85		$	58	$	5

Difference Between Actual Tax Provision and Tax Provision Computed by Applying Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Losses Before Income Taxes

The difference between the actual tax provision and the tax provision computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes is attributable to the following:



	2016			2015			2014
Federal taxes based on statutory rate	$	92		$	62		$	4
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	6			12			—
Tax contingency	(6		)	(1		)	(1		)
Change in valuation allowance	4			—			(1		)
Pension	(4		)	(8		)	—
Other	(7		)	(7		)	3
Total income tax provision	$	85		$	58		$	5

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:



	2016			2015
Deferred tax assets:
Compensation and benefits	$	235		$	234
Self-insurance	27			25
Property, plant and equipment and capitalized lease assets	47			72
Loss on sale of discontinued operations	1,388			1,387
Net operating loss carryforwards	15			19
Other	83			69
Gross deferred tax assets	1,795			1,806
Valuation allowance	(1,408		)	(1,404		)
Total deferred tax assets	387			402
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment and capitalized lease assets	(108		)	(88		)
Inventories	(6		)	(14		)
Intangible assets	(24		)	(27		)
Other	(21		)	(23		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(159		)	(152		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	228		$	250

Changes in Company's Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Changes in the Company’s unrecognized tax positions consisted of the following:



	2016			2015			2014
Beginning balance	$	94		$	76		$	187
Increase based on tax positions related to the current year	5			15			15
Decrease based on tax positions related to the current year	—			—			—
Increase based on tax positions related to prior years	—			15			8
Decrease based on tax positions related to prior years	(23		)	(4		)	(2		)
Decrease related to settlements with taxing authorities	—			(3		)	(128		)
Decrease due to lapse of statute of limitations	(6		)	(5		)	(4		)
Ending balance	$	70		$	94		$	76