SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 21, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 27, 2016 USD ($) Segment Markets distribution_center Store	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 22, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 23, 2013 $ / shares shares
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of retail banners | Segment		5
Net book overdrafts		$ 131	$ 145
Allowance for losses on receivables		13	18
Bad debt expense		$ 6	$ 6	$ 16
Percentage of inventory valued under LIFO		57.00%	55.00%
Percentage of LIFO inventory valued under replacement cost method		5.00%	5.00%
Percentage of LIFO inventory valued under retail inventory method and weighted average		52.00%	50.00%
Percentage of FIFO inventory valued under cost, weighted average cost and retail inventory method		26.00%	26.00%
Percentage Of First In First Out Inventory Valued Under Replacement Cost Method		17.00%	19.00%
Cost of sales decreased due to certain LIFO layers were reduced		$ 1		14
Value increase in inventory by changing the method from LIFO to FIFO		215	$ 211
Discount on self-insurance reserve		6	6
Cash proceeds from the issuance of shares		10	7	177
Self Insurance, Receivables		451	482
Deferred tax assets		228	250
Other current liabilities		148	157
Other assets		104	101
Long-term debt		2,197	2,445
Symphony Investors
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage on issued and outstanding common stock					30.00%
Common stock Purchase price (usd per share) | $ / shares					$ 4.00
Validly tendered shares (shares) | shares					12
Percentage on issued and outstanding common stock					5.50%
Tender offer expiration date					Mar. 20, 2013
Additional common stock issued (shares) | shares	42
Percentage of outstanding shares	19.90%
Tender offer price per share (usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 4.00
Cash proceeds from the issuance of shares	$ 170
Ownership percentage after share issuance	21.20%
Asset under Construction
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Interest capitalized during period		$ 1	1	1
Retail
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of geographic markets (markets) | Markets		6
Corporate
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of individual corporate stores (stores) | Store		28
Number of Distribution Centers Without Corporate Stores | distribution_center		2
Retail Food and Save-A-Lot
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Retail food advertising expenses, net of cooperative adverting reimbursements		$ 64	$ 62	$ 77
Save-A-Lot
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of geographic markets (markets) | Markets		13
Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Remaining Lease Term		1 year
Discount rate		0.30%	0.30%	0.30%
Minimum | Building Improvements
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life		10 years
Minimum | Equipment
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life		3 years
Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Remaining Lease Term		15 years
Discount rate		5.10%	5.10%	5.10%
Maximum | Building Improvements
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life		40 years
Maximum | Equipment
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life		10 years
Insurance Claims [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Self Insurance, Receivables		$ 11	$ 9
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] | Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets			(15)
Other current liabilities			(15)
Other assets			(35)
Long-term debt			$ (35)