SEGMENT INFORMATION - Net Sales of Retail Food and Independent Segment in Terms of Amounts and Percentage (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 22, 2014
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 17,529	$ 17,917	$ 17,252
% of total	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Wholesale
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 7,935	$ 8,198	$ 8,102
% of total	45.30%	45.80%	47.00%
Wholesale | Nonperishable grocery products
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 5,753	$ 5,939	$ 6,000
% of total	33.00%	33.00%	35.00%
Wholesale | Perishable grocery products
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 2,025	$ 2,099	$ 1,951
% of total	12.00%	12.00%	11.00%
Wholesale | Services to independent retail customers and other
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 157	$ 160	$ 151
% of total	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Save-A-Lot
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 4,623	$ 4,641	$ 4,255
% of total	26.40%	25.80%	24.60%
Save-A-Lot | Nonperishable grocery products
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 2,956	$ 2,989	$ 2,823
% of total	17.00%	17.00%	17.00%
Save-A-Lot | Perishable grocery products
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,597	$ 1,587	$ 1,373
% of total	9.00%	9.00%	8.00%
Save-A-Lot | Services to licensees and other
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 70	$ 65	$ 59
% of total	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Retail
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 4,769	$ 4,884	$ 4,655
% of total	27.20%	27.30%	27.00%
Retail | Nonperishable grocery products
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 2,607	$ 2,677	$ 2,600
% of total	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%
Retail | Perishable grocery products
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,549	$ 1,574	$ 1,463
% of total	9.00%	9.00%	9.00%
Retail | Pharmacy products
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 511	$ 510	$ 491
% of total	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Retail | Fuel
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 67	$ 83	$ 67
% of total	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Retail | Other
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 35	$ 40	$ 34
% of total	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Corporate | Transition services revenue
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 202	$ 194	$ 240
% of total	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%