SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Detail)		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 05, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Provision for Doubtful Accounts		$ (5)	$ 3	$ 0
Professional Services Agreement Term	5 years
Net book overdrafts		$ 91,000,000	$ 79,000,000
Percentage of inventory valued under LIFO		73.00%	75.00%
Percentage of LIFO inventory valued under replacement cost method		9.00%	9.00%
Percentage of LIFO inventory valued under retail inventory method and weighted average		91.00%	91.00%
Percentage of FIFO inventory valued under cost, weighted average cost and retail inventory method		25.00%	23.00%
Percentage Of First In First Out Inventory Valued Under Replacement Cost Method		2.00%	2.00%
Cost of sales decreased due to certain LIFO layers were reduced		$ 2,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Discount on self-insurance reserve		5,000,000	5,000,000
Cash proceeds from the issuance of shares		3,000,000	10,000,000	7,000,000
Self Insurance, Receivables		386,000,000	406,000,000
Deferred tax assets		165,000,000	238,000,000
Other current liabilities		172,000,000	126,000,000
Other assets		121,000,000	91,000,000
Long-term debt		1,263,000,000	2,197,000,000
Inventory, LIFO Reserve		216,000,000	215,000,000
Asset under Construction
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Interest capitalized during period		$ 1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
Retail
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of geographic markets (markets)		6
Retail
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Retail advertising expenses, net of cooperative adverting reimbursements		$ 32,000,000	$ 29,000,000	$ 28,000,000
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		$ 9,000,000	$ 9,000,000
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] | Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Other current liabilities			(15,000,000)
Long-term debt			$ (35,000,000)
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale [Member] | Save-A-Lot [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration	$ 1,365,000,000	$ 1,304,000,000
Estimated Closing Costs	$ 61,000,000