BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 25, 2017 USD ($) Store	Feb. 27, 2016 USD ($) Store	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) Store
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash payment related to acquisition	$ 19,000,000	$ 7,000,000	$ 37,000,000
Food Lion Stores [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash payment related to acquisition	17,000,000
Business Acquisition, Intangible Assets	1,000,000
Fair value of assets acquired	17,000,000
Fair value of property, plant and equipment acquired	18,000,000
Fair value of inventories acquired	8,000,000
Fair value of other current assets	1,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Capital Lease Obligation	$ 11,000,000
Number of Stores | Store	22
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total payment related to acquisition		$ 7,000,000
Cash payment related to acquisition	$ 0
Number of Stores | Store	2	4
Rainbow Foods
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total payment related to acquisition			34,000,000
Cash payment related to acquisition			5,000,000
Fair value of assets acquired			39,000,000
Fair value of property, plant and equipment acquired			15,000,000
Fair value of goodwill acquired			14,000,000
Fair value of inventories acquired			5,000,000
Fair value of intangible assets acquired			4,000,000
Fair value of other current assets			$ 1,000,000
Rainbow Foods Grocery Stores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired (stores) | Store			7
Rainbow Foods Pharmacy Locations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired (stores) | Store			11
Rainbow Foods Liquor Store
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired (stores) | Store			1
Minority Interest | Rainbow Foods Grocery Stores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired (stores) | Store			2
Minority Interest | Cub Foods grocery stores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired (stores) | Store			5