Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Secured Assets and Unused Available Credit and Fees (Details) - Revolving ABL Credit Facility - USD ($)	Sep. 09, 2017	Feb. 25, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 51,000,000	$ 53,000,000
Letters of credit fees (as a percentage)	1.375%	1.375%
Unused available credit	$ 790,000,000	$ 748,000,000
Unused facility fees	0.25%	0.25%
Inventories
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Collateral amount pledged	$ 1,249,000,000	$ 949,000,000
Accounts Receivable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Collateral amount pledged	416,000,000	228,000,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Collateral amount pledged	$ 20,000,000	$ 19,000,000

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Amount of assets pledged to secure a debt instrument.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 470
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
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