Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 25, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2016	Sep. 08, 2015 USD ($) Store	Mar. 21, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 case	Dec. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) intrusion	Sep. 09, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 09, 2017 case	Sep. 09, 2017 $ / d	Sep. 09, 2017 $ / yr	Feb. 25, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 11, 2016 USD ($)
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Remaining terms for guarantees for other debt obligation minimum (less than) (in years)								1 year
Remaining terms for guarantees for other debt obligation maximum (in years)								14 years
Remaining term for guarantee for other debt obligation weighted average (in years)								8 years
Company's guarantee for debt obligations on outstanding indenture in connection with stock purchase agreement											$ 63
Guarantor obligation maximum exposure discounted											49
Revenue						$ 3,938	$ 3,003	$ 11,742	$ 9,573
Professional services agreement, base amount								30
Receivables, net						$ 581		581							$ 386
Number of computer network intrusions | intrusion										2
Payment data card, probationary status term (in years)		2 years
Insurance coverage amount								90		$ 50
Amount of insurance deductible per incident								$ 3		$ 1
Non-cancelable future purchase obligations											320
Number of other retailers who have filed similar complaints in other jurisdictions								3
Litigation settlement amount	$ 9
Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Compliance Review
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Maximum range of possible loss per unit													50,000	1,500,000.0
New Albertsons Inc
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Company's guarantee for debt obligations on outstanding indenture in connection with stock purchase agreement											85
Guarantor obligation maximum exposure discounted											$ 76
Haggen, Inc, Existing
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Number of stores | Store			164
2014 Technology Intrusion
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Class action complaints filed | case					4
Number of pending claims | case												1
Judicial Ruling
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Number of other retailers who have filed similar complaints in other jurisdictions								5
Pending Litigation
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Number of other retailers who have filed similar complaints in other jurisdictions								1
Haggen, Inc | Settled Litigation
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash																$ 3
Administrative expense priority claim																6
Trade Accounts Receivable | Haggen, Inc
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Receivables, net			$ 2
Trade Accounts Receivable | Haggen, Inc | Settled Litigation
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Receivables, net																$ 2
Other Claims Receivable | Haggen, Inc
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Bankruptcy claims, amount of claims filed			$ 8
Services Revenues
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Proceeds from aggregate fees				$ 50
Incremental aggregate fees				$ 6
Deferred Revenue
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Revenue								$ 30