SEGMENT INFORMATION - Net Sales of Retail Food and Independent Segment in Terms of Amounts and Percentage (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 24, 2018	Feb. 25, 2017	Feb. 27, 2016
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 14,157	$ 10,912	$ 11,283
% of total	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Wholesale
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 11,054	$ 7,705	$ 7,935
% of total	78.00%	71.00%	70.00%
Wholesale | Nonperishable grocery products
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 7,634	$ 5,579	$ 5,753
% of total	54.00%	52.00%	51.00%
Wholesale | Perishable grocery products
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 3,241	$ 1,969	$ 2,025
% of total	23.00%	18.00%	18.00%
Wholesale | Services to Wholesale customers and other
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 179	$ 157	$ 157
% of total	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Retail
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 2,943	$ 3,028	$ 3,145
% of total	21.00%	27.00%	28.00%
Retail | Nonperishable grocery products
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,612	$ 1,663	$ 1,731
% of total	12.00%	15.00%	15.00%
Retail | Perishable grocery products
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,002	$ 1,026	$ 1,072
% of total	7.00%	9.00%	10.00%
Retail | Pharmacy products
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 302	$ 312	$ 316
% of total	2.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Retail | Other
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 27	$ 27	$ 26
% of total	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Corporate | Services agreement revenue
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 160	$ 179	$ 203
% of total	1.00%	2.00%	2.00%