SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 24, 2018

Feb. 27, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Net Sales of Retail Food and Independent Segment in Terms of Amounts and Percentage

	2018				2017				2016
Wholesale:
Nonperishable grocery products(1)	$	7,634	54	%	$	5,579	52	%	$	5,753	51	%
Perishable grocery products(2)	3,241		23		1,969		18		2,025		18
Services to Wholesale customers and other	179		1		157		1		157		1
	11,054		78	%	7,705		71	%	7,935		70	%
Retail:
Nonperishable grocery products(1)	$	1,612	12	%	$	1,663	15	%	$	1,731	15	%
Perishable grocery products(2)	1,002		7		1,026		9		1,072		10
Pharmacy products	302		2		312		3		316		3
Other	27		—		27		—		26		—
	2,943		21	%	3,028		27	%	3,145		28	%
Corporate:
Services agreement revenue	$	160	1	%	$	179	2	%	$	203	2	%
Net sales	$	14,157	100	%	$	10,912	100	%	$	11,283	100	%

(1) Includes such items as dry goods, dairy, frozen foods, beverages, general merchandise, home, health and beauty care and candy

(2) Includes such items as meat, produce, deli and bakery

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	2018
	Wholesale		Retail			Corporate			Total
Net sales	$	11,054	$	2,943		$	160		$	14,157
Cost of sales	10,591		2,115			—			12,706
Gross profit	463		828			160			1,451
Selling and administrative expenses	237		841			180			1,258
Operating earnings (loss)	$	226	$	(13	)	$	(20	)	$	193
Interest expense, net									132
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates									(16		)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes									$	77
Depreciation and amortization	$	84	$	100		$	13		$	197
Capital expenditures	$	207	$	70		$	—		$	277
Identifiable assets	$	3,343	$	823		$	7		$	4,173

	2017
	Wholesale		Retail			Corporate			Total
Net sales	$	7,705	$	3,028		$	179		$	10,912
Cost of sales	7,350		2,167			—			9,517
Gross profit	355		861			179			1,395
Selling and administrative expenses	130		851			206			1,187
Goodwill impairment charge	—		13			—			13
Operating earnings (loss)	$	225	$	(3	)	$	(27	)	$	195
Interest expense, net									180
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates									(5		)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes									$	20
Depreciation and amortization	$	54	$	108		$	11		$	173
Capital expenditures	$	85	$	83		$	—		$	168
Identifiable assets	$	2,182	$	829		$	297		$	3,308

	2016
	Wholesale		Retail		Corporate			Total
Net sales	$	7,935	$	3,145	$	203		$	11,283
Cost of sales	7,564		2,248		—			9,812
Gross profit	371		897		203			1,471
Selling and administrative expenses	147		831		246			1,224
Intangible asset impairment charge	6		—		—			6
Operating earnings (loss)	$	218	$	66	$	(43	)	$	241
Interest expense, net								193
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates								(5		)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes								$	53
Depreciation and amortization	$	49	$	114	$	12		$	175
Capital expenditures	$	88	$	74	$	—		$	162
Identifiable assets	$	2,203	$	874	$	9		$	3,086