Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 25, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

The provision for income taxes

	2012			2011			2010
Current
Federal	$	71		$	2		$	65
State		14			—			9
Total current		85			2			74
Deferred		(73	)		(15	)		165
Total income tax provision (benefit)	$	12		$	(13	)	$	239

Difference between the actual tax provision and the tax provision computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to earnings (losses) before income taxes

	2012			2011			2010
Federal taxes based on statutory rate	$	(360	)	$	(533	)	$	221
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		(1	)		(4	)		20
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment		375			542			—
Other		(2	)		(18	)		(2	)
Total income tax provision (benefit)	$	12		$	(13	)	$	239

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Compensation and benefits	$	531		$	435
Self-insurance		217			241
Property, plant and equipment and capitalized lease assets		437			452
Net operating loss carryforward		39			38
Other		222			163
Gross deferred tax assets		1,446			1,329
Valuation allowance		(25	)		(24	)
Total deferred tax assets		1,421			1,305
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment and capitalized lease assets		(356	)		(345	)
Inventories		(253	)		(267	)
Debt discount		(75	)		(78	)
Intangible assets		(223	)		(342	)
Other		(31	)		(26	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(938	)		(1,058	)
Net deferred tax asset	$	483		$	247

Changes in the Company's unrecognized tax benefits

	2012			2011			2010
Beginning balance	$	182		$	133		$	114
Increase based on tax positions related to the current year		14			18			7
Decrease based on tax positions related to the current year		(1	)		(1	)		(4	)
Increase based on tax positions related to prior years		21			41			34
Decrease based on tax positions related to prior years		(46	)		(9	)		(14	)
Decrease due to lapse of statute of limitations		(5	)		—			(4	)
Ending balance	$	165		$	182		$	133