Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 25, 2012

Benefit Plans [Abstract]

The benefit obligation, fair value of plan assets and funded status of the defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans

	Pension Benefits						Other  Postretirement Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Change in Benefit Obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	2,515		$	2,320		$	148		$	131
Plan Amendment		—			—			(52	)		—
Service cost		9			8			2			2
Interest cost		138			137			7			8
Transfers		(3	)		(1	)		—			—
Actuarial loss		461			146			17			13
Benefits paid		(85	)		(95	)		(6	)		(6	)
Benefit obligation at end of year		3,035			2,515			116			148
Changes in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		1,896			1,557			—			—
Actual return on plan assets		121			272			—			—
Employer contributions		87			163			6			6
Plan participants’ contributions		—			—			8			8
Benefits paid		(88	)		(96	)		(14	)		(14	)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		2,016			1,896			—			—
Funded status at end of year	$	(1,019	)	$	(619	)	$	(116	)	$	(148	)

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Accrued vacation, compensation and benefits	$	(2	)	$	(3	)	$	(7	)	$	(8	)
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations		(1,017	)		(616	)		(109	)		(140	)
	$	(1,019	)	$	(619	)	$	(116	)	$	(148	)

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive losses for the defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans

	Pension Benefits						Other  Postretirement Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Prior service benefit	$	—		$	—		$	70		$	27
Net actuarial loss		(1,073	)		(702	)		(60	)		(48	)
Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(1,073	)	$	(702	)	$	10		$	(21	)
Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	$	(663	)	$	(430	)	$	6		$	(16	)

Net periodic benefit expense (income) for defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans

	Pension Benefits									Other Postretirement Benefits
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	2012			2011			2010			2012			2011			2010
Service cost	$	9		$	8		$	6		$	2		$	2		$	2
Interest cost		138			137			138			7			8			8
Expected return on plan assets		(125	)		(123	)		(129	)		—			—			—
Amortization of prior service benefit		—			—			—			(9	)		(6	)		(6	)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		93			65			10			4			2			2
Settlement		1			9			2			—			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost		116			96			27			4			6			6
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Prior service benefit		—			—			—			(52	)		—			—
Amortization of prior service benefit		—			—			—			9			6			6
Net actuarial loss (gain)		464			(12	)		(42	)		16			13			10
Amortization of net actuarial loss		(93	)		(65	)		(10	)		(4	)		(2	)		(2	)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)		371			(77	)		(52	)		(31	)		17			14
Total recognized in net periodic benefit expense and other comprehensive income (loss)	$	487		$	19		$	(25	)	$	(27	)	$	23		$	20

Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost

	2012			2011			2010
Benefit obligation assumptions:
Discount rate (2)		4.55	%		5.60	%		6.00	%
Rate of compensation increase		2.00	%		2.00	%		3.00	%
Net periodic benefit cost assumptions: (1)
Discount rate (2)		5.60	%		6.00	%		7.35	%
Rate of compensation increase		2.00	%		3.00	%		3.25	%
Expected return on plan assets (3)		7.50	%		7.75	%		8.00	%

(1) Net periodic benefit cost is measured using weighted average assumptions as of the beginning of each year.

(2) The Company reviews and selects the discount rate to be used in connection with its pension and other postretirement obligations annually. In determining the discount rate, the Company uses the yield on corporate bonds (rated AA or better) that coincides with the cash flows of the plans’ estimated benefit payouts. The model uses a yield curve approach to discount each cash flow of the liability stream at an interest rate specifically applicable to the timing of each respective cash flow. The model totals the present values of all cash flows and calculates the equivalent weighted average discount rate by imputing the singular interest rate that equates the total present value with the stream of future cash flows. This resulting weighted average discount rate is then used in evaluating the final discount rate to be used by the Company.

(3) Expected long-term return on plan assets is estimated by utilizing forward-looking, long-term return, risk and correlation assumptions developed and updated annually by the Company. These assumptions are weighted by the actual or target allocation to each underlying asset class represented in the pension plan asset portfolio. The Company also assesses the expected long-term return on plan assets assumption by comparison to long-term historical performance on an asset class to ensure the assumption is reasonable. Long-term trends are also evaluated relative to market factors such as inflation, interest rates, and fiscal and monetary policies in order to assess the capital market assumptions.

The asset allocation targets and the actual allocation of pension plan assets

Asset Category	Target			2012			2011
Domestic equity		31.8	%		33.9	%		35.5	%
International equity		15.7	%		17.8	%		18.0	%
Private equity		7.5	%		4.8	%		3.5	%
Fixed income		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.6	%
Real estate		10.0	%		8.5	%		7.3	%
Cash and other		—	%		—	%		0.1	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

Fair value of assets of the Company's benefit plans held in a master trust

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Common stock	$	606	$	—	$	—	$	606
Common collective trusts—fixed income		—		285		—		285
Common collective trusts—equity		—		332		—		332
Government securities		119		91		—		210
Mutual funds		—		198		—		198
Corporate bonds		—		113		—		113
Real estate partnerships		—		—		125		125
Private equity		—		—		97		97
Mortgage-backed securities		—		43		—		43
Other		—		7		—		7
Total plan assets at fair value	$	725	$	1,069	$	222	$	2,016

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Common stock	$	718	$	33	$	—	$	751
Common collective trusts—fixed income		—		276		—		276
Common collective trusts—equity		—		199		—		199
Government securities		68		93		—		161
Mutual funds		—		149		—		149
Corporate bonds		15		128		—		143
Real estate partnerships		—		—		95		95
Private equity		—		—		66		66
Mortgage-backed securities		—		50		—		50
Other		1		5		—		6
Total plan assets at fair value	$	802	$	933	$	161	$	1,896

Summary of changes in the fair value for level 3 investments

	Real Estate Partnerships			Private Equity
Beginning balance, February 28, 2010	$	—		$	35
Purchases		87			28
Sales		—			(3	)
Unrealized gains		8			6
Realized gains and losses		—			—
Ending balance, February 26, 2011		95			66
Purchases		20			30
Sales		(2	)		(7	)
Unrealized gains		12			8
Realized gains and losses		—			—
Ending balance, February 25, 2012	$	125		$	97

The estimated future benefit payments to be paid from the Company's defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans

Fiscal Year	Pension Benefits		Other Postretirement Benefits
2013	$	106	$	7
2014		116		7
2015		122		7
2016		130		8
2017		139		8
Years 2018-2022		840		42

Schedule of pension funds contributions

	EIN—Pension Plan Number		Plan Month/Day End  Date	Pension Protection Act Zone Status		FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented	Contributions						Surcharges Imposed (1)	Amortization Provisions
Pension Fund				2012	2011		2012		2011		2010
Southern California UFCW Unions and Food Employers Joint Pension Trust Fund		951939092-001	3/31	Red	Red	Implemented	$	35	$	37	$	41	No	Yes
UFCW Union and Participating Food Industry Employers Tri-State Pension Fund		236396097-001	12/31	Red	Red	Implemented		15		17		15	Yes	Yes
Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan		916145047-001	12/31	Green	Green	No		13		14		15	No	Yes
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund		366044243-001	12/31	Red	Red	Implemented		9		9		9	No	No
Minneapolis Food Distributing Industry Pension Plan		416047047-001	12/31	Yellow	Yellow	Implemented		9		9		8	No	Yes
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 152 Retail Meat Pension Plan		236209656-001	6/30	Red	Red	Implemented		7		7		7	Yes	Yes
Minneapolis Retail Meat Cutters and Food Handlers Pension Fund		410905139-001	2/28	Yellow	Yellow	Implemented		7		6		6	No	No
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union-Industry Pension Fund		516055922-001	6/30	Green	Green	No		5		6		6	No	Yes
Retail Food Employers and UFCW Local 711 Pension		516031512-001	12/31	Red	Red	Implemented		5		4		5	Yes	No
UFCW Unions and Participating Employers Pension Plan		526117495-002	12/31	Red	Red	Implemented		4		3		3	Yes	Yes
Sound Retirement Trust (formerly Retail Clerks Pension Plan)		916069306-001	9/30	Red	Green	Implemented		3		3		4	Yes	Yes
All Other Multiemployer Pension Plans (2)								18		20		24
Total							$	130	$	135	$	143

(1) PPA surcharges are 5 percent or 10 percent of eligible contributions and may not apply to all collective bargaining agreements or total contributions to each plan.

(2) All Other Multiemployer Pension Plans includes 24 plans, none of which are individually significant when considering employer’s contributions to the plan, severity of the underfunded status or other factors.

Schedule of Collective Bargaining Agreement Dates and Contributions to Each Plant

Pension Fund	Range of Collective Bargaining Agreement Dates		Total Collective Bargaining Agreements		Expiration Date		% of Associates under Collective Bargaining Agreement (1)			Over 5% Contribution 2012
Southern California UFCW Unions and Food Employers Joint Pension Trust Fund		10/9/11 – 3/2/14		4		3/2/14		96.8	%	Yes
UFCW Union and Participating Food Industry Employers Tri-State Pension Fund		2/2/12 – 1/25/14		4		2/2/12		42.0	%	Yes
Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan		6/4/11 – 9/10/16		8		9/20/15		55.3	%	No
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund		9/10/11 – 5/31/16		13		9/15/13		26.9	%	No
Minneapolis Food Distributing Industry Pension Plan		5/31/13		1		5/31/13		100.0	%	Yes
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 152 Retail Meat Pension Plan		5/4/13		1		5/4/13		100.0	%	Yes
Minneapolis Retail Meat Cutters and Food Handlers Pension Fund		3/2/13		1		3/2/13		100.0	%	Yes
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union-Industry Pension Fund		3/5/11 – 9/5/15		6		3/10/12		85.3	%	No
Retail Food Employers and UFCW Local 711 Pension		2/26/12 – 12/7/13		3		2/26/12		99.6	%	Yes
UFCW Unions and Participating Employers Pension Plan		7/7/12		2		7/7/12		70.6	%	Yes
Sound Retirement Fund		9/18/10 – 6/7/14		13		5/4/13		45.6	%	Yes

(1) Employees on which the Company contributes under these most significant collective bargaining agreements as a percent of all employees on which the Company contributes to the respective fund.