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Property plant and equipment impairment charges measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

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Long-lived assets that are held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold in less than one year.

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Fair value portion of assets classified as held for sale.

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This item represents the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans and long-term receivables (other than securities categorized as trading, available-for-sale or held-to-maturity) that have contractual principal amounts and for which the fair value option has been elected.

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This item represents the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of long-term debt instruments that have contractual principal amounts and for which the fair value option has been elected.

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified				3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 07, 2013	Feb. 23, 2013	Sep. 08, 2012 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Sep. 08, 2012 Level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Sep. 08, 2012 Level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Sep. 07, 2013 Second Quarter [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Sep. 07, 2013 Second Quarter [Member] Level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Sep. 07, 2013 Fiscal Year [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Sep. 07, 2013 Fiscal Year [Member] Level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Measurements Of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Amount of long-lived assets			$ 19			$ 0		$ 9
Fair value of long-lived assets			7			0		6
Asset impairment charge				12	12		0		3
Difference between fair value and book value of notes receivable	2	2
Difference between fair value and book value of long-term debt	$ 55	$ 57