Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2013	Dec. 01, 2012	Nov. 30, 2013	Dec. 01, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 4,012	$ 4,051	$ 13,202	$ 13,240
Cost of sales	3,443	3,521	11,260	11,461
Gross profit	569	530	1,942	1,779
Selling and administrative expenses	464	500	1,643	1,727
Operating earnings	105	30	299	52
Interest expense, net	52	63	352	211
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	53	(33)	(53)	(159)
Income tax provision (benefit)	21	(18)	(19)	(70)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations	32	(15)	(34)	(89)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(1)	31	190	35
Net earnings	$ 31	$ 16	$ 156	$ (54)
Basic net earnings (loss) per share:
Net earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$ 0.13	$ (0.07)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.42)
Net (loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations	$ (0.01)	$ 0.15	$ 0.75	$ 0.16
Net earnings (loss) per share	$ 0.12	$ 0.08	$ 0.61	$ (0.26)
Diluted net earnings (loss) per share:
Net earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$ 0.12	$ (0.07)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.42)
Net (loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations	$ (0.01)	$ 0.15	$ 0.74	$ 0.16
Net earnings (loss) per share	$ 0.12	$ 0.08	$ 0.61	$ (0.26)
Dividends declared per share				$ 0.0875
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic	259	212	254	212
Diluted	262	214	257	212
Net sales,%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Cost of sales,% of net sales	85.80%	86.90%	85.30%	86.60%
Gross profit,% of net sales	14.20%	13.10%	14.70%	13.40%
Selling and administrative expenses,% of net sales	11.60%	12.40%	12.40%	13.00%
Operating earnings, % of net sales	2.60%	0.70%	2.30%	0.40%
Interest expense, net,% of net sales	1.30%	1.50%	2.70%	1.60%
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes,% of net sales	1.30%	(0.80%)	(0.40%)	(1.20%)
Income tax provision (benefit),% of net sales	0.50%	(0.40%)	(0.10%)	(0.50%)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations, % of net sales	0.80%	(0.40%)	(0.30%)	(0.70%)
(Loss) Income from discontinued operations, net of tax,% of net sales	(0.10%)	0.80%	1.40%	0.30%
Net earnings (loss), % of net sales	0.80%	0.40%	1.20%	(0.40%)