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Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Asset Impairment Charges

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Disposal group sale of business note receivable received as consideration.

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Expected Annual Transitional Income

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Expected incremental annual transitional fees net of historical fees.

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Expected transitional fees receive under first year agreement.

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Sale of business sale price allocation multiemployer pension plan buyer unfunded status pre tax.

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Amount of cash flows that are expected to continue with the disposal group that is a component of the entity (discontinued operation) after it has been sold or otherwise disposed of.

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Amount of gain (loss), before tax expense or benefit and not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component.

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For a disposal group that is a component of the entity (discontinued operation), in the period in which the operations are initially classified as discontinued, the amounts of intercompany costs that were previously eliminated in consolidation for periods before the disposal transaction (in situations where revenue and cost producing activities with the disposed component will continue after disposal).

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The gain (loss) resulting from the sale of a disposal group that is not a discontinued operation. It is included in income from continuing operations before income taxes in the income statement.

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Gain (loss) from sale or disposal of an organization or integrated set of activities (for example, but not limited to, a partnership or corporation) engaged in providing a product or service in a commercial, industrial, or professional environment.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended											3 Months Ended
	Sep. 07, 2013	Jun. 15, 2013	Nov. 30, 2013 NAI Banners [Member]	Dec. 01, 2012 NAI Banners [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 NAI Banners [Member]	Dec. 01, 2012 NAI Banners [Member]	Feb. 23, 2013 NAI Banners [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 NAI Banners [Member] Minimum [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 NAI Banners [Member] Maximum [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Transition Services Agreement [Member] Fiscal Year 2014 [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Transition Services Agreement [Member] Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Transition Services Agreement [Member] Third Quarter [Member]	Dec. 01, 2012 Transition Services Agreement [Member] Third Quarter [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Transition Services Agreement [Member] Fiscal Year [Member]	Dec. 01, 2012 Transition Services Agreement [Member] Fiscal Year [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Transitional TSA [Member] Fiscal Year 2014 [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Transitional TSA [Member] Third Quarter [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Transitional TSA [Member] Fiscal Year [Member]	Feb. 23, 2013 New Albertsons Inc [Member]	Feb. 23, 2013 Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]	Feb. 23, 2013 Contracts [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses					$ 100
Note receivable			44		44
Net proceeds from assumed debt and capital leases			3,200		3,200
Unfunded status estimated before tax							1,138
Initial terms of arrangements								12 months	5 years
Expected earnings under TSA agreements										242
Transitional fee provisions													9		32	60
Expected incremental TSA fees										140
Incremental fees under transitional TSA																60
TSA fees recognized											2	48		194			4	58
Discontinued operation, gain (loss) from disposal of preliminary estimated pre-tax loss on contract																			1,150
Discontinued operation, gain (loss) from disposal of pre-tax property, plant and equipment related impairment																			203
Reduction in the preliminary estimated loss pre-tax	4	76
Reduction in the preliminary estimated loss after tax	1	68
Loss on sale of NAI																			1,246	182	1,064
Discrete tax benefits (expenses)			(5)		112
Amounts of the inter company sales, which approximate related costs			0	60	19	184
Net sales with NAI post disposal			$ 52		$ 153