INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 22, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:

	2014			2013		2012
Current
Federal	$	30		$	(98)	$	(92)
State		5			(9)		(8)
Total current		35			(107)		(100)
Deferred		(30	)		(56)		59
Total income tax provision (benefit)	$	5		$	(163)	$	(41)

Difference Between Actual Tax Provision and Tax Provision Computed by Applying Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Losses Before Income Taxes

The difference between the actual tax provision (benefit) and the tax provision computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes is attributable to the following:

	2014			2013			2012
Federal taxes based on statutory rate	$	4		$	(149	)	$	(53	)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		—			(13	)		(9	)
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment		—			—			32
Tax contingency		(1	)		1			(5	)
Change in valuation allowance		(1	)		(3	)		(5	)
Other		3			1			(1	)
Total income tax provision (benefit)	$	5		$	(163	)	$	(41	)

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:

	2014			2013
Deferred tax assets:
Compensation and benefits	$	224		$	367
Self-insurance		24			20
Property, plant and equipment and capitalized lease assets		132			110
Loss on sale of discontinued operations		1,339			1,341
Net operating loss carryforwards		23			22
Other		80			104
Gross deferred tax assets		1,822			1,964
Valuation allowance		(1,356	)		(1,358	)
Total deferred tax assets		466			606
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment and capitalized lease assets		(147	)		(204	)
Inventories		(40	)		(28	)
Intangible assets		(25	)		(21	)
Other		(16	)		(19	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(228	)		(272	)
Net deferred tax asset	$	238		$	334

Changes in Company's Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Changes in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits consisted of the following:

	2014			2013			2012
Beginning balance	$	187		$	165		$	182
Increase based on tax positions related to the current year		15			5			14
Decrease based on tax positions related to the current year		—			(1	)		(1	)
Increase based on tax positions related to prior years		9			83			21
Decrease based on tax positions related to prior years		(131	)		(62	)		(46	)
Decrease due to lapse of statute of limitations		(4	)		(3	)		(5	)
Ending balance	$	76		$	187		$	165