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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Percentage Of Loans Outstanding Required To Be Paid Following Specified Term Following Fiscal Year End

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Percentage Of Proceeds From Certain Types Of Asset Sales To Be Used To Prepay Loans Outstanding

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Represents the numerator of the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio allowable under the financial covenant.

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Funded Debt Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Funded Debt Ratio, Number of Quarters

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Outstanding Borrowings, Percentage of Mortgaged Property Value

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Represents the number of rolling quarters used to calculate the fixed charge coverage ratio under the debt instrument covenants.

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Debt Instrument, Guarantees Exception, Carrying Value of Owned Real Property

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Debt Instrument, Minimum Variable Rate

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Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base, Eligibility Percent

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Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity, Reserves

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Line Of Credit Facility, Fronting Fee Percentage

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The maximum amount of borrowing capacity under a line of credit that is used for calculating to minimum fixed charge ration.

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Line of Credit, Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Loss on Unamortized Original Issue Discount

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The total amount of cash and securities held by third party trustees pursuant to terms of debt instruments or other agreements as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, which can be used by the trustee only to pay the noncurrent portion of specified obligations.

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Amount of short-term and long-term debt and lease obligation.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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The fair value, as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, of real estate which is owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of the related debt obligation, and that is reclassified and separately reported in the statement of financial position because the transferee has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge it.

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Details)			3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
LONG-TERM DEBT (Details)	Oct. 22, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 27, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2019 USD ($) quarter	Jul. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 19, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 14, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payments						$ 779,909,000	$ 12,128,000	$ 11,546,000
Long-term debt			$ 2,819,050,000			2,819,050,000	308,836,000
Debt issuance costs, net			54,891,000			54,891,000	1,164,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt						(2,903,000)	0	$ 0
Owned real property pledged as collateral			590,000,000			590,000,000
Original issue discount on debt			41,175,000			41,175,000	$ 0
Assets held-in-trust			566,400,000			$ 566,400,000
Former Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total initial borrowings											$ 150,000,000
Quarterly principal payments		$ 110,000,000
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, numerator						1.20
Number of quarters used to calculate fixed charge coverage ratio \| quarter						4
Number of quarters used to calculate funded debt ratio \| quarter						4
Number of quarters used to calculate funded debt ratio						3.00
Maximum percentage of outstanding borrowings						75.00%
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt		$ (400,000)
ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (percent)						3.58%
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (percent)						6.40%
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt			300,000	$ 200,000
Loss on unamortized original issue discount			100,000	100,000
Supervalu Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	$ 350,000,000		$ 180,000,000			$ 180,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	7.75%		6.75%			6.75%
Secured Debt \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs, net			$ 42,000,000			$ 42,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 1,950,000,000.0
Line of credit, additional borrowing capacity	656,250,000
Debt instrument, guarantees exception, carrying value of owned real property	10,000,000
Percentage of net cash proceeds						100.00%
Loans outstanding prepaid, number of days after the fiscal year end						130 days
Excess cash flow			10,000,000			$ 10,000,000
Original issue discount on debt			40,700,000			$ 40,700,000
Secured Debt \| Term Loan Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of aggregate principal amount						0.00%
Secured Debt \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of aggregate principal amount						75.00%
Secured Debt \| 2018 Term Loan Facility, Term B Tranche
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 1,800,000,000.0		1,791,000,000.0			$ 1,791,000,000.0
Debt instrument, term	7 years
Mandatory prepayments			3,500,000	5,500,000
Debt, current			18,000,000			18,000,000
Secured Debt \| 2018 Term Loan Facility, 364-day Tranche
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 150,000,000.0		73,900,000.0			73,900,000.0
Debt instrument, term	364 days
Mandatory prepayments			20,400,000	$ 8,700,000	$ 47,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance expense					$ 1,000,000
Debt, current			73,900,000			73,900,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining availability of credit facility			919,154,000			$ 919,154,000
Annual commitment fee, percentage (as a percent)						0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing base									$ 2,100,000,000.0
Maximum borrowing capacity									600,000,000.0
Maximum borrowing base									2,700,000,000
Notes payable			1,080,000,000			$ 1,080,000,000
Debt issuance costs, net			12,900,000			12,900,000
Outstanding letters of credit			76,200,000			76,200,000
Remaining availability of credit facility			919,200,000			919,200,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Former ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing base										$ 900,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| UNITED STATES \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing base			2,050,000,000.0			2,050,000,000.0			2,050,000,000.0
Borrowing base, reserves			119,600,000			119,600,000
Borrowing base, based on eligible accounts receivable and inventory levels			2,036,500,000			2,036,500,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| CANADA \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing base									50,000,000.0
Borrowing base, reserves			3,600,000			3,600,000
Borrowing base, based on eligible accounts receivable and inventory levels	$ 2,075,400,000		38,900,000			$ 38,900,000
Letter of Credit \| Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, numerator						1.0
Fronting fee percentage						0.125%
Maximum aggregate availability of aggregate borrowing base			$ 235,000,000.0			$ 235,000,000.0
Percentage of maximum aggregate availability of the aggregate borrowing base (as a percent)						10.00%
Letter of Credit \| Line of Credit \| UNITED STATES \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing base									125,000,000.0
Letter of Credit \| Line of Credit \| CANADA \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing base									5,000,000.0
Bridge Loan \| Line of Credit \| UNITED STATES \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing base									100,000,000.0
Bridge Loan \| Line of Credit \| CANADA \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing base									$ 3,500,000.0
SUPERVALU
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total consideration paid in cash	1,300,000,000
SUPERVALU \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total consideration paid in cash	$ 1,475,000,000
Accounts Receivable \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base, eligibility percentage									90.00%
Credit Card Receivable \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base, eligibility percentage									90.00%
Inventories \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base, eligibility percentage									90.00%
Pharmacy Receivable \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base, eligibility percentage									90.00%
Base Rate \| Former Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (percent)						0.75%
Base Rate \| Secured Debt \| 2018 Term Loan Facility, Term B Tranche
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (percent)	3.25%
Base Rate \| Secured Debt \| 2018 Term Loan Facility, 364-day Tranche
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (percent)	1.00%
Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| UNITED STATES \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (percent)	0.25%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, minimum variable rate	0.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Former Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (percent)						1.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Secured Debt \| 2018 Term Loan Facility, Term B Tranche
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (percent)	4.25%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Secured Debt \| 2018 Term Loan Facility, 364-day Tranche
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (percent)	2.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| UNITED STATES \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (percent)	1.25%
Prime Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| CANADA \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (percent)	0.25%
Bankers Acceptance Equivalent Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| CANADA \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on reference rate (percent)	1.25%
Outstanding Borrowings Less Than 25 Percent Of Aggregate Commitments \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual commitment fee, percentage (as a percent)						0.375%
Outstanding Borrowings Equal Or Greater Than 25 Percent Of Aggregate Commitments \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| ABL Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual commitment fee, percentage (as a percent)						0.25%