Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 10, 2011	Sep. 11, 2010	Sep. 10, 2011	Sep. 11, 2010
Consolidated Statements Of Operations
Sales	$ 1,638,694	$ 1,918,279	$ 3,869,340	$ 4,483,209
Cost of merchandise sold	(1,183,264)	(1,354,931)	(2,790,591)	(3,155,193)
Gross margin	455,430	563,348	1,078,749	1,328,016
Store operating, general and administrative expense	(506,902)	(631,224)	(1,295,629)	(1,452,240)
Goodwill, trademark and long-lived asset impairment	(24,124)	(30,250)	(79,542)	(35,648)
Loss from continuing operations before nonoperating income, interest expense, net and reorganization items, net	(75,596)	(98,126)	(296,422)	(159,872)
Nonoperating income	8	2,177	91	10,454
Interest expense, net	(37,829)	(46,126)	(86,283)	(107,268)
Reorganization items, net	17,148		95,026
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(96,269)	(142,075)	(287,588)	(256,686)
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes	(1,562)	(105)	13,088	(245)
Loss from continuing operations	(97,831)	(142,180)	(274,500)	(256,931)
Discontinued operations:
Loss from operations of discontinued businesses, net of income tax benefit of $1,464 and $2,606 for the 12 and 28 weeks ended September 10, 2011, respectively, and $0 for the 12 and 28 weeks ended September 11, 2010, respectively	(2,022)	(10,853)	(1,225)	(17,968)
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of income tax provision of $0 for the 12 and 28 weeks ended September 10, 2011 and September 11, 2010, respectively				79
Reorganization items, net of income tax provision of $7 and $14,368 for the 12 and 28 weeks ended September 10, 2011, respectively, and $0 for the 12 weeks and 28 weeks ended September 11, 2010, respectively	8		19,841
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	(2,014)	(10,853)	18,616	(17,889)
Net loss	$ (99,845)	$ (153,033)	$ (255,884)	$ (274,820)
Net (loss) income per share - basic:
Continuing operations	$ (1.84)	$ (2.72)	$ (5.15)	$ (4.98)
Discontinued operations	$ (0.04)	$ (0.21)	$ 0.35	$ (0.33)
Net loss per share - basic	$ (1.88)	$ (2.93)	$ (4.80)	$ (5.31)
Net (loss) income per share - diluted:
Continuing operations	$ (1.84)	$ (2.75)	$ (5.15)	$ (14.64)
Discontinued operations	$ (0.04)	$ (0.19)	$ 0.35	$ (0.94)
Net loss per share - diluted	$ (1.88)	$ (2.94)	$ (4.80)	$ (15.58)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	53,852,470	53,778,502	53,852,470	53,618,284
Diluted	53,852,470	56,970,721	53,852,470	18,949,997