Deferred Costs

6 Months Ended

Aug. 24, 2012

Deferred Costs

Note 10 – Deferred Costs

Deferred costs and future payment commitments for retail supply agreements are included in the following financial statement captions:

(In thousands)	August 24, 2012			February 29, 2012			August 26, 2011
Prepaid expenses and other	$	79,145		$	94,071		$	75,016
Other assets		358,337			395,397			316,099
Deferred cost assets		437,482			489,468			391,115
Other current liabilities		(44,126	)		(45,891	)		(63,846	)
Other liabilities		(127,857	)		(137,360	)		(68,323	)
Deferred cost liabilities		(171,983	)		(183,251	)		(132,169	)
Net deferred costs	$	265,499		$	306,217		$	258,946

The Corporation maintains an allowance for deferred costs related to supply agreements of $8.4 million, $10.0 million and $10.3 million at August 24, 2012, February 29, 2012 and August 26, 2011, respectively. This allowance is included in “Other assets” in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.