Deferred Costs

3 Months Ended

May 31, 2013

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Deferred Costs

Note 11 – Deferred Costs

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

(In thousands)	May 31, 2013		February 28, 2013		May 25, 2012
Prepaid expenses and other		$   88,912		$   93,873		$   85,622
Other assets		328,063		332,159		378,091
Deferred cost assets		416,975		426,032		463,713
Other current liabilities		(63,378)		(61,282)		(45,625)
Other liabilities		(91,359)		(92,153)		(131,883)
Deferred cost liabilities		(154,737)		(153,435)		(177,508)
Net deferred costs		$ 262,238		$ 272,597		$ 286,205

The Corporation maintains an allowance for deferred costs related to supply agreements of $7.2 million, $7.9 million and $9.2 million at May 31, 2013, February 28, 2013 and May 25, 2012, respectively. This allowance is included in “Other assets” on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.