Deferred Costs

6 Months Ended

Aug. 30, 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)	August 30, 2013			February 28, 2013			August 24, 2012
Prepaid expenses and other	$	84,368		$	93,873		$	79,145
Other assets		314,136			332,159			358,337
Deferred cost assets		398,504			426,032			437,482
Other current liabilities		(63,881	)		(61,282	)		(44,126	)
Other liabilities		(86,777	)		(92,153	)		(127,857	)
Deferred cost liabilities		(150,658	)		(153,435	)		(171,983	)
Net deferred costs	$	247,846		$	272,597		$	265,499

The Corporation maintains an allowance for deferred costs related to supply agreements of $6.5 million, $7.9 million and $8.4 million at August 30, 2013, February 28, 2013 and August 24, 2012, respectively. This allowance is included in “Other assets” in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.