VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 25, 2012	Feb. 26, 2011		Feb. 27, 2010
Reserve For Inventory Obsolescence [Member]
Balance at beginning of period		$ 10,607,433	[1],[2]	$ 4,401,313	[1]
Additions Charged Against Revenues or To Costs & Expenses		1,780,388	[1],[2]	7,428,200	[1]
Additions Charged To Other Accounts		0	[1],[2]	0	[1]
Additions Deductions		(12,387,821)	[1],[2]	(1,222,080)	[1]
Balance at end of period		0	[1],[2]	10,607,433	[1],[2]
Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance [Member]
Balance at beginning of period	85,117,000	1,500,000		346,000
Additions Charged Against Revenues or To Costs & Expenses	0	0		0
Additions Charged To Other Accounts	0	83,617,000		1,154,000
Additions Deductions	(1,441,000)	0
Balance at end of period	$ 83,676,000	$ 85,117,000		$ 1,500,000

[1] Reflects adjustments of obsolete or out-of-season merchandise inventories to realizable value. Additions represent increases to the reserve and deductions represent decreases to the reserve based on quarterly assessments of the reserve.

[2] Deductions for Fiscal 2011 reflects a $1.9 million reserve adjustment for the five store liquidation in October 2011, as well as an $6.2 million reserve adjustment for the bankruptcy. All inventory was liquidated in connection with the cessation of retail operations in fiscal 2011.