BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 01, 2014

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The company’s accrued costs expected to be incurred in liquidation and recorded payments made related to the accrued liquidation costs are as follows (in thousands):

	Balance						Balance						Balance
	March 1,		Adjustments				March 2,		Adjustments				February 25,
Estimated Costs of Liquidation	2014		to Reserves		Payments		2013		to Reserves		Payments		2012
Real estate related carrying costs	$	10,961	$	4,404	$	(9,096)	$	15,653	$	13,763	$	(5,760)	$	7,650
Professional fees		3,666		2,564		(3,944)		5,046		13,879		(31,753)		22,920
Payroll related costs		2,717		1,445		(2,156)		3,428		4,938		(3,087)		1,577
Other		568		459		(251)		360		1,159		(968)		169
	$	17,912	$	8,872	$	(15,447)	$	24,487	$	33,739	$	(41,568)	$	32,316

Schedule Of Adjustments To Fair Value Of Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes adjustments to the fair value of assets and liabilities under the liquidation basis of accounting during the fiscal years ended March 1, 2014 and March 2, 2013 (in thousands):

Adjustments of Assets and Liabilities to Net Realizable Value	March 3, 2013  through  March 1, 2014		February 26, 2012 through March 2, 2013
Adjust real estate to estimated net realizable value	$	53,685	$	16,688
Adjust other assets to estimated net realizable value		-		(2,891)
Adjust estimated lease settlement costs to net realizable value		4,574		11,922
Adjust liability to restore properties		-		311
Adjust obligation to former majority shareholder		-		(19,566)
Adjust obligation to customers		-		4,601
Adjust pension liability		1,024		1,860
Adjust other claims to net realizable value		228		(572)
	$	59,511	$	12,353