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COMMITMENTS
12 Months Ended
Mar. 01, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS
NOTE 6 – COMMITMENTS
 
a)
Leases - The Company no longer has retail stores subject to ongoing operating lease obligations. Previous operating lease liability claims under 502(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code for the fiscal years ended March 1, 2014 and March 2, 2013 total approximately $37.3 million and $44.6 million, respectively, and are reported in other liabilities on the consolidated statement of net assets.
 
b)
Legal Proceedings - The Company is a party to routine litigation incidental to its business. Some of the actions to which the Company is a party are covered by insurance and are being defended or reimbursed by the Company’s insurance carriers. See Item 3, Legal Proceedings, above for additional information on legal proceedings.
 
As discussed in Note 1, Syms and its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 on November 2, 2011. On September 14, 2012, a plan of reorganization became effective and Syms and its subsidiaries emerged from bankruptcy, with reorganized Syms merging with and into Trinity.