Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
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Mar. 03, 2012
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Feb. 26, 2011
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Feb. 27, 2010
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Reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to income tax expense | |||
Federal income tax at the statutory rate | $ 365 | $ 816 | $ 815 |
State income taxes, net of federal benefit | 45 | 46 | 68 |
Benefit from foreign operations | (96) | (86) | (54) |
Non-taxable interest income | 0 | 0 | (1) |
Other | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Goodwill Impairment | 395 | 0 | 0 |
Income tax expense | $ 709 | $ 779 | $ 835 |
Effective income tax rate | 68.00% | 33.40% | 35.90% |
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A ratio calculated by dividing the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the period by GAAP-basis pretax income from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The sum of the current income tax expense or benefit and the deferred income tax expense or benefit pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of the difference, between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to total foreign income tax expense or benefit. The foreign income tax expense or benefit difference represents the income tax expense or benefit at applicable domestic statutory income tax rates applied to foreign earnings or loss for the period versus the foreign income tax expense or benefit calculated by applying the appropriate foreign tax rates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of income tax expense or benefit for the period computed by applying the domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to nondeductible impairment losses under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The sum of other amounts reflected in the reconciliation of the statutory tax provision (benefit) to the actual tax provision (benefit). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of the difference, between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to state and local income tax expense or benefit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to income that is exempt from income taxes under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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