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Option to request additional commitments on credit facility.

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Percentage Added to Federal Funds Effective Rate in Determining Interest Rate

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Percentage Added to LIBOR in Determining Interest Rate

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Repurchase notes at price of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
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-Section 13
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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to interest.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Debt (Details Numeric) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
Debt (Details Numeric) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 01, 2017	Mar. 03, 2017	Mar. 04, 2016	Dec. 01, 2017	Dec. 02, 2016	Nov. 27, 2015	Jan. 21, 2015	Jun. 13, 2014	Mar. 02, 2012	Feb. 28, 2010
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt				$ 0	$ 0	$ 989,280
Debt and capital lease obligations				1,881,421	$ 1,892,200
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Total senior unsecured revolving credit facility									$ 1,000,000
Option to request additional commitments on credit facility									500,000
Maximum aggregate, credit facility									$ 1,500,000
Long-Term Line of credit, amount outstanding				$ 0
From [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Commitment fees rate				0.08%
To [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Commitment fees rate				0.20%
Notes 2015 [Member]
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										$ 600,000
Notes 2020 [Member]
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										$ 900,000
Senior notes, interest rate										4.75%
Issuance discount										$ 5,500
Issuance cost										$ 6,400
Effective interest rate										4.92%
Notes 2025 [Member]
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 1,000,000
Senior notes, interest rate							3.25%
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt			$ 989,300
Issuance discount							$ 10,700
Issuance cost							$ 7,900
Effective interest rate							3.67%
Notes 2020 and 2025 [Member]
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Fair value of long-term debt				$ 1,980,000
Repurchase notes at price of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest										101.00%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Interest	$ 37,600	$ 37,600
Scenario i [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| From [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Margin added to LIBOR to determine interest rate									0.795%
Scenario i [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| To [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Margin added to LIBOR to determine interest rate									1.30%
Scenario ii [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Percentage added to federal effective funds rate in determining interest rate									0.50%
Percentage added to LIBOR in determining interest rate									1.00%
Scenario ii [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| From [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Margin added to LIBOR to determine interest rate									0.00%
Scenario ii [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| To [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Margin added to LIBOR to determine interest rate									0.30%
Fair Value Hedging [Member]
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Derivative, Notional Amount								$ 900,000
Derivative, fixed interest rate								4.75%