We have calculated the ratio of earnings to fixed charges in the following table by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, earnings include pre-tax income from continuing operations plus fixed charges. Fixed charges include interest, whether expensed or capitalized, amortization of debt expense, preferred stock dividend requirement and that portion of rental expense which is representative of the interest factor in those rentals.


	Year Ended (Dollar in thousand)
	March 1, 2003 (52 Weeks)			March 2, 2002 (52 Weeks)			March 3, 2001 (53 Weeks)			February 26, 2000 (52 Weeks)			February 27, 1999 (52 Weeks)
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense	$	330,020		$	396,064		$	649,926		$	542,028		$	274,826
Interest portion of net rental expense (1)		189,463			182,260			159,066			146,852			139,104
Fixed charges before capitalized interest and preferred stock dividend requirements		519,483			578,324			808,992			688,880			413,930
Preferred stock dividend requirement (2)		49,540			42,354			42,445			15,554			965
Capitalized interest		301			806			1,836			5,292			7,069
Total fixed charges	$	569,324		$	621,484		$	853,273		$	709,726		$	421,964
Earnings:
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary item and cumulative effect of accounting charge	$	(167,644	)	$	(772,837	)	$	(1,282,807	)	$	(1,123,296	)	$	(665,040	)
Share of loss from equity method investees		—			12,092			36,675			15,181			448
Preferred stock dividend requirement		(49,540	)		(42,354	)		(42,445	)		(15,554	)		(965	)
Fixed charges before capitalized interest		569,023			620,678			851,437			704,434			414,895
Total adjusted earnings (loss)		351,839			(182,421	)		(437,140	)		(419,235	)		(250,662	)
Earnings to fixed charges, deficiency	$	(217,485	)	$	(803,905	)	$	(1,290,413	)	$	(1,128,961	)	$	(672,626	)