Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 03, 2012

Income Taxes

Schedule of provision for income taxes

	Year Ended
	March 3, 2012 (53 Weeks)			February 26, 2011 (52 Weeks)			February 27, 2010 (52 Weeks)
Current tax expense (benefit):
Federal	$	0		$	(36	)	$	(4,819	)
State		3,654			9,348			3,330
		3,654			9,312			(1,489	)
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
Federal		1,729			1,959			1,849
State		(29,069	)		(1,429	)		26,398
		(27,340	)		530			28,247
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(23,686	)	$	9,842		$	26,758

Schedule of reconciliation of the expected statutory federal tax and the total income tax benefit

	Year Ended
	March 3, 2012 (53 Weeks)			February 26, 2011 (52 Weeks)			February 27, 2010 (52 Weeks)
Expected federal statutory expense at 35%	$	(137,279	)	$	(190,956	)	$	(167,972	)
Nondeductible expenses		2,408			1,354			2,941
State income taxes, net		11,492			(18,139	)		(24,662	)
Increase (decrease) of previously recorded liabilities		(17,771	)		647			18,359
Recoverable AMT tax due to special 5-year NOL carryback		—			—			(4,790	)
Valuation allowance		117,464			216,936			202,882
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(23,686	)	$	9,842		$	26,758

Schedule of significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities

	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable	$	54,119		$	39,021
Accrued expenses		252,560			266,523
Liability for lease exit costs		158,454			175,547
Pension, retirement and other benefits		218,197			188,658
Long-lived assets		298,877			233,317
Other		1,994			2,166
Credits		71,716			71,526
Net operating losses		1,584,626			1,578,714
Total gross deferred tax assets		2,640,543			2,555,472
Valuation allowance		(2,317,425	)		(2,199,302	)
Total deferred tax assets		323,118			356,170
Deferred tax liabilities:
Inventory		323,118			356,170
Total gross deferred tax liabilities		323,118			356,170
Net deferred tax assets	$	—		$	—

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits

	2012			2011			2010
Unrecognized tax benefits	$	286,952		$	300,707		$	280,394
Increases to prior year tax positions		—			8,872			8,661
Decreases to tax positions in prior periods		(11,125	)		(16,940	)		(306	)
Increases to current year tax positions		—			821			12,669
Settlements		—			(2,498	)		—
Lapse of statute of limitations		(28,105	)		(4,010	)		(711	)
Unrecognized tax benefits balance	$	247,722		$	286,952		$	300,707