Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Mar. 04, 2017	Nov. 26, 2016	Aug. 27, 2016	May 28, 2016	Feb. 27, 2016	Nov. 28, 2015	Aug. 29, 2015	May 30, 2015	Mar. 04, 2017	Feb. 27, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015
Condensed consolidated statements of operations
Revenues	$ 8,541,360	$ 8,089,726	$ 8,029,806	$ 8,184,181	$ 8,270,136	$ 8,154,184	$ 7,664,776	$ 6,647,561	$ 32,845,073	$ 30,736,657	$ 26,528,377
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	6,473,198	6,194,866	6,113,063	6,289,881	6,228,581	6,151,305	5,742,485	4,788,031	25,071,008	22,910,402	18,951,645
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,897,003	1,773,862	1,778,247	1,793,247	1,810,288	1,777,647	1,725,826	1,699,585	7,242,359	7,013,346	6,695,642
Lease termination and impairment charges	35,015	7,265	7,233	5,781	26,753	7,011	9,637	5,022	55,294	48,423	41,945
Interest expense	115,181	106,309	105,388	105,113	103,678	106,879	115,410	123,607	431,991	449,574	397,612
Loss on debt retirements, net							(33,205)			(33,205)	(18,512)
(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net	(5,755)	501	174	1,056	(348)	3,331	281	39	(4,024)	3,303	(3,799)
Total costs and expenses	8,514,642	8,082,803	8,004,105	8,195,078	8,168,952	8,046,173	7,626,844	6,616,284	32,796,628	30,458,253	26,101,557
Income (loss) before income taxes	26,718	6,923	25,701	(10,897)	101,184	108,011	37,932	31,277	48,445	278,404	426,820
Income tax expense (benefit)	47,860	(8,087)	10,928	(6,309)	35,567	48,468	16,463	12,441	44,392	112,939	(1,682,353)
Net income	$ (21,142)	$ 15,010	$ 14,773	$ (4,588)	$ 65,617	$ 59,543	$ 21,469	$ 18,836	4,053	165,465	2,109,173
Total other comprehensive income (loss)									5,464	(1,931)	(8,516)
Comprehensive income									9,517	163,534	$ 2,100,657
Reportable legal entity | Rite Aid Corporation (Parent Company Only)
Costs and expenses:
Interest expense									414,208	415,304
Loss on debt retirements, net										(33,205)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									(418,261)	(613,974)
Total costs and expenses									(4,053)	(165,465)
Income (loss) before income taxes									4,053	165,465
Net income									4,053	165,465
Total other comprehensive income (loss)									5,464	(1,931)
Comprehensive income									9,517	163,534
Reportable legal entity | Subsidiary Guarantors
Condensed consolidated statements of operations
Revenues									32,739,473	30,731,771
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues									24,975,538	22,910,402
Selling, general and administrative expenses									7,228,540	7,004,321
Lease termination and impairment charges									55,294	48,423
Interest expense									17,796	34,268
(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net									(4,024)	3,303
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									5,101	3,972
Total costs and expenses									32,278,245	30,004,689
Income (loss) before income taxes									461,228	727,082
Income tax expense (benefit)									42,967	113,108
Net income									418,261	613,974
Total other comprehensive income (loss)									5,464	(1,931)
Comprehensive income									423,725	612,043
Reportable legal entity | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed consolidated statements of operations
Revenues									223,077	162,620
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues									213,225	154,838
Selling, general and administrative expenses									13,541	11,921
Interest expense									(13)	2
Total costs and expenses									226,753	166,761
Income (loss) before income taxes									(3,676)	(4,141)
Income tax expense (benefit)									1,425	(169)
Net income									(5,101)	(3,972)
Comprehensive income									(5,101)	(3,972)
Eliminations
Condensed consolidated statements of operations
Revenues									(117,477)	(157,734)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues									(117,755)	(154,838)
Selling, general and administrative expenses									278	(2,896)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									413,160	610,002
Total costs and expenses									295,683	452,268
Income (loss) before income taxes									(413,160)	(610,002)
Net income									(413,160)	(610,002)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)									(5,464)	1,931
Comprehensive income									$ (418,624)	$ (608,071)