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Merger Agreement (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Feb. 18, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 03, 2018 $ / shares	Jan. 03, 2018 $ / shares	Mar. 04, 2017 $ / shares
Merger Agreement
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 1	$ 1.00	$ 1
Ownership interest (as percent)			5.00%
Merger Agreement \| Maximum
Merger Agreement
Gross proceeds \| $	$ 45
Albertsons and the Merger Subs \| Merger Agreement
Merger Agreement
Base Exchange Ratio	0.1000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01
Cash Election Consideration, price per share	$ 0.1832
Stock Election Exchange Ratio	0.0079
Cerberus \| Standstill Agreement \| Minimum
Merger Agreement
Ownership interest (as percent)	30.00%