CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2015	Aug. 30, 2014
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 40,305	$ 169,295
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	237,348	204,589
Lease termination and impairment charges	14,659	11,959
LIFO charges	11,973	3,089
Loss (gain) on sale of assets, net	320	(2,085)
Stock-based compensation expense	16,201	9,892
Changes in deferred taxes	1,574
Loss on debt retirements, net	33,205
Excess tax benefit on stock options and restricted stock	(20,869)	(27,058)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	8,119	441
Inventories	(24,469)	68,917
Accounts payable	31,909	(26,750)
Other assets and liabilities, net	(8,703)	(50,058)
Net cash provided by operating activities	341,572	362,231
Investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(271,683)	(193,633)
Intangible assets acquired	(43,462)	(40,023)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(1,779,571)	(69,793)
Proceeds from dispositions of assets and investments	6,081	6,102
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,088,635)	(297,347)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	1,800,000	1,152,293
Net proceeds from revolver	728,000	5,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(661,217)	(1,165,623)
Change in zero balance cash accounts	(51,309)	(57,545)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	8,105	14,791
Financing fees paid for early debt redemption	(26,003)
Excess tax benefit on stock options and restricted stock	20,869	27,058
Deferred financing costs paid	(34,634)	(1,506)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,783,811	(25,532)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	36,748	39,352
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	115,899	146,406
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	152,647	185,758
Supplementary cash flow data:
Cash paid for interest (net of capitalized amounts of $87 and $90, respectively)	170,053	192,319
Cash payments of income taxes, net of refunds	3,154	4,118
Equipment financed under capital leases	1,271	3,925
Equipment received for noncash consideration	2,011	1,337
Stock consideration issued in connection with business acquisitions	240,907
Conversion of the 8.5% convertible notes to common stock	64,089
Gross borrowings from revolver	2,904,000	1,556,000
Gross payments to revolver	$ 2,176,000	$ 1,551,000