Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 28, 2015	Dec. 17, 2015
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	RITE AID CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000084129
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Nov. 28, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-27
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,046,463,323
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3