CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 29, 2014	Mar. 01, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 85,426	$ 229,079	$ 111,916
Accounts receivable, net	14,336us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	16,062us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	12,340us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Merchandise inventories, net	398,615us-gaap_InventoryNet	304,209us-gaap_InventoryNet	360,463us-gaap_InventoryNet
Income taxes receivable	18,449us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable	0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable	16,228us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
Other	11,599us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	17,613us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	21,215us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets	528,425us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	566,963us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	522,162us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property and equipment:
Land	1,557us-gaap_Land	1,557us-gaap_Land	1,557us-gaap_Land
Building	43,409us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross	42,840us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross	42,545us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross
Leasehold improvements	251,464us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross	239,555us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross	240,430us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	182,304us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesGross	170,252us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesGross	164,709us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesGross
Construction in progress	84,702us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross	61,154us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross	50,824us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
Property and equipment, gross	563,436us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	515,358us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	500,065us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation	307,174	292,176	286,877
Total property and equipment, net	256,262us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	223,182us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	213,188us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Deferred income taxes	0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	3,640us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Goodwill	32,902us-gaap_Goodwill	25,608us-gaap_Goodwill	24,035us-gaap_Goodwill
Other assets, net	9,017us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	9,192us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	10,545us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	826,606us-gaap_Assets	824,945us-gaap_Assets	773,570us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	145,585us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	120,982us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	122,071us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Employee compensation	17,433	24,269	17,588
Accrued property and sales tax	9,470	11,162	9,526
Income taxes payable	0us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	6,932us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	0us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Deferred income taxes	6,380us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	3,998us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	8,060us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Other liabilities and accrued expenses	30,181us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	26,327us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	23,511us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	209,049us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	193,670us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	180,756us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Commitments and contingencies
Deferred credits from landlords	29,507us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditNoncurrent	27,658us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditNoncurrent	28,639us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes	8,455	1,366	0
Other long-term liabilities	12,170us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	18,293us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	17,465us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, net	480	1,774	2,034
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 1,000 shares authorized; none issued	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Common stock, $.01 par value; 110,000 shares authorized; 60,145 shares issued, Shares outstanding-(November 29, 2014 – 46,677; November 30, 2013 – 48,254; March 1, 2014 – 48,117)	601us-gaap_CommonStockValue	601us-gaap_CommonStockValue	597us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	225,368us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	224,619us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	221,886us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained earnings	597,280	567,631	528,526
Treasury stock—(November 29, 2014 – 13,081; November 30, 2013 – 11,504; March 1, 2014 – 11,641)	(256,304)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(210,667)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(206,333)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total shareholders’ equity	566,945us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	582,184us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	544,676us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 826,606	$ 824,945	$ 773,570

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

-Subparagraph a

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682