Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 03, 2012

Rent Expense from Continuing Operations

The components of rent expense from continuing operations incurred under these leases are as follows (in thousands):

	2012			2011			2010
Base rent, net of landlord deferred credits	$	82,177		$	80,951		$	82,136
Step rent		(1,883	)		(1,192	)		(1,105	)
Contingent rent		4,870			2,849			1,555
Rent expense	$	85,164		$	82,608		$	82,586

Future Base Rent Payments to Initial or Remaining Non-Cancelable Terms

A schedule of future base rent payments by fiscal year with initial or remaining non-cancelable terms of one year or more is as follows (in thousands):

2013	$	77,457
2014		69,666
2015		57,938
2016		45,009
2017		32,497
Thereafter		79,063
	$	361,630