Net Sales of Company by Major Category (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2012		Nov. 26, 2011	Aug. 27, 2011	May 28, 2011	Feb. 26, 2011	Nov. 27, 2010	Aug. 28, 2010	May 29, 2010	Mar. 03, 2012	Feb. 26, 2011	Feb. 27, 2010
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 456,260	[1]	$ 282,011	$ 331,514	$ 299,474	$ 384,599	$ 260,935	$ 301,070	$ 282,398	$ 1,369,259	$ 1,229,002	$ 1,172,415
Percentage of net sales	100.00%					100.00%				100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Footwear
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales										1,177,114	1,056,586	1,005,166
Percentage of net sales	86.00%					86.00%				86.00%	86.00%	86.00%
Softgoods
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales										$ 192,145	$ 172,416	$ 167,249
Percentage of net sales	14.00%					14.00%				14.00%	14.00%	14.00%

[1] The Company utilizes the retail calendar for reporting. As such, the results for 2012 represent the 53 week period ended March 3, 2012 and 2011 represent the 52 week period ended February 26, 2011. The 2012 fourth quarter consists of a 14 week period versus a 13 week period in 2011.