Stock-Based Compensation - Performance Stock Units Textual (Details) - 2012 and 2018 Incentive Compensation Plans [Member] - Performance Stock Units [Member] $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
May 30, 2020 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period (in years)	3 years
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 0.0
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period (in years)	1 year
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Target award percentage	0.00%
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period (in years)	3 years
Vesting period (in years)	4 years
Target award percentage	150.00%

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Period

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Represents the percentage of target achievement based on various levels of EBIT margin and ROIC relative to a peer group.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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