Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, CARES Act, Amount

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121826272&loc=d3e32687-109319

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The number of states the entity operates in as of the balance sheet date.

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Income Taxes (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details)	Aug. 28, 2021 USD ($) state	Aug. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2021 USD ($) state	Aug. 29, 2020 USD ($)
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate	27.00%	32.80%	34.20%	45.20%
Effective income tax reconciliation, CARES Act, amount \| $	$ 600,000	$ 0	$ 16,200,000	$ 43,000,000
Number of states in which entity operates \| state	50		50
Minimum
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Number of years under examination			3 years
Maximum
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Number of years under examination			5 years