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Share-based Payment Arrangement, Inducement Awards, Threshold Percentage Of Stock Ownership

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Vesting Period, Number of Equal Annual Installments

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for stock option plans and other equity-based compensation arrangements payable within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).

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Amount of cost capitalized for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Aggregate cash paid by the entity during the period to settle equity instruments granted under equity-based payment arrangements.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Per share or unit weighted-average fair value of nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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The weighted average fair value as of grant date pertaining to an equity-based award plan other than a stock (or unit) option plan for which the grantee gained the right during the reporting period, by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash in accordance with the terms of the arrangement.

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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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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of non-vested options forfeited.

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Number of share options (or share units) exercised during the current period.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)		12 Months Ended
Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)	Nov. 04, 2019 shares	Feb. 25, 2023 USD ($) installment $ / shares shares	Feb. 26, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 27, 2021 USD ($) shares	Feb. 29, 2020 $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense \| $		$ 20,396,000	$ 35,064,000	$ 31,600,000
Total capitalized stock-based compensation cost \| $		$ 858,000	$ 1,020,000	$ 800,000
Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unvested awards (in shares)		482,000	472,000
Weighted average fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 12.25	$ 32.38
Payment and vesting of performance stock units (in shares)		168,000
Vested (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 38.44
Awards granted (in shares)		392,000
Restricted Stock Awards \| Cindy Davis, Chief Brand Officer and President, Decorist
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards vested, termination (in shares)			160,255
Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unvested awards (in shares)		558,000	2,600,000
Weighted average fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 15.20	$ 17.07
Payment and vesting of performance stock units (in shares)		1,414,000
Vested (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 15.29
Awards granted (in shares)		262,000
Restricted Stock Units, Cash-Settled
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU liability \| $		$ 500,000
Payment for RSUs \| $		$ 700,000
Unvested awards (in shares)		1,280,000	57,000
Weighted average fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 8.17	$ 23.44
Payment and vesting of performance stock units (in shares)		144,000
Vested (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 9.89
Awards granted (in shares)		2,356,000
The 2012 and 2018 Plans \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period commencement		1 year
Option grant expiration period		8 years
Number of stock options forfeited (in shares)				822,633
Options outstanding (in shares)				0
The 2012 and 2018 Plans \| Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $		$ 2,800,000
Weighted average recognition period		1 year 4 months 24 days
The 2012 and 2018 Plans \| Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period commencement		1 year
The 2012 and 2018 Plans \| Restricted Stock Units, Share-Settled
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $		$ 5,500,000
Weighted average recognition period		1 year 4 months 24 days
The 2012 and 2018 Plans \| Restricted Stock Units, Cash-Settled
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $		$ 1,300,000
Weighted average recognition period		2 years 1 month 6 days
The 2012 and 2018 Plans \| Performance Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $		$ 5,200,000
Weighted average recognition period		2 years
Unvested awards (in shares)		1,483,000	1,298,000
Weighted average fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 6.33	$ 19.55
Payment and vesting of performance stock units (in shares)		666,000
Vested (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 15.81
Awards granted (in shares)		2,143,000
The 2012 and 2018 Plans \| Minimum \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of equal annual installments \| installment		3
The 2012 and 2018 Plans \| Minimum \| Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of equal annual installments \| installment		5
Vesting period commencement		1 year
The 2012 and 2018 Plans \| Minimum \| Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of equal annual installments \| installment		1
Vesting period commencement		1 year
The 2012 and 2018 Plans \| Maximum \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of equal annual installments \| installment		5
The 2012 and 2018 Plans \| Maximum \| Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of equal annual installments \| installment		7
Vesting period commencement		3 years
The 2012 and 2018 Plans \| Maximum \| Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of equal annual installments \| installment		3
The 2018 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common shares authorized for issuance (in shares)		4,600,000
The 2012 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common shares authorized for issuance (in shares)		43,200,000
Weighted average fair value for stock options granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 4.18
Options exercised (in shares)		0	0
Inducement Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Inducement award threshold percentage of stock ownership			50.00%
Inducement Awards \| Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period commencement		1 year
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $			$ 1,600,000
Weighted average recognition period			1 year 2 months 12 days
Unvested awards (in shares)		437
Weighted average fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 6.10
Payment and vesting of performance stock units (in shares)		437
Vested (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 6.09
Awards granted (in shares)				816,158
Inducement Awards \| Performance Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period commencement		2 years
Awards granted (in shares)	273,735
Inducement Awards \| Minimum \| Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of equal annual installments \| installment		1
Inducement Awards \| Maximum \| Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of equal annual installments \| installment		3