SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED MATTERS (Details 3) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2013	Feb. 25, 2012	Feb. 26, 2011
Goodwill and Other Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets
Indefinite lived tradenames and trademarks	$ 291,400,000	$ 30,900,000
Deferred Rent
Deferred Rent	80,200,000	77,900,000
Unamortized portion of tenant allowances	126,100,000	120,100,000
Treasury Stock
Repurchase of common stock - authorized	7,450,000,000
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)	16,146,000	21,505,000	15,901,000
Repurchase of common stock - cost	1,001,280,000	1,217,956,000	687,605,000
Remaining authorized share repurchases	2,400,000,000
Vendor Allowances
Direct cooperative advertising allowances	19,800,000	19,500,000	17,600,000
Advertising Costs
Net advertising costs	250,600,000	192,500,000	198,300,000
Income Taxes
Provisions for U.S. and non-U.S. taxes for earnings of Canadian subsidiary	$ 0
Minimum likelihood of tax benefits realization upon settlement (as a percent)	50.00%
Earnings per Share
Stock-based awards excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share (in shares)	1,200,000	900,000	1,500,000
Minimum
Advertising Costs
Direct response advertising expenses recognized over expected sales period	28 days
Maximum
Advertising Costs
Direct response advertising expenses recognized over expected sales period	49 days