Note 14 - Summary of Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 01, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]

14.   SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED)

			FISCAL 2013 QUARTER ENDED								FISCAL 2012 QUARTER ENDED
(in thousands, except per share data)	June 1,  2013		August 31, 2013		November 30, 2013		March 1, 2014		May 26,  2012		August 25, 2012		November 24, 2012		March 2, 2013
Net sales	$	2,612,140	$	2,823,672	$	2,864,837	$	3,203,314	$	2,218,292	$	2,593,015	$	2,701,801	$	3,401,477
Gross profit		1,032,971		1,113,484		1,121,690		1,297,437		887,199		1,032,669		1,074,010		1,394,877
Operating profit		323,101		389,766		374,647		527,073		313,398		365,137		361,649		598,034
Earnings before provision for income taxes		322,876		388,091		375,961		526,519		312,342		365,406		358,527		597,784
Provision for income taxes		120,386		138,787		138,764		193,220		105,506		141,076		125,777		223,912
Net earnings	$	202,490	$	249,304	$	237,197	$	333,299	$	206,836	$	224,330	$	232,750	$	373,872
EPS-Basic (1)	$	0.94	$	1.18	$	1.13	$	1.62	$	0.90	$	0.99	$	1.04	$	1.70
EPS-Diluted (1)	$	0.93	$	1.16	$	1.12	$	1.60	$	0.89	$	0.98	$	1.03	$	1.68

(1) Net earnings per share ("EPS") amounts for each quarter are required to be computed independently and may not equal the amount computed for the total year.