Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 28, 2015 shares
Entity Registrant Name	BED BATH & BEYOND INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000886158
Trading Symbol	bbby
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-27
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)	163,587,453
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Nov. 28, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false