Note 6 - Provision for Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 27, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	FISCAL YEAR ENDED
(in thousands)	February 27, 2016		February 28, 2015			March 1, 2014
Current:
Federal	$	389,039	$	504,154		$	514,818
State and local		39,991		64,486			64,581
		429,030		568,640			579,399
Deferred:
Federal		42,592		(18,245	)		11,221
State and local		14,334		(4,034	)		537
		56,926		(22,279	)		11,758
	$	485,956	$	546,361		$	591,157

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)	February 27, 2016			February 28, 2015
Deferred tax assets:
Inventories	$	30,470		$	35,169
Deferred rent and other rent credits		74,182			77,878
Insurance		51,238			62,668
Stock-based compensation		39,417			35,591
Merchandise credits and gift card liabilities		66,496			65,055
Accrued expenses		46,226			42,328
Obligations on distribution centers		40,704			41,175
Net operating loss carryforwards and other tax credits		22,253			30,453
Other		90,776			89,933
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation		(104,781	)		(74,051	)
Goodwill		(62,252	)		(55,888	)
Intangibles		(81,150	)		(80,515	)
Other		(14,525	)		(12,780	)
	$	199,054		$	257,016

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)	February 27, 2016			February 28, 2015
Balance at beginning of year	$	79,985		$	92,614
Increase related to current year positions		16,662			17,333
Increase related to prior year positions		2,104			6,549
Decrease related to prior year positions		(14,698	)		(20,082	)
Settlements		(5,865	)		(11,762	)
Lapse of statute of limitations		(5,381	)		(4,667	)
Balance at end of year	$	72,807		$	79,985