Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 25, 2017	Feb. 27, 2016
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 488,329	$ 515,573
Short term investment securities	0	86,197
Merchandise inventories	2,905,660	2,848,119
Other current assets	416,755	376,073
Total current assets	3,810,744	3,825,962
Long term investment securities	89,592	71,289
Property and equipment, net	1,837,129	1,725,043
Goodwill	697,085	487,169
Other assets	411,479	380,614
Total assets	6,846,029	6,490,077
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Accounts payable	1,179,088	1,100,958
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	484,114	409,445
Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities	309,478	297,930
Current income taxes payable	59,821	58,892
Total current liabilities	2,032,501	1,867,225
Deferred rent and other liabilities	534,677	499,368
Income taxes payable	67,971	72,807
Long term debt	1,491,603	1,491,137
Total liabilities	4,126,752	3,930,537
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock - $0.01 par value; authorized - 1,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock - $0.01 par value; authorized - 900,000 shares; issued 339,533 and 337,613 shares, respectively; outstanding 146,274 and 156,690 shares, respectively	3,395	3,377
Additional paid-in capital	1,974,781	1,884,813
Retained earnings	11,003,890	10,394,865
Treasury stock, at cost	(10,215,539)	(9,668,517)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(47,250)	(54,998)
Total shareholders' equity	2,719,277	2,559,540
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 6,846,029	$ 6,490,077