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Comprehensive Income and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Summary of Items Reclassified Out of Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Nov. 29, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Nov. 29, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Pension and postretirement benefit plan obligations:        
Pension settlement charge     $ 36us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsBenefitObligation $ 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsBenefitObligation
Total reclassifications 75us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodBeforeTax 21us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodBeforeTax 103us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodBeforeTax 72us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodBeforeTax
Income tax benefit (32)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax (9)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax (42)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax (28)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax
Total reclassifications, net of tax 43us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax 12us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax 61us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax 44us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax
Selling and Administrative Expenses [Member]        
Pension and postretirement benefit plan obligations:        
Amortization of amounts included in net periodic benefit cost 9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= svu_SellingAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
[1] 19us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= svu_SellingAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
[1] 31us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= svu_SellingAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
[1] 64us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= svu_SellingAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
[1]
Pension settlement charge 63us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= svu_SellingAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= svu_SellingAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
63us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= svu_SellingAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= svu_SellingAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
Cost of Sales [Member]        
Pension and postretirement benefit plan obligations:        
Amortization of amounts included in net periodic benefit cost $ 3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
[1] $ 2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
[1] $ 9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
[1] $ 8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
[1]
[1] Amortization of amounts included in net periodic benefit cost include amortization of prior service benefit and amortization of net actuarial loss as reflected in Note 9—Benefit Plans.