BENEFIT PLANS - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2017 USD ($) Employees Agreement plan	Feb. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Contribution to pension plans			$ 11,000,000
Retirement Plan Contribution, In Excess of Required Minimum			60
Contribution to other postretirement benefits plan			14,000,000
Defined benefit plan periodic cost increased in next fiscal year			$ 28,000,000
Assumed healthcare cost trend rate			6.75%
Specified age of employee for post retirement benefit plans				65 years
Company's service and interest cost would impact due to a 100 basis point change in the trend rate			$ 1,000,000
Company's accumulated postretirement benefit obligation would impact due to a 100 basis point decrease in the trend rate			2,000,000
Company's accumulated postretirement benefit obligation would impact due to a 100 basis point increase in the trend rate			2,000,000
Benefits paid			200,000,000		$ 272,000,000
Settlement of asset retirement obligations through noncash payments			$ 42,000,000		$ 64,000,000
Discount rate	4.10%	4.10%	4.25%		3.80%
Expected return on plan assets	6.50%	6.50%	6.50%	6.50%
Finalization of pension and other postretirement benefit plan valuation, before tax	$ 172,000,000	$ 200,000,000
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans, adjustment, before reclassification adjustments	$ 105,000,000	$ 141,000,000
Total contribution expenses of defined contribution plans			$ 13,000,000	$ 8,000,000	$ 16,000,000
Contribution to pension plans			$ 43,000,000	$ 43,000,000	$ 39,000,000
Number of plans included in other multiemployer pension plans | plan			9
Company's number of employees (employees) | Employees			29,000
Number of collective bargaining agreements covering employees renegotiated (agreements) | Agreement			20
Number of employees renegotiated collective bargaining agreement (employees) | Employees			9,200
Number of employees expired without renegotiated collective bargaining agreement (employees)			140
Number of collective bargaining agreements covering employees expired without renegotiated (agreements)			3
Number of collective bargaining agreements covering employees expired (agreements) | Agreement			23
Minimum
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Discount rate			3.78%	4.16%
Expected return on plan assets					7.00%
Minimum | Green Zone
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of funded status			80.00%
Maximum
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Discount rate			3.92%	3.95%
Expected return on plan assets					6.50%
Maximum | Red Zone
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of funded status			65.00%
Maximum | Yellow Zone
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of funded status			80.00%
Maximum | Deep Red Zone [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Benefit Plan, Insolvency Projection Term			15 years
Number of Employees Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Number of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements (employees) | Employees			16,000
Number of collective bargaining agreements covering employees renegotiated (agreements) | Agreement			48
Collective Bargaining Agreements Covering Employees Expire Within One Year
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Number of employee expire collective bargaining agreement (employees) | Employees			6,000
Pension Benefits
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Change in Accounting Estimate, Description			31	22
Reduction in postretirement benefit obligation			$ 0	$ 0
Benefits paid			105,000,000	115,000,000
Contribution to pension plans			62,000,000	$ 27,000,000
Pension Benefits | Minimum
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Contribution to pension plans			5,000,000
Pension Benefits | Maximum
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Contribution to pension plans			10,000,000
Other Postretirement Benefits
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Change in Accounting Estimate, Description				1
Reduction in postretirement benefit obligation			7,000,000	$ 21,000,000
Benefits paid			3,000,000	4,000,000
Contribution to pension plans			$ 4,000,000	15,000,000
Before [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Assumed healthcare cost trend rate			0.25%
Assumed healthcare cost ultimate trend rate			4.50%
After [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Assumed healthcare cost trend rate			7.50%
Assumed healthcare cost ultimate trend rate			4.50%
Multiemployer Postretirement Benefit Plans Other Than Pensions [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Contribution to multi-employer plans			$ 97,000,000	$ 95,000,000	$ 89,000,000