COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS - Additional Information (Detail)					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 25, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 05, 2016	Sep. 08, 2015 USD ($) Store	Mar. 21, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 case	Feb. 24, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2016 USD ($) Retailer	Feb. 28, 2015 intrusion	Feb. 25, 2017 $ / d	Feb. 25, 2017 $ / yr	Dec. 03, 2016 case	Oct. 11, 2016 USD ($)
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Remaining terms for guarantees for other debt obligation minimum							1 year
Remaining terms for guarantees for other debt obligation maximum							14 years
Remaining term for guarantee for other debt obligation weighted average							8 years
Company's guarantee for debt obligations on outstanding indenture in connection with stock purchase agreement							$ 55,000,000
Guarantee Obligation Maximum Exposure Discounted							44,000,000
Professional Services Agreement Term		5 years
Sales Revenue, Services, Net						$ 14,157,000,000	10,912,000,000	$ 11,283,000,000
Professional Services Agreement, Base Amount							30,000,000
Receivables, net						590,000,000	376,000,000
Number of Computer Network Intrusions | intrusion									2
Insurance Coverage Amount							90,000,000	50,000,000
Insurance Claims Deductible Amount							3,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Purchase Obligation						391,000,000
Number of other retailers who have filed similar complaints in other jurisdictions | Retailer								3
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party	$ 9
New Albertsons Inc
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Company's guarantee for debt obligations on outstanding indenture in connection with stock purchase agreement							69,000,000
Guarantee Obligation Maximum Exposure Discounted							$ 62,000,000
Haggen, Inc, Existing [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Number of Stores | Store			164
2014 Technology Intrusion
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
New claims filed (cases) | case					4
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number | case												1
Haggen, Inc [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Receivables, net			$ 0
Haggen, Inc [Member] | Other Claims Receivable [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Bankruptcy Claims, Amount of Claims Filed			$ 0
Settled Litigation [Member] | Haggen, Inc [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Administrative Expense Priority Claim													$ 0
Cash													0
Settled Litigation [Member] | Haggen, Inc [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Receivables, net													$ 0
Judicial Ruling [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Number of other retailers who have filed similar complaints in other jurisdictions							5
Threatened Litigation [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Number of other retailers who have filed similar complaints in other jurisdictions							1
Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Compliance Review [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Maximum, Per Unit										50,000	1,500,000.0
Deferred Revenue [Domain]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Sales Revenue, Services, Net							$ 30,000,000
Services agreement revenue
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Aggregate Fees				$ 0
Incremental Aggregate Fees				$ 0
Corporate
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Sales Revenue, Services, Net						$ 160,000,000	$ 179,000,000	$ 203,000,000