BENEFIT PLANS - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 24, 2018 USD ($) Employees Agreement plan	Feb. 25, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2016 USD ($)
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
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Payment for Settlement			$ 200,000,000
Contribution to other postretirement benefits plan		$ 13,000,000
Defined benefit plan periodic cost increased in next fiscal year				$ 28,000,000
Assumed healthcare cost trend rate		7.80%
Assumed healthcare cost ultimate trend rate		4.50%
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		3,000,000
Company's accumulated postretirement benefit obligation would impact due to a 100 basis point increase in the trend rate		3,000,000
Settlement of asset retirement obligations through noncash payments			$ 42,000,000
Discount rate	4.10%			4.25%
Expected return on plan assets	6.50%		6.50%	6.50%
Finalization of pension and other postretirement benefit plan valuation, before tax	$ 172,000,000
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans, adjustment, before reclassification adjustments	$ 105,000,000
Total contribution expenses of defined contribution plans		11,000,000	$ 8,000,000	$ 4,000,000
Contribution to pension plans		$ 44,000,000	$ 36,000,000	$ 36,000,000
Number of plans included in other multiemployer pension plans | plan		7
Company's number of employees (employees) | Employees		23,000,000
Number of collective bargaining agreements covering employees renegotiated (agreements) | Agreement		21
Number of employees renegotiated collective bargaining agreement (employees) | Employees		5,100,000
Number of collective bargaining agreements covering employees expired without renegotiated (agreements)		0
Number of collective bargaining agreements covering employees expired (agreements) | Agreement		15
Minimum
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Discount rate		337.00%	3.78%	4.16%
Expected return on plan assets		6.00%
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		404.00%	3.92%	3.95%
Expected return on plan assets		6.25%
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		14,000,000
Number of collective bargaining agreements covering employees renegotiated (agreements) | Agreement		52
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		5,000
Pension Benefits
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Change in Accounting Estimate, Description			31	22
Reduction in postretirement benefit obligation		$ (21,000,000)	$ 0
Contribution to pension plans		2,000,000	62,000,000
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		(1,000,000)	(7,000,000)
Contribution to pension plans		0	4,000,000
Multiemployer Postretirement Benefit Plans Other Than Pensions [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Contribution to multi-employer plans		$ 92,000,000	$ 78,000,000	$ 70,000,000
Unified Grocers, Inc. [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Employer Contributions, Next Fiscal Year, Description		4
After [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Assumed healthcare cost trend rate		8.70%