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LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS
 12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2026
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS
The Company's long-term debt and finance lease obligations as of February 28, 2026 and February 22, 2025, net of unamortized debt discounts of $37.9 million and $28.6 million, respectively, and deferred financing costs of $55.2 million and $31.6 million, respectively, consisted of the following (in millions):
February 28,
2026		February 22,
2025
Senior Unsecured Notes due 2028 to 2034, interest rate range of 3.50% to 6.50%
$7,228.9 $6,517.0 
New Albertsons L.P. Notes due 2026 to 2031, interest rate range of 6.52% to 8.70%
489.3 484.6 
Safeway Inc. Notes due 2027 to 2031, interest rate range of 7.25% to 7.45%
376.5 375.9 
ABL Facility425.0 — 
Other financing obligations14.0 14.7 
Finance lease obligations (see Note 6)
412.9 427.9 
Total debt8,946.6 7,820.1 
Less current maturities(534.0)(57.6)
Long-term portion$8,412.6 $7,762.5 

As of February 28, 2026, the future maturities of long-term debt, excluding finance lease obligations, debt discounts and deferred financing costs, consisted of the following (in millions):
2026$485.1 
2027906.6 
202844.0 
20292,477.9 
2030397.0 
Thereafter4,316.2 
Total$8,626.8 

The Company's amended and restated senior secured asset-based loan facility (as amended, the "ABL Facility") and certain of the outstanding notes and debentures have restrictive covenants, subject to the right to cure in certain circumstances, calling for the acceleration of payments due in the event of a breach of a covenant or a default in the payment of a specified amount of indebtedness due under certain debt arrangements. There are no restrictions on the
Company's ability to receive distributions from its subsidiaries to fund interest and principal payments due under the ABL Facility and the Company's senior unsecured notes (the "Senior Unsecured Notes"). Each of the ABL Facility and the Senior Unsecured Notes restrict the ability of the Company to pay dividends and distribute property to the Company's stockholders. As a result, all of the Company's consolidated net assets are effectively restricted with respect to their ability to be transferred to the Company's stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ABL Facility and the Senior Unsecured Notes each contain customary exceptions for certain dividends and distributions, if certain conditions are satisfied under the documentation governing the ABL Facility and the Senior Unsecured Notes. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants and provisions as of and for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2026.
ABL Facility

On August 27, 2025, the Company's existing ABL Facility, which provides for a $4,000.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, was amended and restated to, among other things, extend the maturity date of the facility to August 27, 2030. The new ABL Facility has an interest rate of term SOFR plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 1.50% and also provides for a letters of credit ("LOC") sub-facility of $1,500.0 million. The unused commitment fee is 0.25% per annum. As part of the amendment, the Company capitalized $12.6 million of deferred financing costs, recorded within Other assets, and wrote-off $1.4 million of unamortized deferred financing costs to Interest expense, net.

As of February 28, 2026, there was $425.0 million outstanding under the ABL Facility, and LOC issued under the LOC sub-facility were $12.7 million. As of February 22, 2025, there were no amounts outstanding under the ABL Facility, and LOC issued under the LOC sub-facility were $27.4 million.

The ABL Facility is guaranteed by the Company's existing and future direct and indirect wholly owned domestic subsidiaries that are not borrowers, subject to certain exceptions. The ABL Facility is secured by, subject to certain exceptions, (i) a first-priority lien on substantially all of the ABL Facility priority collateral and (ii) a first-priority lien on substantially all other assets (other than real property). The ABL Facility contains no financial covenant unless and until (a) excess availability is less than (i) 10.0% of the lesser of the aggregate commitments and the then-current borrowing base at any time or is (ii) $250.0 million at any time or (b) an event of default is continuing. If any of such events occur, the Company must maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0 to 1.0 from the date such triggering event occurs until such event of default is cured or waived and/or the 30th day that all such triggers under clause (a) no longer exist.

Senior Unsecured Notes

On February 2, 2026, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (the "Subsidiary Co-Issuers") completed the issuance of $1,200.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.625% senior unsecured notes due March 31, 2032 (the "2032 Notes") and $900.0 million in aggregate principal amount of additional 5.750% 2034 Notes, as defined below (the "Additional 2034 Notes" and together with the 2032 Notes, the "New Notes"). The Additional 2034 Notes were issued as "additional securities" under the indenture governing the outstanding 2034 Notes. The Additional 2034 Notes are treated as a single class with the outstanding 2034 Notes for all purposes and have the same terms as those of the outstanding 2034 Notes. The New Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of the Company's existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries (other than the Subsidiary Co-Issuers) that are obligors under the ABL Facility. Interest on the 2032 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, with the first payment commencing on July 15, 2026. Proceeds from the New Notes, together with approximately $20.7 million of cash on hand, were used to (i) redeem in full the $1,350.0 million outstanding of the Company's 4.625% senior unsecured notes due January 15, 2027 (the "2027 Notes Refinancing"), (ii) redeem in full the $750.0 million outstanding of the Company's 5.875% senior unsecured notes due February 15, 2028 (the "2028 Notes Refinancing" and together with the 2027 Notes Refinancing, the “Refinancing”); and (iii) pay fees and expenses related to the Refinancing and the issuance of the New Notes.
On November 10, 2025, the Company and the Subsidiary Co-Issuers completed the issuance of $700.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.500% senior unsecured notes due March 31, 2031 (the "2031 Notes") and $800.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.750% senior unsecured notes due March 31, 2034 (the "2034 Notes" and together with the 2031 Notes, the "Notes"). The Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of the Company's existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries (other than the Subsidiary Co-Issuers) that are obligors under the ABL Facility. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, with the first payment commencing on May 15, 2026. Proceeds from the Notes were used to (i) redeem in full the $750.0 million outstanding of the Company's 3.250% senior unsecured notes due March 15, 2026 (the "November Refinancing"); (ii) repay a portion of the borrowings under the ABL Facility; and (iii) pay fees and expenses related to the November Refinancing and the issuance of the Notes.
On March 11, 2025, the Company and the Subsidiary Co-Issuers completed the issuance of $600.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.250% senior unsecured notes due March 15, 2033 (the "2033 Notes"). The 2033 Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of the Company's existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries (other than the Subsidiary Co-Issuers) that are obligors under the ABL Facility. Interest on the 2033 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, and the first payment commenced on September 15, 2025. Proceeds from the 2033 Notes, together with approximately $5.7 million of cash on hand, were used to (i) redeem in full the $600.0 million outstanding of the Company's 7.500% senior unsecured notes due March 15, 2026 (the "March Refinancing") and (ii) pay fees and expenses related to the March Refinancing and the issuance of the 2033 Notes.

The Senior Unsecured Notes have not been and will not be registered with the SEC. Each of these notes are also fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by substantially all of the Company’s subsidiaries that are not issuers under the indenture governing such notes.

The Company, an issuer and direct or indirect parent of each of the other issuers of the Senior Unsecured Notes, has no independent assets or operations. All of the direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Company, other than subsidiaries that are issuers, or guarantors, as applicable, of the Senior Unsecured Notes are minor, individually and in the aggregate.

Deferred Financing Costs and Interest Expense, Net

Financing costs incurred to obtain all financing, except for ABL Facility financing, are recognized as a direct reduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability and are amortized over the term of the related debt using the effective interest method. Financing costs incurred to obtain ABL Facility financing are capitalized and amortized over the ABL Facility term using the straight-line method. Deferred financing costs associated with ABL Facility financing are included in Other assets and were $16.1 million and $9.5 million as of February 28, 2026 and February 22, 2025, respectively.

Interest expense, net consisted of the following (in millions):
Fiscal
 2025		Fiscal
 2024		Fiscal
 2023
ABL Facility, senior secured and unsecured notes, and debentures$454.6 $414.8 $446.9 
Finance lease obligations34.4 38.8 45.5 
Amortization of deferred financing costs (1)24.5 16.3 15.6 
Other interest income, net(9.3)(10.1)(15.9)
Interest expense, net$504.2 $459.8 $492.1 
(1) Fiscal 2025 includes $9.3 million of deferred financing costs expensed in connection with the refinancings.