INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Feb. 28, 2026 |
Feb. 22, 2025 |
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Feb. 25, 2023 |
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| Deferred tax assets: | ||||
| Lease obligations | $ 1,768.2 | $ 1,775.3 | ||
| Self-Insurance | 315.5 | 312.8 | ||
| Compensation and benefits | 199.9 | 192.2 | ||
| Pension & postretirement benefits | 181.3 | 194.5 | ||
| Legal settlements | 176.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Net operating loss | 58.5 | 63.7 | ||
| Tax credits | 6.5 | 5.7 | ||
| Other | 83.1 | 71.3 | ||
| Gross deferred tax assets | 2,789.2 | 2,615.5 | ||
| Less: valuation allowance | (61.9) | (63.7) | $ (65.6) | $ (102.3) |
| Total deferred tax assets | 2,727.3 | 2,551.8 | ||
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||
| Operating lease assets | 1,569.8 | 1,587.4 | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,320.9 | 1,302.3 | ||
| Inventories | 382.7 | 401.7 | ||
| Other | 84.5 | 84.5 | ||
| Total deferred tax liabilities | 3,357.9 | 3,375.9 | ||
| Net deferred tax liability | (630.6) | (824.1) | ||
| Noncurrent deferred tax asset | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Noncurrent deferred tax liability | (630.6) | (824.1) | ||
| Total | $ (630.6) | $ (824.1) |
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets Lease Obligations No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences with jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and other assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or normal operating cycle, if longer. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences, after deferred tax asset, and other tax liabilities expected to be paid after one year or operating cycle, if longer. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of a valuation allowances, of deferred tax assets attributable to deductible tax credit carryforwards including, but not limited to, research, foreign, general business, alternative minimum tax, and other deductible tax credit carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from employee compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from pension benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from the estimated loss from legal settlements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from estimated losses under self insurance. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax consequences attributable to taxable temporary differences derived from inventory. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from leasing arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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