| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 153 - Disclosure - Long-Term Debt - Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Detail) (http://www.supervalu.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureLongTermDebtLongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations) |
| Table | Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000095521 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013-02-23 | 2012-02-25 | |||||||||
| Debt Instrument [Axis] | Debt Instrument [Axis] | |||||||||
| Notes Due In Future Year Six [Member] | Term Loan Facility [Member] | Notes Due In Future Year Five [Member] | Abl Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Debt Instrument Name [Domain] | Notes Due In Future Year Six [Member] | Notes Due In Future Year Five [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility And Variable Rate Notes [Member] | Debentures Due [Member] | Debt Instrument Name [Domain] | |
Long Term Debentures and Notes due | 1,000,000,000 | 834,000,000 | 490,000,000 | 207,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 490,000,000 | 1,074,000,000 | 282,000,000 | ||
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility | 40,000,000 | 55,000,000 | ||||||||
Other | 28,000,000 | 30,000,000 | ||||||||
Net discount on debt, using an effective interest rate of 8.39% to 8.58% | (40,000,000) | (20,000,000) | ||||||||
Capital lease obligations | 330,000,000 | 315,000,000 | ||||||||
Total debt and capital lease obligations | 2,889,000,000 | 3,226,000,000 | ||||||||
Less current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations | (74,000,000) | (345,000,000) | ||||||||
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations | 2,815,000,000 | 2,881,000,000 | ||||||||