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Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance, Expected Unrealizable Tax Asset

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The sum of domestic, foreign and state and local operating loss carryforwards, net of tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

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The sum of domestic, foreign and state and local operating loss carryforwards, net of tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws, that will expire between 2025 and 2039.

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The amount of the tax credit carryforward, net of tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

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Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, with jurisdictional netting.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Provision for Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 26, 2022 state	Feb. 26, 2022 USD ($) state	Feb. 27, 2021 USD ($)
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net deferred tax liabilities		$ (136)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits		95,500	$ 105,700
Accrued interest		8,600	8,100
Interest on unrecognized tax benefits		$ 500	1,500
Number of states in which entity operates \| state	50	50
Valuation allowance related to U.S. charitable contribution carryforward in the U.S.		$ 224,300
CANADA
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Expected unrealizable tax asset		$ 25,200	15,500
Minimum
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Number of years under examination	3 years	3 years
Maximum
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Number of years under examination	5 years	5 years
Expiration of Statutes of Limitations
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Adjustments to gross unrecognized tax benefits		$ 5,800
Federal \| IRS
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards		67,200
Operating loss carryforwards, to expire		4,600
State
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards		87,100
State \| California Franchise Tax Board \| Enterprise Zone Credit
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net tax credit carryforward		2,100
Other Assets
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net deferred tax liabilities		$ (100)
Net deferred tax assets			$ 130,000