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Consolidated Balance Sheets Details (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2021

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment comprised the following:


	As at
	February 28, 2021		February 29, 2020
Cost
Buildings, leasehold improvements and other	$	67	$	72
BlackBerry operations and other information technology	110		84
Manufacturing, repair and research and development equipment	72		73
Furniture and fixtures	10		11
	259		240
Accumulated amortization	211		170
Net book value	$	48	$	70

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets comprised the following:


	As at February 28, 2021
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Acquired technology	$	1,023	$	712	$	311
Intellectual property	498		299		199
Other acquired intangibles	494		233		261
	$	2,015	$	1,244	$	771


	As at February 29, 2020
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Acquired technology	$	1,019	$	636	$	383
Intellectual property	489		275		214
Other acquired intangibles	494		176		318
	$	2,002	$	1,087	$	915

Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Remaining Useful Lives

The weighted average remaining useful lives of the intangible assets are as follows:


	As at
	February 28, 2021	February 29, 2020
Acquired technology	4.7 years	5.4 years
Intellectual property	6.4 years	6.6 years
Other acquired intangibles	5.0 years	6.0 years

Changes to Carrying Amount of Goodwill

Changes to the carrying amount of goodwill during the fiscal years ended February 28, 2021, February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 were as follows:


	Carrying Amount
Carrying amount as at February 28, 2018	$	569
Effect of foreign exchange on non-U.S. dollar denominated goodwill	(5)
Goodwill acquired through business combination completed during the year	899
Carrying amount as at February 28, 2019	1,463
Measurement period adjustment (note 5)	(2)
Goodwill impairment charge	(22)
Effect of foreign exchange on non-U.S. dollar denominated goodwill	(2)
Carrying amount as at February 29, 2020	1,437
Effect of foreign exchange on non-U.S. dollar denominated goodwill	6

Goodwill impairment charge (note 3)	(594)
Carrying amount as at February 28, 2021	$	849

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities comprised the following:


	As at
	February 28, 2021		February 29, 2020


Variable incentive accrual	$	16	$	33
Operating lease liabilities, current (note 12)	33		31
Other	129		138
	$	178	$	202

Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss

The following table sets forth the activity in the Company’s allowance for credit losses:


	For the Year Ended
	February 28, 2021
Beginning balance as of February 29, 2020	$	9
Impact of adopting ASC 326	4
Current period recovery for expected credit losses	(3)


Ending balance of the allowance for credit loss as at February 28, 2021	$	10

The allowance for credit losses as at February 28, 2021 consists of $3 million relating to CECL estimated based on days past due and geographic region and $7 million relating to specific customers that were evaluated separately.