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Consolidated Balance Sheets Detail (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 03, 2012

Consolidated Balance Sheets Detail [Abstract]


		As at
		March 3, 2012				February 26, 2011
Raw materials		$	771			$	552
Work in process			520				222
Finished goods			167				94
Provision for excess and obsolete inventories			(431	)			(250	)

		$	1,027			$	618

Property, plant and equipment


		As at
		March 3, 2012				February 26, 2011

Cost
Land		$	140			$	128
Buildings, leaseholds and other			1,393				1,155
BlackBerry operations and other information technology			2,194				1,803
Manufacturing equipment, research and development equipment, and tooling			524				380
Furniture and fixtures			529				433

			4,780				3,899
Accumulated amortization			2,032				1,395

Net book value		$	2,748			$	2,504

Intangible assets

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		As at March 3, 2012
		Cost				Accumulated amortization				Net book value
Acquired technology		$	397			$	182			$	215
Intellectual Property			4,217				1,146				3,071

		$	4,614			$	1,328			$	3,286


		As at February 26, 2011
		Cost				Accumulated amortization				Net book value
Acquired technology		$	321			$	125			$	196
Intellectual Property			2,346				744				1,602

		$	2,667			$	869			$	1,798

Changes to the carrying amount of goodwill


Balance as at February 26, 2011		$	508
Goodwill acquired through business combinations during the period			151
Goodwill impairment charge			(355	)

Balance as of March 3, 2012		$	304

Accrued liabilities


		As at
		March 3, 2012				February 26, 2011
Marketing costs		$	367			$	419
Vendor inventory liabilities			279				116
Warranty			408				459
Royalties			382				461
Carrier liabilities			524				308
Other			422				748

		$	2,382			$	2,511

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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Tabular disclosure of amortizable intangibles assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total. Disclosure details may include, but are not limited to, the carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written-off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill.

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