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Financing Arrangements (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2017
Financing Arrangements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]
The Company has the following financing arrangements:

 
 
August 31,
2017
 
February 28,
2017
Debt
 
 
 
 
Domestic credit facility (a)
 
$
94

 
$
92,793

Florida mortgage (b)
 
8,864

 
9,113

Euro asset-based lending obligation (c)
 
5,164

 
3,905

Schwaiger mortgage (d)
 
592

 
644

Klipsch note (e)
 
15

 
113

Voxx Germany mortgage (f)
 
3,953

 
3,875

Total debt
 
18,682

 
110,443

Less: current portion of long-term debt
 
6,770

 
9,215

Long-term debt
 
11,912

 
101,228

Debt issuance costs
 
3,070

 
3,481

 Total long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs
 
$
8,842

 
$
97,747

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
Financing Arrangements

The Company has the following financing arrangements:

 
 
August 31,
2017
 
February 28,
2017
Debt
 
 
 
 
Domestic credit facility (a)
 
$
94

 
$
92,793

Florida mortgage (b)
 
8,864

 
9,113

Euro asset-based lending obligation (c)
 
5,164

 
3,905

Schwaiger mortgage (d)
 
592

 
644

Klipsch note (e)
 
15

 
113

Voxx Germany mortgage (f)
 
3,953

 
3,875

Total debt
 
18,682

 
110,443

Less: current portion of long-term debt
 
6,770

 
9,215

Long-term debt
 
11,912

 
101,228

Debt issuance costs
 
3,070

 
3,481

 Total long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs
 
$
8,842

 
$
97,747



(a)          Domestic Credit Facility
 
The Company has a senior secured credit facility (the "Credit Facility") that provides for a revolving credit facility with committed availability of up to $140,000, which may be increased, at the option of the Company, up to a maximum of $175,000, and a term loan in the amount of $15,000. The Credit Facility also includes a $15,000 sublimit for letters of credit and a $15,000 sublimit for swingline loans. The availability under the revolving credit line within the Credit Facility is subject to a borrowing base, which is based on eligible accounts receivable, eligible inventory and certain real estate, subject to reserves as determined by the lender, and is also limited by amounts outstanding under the Florida Mortgage (see Note 15(b)). In conjunction with the sale of Hirschmann on August 31, 2017 (see Note 2), the Company paid down substantially all of the outstanding balance of the revolving credit facility, as well as the entire outstanding balance of the term loan. As of August 31, 2017, $94 was outstanding under the revolving credit facility. The remaining availability under the revolving credit line of the Credit Facility was $100,563 as of August 31, 2017.

All amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility will mature and become due on April 26, 2021; however, it is subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The Company may prepay any amounts outstanding at any time, subject to payment of certain breakage and redeployment costs relating to LIBOR Rate Loans. The commitments under the Credit Facility may be irrevocably reduced at any time, without premium or penalty as set forth in the agreement.

Generally, the Company may designate specific borrowings under the Credit Facility as either Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Rate Loans, except that swingline loans may only be designated as Base Rate Loans. Loans designated as LIBOR Rate Loans bear interest at a rate equal to the then applicable LIBOR rate plus a range of 1.75 - 2.25%. Loans designated as Base Rate loans bear interest at a rate equal to the applicable margin for Base Rate Loans of 0.75 - 1.25% as defined in the agreement. As of August 31, 2017, the weighted average interest rate on the facility was 5.00%.

The Credit Facility requires compliance with a financial covenant calculated as of the last day of each month, consisting of a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Credit Facility also contains covenants that limit the ability of the loan parties and certain of their subsidiaries which are not loan parties to, among other things: (i) incur additional indebtedness; (ii) incur liens; (iii) merge, consolidate or dispose of a substantial portion of their business; (iv) transfer or dispose of assets; (v) change their name, organizational identification number, state or province of organization or organizational identity; (vi) make any material change in their nature of business; (vii) prepay or otherwise acquire indebtedness; (viii) cause any Change of Control; (ix) make any Restricted Junior Payment; (x) change their fiscal year or method of accounting; (xi) make advances, loans or investments; (xii) enter into or permit any transaction with an affiliate of any borrower or any of their subsidiaries; (xiii) use proceeds for certain items; (xiv) issue or sell any of their stock; (xv) consign or sell any of their inventory on certain terms. In addition, if excess availability under the Credit Facility were to fall below certain specified levels, as defined in the agreement, the lenders would have the right to assume dominion and control over the Company's cash. As of August 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants, including cash dominion.

The obligations under the loan documents are secured by a general lien on and security interest in substantially all of the assets of the borrowers and certain of the guarantors, including accounts receivable, equipment, real estate, general intangibles and inventory. The Company has guaranteed the obligations of the borrowers under the Credit Agreement.

Charges incurred on the unused portion of the Credit Facility during the three and six months ended August 31, 2017 totaled $57 and $118, respectively, compared to $73 and $122 during the three and six months ended August 31, 2016, respectively. These charges are included within Interest and Bank Charges on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The Company has deferred financing costs related to the Credit Facility and a previous amendment and modification of the Credit Facility. These deferred financing costs are included in Long-term debt on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as a contra-liability balance, and are amortized through Interest and Bank Charges in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) over the five-year term of the Credit Facility. During the three and six months ended August 31, 2017, the Company amortized $197 and $395 of these costs, respectively, compared to $198 and $394 for the three and six months ended August 31, 2016, respectively. The net unamortized balance of these deferred financing costs as of August 31, 2017 was $2,806.

(b)    Florida Mortgage
        
On July 6, 2015, VOXX HQ LLC, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, closed on a $9,995 industrial development revenue tax exempt bond under a loan agreement in favor of the Orange County Industrial Development Authority (the “Authority”) to finance the construction of the Company's manufacturing facility and executive offices in Lake Nona, Florida.  Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ("Wells Fargo") was the purchaser of the bond and U.S. Bank National Association is the trustee under an Indenture of Trust with the Authority. Voxx borrowed the proceeds of the bond purchase from the Authority during construction as a revolving loan, which converted to a permanent mortgage upon completion of the facility in January 2016 (the "Florida Mortgage"). The Company makes principal and interest payments to Wells Fargo, which began March 1, 2016 and will continue through March of 2026. The Florida Mortgage bears interest at 70% of 1-month LIBOR plus 1.54% (2.86% at August 31, 2017) and is secured by a first mortgage on the property, a collateral assignment of leases and rents and a guaranty by the Company. The financial covenants of the Florida Mortgage are as defined in the Company’s Credit Facility with Wells Fargo dated April 26, 2016.

The Company incurred debt financing costs totaling approximately $332 as a result of obtaining the Florida Mortgage, which are recorded as deferred financing costs and included in Long-term Debt as a contra-liability balance on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and are being amortized through Interest and Bank Charges in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) over the ten-year term of the Florida Mortgage. The Company amortized $8 and $16 of these costs during both of the three and six months ended August 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

On July 20, 2015, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement in order to hedge interest rate exposure related to the Florida Mortgage and pays a fixed rate of 3.48% under the swap agreement (See Note 4).

(c)          Euro Asset-Based Lending Obligation
 
Foreign bank obligations include a Euro accounts receivable factoring arrangement, which has a credit limit of up to 60% of eligible non-factored accounts receivable (see Note 9), and a Euro Asset-Based Lending ("ABL") credit facility, which has a credit limit of €8,000 and expires on July 31, 2020 for the Company's subsidiary, VOXX Germany. The rate of interest for the factoring arrangement is the three-month Euribor plus 1.6% (1.28% at August 31, 2017) and the rate of interest for the ABL is the three-month Euribor plus 2.3% (1.97% at August 31, 2017). As of August 31, 2017, the amounts outstanding under these credit facilities, which are payable on demand, do not exceed their respective credit limits.
  
(d)          Schwaiger Mortgage
 
In January 2012, the Company's Schwaiger subsidiary purchased a building, entering into a mortgage note payable. The mortgage note bears interest at 3.75% and will be fully paid by December 2019.
 
(e)    Klipsch Note

This balance represents a mortgage on a facility included in the assets acquired in connection with the Klipsch acquisition on March 1, 2011 and assumed by Voxx. The balance of this note will be fully paid by the end of Fiscal 2018.

(f)    Voxx Germany Mortgage

This balance represents a mortgage on the land and building housing Voxx Germany's headquarters in Pulheim, Germany, which was entered into in January 2013. The mortgage bears interest at 2.85%, payable in twenty-six quarterly installments through June 2019.