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Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
Contingencies
 
The Company is currently, and has in the past, been a party to various routine legal proceedings incident to the ordinary course of business. If management determines, based on the underlying facts and circumstances, that it is probable a loss will result from a litigation contingency and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, the estimated loss is accrued for. The Company does not believe that any of its current outstanding litigation matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial statements, individually or in the aggregate.
 
The products the Company sells are continually changing as a result of improved technology.  As a result, although the Company and its suppliers attempt to avoid infringing known proprietary rights, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims for alleged infringement by patent, trademark or other intellectual property owners.  Any claims relating to the infringement of third-party proprietary rights, even if not meritorious, could result in costly litigation, divert management’s attention and resources, or require the Company to either enter into royalty or license agreements which are not advantageous to the Company, or pay material amounts of damages.

On December 19, 2018, Johnson Safety Inc. (“JSI”) and Voxx International Corporation and certain subsidiaries (collectively, “Voxx”) entered into a Settlement and License Agreement (with an effective date of March 1, 2018) in which JSI sold, transferred and assigned to Voxx its patent portfolio relating to rear seat entertainment. In addition, Voxx granted JSI a royalty-free non-exclusive license, without the right to sub-license, in and to the JSI patent portfolio sold and transferred to Voxx.  In consideration of the foregoing patent purchase, Voxx previously advanced $2,600 in connection with this matter. These patents are recorded within Intangible Assets, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company performed a valuation of these intangible assets during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2019, concluding that the value of the patents approximated the amount paid for these assets.