Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Contingencies	15) 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 of each matter, 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. 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. In March 2007, the Company entered into a contract with Seaguard Electronics, LLC (“Seaguard”) relating to the Company’s purchase from Seaguard of a stolen vehicle recovery product and back-end services. In August 2018, Seaguard filed a demand for arbitration against the Company with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) alleging claims for breach of contract and patent infringement. Seaguard originally sought damages of approximately $10,000 and on the seventh day of an eight-day fact witness portion of the arbitration in June 2021, amended its damages demand to $40,000, which was affected by the service of Claimant’s notice dated July 14, 2021. On November 29, 2021, the Arbitrator issued an interim award (the “Interim Award”) with Seaguard prevailing on its breach of contract claim. The Company’s affirmative defenses relating to those claims, however, were denied in their entirety. Seaguard was awarded damages in the amount of $39,444 against the Company. On March 3, 2022, the Arbitrator issued a Partial Final Award on Bifurcated Issue in the amount of $39,444, plus $798 for its attorneys’ fees and costs. On August 7, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered judgment against the Company in the amount of $47,002, of which $40,242 was for damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs and $6,760 was for prejudgment interest. On August 16, 2023, the Company filed a Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. On December 22, 2023, the Company and Seaguard entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release, with an effective date of January 10, 2024, in which the Company agreed to pay Seaguard $42,000 in full and final settlement of all judgments and claims that have been awarded or asserted or could have been asserted by Seaguard against the Company and its subsidiaries. An initial payment of $10,000 was made on December 27, 2023 and the final payment of $32,000 was made on January 10, 2024. Upon receipt of the final payment, Seaguard filed a Satisfaction of Judgment with the court and a Dismissal of the Arbitration with the American Arbitration Association. The Company filed a Dismissal of the Appeal after the filing of the Satisfaction of Judgment. During the year ended February 28, 2022, the Company recorded a charge of $39,444 within Other (expense) income in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income related to the damages awarded to Seaguard in November 2021. During the year ended February 28, 2023, the Company accrued additional charges of $3,944 representing interest due on the award when paid, as well as certain legal fees reimbursable to Seaguard and a patent settlement. During the year ended February 29, 2024, the Company recorded a net credit of $763 to Other (expense) income in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income, representing charges for interest due on the award when paid, offset by the reversal of previous accrued charges resulting from the final settlement paid during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2024. At February 28, 2023 the Company had a total accrued balance of $43,388 on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet related to the final arbitration award. There was no remaining accrued balance at February 29, 2024.

Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2024

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

15)

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 of each matter, 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.

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.

In March 2007, the Company entered into a contract with Seaguard Electronics, LLC (“Seaguard”) relating to the Company’s purchase from Seaguard of a stolen vehicle recovery product and back-end services. In August 2018, Seaguard filed a demand for arbitration against the Company with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) alleging claims for breach of contract and patent infringement. Seaguard originally sought damages of approximately $10,000 and on the seventh day of an eight-day fact witness portion of the arbitration in June 2021, amended its damages demand to $40,000, which was affected by the service of Claimant’s notice dated July 14, 2021.

On November 29, 2021, the Arbitrator issued an interim award (the “Interim Award”) with Seaguard prevailing on its breach of contract claim. The Company’s affirmative defenses relating to those claims, however, were denied in their entirety. Seaguard was awarded damages in the amount of $39,444 against the Company. On March 3, 2022, the Arbitrator issued a Partial Final Award on Bifurcated Issue in the amount of $39,444, plus $798 for its attorneys’ fees and costs.

On August 7, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered judgment against the Company in the amount of $47,002, of which $40,242 was for damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs and $6,760 was for prejudgment interest.

On August 16, 2023, the Company filed a Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

On December 22, 2023, the Company and Seaguard entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release, with an effective date of January 10, 2024, in which the Company agreed to pay Seaguard $42,000 in full and final settlement of all judgments and claims that have been awarded or asserted or could have been asserted by Seaguard against the Company and its subsidiaries. An initial payment of $10,000 was made on December 27, 2023 and the final payment of $32,000 was made on January 10, 2024. Upon receipt of the final payment, Seaguard filed a Satisfaction of Judgment with the court and a Dismissal of the Arbitration with the American Arbitration Association. The Company filed a Dismissal of the Appeal after the filing of the Satisfaction of Judgment.

During the year ended February 28, 2022, the Company recorded a charge of $39,444 within Other (expense) income in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income related to the damages awarded to Seaguard in November 2021. During the year ended February 28, 2023, the Company accrued additional charges of $3,944 representing interest due on the award when paid, as well as certain legal fees reimbursable to Seaguard and a patent settlement. During the year ended February 29, 2024, the Company recorded a net credit of $763 to Other (expense) income in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income, representing charges for interest due on the award when paid, offset by the reversal of previous accrued charges resulting from the final settlement paid during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2024. At February 28, 2023 the Company had a total accrued balance of $43,388 on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet related to the final arbitration award. There was no remaining accrued balance at February 29, 2024.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for loss and gain contingencies. Describes any existing condition, situation, or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as of the balance sheet date (or prior to issuance of the financial statements) as to a probable or reasonably possible loss incurred by an entity that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur, and typically discloses the amount of loss recorded or a range of possible loss, or an assertion that no reasonable estimate can be made.

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