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Financing Arrangements Level 1 (Notes)
6 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2015
Financing Arrangements [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
Financing Arrangements

The Company has the following financing arrangements:

 
 
August 31,
2015
 
February 28,
2015
Debt
 
 
 
 
Domestic credit facility (a)
 
$
71,200

 
$
67,700

Construction loan (b)
 
3,102

 

Euro asset-based lending obligation (c)
 
5,617

 
4,087

Schwaiger mortgage (d)
 
1,036

 
1,152

Klipsch notes (e)
 
6,452

 
6,921

Voxx Germany mortgage (f)
 
5,241

 
5,627

Hirschmann line of credit (g)
 
3,737

 

Total debt
 
96,385

 
85,487

Less: current portion of long-term debt
 
11,549

 
6,032

 Total long-term debt
 
$
84,836

 
$
79,455



(a)          Domestic Credit Facility
 
The Company has a senior secured credit facility (the "Credit Facility") with an aggregate availability of $200,000, consisting of a revolving credit facility of $200,000, with a $30,000 multicurrency revolving credit facility sublimit, a $25,000 sublimit for Letters of Credit and a $10,000 sublimit for Swingline Loans. The Credit Facility is due on January 9, 2019; however, it is subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

Generally, the Company may designate specific borrowings under the Credit Facility as either Alternate Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Rate Loans, except that Swingline Loans may only be designated as Alternate Base Rate Loans. VOXX International (Germany) GmbH may only borrow euros, and only as LIBOR rate loans. Loans designated as LIBOR Rate Loans shall bear interest at a rate equal to the then applicable LIBOR rate plus a range of 1.00 - 2.00% based upon leverage, as defined in the agreement. Loans designated as Alternate Base Rate loans shall bear interest at a rate equal to the base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.00 - 1.00% based on excess availability in the borrowing base. As of August 31, 2015, the interest rate on the facility was 2.16%.

The Credit Facility requires compliance with non-financial and financial covenants. As of August 31, 2015, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

The Obligations under the Credit Facility are secured by valid and perfected first priority security interests in liens on all of the following: (a)(i) 100% of the capital stock or other membership or partnership equity ownership of profit interests of each domestic Credit Party (other than the Company), and (ii) 65% of the voting equity interests and 100% of the non-voting equity interests of all present and future first-tier foreign subsidiaries of any Credit Party (or such greater percentage as would not result in material adverse federal income tax consequences for the Company); (b) all of (i) the tangible and intangible personal property/assets of the Credit Parties and (ii) the fee-owned real property of the Company located in Hauppauge, New York; and (c) all products, profits, rents and proceeds of the foregoing.

As of August 31, 2015, approximately $71,200 was outstanding under the line. Charges incurred on the unused portion of the Credit Facility during the three and six months ended August 31, 2015 totaled $77 and $165, respectively, compared to $71 and $139, respectively, during the three and six months ended August 31, 2014, respectively. These charges are included within Interest and Bank Charges on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The Company incurred debt financing costs totaling approximately $8,200 as a result of entering into and amending the Credit Facility during Fiscal 2013 and Fiscal 2014, which are recorded as deferred financing costs. The Company accounted for the amendments as modifications of debt and added these costs to the remaining financing costs related to the original Credit Facility. These deferred financing costs are included in Other Assets on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and are being amortized through Interest and Bank Charges in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) over the five year term of the Credit Facility. During the three and six months ended August 31, 2015 the Company amortized $279 and $559 of these costs, respectively, compared to $279 and $558 during the three and six months ended August 31, 2014.

(b)    Construction 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 (the “Construction Loan”).  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 and will make principal and interest payments to Wells Fargo beginning March 1, 2016 through March of 2026. The Construction Loan is considered a revolving loan during construction and will become a permanent mortgage when the building is completed and ready for occupancy. The Company will make interest payments on the outstanding balance of the Construction Loan through February 29, 2016, at which time monthly principal and interest payments will commence and be made through the loan maturity date. The Construction Loan bears interest at 70% of 1-month LIBOR plus 1.54% 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 Construction Loan are as defined in the Company’s Credit Facility with Wells Fargo dated March 14, 2012. The outstanding balance of the Construction Loan as of August 31, 2015 was $3,102.

The Company incurred debt financing costs totaling approximately $332 as a result of obtaining the Construction Loan, which are recorded as deferred financing costs and included in Other Assets on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet and are being amortized through Interest and Bank Charges in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) over the ten year term of the Construction Loan. During the three months ended August 31, 2015, the Company amortized $3 of these costs.

On July 20, 2015, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement in order to hedge interest rate exposure related to the Construction Loan and will pay a fixed rate of 3.48% under the swap agreement beginning on March 1, 2016 coinciding with the start of principal and interest payments.

(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 and expires on July 31, 2016, and a Euro Asset-Based Lending ("ABL") credit facility, which has a credit limit of €8,000 and expires on October 31, 2016 for the Company's subsidiary, VOXX Germany. The rate of interest for these credit facilities is the three month Euribor plus 1.6% (1.57% at August 31, 2015). As of August 31, 2015, 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 Mortgages

Included in this balance is a mortgage on a facility included in the assets acquired in connection with the Klipsch transaction on March 1, 2011 and assumed by Voxx. The balance at August 31, 2015 is $342 and will be fully paid by the end of Fiscal 2018.

Also included in this balance is a mortgage on the building which houses Klipsch's headquarters in Indianapolis, IN due in May 2023. The interest rate on the mortgage is equal to the 1-month LIBOR plus 2.25%. The Company has an interest rate swap agreement in order to hedge interest rate exposure related to this mortgage and pays a fixed rate of 3.92% under the swap agreement (see Note 3). The balance of the mortgage at August 31, 2015 was $6,110.

(f)    Voxx Germany Mortgage

Included in this balance is 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.

(g)    Hirschmann Line of Credit

In December 2014, Hirschmann entered into an agreement for a €8,000 working capital line of credit with a financial institution. The line of credit is payable on demand and is mutually cancelable. The rate of interest is the three month Euribor plus 2% (1.97% at August 31, 2015). Hirschmann and Voxx Germany are joint and severally liable for the line of credit balance, which is also guaranteed by VOXX International Corporation.