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Foreign Currency
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2019
Foreign Currency [Abstract]  
Foreign Currency

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Foreign Currency

The Company has a subsidiary in Venezuela. Venezuela has experienced significant political and civil unrest, as well as economic instability for several years, and has implemented various foreign currency and price controls. The country has also experienced high rates of inflation over the last several years. The President of Venezuela has the authority to legislate certain areas by decree, which allows the government to nationalize certain industries or expropriate certain companies and property. These factors have had a negative impact on our business and our financial condition. The Company accounts for its Venezuela subsidiary as hyper-inflationary in accordance with the guidelines in ASC 830, "Foreign Currency." A hyper-inflationary economy designation occurs when a country has experienced cumulative inflation of approximately 100 percent or more over a 3-year period.  The hyper-inflationary designation requires the local subsidiary in Venezuela to record all transactions as if they were denominated in U.S. dollars. On August 20, 2018, the government devalued the Bolivar Fuerte in an attempt to address continuing hyperinflation, also renaming it the Sovereign Bolivar. As of November 30, 2019, the DICOM rate for the Sovereign Bolivar was approximately 38,109 bolivars to the U.S. dollar compared to 86 at November 30, 2018. Total net currency exchange losses for Venezuela of ($1) and ($2) were recorded for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2019, respectively, as compared to ($1) and ($6) for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018, respectively, and are included in Other income (expense) on the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The Company has certain long-lived assets in Venezuela, which are held for investment purposes. During the second quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company made an assessment of the recoverability of these properties as a result of the country's continued economic deterioration, which included the significant currency devaluation in August of 2018. The Company estimated the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be received from these properties. The estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows considered the Company’s financial condition and its intent and ability to retain its investments for a period of time sufficient to allow for the recovery of the carrying value. The future undiscounted cash flows did not exceed the net carrying value for the long-lived assets. The estimated fair value of the properties, which also considered the current conditions of the economy in Venezuela, the volatility of the real estate market, and the significant political unrest, resulted in a full non-cash impairment charge of $3,473 for the nine months ended November 30, 2018. The non-cash impairment charge is included in Other income (expense) on the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.