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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Disaggregation of Revenue by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [1] | $ 56,602 | $ 37,256 |  | $ 146,311 | $ 81,013 |
Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 25,375 | 20,385 |  | 60,178 | 36,646 |
Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 17,239 | 8,741 |  | 43,248 | 23,044 |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 332 |  |  | 600 |  |
Other [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Other [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Lease Arrangements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 11,353 | 5,689 |  | 34,704 | 13,828 |
Lease Arrangements [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 332 |  |  | 600 |  |
Finance Income [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 2,635 | 2,441 |  | 8,181 | 7,495 |
Finance Income [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Technology Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 13,160 | 15,753 |  | 34,508 | 24,102 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 11,218 | 13,041 |  | 23,892 | 17,333 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 808 | 1,496 |  | 2,620 | 3,248 |
Technology Sales [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [2] | 10,601 | 14,996 | [3] | 26,936 | 20,179 | [3]
Technology Sales [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [2] | 9,701 | 12,356 | [3] | 20,143 | 14,711 | [3]
Technology Sales [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [2] | 802 | 1,481 | [3] | 2,573 | 3,143 | [3]
Technology Sales [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Fixed Fees [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,036 | 57 |  | 3,776 | 1,196 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Fixed Fees [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Fixed Fees [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Other Theater Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 363 | 307 |  | 1,275 | 1,261 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Other Theater Business [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 363 | 307 |  | 1,275 | 1,261 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Other Theater Business [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [4] | 1,160 | 393 |  | 2,521 | 1,466 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Other [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [4] | 1,154 | 378 |  | 2,474 | 1,361 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Other [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [4] | 6 | 15 |  | 47 | 105 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,134 | 1,216 |  | 7,996 | 3,521 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [2] | 98 | 1,159 | [3] | 4,220 | 2,325 | [3]
Technology Sales [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Fixed Fees [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,036 | 57 |  | 3,776 | 1,196 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | Other Theater Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [4] | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Finance Income [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [2] | 0 | 0 | [3] | 0 | 0 | [3]
Technology Sales [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Fixed Fees [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Other Theater Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Technology Sales [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [4] | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 30,588 | 14,589 |  | 76,914 | 39,109 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 14,157 | 7,344 |  | 36,286 | 19,313 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 16,431 | 7,245 |  | 40,628 | 19,796 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 234 | (17) |  | 279 | 282 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Other [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Other [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 234 | (17) |  | 279 | 282 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | IMAX DMR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 15,701 | 6,886 |  | 39,438 | 18,061 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | IMAX DMR [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | IMAX DMR [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 15,701 | 6,886 |  | 39,438 | 18,061 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | IMAX Maintenance Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 13,055 | 5,855 |  | 33,196 | 13,225 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | IMAX Maintenance Segment [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 13,055 | 5,855 |  | 33,196 | 13,225 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | IMAX Maintenance Segment [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Film Post-Production [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 899 | 739 |  | 2,886 | 3,088 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Film Post-Production [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 899 | 739 |  | 2,886 | 3,088 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Film Post-Production [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Film Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 699 | 1,126 |  | 1,115 | 4,453 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Film Distribution [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 203 | 750 |  | 204 | 3,000 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Film Distribution [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 496 | 376 |  | 911 | 1,453 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | IMAX DMR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | IMAX Maintenance Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | Film Post-Production [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | Film Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Finance Income [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | IMAX DMR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | IMAX Maintenance Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Film Post-Production [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Film Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Technology Rentals [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 10,219 | 4,473 |  | 26,708 | 10,307 |
Technology Rentals [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Technology Rentals [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Technology Rentals [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Contingent Rent [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 9,887 | 4,473 |  | 26,108 | 10,307 |
Technology Rentals [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Contingent Rent [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Technology Rentals [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Contingent Rent [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Technology Rentals [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 10,219 | 4,473 |  | 26,708 | 10,307 |
Technology Rentals [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Contingent Rent [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 9,887 | 4,473 |  | 26,108 | 10,307 |
Technology Rentals [Member] | Finance Income [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Technology Rentals [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, Contingent Rent [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Finance Income [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 2,635 | 2,441 |  | 8,181 | 7,495 |
Finance Income [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member] | Fixed Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Finance Income [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member] | Variable Consideration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Finance Income [Member] | Lease Arrangements [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Finance Income [Member] | Finance Income [Member] | IMAX Systems [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 2,635 | $ 2,441 |  | $ 8,181 | $ 7,495 |
[1] | The Company’s largest customer represents 18.2% and 22.2%, respectively, of total Revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 (2020 — 11.0% and 11.3%, respectively). No single customer comprises more than 10% of the Company’s total Accounts Receivable as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
[2] | Includes r evenues earned from sales or sales-type lease arrangements involving new and upgraded IMAX Theater Systems, as well as the impact on revenue of renewals and amendments to existing theater system arrangements.
[3] | Prior period comparatives have been revised to appropriately classify $1.1 million and $2.3 million, respectively, of fixed consideration under revenue from contracts with customers to revenue from lease arrangements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
[4] | Other sales include revenues associated with New Business Initiatives.

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