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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract] |
Summary of Changes in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities |
| Nine Months Ended |
| September 30, |
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars) |  | 2021 |  |  |  | 2020 |
(Increase) decrease in: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivables | $ |  | (1,693 | ) |  | $ |  | (3,212 | )
Prepaid expenses |  |  | (2,767 | ) |  |  |  | (1,332 | )
Variable consideration receivables |  |  | (1,243 | ) |  |  |  | (1,007 | )
Other assets |  |  | 664 |  |  |  |  | (3,712 | )
Decrease in: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  |  | (5,135 | ) |  |  |  | (8,320 | )
Accrued and other liabilities(1) |  |  | (1,728 | ) |  |  |  | (6,526 | )
| $ |  | (11,902 | ) |  | $ |  | (24,109 | )
(1) | Includes a $9.5 million payment made in the second quarter of 2021 in connection with the settlement of the Giencourt matter, as discussed in Note 8(b)(ii).
Summary of Depreciation and Amortization |
| Nine Months Ended |
| September 30, |
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars) |  | 2021 |  |  |  | 2020 |
Film assets | $ |  | 10,661 |  |  | $ |  | 6,159 |
Property, plant and equipment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equipment supporting joint revenue sharing arrangements |  |  | 16,784 |  |  |  |  | 19,247 |
Other property, plant and equipment |  |  | 7,176 |  |  |  |  | 8,478 |
Other intangible assets(1) |  |  | 4,509 |  |  |  |  | 4,882 |
Other assets(2) |  |  | 1,440 |  |  |  |  | 1,933 |
| $ |  | 40,570 |  |  | $ |  | 40,699 |
(1) | Includes the amortization of licenses and intellectual property recorded in Research and Development on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations of $1.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (2020 — $1.0 million).
(2) | Includes the amortization of lessee incentives provided by the Company to its customers under joint revenue sharing arrangements.
Write-downs |
| Nine Months Ended |
| September 30, |
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars) |  | 2021 |  |  |  | 2020 |
Inventories(1) | $ |  | 468 |  |  | $ |  | 729 |
Property, plant and equipment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equipment supporting joint revenue sharing arrangements(2) |  |  | 328 |  |  |  |  | 1,050 |
Other property, plant and equipment |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 66 |
Other intangible assets |  |  | 63 |  |  |  |  | 132 |
Film assets(3) |  |  | 19 |  |  |  |  | 10,211 |
Other assets(4) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 1,151 |
| $ |  | 878 |  |  | $ |  | 13,339 |
(1) | In the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded write-downs of $0.5 million (2020 — $0.7 million) in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Technology Sales related to excess and damaged inventory.
(2) | In the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded charges of $0.3 million (2020 — $1.1 million) in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Technology Rentals mostly related to the write-down of leased xenon-based digital systems which were taken out of service in connection with customer upgrades to laser-based digital systems.
(3) | In the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded impairment losses of $10.2 million in Costs and Expenses Applicable to Image Enhancement and Maintenance Services principally to write-down the carrying value of certain documentary and alternative film content due to a decrease in projected box office totals and related revenues based on management’s regular quarterly recoverability assessments. To a much lesser extent, the impairment losses also relate to the write-down of DMR related film assets.
(4) | In the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded a write-down of $1.2 million in Asset Impairments related to content-related assets which became impaired in the period.
Significant Non-cash Investing Activities |
| Nine Months Ended |
| September 30, |
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars) |  | 2021 |  |  |  | 2020 |
Net (decrease) increase in accruals related to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in equipment supporting joint revenue sharing arrangements | $ |  | 217 |  |  | $ |  | (1,897 | )
Acquisition of other intangible assets |  |  | (863 | ) |  |  |  | 69 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  |  | 158 |
| $ |  | (654 | ) |  | $ |  | (1,670 | )

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