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Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting (Textual) [Abstract] |
Description of products and services from which each reportable segment derives its revenues | The Company has the following reportable segments: (i) IMAX DMR; (ii) Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements; (iii) IMAX Systems, (iv) IMAX Maintenance; (v) Other Theater Business; (vi) New Business Initiatives; (vii) Film Distribution; and (viii) Film Post-Production.
Disclosure on geographic areas, description of revenue from external customers | No single country in the Rest of the World, Western Europe, Latin America and Asia (excluding Greater China) comprises more than 10% of the Company’s total revenue in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

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