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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Information - Write-downs (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Sep. 30, 2020
Sep. 30, 2021
Sep. 30, 2020
Write-downs        
Inventories $ 300 $ 600 $ 468 [1] $ 729 [1]
Equipment supporting joint revenue sharing arrangements [2]     328 1,050
Other property, plant and equipment     0 66
Other intangible assets     63 132
Film assets [3]     19 10,211
Other assets [4]     0 1,151
Write-downs     $ 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.