Property Plant and Equipment (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]


	As at June 30, 2011
			Accumulated		Net Book
	Cost		Depreciation		Value
Equipment leased or held for use
Theater system components⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	$	98,740	$	35,762	$	62,978
Camera equipment⁽⁵⁾		6,355		6,048		307

		105,095		41,810		63,285

Assets under construction⁽³⁾		12,719		—		12,719

Other property, plant and equipment
Land		1,593		—		1,593
Buildings		14,723		9,157		5,566
Office and production equipment⁽⁴⁾		28,051		23,671		4,380
Leasehold improvements		8,774		7,220		1,554

		53,141		40,048		13,093

	$	170,955	$	81,858	$	89,097


	As at December 31, 2010
			Accumulated		Net Book
	Cost		Depreciation		Value
Equipment leased or held for use
Theater system components⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	$	86,249	$	33,775	$	52,474
Camera equipment⁽⁵⁾		6,355		6,008		347

		92,604		39,783		52,821

Assets under construction⁽³⁾		8,305		—		8,305

Other property, plant and equipment
Land		1,593		—		1,593
Buildings		14,723		8,906		5,817
Office and production equipment⁽⁴⁾		27,172		23,454		3,718
Leasehold improvements		8,603		6,822		1,781

		52,091		39,182		12,909

	$	153,000	$	78,965	$	74,035


(1)		Included in theater system components are assets with costs of $18.7 million (December 31, 2010 — $19.9 million) and accumulated depreciation of $17.9 million (December 31, 2010 — $19.0 million) that are leased to customers under operating leases.

(2)		Included in theater system components are assets with costs of $75.8 million (December 31, 2010 — $62.8 million) and accumulated depreciation of $15.1 million (December 31, 2010 — $12.0 million) that are used in joint revenue sharing arrangements.

(3)		Included in assets under construction are components with costs of $10.9 million (December 31, 2010 — $6.2 million) that will be utilized to construct assets to be used in joint revenue sharing arrangements.

(4)		Included in office and production equipment are assets under capital lease with costs of $1.3 million (December 31, 2010 — $1.5 million) and accumulated depreciation of $1.3 million (December 31, 2010 — $1.4 million).

(5)		Included in camera equipment is fully amortized equipment still in use by the Company.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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