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Cash held or undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiary.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee.

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Certain restrictions pursuant to global offering on the sale of equity securities.

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Financial Instruments.

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When an investment contract or contracts have a range of settlement dates, the latest settlement date

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Investments in film assets.

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The number of countries in which IMAX films generate box office as of balance sheet date

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Amortized cost of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI), classified as current.

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Amount of realized gain from sale of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of securities classified as trading securities and held for investment purposes. Excludes proceeds from trading securities purchased and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term (thus held for only a short period of time).

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) Country	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Jan. 10, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 10, 2022 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 162,300				$ 189,711
Cash held outside of Canada	$ 96,800				102,100
Number of countries that generate box office \| Country	87
Foreign Exchange contract settlement date range	settlement dates throughout 2023
Estimated gains to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months	$ 300
Investment in equity securities	1,092				1,087
Investment in equity securities - cost	$ 15,200
Equity securities restrictions	lock-up period of six months
Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Equity Investment, Debt Securities	$ 1,100				1,100
Preferred Stock [Member] \| Other Assets [Member]
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Investment in equity securities - cost	$ 1,000				1,000
Wanda Film (Horgos) Co. Ltd [Member]
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Investments in film			$ 4,700	¥ 30.0
Maoyan [Member]
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Realized gain on fair value of equity securities		$ 5,200
Number of shares sold \| shares		7,949,000
Gross proceeds from sale of investment		$ 17,800
Maximum [Member]
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Equity securities percentage ownership	1.00%
China [Member]
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Cash held/undistributed earnings	$ 73,400				$ 76,300