Cash held or undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries.

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Cash held or undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiary.

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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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Investments in film assets write down

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

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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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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative asset.

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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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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 CNY (¥)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) Country	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 10, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 10, 2022 CNY (¥)
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 95,266			$ 97,401
Cash held outside of Canada			$ 83,300			79,700
Number of countries that generate box office \| Country			87
Foreign Exchange contract settlement date range			settlement dates throughout 2023 and 2024
Estimated gains to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months			$ 500
Investment in equity securities			1,046			1,035
IMAX China
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents			73,600			75,000
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Notional value			39,200			24,700
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
Investment in film impairment	$ 4,500	¥ 30.0		$ 4,500	¥ 30.0
China [Member]
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Cash held/undistributed earnings			$ 27,200			$ 43,700