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Lease Arrangements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Leases [Abstract]  
Lease Arrangements

5.  Lease Arrangements

IMAX Corporation as a Lessee

The Company’s operating lease arrangements principally involve office and warehouse space. Office equipment is generally purchased outright. Leases with an initial term of less than 12 months are not recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Most of the Company’s leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from one to five years or more. The Company has determined that it is reasonably certain that the renewal options on its warehouse leases will be exercised based on previous history, its current understanding of future business needs and its level of investment in leasehold improvements, among other factors. The incremental borrowing rate used in the calculation of the Company’s lease liability is based on the location of each leased property. None of the Company’s leases include options to purchase the leased property. The depreciable lives of right-of-use assets and related leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. The Company rents or subleases certain office space to third parties, which have a remaining term of less than 12 months and are not expected to be renewed.

For three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the components of lease expense recorded within Selling, General and Administrative expenses are as follows:

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2020

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

 

2019

 

Operating lease cost (1)

$

133

 

 

 

$

102

 

 

$

392

 

 

 

$

565

 

Amortization of lease assets

 

706

 

 

 

 

667

 

 

 

2,155

 

 

 

 

1,863

 

Interest on lease liabilities

 

258

 

 

 

 

265

 

 

 

765

 

 

 

 

807

 

Total lease cost

$

1,097

 

 

 

$

1,034

 

 

$

3,312

 

 

 

$

3,235

 

 

 

(1)

Includes short-term leases and variable lease costs, which are not significant for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

For three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, supplemental cash and non-cash information related to leases is as follows:

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

2019

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

$

 

2,721

 

 

$

 

2,732

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations

$

 

297

 

 

$

 

17,879

 

As at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-Use Assets

Property, plant and equipment

 

$

14,480

 

 

$

16,262

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Leases

Accrued and other liabilities

 

$

17,156

 

 

$

18,677

 

 

As at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average interest rate associated with the Company’s operating leases are as follows:

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)

 

 

7.7

 

 

 

8.1

 

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

 

5.90

 

%

 

5.90

 

%

 

As at September 30, 2020, the maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities are as follows:

 

 

 

Operating Leases

 

2020 (three months remaining)

 

$

865

 

2021

 

 

3,372

 

2022

 

 

2,847

 

2023

 

 

2,260

 

2024

 

 

2,212

 

Thereafter

 

 

10,137

 

Total lease payments

 

$

21,693

 

Less: interest expense

 

 

(4,537

)

Present value of operating lease liabilities

 

$

17,156

 

 IMAX Corporation as a Lessor

The Company provides IMAX Theater Systems to customers through long-term lease arrangements that for accounting purposes are classified as sales-type leases. Under these arrangements, in exchange for providing the IMAX Theater System, the Company earns fixed upfront and ongoing consideration. Certain arrangements that are legal sales are also classified as sales-type leases as certain clauses within the arrangements limit transfer of title or provide the Company with conditional rights to the system. The customer’s rights under the Company’s sales-type lease arrangements are described in Note 2(n) in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K. Under the Company’s sales-type lease arrangements, the customer has the ability and the right to operate the hardware components or direct others to operate them in a manner determined by the customer. The Company’s sales-type leases are typically non-cancellable for 10 to 20 years with renewal provisions from inception. Except for those sales arrangements that are classified as sales-type leases, the Company’s leases generally do not contain an automatic transfer of title at the end of the lease term. The Company’s sales-type lease arrangements do not contain a guarantee of residual value at the end of the lease term. The customer is required to pay for executory costs such as insurance and taxes and is required to pay the Company for maintenance and extended warranty generally after the first year of the lease until the end of the lease term. The customer is responsible for obtaining insurance coverage for the IMAX Theater System commencing on the date specified in the arrangement’s shipping terms and ending on the date the IMAX Theater System is returned to the Company.

The Company also provides IMAX Theater Systems to customers through joint revenue sharing arrangements. Under the traditional form of these arrangements, in exchange for providing the IMAX Theater System under a long-term lease, the Company earns rent based on a percentage of contingent box office receipts and, in some cases, concession revenues, rather than requiring the customer to pay a fixed upfront fee or annual minimum payments. The Company has assessed the nature of its joint revenue sharing arrangements and concluded that the arrangements contain an operating lease. Under joint revenue sharing arrangements, the customer has the ability and the right to operate the hardware components or direct others to operate them in a manner determined by the customer. The Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements are typically non-cancellable for 10 years or longer with renewal provisions. Title to equipment under joint revenue sharing arrangements does not transfer to the customer. The Company’s joint revenue sharing arrangements do not contain a guarantee of residual value at the end of the term. The customer is required to pay for executory costs such as insurance and taxes and is required to pay the Company for maintenance and extended warranty throughout the term. The customer is responsible for obtaining insurance coverage for the IMAX Theater System commencing on the date specified in the arrangement’s shipping terms and ending on the date the IMAX Theater System is returned to the Company.

The Company classifies its lease arrangements at inception of the arrangement and, if required, after a modification of the lease arrangement, to determine whether they are sales-type leases or operating leases.

On April 10, 2020, the FASB staff issued a question-and-answer document to address stakeholder questions on the application of the lease accounting guidance for lease concessions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance allows concessions related to the timing of payments, where the total consideration has not changed, to not be accounted for as lease modifications. Instead, any such concessions can be accounted for as if no change was made to the contract or as variable lease payments. In the second quarter of 2020, the Company adopted the FASB relief guidance and elected to account for any such lease concessions as if no change was made to the underlying contracts. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.