Revenue from Contracts with Customers

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

13.  Revenue from Contracts with Customers

(a) Disaggregated Information About Revenue

The following tables summarize the Company’s revenues by type and reportable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers					Revenue from
	Fixed Consideration		Variable Consideration			Lease Arrangements		Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	13,515	$	1,481		$	—	$	—	$	14,996
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—		—			57		—		57
Other Theater Business		307		—			—		—		307
Other sales(1)		378		15			—		—		393
Sub-total		14,200		1,496			57		—		15,753
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—		6,886			—		—		6,886
IMAX Maintenance		5,855		—			—		—		5,855
Film Post-Production		739		—			—		—		739
Film Distribution		750		376			—		—		1,126
Other		—		(17	)		—		—		(17	)
Sub-total		7,344		7,245			—		—		14,589
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent		—		—			4,473		—		4,473
Sub-total		—		—			4,473		—		4,473
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—		—			—		2,441		2,441
Total	$	21,544	$	8,741		$	4,530	$	2,441	$	37,256

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers				Revenue from
	Fixed consideration		Variable consideration		Lease Arrangements		Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	17,036	$	3,143	$	—	$	—	$	20,179
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—		—		1,196		—		1,196
Other Theater Business		1,261		—		—		—		1,261
Other sales(1)		1,361		105		—		—		1,466
Sub-total		19,658		3,248		1,196		—		24,102
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—		18,061		—		—		18,061
IMAX Maintenance		13,225		—		—		—		13,225
Film Post-Production		3,088		—		—		—		3,088
Film Distribution		3,000		1,453		—		—		4,453
Other		—		282		—		—		282
Sub-total		19,313		19,796		—		—		39,109
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent		—		—		10,307		—		10,307
Sub-total		—		—		10,307		—		10,307
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—		—		—		7,495		7,495
Total	$	38,971	$	23,044	$	11,503	$	7,495	$	81,013

(1)     Other sales include revenues associated with New Business Initiatives such as IMAX Enhanced.

The following tables summarize the Company’s revenues by type and reportable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers				Revenue from
	Fixed Consideration		Variable Consideration		Lease Arrangements		Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	15,552	$	2,580	$	—	$	—	$	18,132
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—		—		1,438		—		1,438
Other Theater Business		1,560		—		—		—		1,560
Other sales(1)		575		30		—		—		605
Sub-total		17,687		2,610		1,438		—		21,735
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—		26,665		—		—		26,665
IMAX Maintenance		13,657		—		—		—		13,657
Film Post-production		2,185		—		—		—		2,185
Film Distribution		—		1,343		—		—		1,343
Other				318		—		—		318
Sub-total		15,842		28,326		—		—		44,168
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent		—		—		16,605		—		16,605
Other		—		—		1,037		—		1,037
Sub-total		—		—		17,642		—		17,642
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—		—		—		2,845		2,845
Total	$	33,529	$	30,936	$	19,080	$	2,845	$	86,390

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
	Revenue from
	Contracts with Customers				Revenue from
	Fixed consideration		Variable consideration		Lease Arrangements		Finance Income		Total
Technology sales
IMAX Systems	$	36,790	$	5,610	$	—	$	—	$	42,400
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, fixed fees		—		—		6,525		—		6,525
Other Theater Business		5,766		—		—		—		5,766
Other sales(1)		1,763		175		—		—		1,938
Sub-total		44,319		5,785		6,525		—		56,629
Image enhancement and maintenance services
IMAX DMR		—		93,908		—		—		93,908
IMAX Maintenance		39,815		—		—		—		39,815
Film Post-production		6,458		—		—		—		6,458
Film Distribution		—		3,333		—		—		3,333
Other				1,463		—		—		1,463
Sub-total		46,273		98,704		—		—		144,977
Technology rentals
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements, contingent rent		—		—		60,189		—		60,189
Other		—		26		1,460		—		1,486
Sub-total		—		26		61,649		—		61,675
Finance income
IMAX Systems		—		—		—		8,104		8,104
Total	$	90,592	$	104,515	$	68,174	$	8,104	$	271,385

(1)     Other sales include revenues associated with New Business Initiatives, such as IMAX Enhanced.

(See Note 2 for information on the current impacts and uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 global pandemic, which are impacting the Company’s revenues.)

(b) Deferred Revenue

IMAX Theater System sale and lease arrangements include a requirement for the Company to provide maintenance services over the life of the arrangement, subject to a consumer price index adjustment each year. In circumstances where customers prepay the entire term’s maintenance fee, additional payments are due to the Company for the years after its extended warranty and maintenance obligations expire. Payments upon renewal each year are either prepaid or made in arrears and can vary in frequency from monthly to annually. At September 30, 2020, $16.7 million of consideration has been deferred in relation to outstanding maintenance services to be provided on existing maintenance contracts (December 31, 2019 — $17.7 million). Maintenance revenue is recognized evenly over the contract term which coincides with the period over which maintenance services are provided. In the event of customer default, any payments made by the customer may be retained by the Company.  

In instances where the Company receives consideration prior to satisfying its performance obligations, the recognition of revenue is deferred. The majority of the deferred revenue balance relates to payments received by the Company for IMAX Theater Systems where control of the system has not transferred to the customer. The deferred revenue balance related to an individual theater increases as progress payments are made and is then derecognized when control of the system is transferred to the customer. Recognition dates are variable and depend on numerous factors, including some outside of the Company’s control.

(See Note 2 for information on the current impacts of and uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 global pandemic which are impacting Company’s revenues.)