Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Details) |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2022 | |
| Segment Reporting (Textual) [Abstract] | |
| Description of products and services from which each reportable segment derives its revenues | The Company has the following reportable segments: (i) IMAX DMR; (ii) Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements ("JRSA"); (iii) IMAX Systems; (iv) IMAX Maintenance; (v) Other Theater Business; (vi) Film Distribution; and (vii) Film Post-Production. |
| Disclosure on geographic areas, description of revenue from external customers | No single country in the Rest of the World, Western Europe, Latin America and Asia (excluding Greater China) comprises more than 10% of the Company's total revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. |