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Internal Credit Assessment Internal Credit Assessment [Axis] Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: Cash Flow, Lessee [Abstract] Cash Flow, Lessee Schedule of Notional Amounts Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block] Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] All Trading Arrangements All Trading Arrangements [Member] Commitments, contingencies and guarantees (see Note 7) Commitments and Contingencies and Guarantees Commitments and contingencies and guarantees. 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Entity Address, Country Entity Address, Country Proceeds from other borrowings Proceeds from Other Debt Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current Debt instrument, initial conversion price (in dollars per share) Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price Ownership percentage by Company Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage, Parent Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items] Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] Accrued and other liabilities Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Liabilities Revolving Credit Facility Borrowings, net Long-Term Debt Pension Adjustments Prior Service Cost Pension Adjustments Prior Service Cost [Member] Total Sales-Type Lease, Net Investment In Lease And Financing Receivable, After Allowance For Credit Loss [Abstract] Sales-Type Lease, Net Investment In Lease And Financing Receivable, After Allowance For Credit Loss Award Year 2022 Award Year 2022 [Member] Award Year 2022 U.S. Base Rate or Canadian Prime Rate U.S. Base Rate or Canadian Prime Rate [Member] U.S. Base Rate or Canadian Prime Rate. 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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure [Text Block] Companies contribution expected during the remainder of the year Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Employer Contributions, Remainder of Fiscal Year Deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net Non-PEO NEO Non-PEO NEO [Member] Adjustments to other equity: Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Hedging Relationship Hedging Relationship [Axis] Revenue attributable to transactions arising between the company and its customers under IMAX film remastering and distribution arrangements Revenue Earned From Transactions Under Company Arrangements Disclosure of amounts attributable to transactions arising between the Company and its customers under IMAX DMR arrangements included in Services Revenue. 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Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability Underlying Security Market Price Change Underlying Security Market Price Change, Percent Measurement Input Type Measurement Input Type [Axis] Individual: Individual [Axis] Adjustments to accumulated other comprehensive loss: AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] Inventories Total Inventory, Net Rest of the World Rest Of World [Member] Rest of the world. Product and Service Product and Service [Axis] Statement [Line Items] Statement [Line Items] Measurement Input Type Measurement Input Type [Domain] Increase (decrease) in allowance for current expected credit losses Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) Accounts Receivable, Allowance For Credit Loss [Line Items] Accounts Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss [Line Items] Accounts receivable, allowance for credit loss. Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return [Text Block] Pre-approved transactions Pre Approved Transactions [Member] Pre Approved Transactions. Other property, plant and equipment Writedown On Other Property Plant And Equipment Writedown on other property, plant and equipment. Restricted share units vested, net of shares withheld for employee tax obligations Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Restricted Stock Units Vested This element represents adjustments to additional paid in capital related to restricted stock units vested in the period. Additional shares granted, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Additional Grants In Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award equity instruments other than options additional grants in period weighted average grant date fair value. Minimum Minimum [Member] Unamortized debt issuance costs Unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense Allowance for Credit Losses Allowance for Credit Losses Beginning balance Ending balance Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss Adoption Date Trading Arrangement Adoption Date Cash held outside of Canada Cash Held Or Undistributed Earnings Of Foreign Subsidiary Cash held or undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiary. 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Finance income Finance Income Finance Income [Member] Finance income. Lessee, Lease, Description [Table] Lessee, Lease, Description [Table] Amortization of share-based payment expense - performance stock units Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Amortization Of Share Based Payment Expense Performance Stock Units Adjustments to additional paid in capital amortization of share based payment expense performance stock units. Non-GAAP Measure Description Non-GAAP Measure Description [Text Block] Finance leases: Finance Leases [Abstract] Finance leases. Finance lease right-of-use assets Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, after Accumulated Amortization Equity Component Equity Component [Domain] NBC Facility National Bank Of Canada Facility [Member] National bank of canada facility. IMAX China Long Term Incentive Plan Restricted Share Units I M A X China Long Term Incentive Plan Restricted Share Units [Member] IMAX China Long Term Incentive Plan Restricted Share Units. Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: Adjustments, Noncash Items, to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract] Additional 402(v) Disclosure Additional 402(v) Disclosure [Text Block] Entity Shell Company Entity Shell Company Number of variable interest entities Number Of Variable Interest Entities Represents the number of variable interest entities Summary of Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Term and Weighted- Average Interest Rate Lessee, Operating and Finance Lease Weighted Averages [Table Text Block] Lessee operating lease weighted averages table. Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code Schedule of Financing Receivables Financing Receivables Consisting Of Net Investment In Sales Type Leases And Receivables From Financed Sales [Table Text Block] This element represents the disclosures related to financing receivables. 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Shares forfeited as a result of unsatisfied market conditions (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Not Adjusted Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Not Adjusted Notional value of outstanding foreign currency forward contracts Notional Amount For Which Arrangements Can Be Entered Net carrying amount of purchased foreign currency forward contracts and/or other swap arrangements that the Company has entered into Decrease (increase) in: Increase (Decrease) in Operating Assets [Abstract] Maximum percentage of base salary contributed to Defined Contribution Pension Plan by Company Maximum Percentage Of Base Salary Contributed To Pension Plan By Company Maximum percentage of Base Salary contributed to Pension Plan By Company. 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Stock options exercisable, end of period, number of shares (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number Total Increase (Decrease) in Operating Capital Debt Instrument [Table] Schedule of Long-Term Debt Instruments [Table] Income Taxes Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] Common shares repurchased and retired Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value 2028 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents held outside of People's Republic of China Unrestricted Cash And Cash Equivalents Held In Foreign Subsidiary Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents held in foreign subsidiary, Net Investment in Leases Sales-type Lease, Net Investment in Lease, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] Percentage of last reported sale price per common share against conversion price for specific period of time Percentage Of Sale Price Per Common Share Against Conversion Price Percentage of sale price per common share against conversion price. 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Authorized — unlimited number. 52,682,641 issued and outstanding (December 31, 2023 — 53,260,276 issued and outstanding) Common Stock, Value, Issued IMAX China I M A X China [Member] IMAX China. Weighted-average interest rate Lease Weighted Average Interest Rates [Abstract] Lease, weighted average interest rates. Marketing and Other Marketing And Advertising Expense (Reversal) Marketing and advertising expense (reversal). Other intangible assets Amortization Of Intangible Assets Net The aggregate expense, net of write-downs, charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. Non-Employees Non Employee [Member] Non employee. Financing Activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Abstract] Schedule of Selling Expenses Schedule of Other Operating Cost and Expense, by Component [Table Text Block] Year Five Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year Basic (in dollars per share) Earnings Per Share, Basic Operating leases Operating Lease, Payments Award Timing MNPI Disclosure Award Timing MNPI Disclosure [Text Block] Ownership Ownership [Domain] Thereafter Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Four Lessee operating lease liability payments due after year four. Aggregate Pension Adjustments Service Cost Aggregate Pension Adjustments Service Cost [Member] Finance income related to net investment in leases with billed amounts past due Net Investment In Lease Past Due Finance Income Net investment in lease past due finance income. Receivables Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block] Revolving credit facility borrowings, net of unamortized debt issuance costs Credit Facility borrowings Long-Term Line of Credit Granted (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period Sales-type lease, lease term Lessor, Sales-type Lease, Term of Contract Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items] Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] Greater China Greater China [Member] Greater China. 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Finance Leases Finance Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] Schedule Of Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Table] Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table] Revenue from Contracts with Customers Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block] Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus IMAX China Noncontrolling Interest Imax China Noncontrolling Interest [Member] IMAX China Noncontrolling Interest Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] Debt Instrument, Name Debt Instrument, Name [Domain] Unearned finance income Sales Type Lease Unearned Finance Income Sales type lease unearned finance income. 2024 (three months remaining) Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Remainder of Fiscal Year Document Period End Date Document Period End Date Total lease payments Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid Awards outstanding, beginning of period (in shares) Awards outstanding, end of period (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number Expired (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period Line of Credit Facility, Lender Line of Credit Facility, Lender [Domain] Insider Trading Arrangements [Line Items] Schedule of Net Investment in Leases and Financed Sale Receivables on Nonaccrual Status Schedule Of Net Investment In Leases And Financed Sale Receivables Non Accrual Status [Table Text Block] Schedule of net investment in leases and financed sale receivables non accrual status. 2027 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three Amortization of property, plant and equipment recorded in research and development Amortization Of Property, Plant and Equipment Net In Research And Development Amortization of property, plant and equipment net in research and development. Revenue recognized during period Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized Trading Activity [Axis] Trading Activity [Axis] Foreign exchange contracts — Forwards Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] Document Transition Report Document Transition Report Number of countries that generate box office Number Of Countries That Generate Box Office The number of countries in which IMAX films generate box office as of balance sheet date Latin America Latin America [Member] Technology Products and Services Segment Technology Products and Services Technology Products And Services [Member] Technology products and services segment. 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