DHX Media Ltd. (SEC Filing Page | XBRL Cloud Viewer | XBRL Instance)

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24 Amounts receivable (note 6) Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentReceivables
25 Prepaid expenses and other Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentPrepaymentsAndOtherCurrentAssets
26 Investment in film and television programs (note 7) Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Inventories
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30 Property and equipment (note 9) Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
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35 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables
36 Deferred revenue Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredIncomeClassifiedAsCurrent
37 Interim production financing (note 12) Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentSecuredBankLoansReceivedAndCurrentPortionOfNoncurrentSecuredBankLoansReceived
38 Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under finance leases (note 12) Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentPortionOfLongtermBorrowings
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42 Deferred income taxes (note 15) Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilities
43 Liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Liabilities
44 Equity attributable to Shareholders of the Company Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent
45 Non-controlling interest Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncontrollingInterests
46 Total Shareholders’ Equity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
47 Equity and liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityAndLiabilities
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64 Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
65 Comprehensive income (loss) for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
66 Common shares issued (note 13) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:SaleOrIssueOfTreasuryShares
67 Dividends reinvested and paid Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParent
68 Share-based compensation (note 13) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughSharebasedPaymentTransactions
69 Non-controlling interest on acquisition of subsidiaries (note 5) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughAcquisitionOfSubsidiary
70 Distributions to non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterests
71 Ending balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
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81 Amortization of acquired and library content (note 8) Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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83 Development, integration and other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit dhxm:DevelopmentIntegrationAndOtherExpenses
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86 Selling, general and administrative Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
87 Finance expense (note 16) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:FinanceCosts
88 Finance income (note 16) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:FinanceIncome
89 Expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ExpenseByNature
90 Loss before income taxes Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
91 Current income taxes (note 15) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTaxExpenseIncome
92 Deferred income taxes (note 15) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncome
93 Provision for (recovery of) income taxes Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
94 Net loss for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
95 Net income attributable to non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
96 Net loss attributable to Shareholders of the Company Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
97 Basic loss per common share (note 21) (in CAD per share) Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:BasicEarningsLossPerShare
98 Diluted loss per common share (note 21) (in CAD per share) Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare
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104 Items that may be subsequently reclassified to the statement of income (loss) Abstract ifrs-full:ComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTaxAbstract
105 Foreign currency translation adjustment Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxExchangeDifferencesOnTranslation
106 Comprehensive income (loss) for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
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115 Net loss for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
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118 Amortization of intangible assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForAmortisationExpense
119 Write-down of intangible assets Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
120 Unrealized foreign exchange loss Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForUnrealisedForeignExchangeLossesGains
121 Amortization of deferred financing fees Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit dhxm:AmortizationOfDeferredFinancingFees
122 Accretion on tangible benefit obligation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeBenefitLiabilities
123 Debt extinguishment charge Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit dhxm:GainLossOnExtinguishmentOfDebt1
124 Share-based compensation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForSharebasedPayments
125 Accretion on Senior Unsecured Convertible Debentures Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForInterestIncome
126 Amortization of debt premium Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit dhxm:AmortizationOfDebtPremium
127 Movement in the fair value of embedded derivatives Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForGainsLossesOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives
128 Deferred tax recovery Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDeferredTaxExpense
129 Write-down of acquired and library content Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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137 Proceeds from bank indebtedness Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromCurrentBorrowings
138 Proceeds from (repayment of) interim production financing Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit dhxm:ProceedsFromRepaymentOfInterimProductionFinancing
139 Distributions to non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterestsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
140 Payment of debt issue costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PaymentsForDebtIssueCosts
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143 Repayment of long-term debt and obligations under finance leases Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
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150 Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:EffectOfExchangeRateChangesOnCashAndCashEquivalents
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