Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Strategic Marketing Services			Performance Marketing Services		Corporate			Total
Revenue	$	426,965		$	183,323	$	—		$	610,288
Cost of services sold	271,214			120,661		—			391,875
Office and general expenses	86,567			48,077		22,088			156,732
Depreciation and amortization	10,084			11,006		935			22,025
Operating Profit (Loss)	59,100			3,579		(23,023		)	39,656
Other Income (Expense):
Other income,net									765
Interest expense and finance charges, net									(26,526		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in non-consolidated affiliates									13,895
Income tax expense									3,044
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes									10,851
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates									142
Income from continuing operations									10,993
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes									(258		)
Net income									10,735
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(3,185		)	74		—			(3,111		)
Net income attributable to MDC Partners Inc.									$	7,624
Stock based compensation	$	4,251		$	2,207	$	2,338		$	8,796
Supplemental Segment Information:
Capital expenditures	$	3,994		$	2,045	$	806		$	6,845
Goodwill and intangibles	$	516,815		$	434,669	$	—		$	951,484
Total Assets	$	863,990		$	617,576	$	203,452		$	1,685,018

	Strategic Marketing Services			Performance Marketing Services			Corporate			Total
Revenue	$	384,100		$	169,035		$	—		$	553,135
Cost of services sold	247,381			120,154			—			367,535
Office and general expenses	74,764			38,599			14,842			128,205
Depreciation and amortization	11,527			6,748			692			18,967
Operating Profit (Loss)	50,428			3,534			(15,534		)	38,428
Other Income (Expense):
Other expense, net										(191		)
Interest expense, finance charges, and loss on redemption of notes, net										(78,226		)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates										(39,989		)
Income tax benefit										(12,523		)
Loss from continuing operations before equity in affiliates										(27,466		)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates										123
Loss from continuing operations										(27,343		)
Loss from discontinuing operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes										(3,503		)
Net loss										(30,846		)
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(2,107		)	(389		)	—			(2,496		)
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc.										$	(33,342	)
Stock based compensation	$	2,980		$	1,859		$	4,416		$	9,255
Supplemental Segment Information:
Capital expenditures	$	5,606		$	3,381		$	620		$	9,607
Goodwill and intangibles	$	526,491		$	244,709		$	—		$	771,200
Total Assets	$	812,078		$	381,921		$	195,444		$	1,389,443

	Strategic Marketing Services			Performance Marketing Services		Corporate			Total
Revenue	$	221,017		$	96,702	$	—		$	317,719
Cost of services sold	138,082			62,100		—			200,182
Office and general expenses	42,400			24,045		12,113			78,558
Depreciation and amortization	5,038			5,259		433			10,730
Operating Profit (Loss)	35,497			5,298		(12,546		)	28,249
Other Income (Expense):
Other income,net									7,302
Interest expense and finance charges, net									(13,881		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in non-consolidated affiliates									21,670
Income tax expense									3,378
Income from continuing operations before equity in non-consolidated affiliates									18,292
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates									79
Income from continuing operations									18,371
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes									(152		)
Net income									18,219
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(1,843		)	94		—			(1,749		)
Net income attributable to MDC Partners Inc.									$	16,470
Stock based compensation	$	2,112		$	930	$	1,386		$	4,428
Supplemental Segment Information:
Capital expenditures	$	2,373		$	1,191	$	265		$	3,829

Summary financial information concerning the Company’s operating segments is shown in the following tables:

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

(thousands of United States dollars)

	Strategic Marketing Services			Performance Marketing Services		Corporate			Total
Revenue	$	221,017		$	96,702	$	—		$	317,719
Cost of services sold	138,082			62,100		—			200,182
Office and general expenses	42,400			24,045		12,113			78,558
Depreciation and amortization	5,038			5,259		433			10,730
Operating Profit (Loss)	35,497			5,298		(12,546		)	28,249
Other Income (Expense):
Other income,net									7,302
Interest expense and finance charges, net									(13,881		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in non-consolidated affiliates									21,670
Income tax expense									3,378
Income from continuing operations before equity in non-consolidated affiliates									18,292
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates									79
Income from continuing operations									18,371
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes									(152		)
Net income									18,219
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(1,843		)	94		—			(1,749		)
Net income attributable to MDC Partners Inc.									$	16,470
Stock based compensation	$	2,112		$	930	$	1,386		$	4,428
Supplemental Segment Information:
Capital expenditures	$	2,373		$	1,191	$	265		$	3,829

Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

(thousands of United States dollars)

	Strategic Marketing Services			Performance Marketing Services			Corporate			Total
Revenue	$	200,670		$	86,829		$	—		$	287,499
Cost of services sold	128,810			60,867			—			189,677
Office and general expenses	38,336			17,812			4,697			60,845
Depreciation and amortization	5,753			3,408			327			9,488
Operating Profit (loss)	27,771			4,742			(5,024		)	27,489
Other Income (Expense):
Other expense, net										(2,880		)
Interest expense and finance charges, net										(10,313		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in non-consolidated affiliates										14,296
Income tax expense										1,727
Income from continuing operations before equity in non-consolidated affiliates										12,569
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates										82
Income from continuing operations										12,651
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes										(1,321		)
Net income										11,330
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(1,345		)	(169		)	—			(1,514		)
Net income attributable to MDC Partners Inc.										$	9,816
Stock based compensation	$	1,839		$	1,030		$	1,885		$	4,754
Supplemental Segment Information:
Capital expenditures	$	3,828		$	2,329		$	531		$	6,688

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area

A summary of the Company’s revenue by geographic area, based on the location in which the services originated, is set forth in the following table:

	United States		Canada		Other		Total
Revenue
Three Months Ended June 30,
2014	$	258,597	$	39,028	$	20,094	$	317,719
2013	$	237,901	$	33,950	$	15,648	$	287,499
Six Months Ended June 30,
2014	$	501,902	$	69,941	$	38,445	$	610,288
2013	$	457,410	$	66,005	$	29,720	$	553,135