Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Strategic Marketing Services			Performance Marketing Services			Corporate			Total
Revenue	$	240,436		$	61,786		$	—		$	302,222
Cost of services sold	166,026			44,393			—			210,419
Office and general expenses	49,156			11,154			13,998			74,308
Depreciation and amortization	6,423			5,430			447			12,300
Operating profit (loss)	18,831			809			(14,445		)	5,195
Other Income (Expense):
Other expense, net										(18,040		)
Interest expense, net										(14,977		)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in non-consolidated affiliates										(27,822		)
Income tax benefit										(4,054		)
Loss from continuing operations before equity in non-consolidated affiliates										(23,768		)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates										351
Loss from continuing operations										(23,417		)
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes										(6,294		)
Net Loss										(29,711		)
Net income attributable to the non-controlling interests	(2,293		)	(87		)	—			(2,380		)
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc.										$	(32,091	)
Stock based compensation	$	2,524		$	1,121		$	800		$	4,445
Supplemental Segment Information:
Capital expenditures	$	5,330		$	258		$	68		$	5,656
Goodwill and intangibles	$	553,066		$	363,156		$	—		$	916,222
Total Assets	$	918,200		$	565,411		$	156,514		$	1,640,125

	Strategic Marketing Services			Performance Marketing Services			Corporate			Total
Revenue	$	214,804		$	60,050		$	—		$	274,854
Cost of services sold	140,560			40,908			—			181,468
Office and general expenses	45,046			16,315			9,975			71,336
Depreciation and amortization	5,148			4,832			502			10,482
Operating profit (loss)	24,050			(2,005		)	(10,477		)	11,568
Other Income (Expense):
Other expense,net										(6,571		)
Interest expense, net										(12,619		)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates										(7,622		)
Income tax benefit										(346		)
Loss from continuing operations before equity in affiliates										(7,276		)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates										63
Loss from continuing operations										(7,213		)
Loss from discontinuing operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes										(271		)
Net loss										(7,484		)
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(1,390		)	28			—			(1,362		)
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc.										$	(8,846	)
Stock based compensation	$	2,139		$	1,277		$	952		$	4,368
Supplemental Segment Information:
Capital expenditures	$	1,702		$	253		$	541		$	2,496
Goodwill and intangibles	$	522,170		$	424,485		$	—		$	946,655
Total Assets	$	860,571		$	573,308		$	136,393		$	1,570,272

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 March 31,
2015	$	252,018	$	29,825	$	20,379	$	302,222
2014	$	228,833	$	30,913	$	15,108	$	274,854