Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Strategic Marketing Services			Performance Marketing Services			Corporate			Total
Revenue	$	510,527		$	128,301		$	—		$	638,828
Cost of services sold	347,257			88,204			—			435,461
Office and general expenses	98,090			11,809			17,484			127,383
Depreciation and amortization	12,915			11,220			2,172			26,307
Operating profit (loss)	52,265			17,068			(19,656		)	49,677
Other income (expense):
Other expense, net										(13,692		)
Interest expense, net										(28,160		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in non-consolidated affiliates										7,825
Income tax expense										625
Income from continuing operations before equity in non-consolidated affiliates										7,200
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates										455
Income from continuing operations										7,655
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes										(4,965		)
Net income										2,690
Net income attributable to the non-controlling interests	(5,047		)	(174		)	—			(5,221		)
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc.										$	(2,531	)
Stock based compensation	$	6,611		$	1,959		$	1,189		$	9,759
Supplemental Segment Information:
Capital expenditures	$	8,559		$	682		$	263		$	9,504
Goodwill and intangibles	$	552,222		$	409,638		$	—		$	961,860
Total Assets	$	901,423		$	756,535		$	190,689		$	1,848,647

	Strategic Marketing Services			Performance Marketing Services		Corporate			Total
Revenue	$	444,921		$	129,289	$	—		$	574,210
Cost of services sold	286,239			84,104		—			370,343
Office and general expenses	88,398			32,286		22,088			142,772
Depreciation and amortization	10,287			9,177		935			20,399
Operating profit (loss)	59,997			3,722		(23,023		)	40,696
Other income (expense):
Other income, net									993
Interest expense, net									(26,459		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates									15,230
Income tax expense									3,030
Income from continuing operations before equity in affiliates									12,200
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates									142
Income from continuing operations									12,342
Loss from discontinuing operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes									(1,607		)
Net income									10,735
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(3,250		)	139		—			(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	$	4,095		$	799	$	806		$	5,700
Goodwill and intangibles	$	516,815		$	434,669	$	—		$	951,484
Total Assets	$	876,251		$	605,315	$	203,452		$	1,685,018

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,
2015	$	271,375	$	35,432	$	29,799	$	336,606
2014	$	243,128	$	39,028	$	17,200	$	299,356
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015	$	523,392	$	65,258	$	50,178	$	638,828
2014	$	471,962	$	69,941	$	32,307	$	574,210