Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Strategic Marketing Services			Performance Marketing Services			Corporate			Total
Revenue	$	775,079		$	192,164		$	—		$	967,243
Cost of services sold	515,624			132,762			—			648,386
Office and general expenses	151,023			22,586			32,560			206,169
Depreciation and amortization	19,360			16,797			3,236			39,393
Operating profit (loss)	89,072			20,019			(35,796		)	73,295
Other Income (Expense):
Other expense, net										(29,315		)
Interest expense and finance charges, net										(42,684		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in non-consolidated affiliates										1,296
Income tax benefit										(566		)
Income from continuing operations before equity in non-consolidated affiliates										1,862
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates										627
Income from continuing operations										2,489
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes										(6,281		)
Net loss										(3,792		)
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(6,977		)	(366		)	—			(7,343		)
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc.										$	(11,135	)
Stock-based compensation	$	9,205		$	2,467		$	1,353		$	13,025
Supplemental Segment Information:
Capital expenditures	$	16,083		$	1,309		$	273		$	17,665
Goodwill and intangibles	$	546,148		$	398,554		$	—		$	944,702
Total Assets	$	924,072		$	555,728		$	137,401		$	1,617,201

	Strategic Marketing Services			Performance Marketing Services		Corporate			Total
Revenue	$	683,340		$	200,261	$	—		$	883,601
Cost of services sold	442,906			132,986		—			575,892
Office and general expenses	136,922			43,640		33,025			213,587
Depreciation and amortization	17,182			13,545		1,356			32,083
Operating profit (loss)	86,330			10,090		(34,381		)	62,039
Other Income (Expense):
Other expense, net									(8,648		)
Interest expense and finance charges, net									(40,376		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in non-consolidated affiliates									13,015
Income tax expense									2,764
Income from continuing operations before equity in non-consolidated affiliates									10,251
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates									223
Income from continuing operations									10,474
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes									(2,976		)
Net income									7,498
Net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(4,994		)	198		—			(4,796		)
Net income attributable to MDC Partners Inc.									$	2,702
Stock-based compensation	$	6,067		$	2,684	$	3,482		$	12,233
Supplemental Segment Information:
Capital expenditures	$	16,228		$	1,216	$	1,234		$	18,678
Goodwill and intangibles	$	572,453		$	421,330	$	—		$	993,783
Total Assets	$	973,884		$	553,637	$	179,805		$	1,707,326

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 September 30,
2015	$	270,512	$	29,559	$	28,344	$	328,415
2014	$	249,128	$	38,052	$	22,211	$	309,391
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015	$	793,904	$	94,817	$	78,522	$	967,243
2014	$	721,089	$	107,993	$	54,519	$	883,601