Document And Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 26, 2016	Jun. 30, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	MDCA
Entity Registrant Name	MDC PARTNERS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000876883
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 858.1
Common Class A
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		49,994,459
Common Class B
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,755