Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	For the year ended December 31, 2015
	Advertising and Communications			Corporate			Total
Revenue	$	1,326,256		$	—		$	1,326,256
Cost of services sold	879,716			—			879,716
Office and general expenses	258,809			63,398			322,207
Depreciation and amortization	50,449			1,774			52,223
Operating profit (loss)	137,282			(65,172		)	72,110
Other Income (Expense):
Other income, net							7,238
Foreign exchange loss							(39,328		)
Interest expense and finance charges, net							(57,436		)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates							(17,416		)
Income tax expense							5,664
Loss from continuing operations before equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates							(23,080		)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates							1,058
Loss from continuing operations							(22,022		)
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes							(6,281		)
Net loss							(28,303		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(9,024		)	(30		)	(9,054		)
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc.							$	(37,357	)
Stock-based compensation	$	15,056		$	2,740		$	17,796
Capital expenditures from continuing operations	$	23,204		$	371		$	23,575
Goodwill and intangibles	$	942,683		$	—		$	942,683
Total assets	$	1,375,372		$	214,878		$	1,590,250

	For the year ended December 31, 2014
	Advertising and Communications			Corporate			Total
Revenue	$	1,223,512		$	—		$	1,223,512
Cost of services sold	798,518			—			798,518
Office and general expenses	223,781			66,292			290,073
Depreciation and amortization	45,387			1,785			47,172
Operating profit (loss)	155,826			(68,077		)	87,749
Other Income (Expense):
Other income, net							689
Foreign exchange loss							(18,482		)
Interest expense and finance charges, net							(54,847		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates							15,109
Income tax expense							12,422
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates							2,687
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates							1,406
Income from continuing operations							4,093
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes							(21,260		)
Net loss							(17,167		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6,890		)	—			(6,890		)
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc.							$	(24,057	)
Stock-based compensation	$	12,033		$	5,663		$	17,696
Capital expenditures from continuing operations	$	25,079		$	1,337		$	26,416
Goodwill and intangibles	$	937,494		$	—		$	937,494
Total assets	$	1,368,137		$	280,753		$	1,648,890

	For the year ended December 31, 2013
	Advertising and Communications			Corporate			Total
Revenue	$	1,062,478		$	—		$	1,062,478
Cost of services sold	704,969			—			704,969
Office and general expenses	212,933			143,031			355,964
Depreciation and amortization	34,745			1,394			36,139
Operating profit (loss)	109,831			(144,425		)	(34,594		)
Other Income (Expense):
Other income, net							2,531
Foreign exchange loss							(5,516		)
Interest expense, finance charges, and loss on redemption of notes, net							(100,271		)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates							(137,850		)
Income tax benefit							(4,367		)
Loss from continuing operations before equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates							(133,483		)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates							281
Loss from continuing operations							(133,202		)
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes							(9,200		)
Net loss							(142,402		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6,459		)	(2		)	(6,461		)
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc.							$	(148,863	)
Stock-based compensation	$	8,950		$	91,455		$	100,405
Capital expenditures from continuing operations	$	14,677		$	2,132		$	16,809
Goodwill and intangibles	$	800,595		$	—		$	800,595
Total assets	$	1,220,753		$	204,474		$	1,425,227

Schedule Of Fixed Assets Goodwill Intangibles Net

A summary of the Company’s long-lived assets, comprised of fixed assets, goodwill and intangibles, net, as at December 31, is set forth in the following table.

	United States		Canada		Other		Total
Long-lived Assets
2015	$	52,305	$	6,817	$	4,435	$	63,557
2014	$	48,884	$	7,099	$	4,257	$	60,240
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
2015	$	798,746	$	122,821	$	21,116	$	942,683
2014	$	759,035	$	154,349	$	24,110	$	937,494

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas

A summary of the Company’s revenue as at December 31 is set forth in the following table.

	United States		Canada		Other		Total
Revenue:
2015	$	1,085,051	$	129,039	$	112,166	$	1,326,256
2014	$	993,474	$	150,390	$	79,648	$	1,223,512
2013	$	870,525	$	135,630	$	56,323	$	1,062,478