Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

The following table sets forth a summary of the Company’s consolidated unaudited quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, in thousands of dollars, except per share amounts.

	Quarters
	First			Second		Third			Fourth
Revenue:
2015	$	302,222		$	336,606	$	328,415		$	359,013
2014	$	274,854		$	299,356	$	309,391		$	339,911
Cost of services sold:
2015	$	210,419		$	225,042	$	212,925		$	231,330
2014	$	181,468		$	188,875	$	205,549		$	222,626
Income (loss) from continuing operations:
2015	$	(23,417	)	$	31,072	$	(5,166	)	$	(24,511	)
2014	$	(7,213	)	$	19,555	$	(1,868	)	$	(6,381	)
Net income (loss) attributable to MDC Partners Inc.:
2015	$	(32,091	)	$	29,560	$	(8,604	)	$	(26,222	)
2014	$	(8,846	)	$	16,470	$	(4,922	)	$	(26,759	)
Income (loss) per common share:
Basic
Continuing operations:
2015	$	(0.52	)	$	0.57	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.52	)
2014	$	(0.17	)	$	0.36	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.17	)
Net income (loss):
2015	$	(0.65	)	$	0.60	$	(0.17	)	$	(0.52	)
2014	$	(0.18	)	$	0.33	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.54	)
Diluted
Continuing operations:
2015	$	(0.52	)	$	0.56	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.52	)
2014	$	(0.17	)	$	0.35	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.17	)
Net income (loss):
2015	$	(0.65	)	$	0.59	$	(0.17	)	$	(0.52	)
2014	$	(0.18	)	$	0.32	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.54	)