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Discontinued Operations
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]
6. Discontinued Operations

 

In September 2012, the Company discontinued a subsidiary, Hudson and Sunset Media, LLC. The results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was a loss of $60 and $65, respectively. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was a loss of $343 and $431, respectively.

 

In June 2012, the Company discontinued a start-up subsidiary, The Bull-Whitehouse, LLC. The results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was a loss of $60 and $34, respectively. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was a loss of $755 and $34, respectively.

 

In June 2012, the Company also discontinued a division of Redscout LLC, called Redscout Ventures. The results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was a loss of nil and $174, respectively. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was a loss of $585 and $603, respectively.

 

In December 2011, the Company discontinued a division of Accent Marketing Services, LLC, called Performance Marketing Group. As a result, the Company has classified this entity’s results of operations as as discontinued operations. The results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was a loss of $510 and $335, respectively. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was a loss of $1,470 and $801, respectively.

 

Included in discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was the following:

 

    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2012     2011     2012     2011  
Revenue   $ 1,964     $ 2,539     $ 6,940     $ 9,889  
                                 
Operating loss   $ (644 )   $ (677 )   $ (3,505 )   $ (2,239 )
                                 
Other income (1)   $ 14     $ 69     $ 352     $ 370  
                                 
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes   $ (630 )   $ (608 )   $ (3,153 )   $ (1,869 )

 

(1) Includes loss attributable to noncontrolling interests.