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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] | The significant accounting policies of these segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. The Company continues to evaluate its Corporate Group and the services provided by the Corporate Group to the operating segments. The Company will continue to evaluate the services and amount of time spent directly on the operating segments business operations, and adjust accordingly.
|  | For the Year Ended December 31, 2012
|  | Strategic Marketing Services |  | Performance Marketing Services |  | Corporate |  | Total
Revenue |  | $ | 721,228 |  |  | $ | 349,483 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,070,711 |
Cost of services sold |  |  | 480,820 |  |  |  | 258,301 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 739,121 |
Office and general expenses |  |  | 190,242 |  |  |  | 73,995 |  |  |  | 38,847 |  |  |  | 303,084 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 27,455 |  |  |  | 17,617 |  |  |  | 1,342 |  |  |  | 46,414 |
Operating profit (Loss) |  |  | 22,711 |  |  |  | (430 | ) |  |  | (40,189 | ) |  |  | (17,908 | )
Other income (Expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 117 |
Foreign exchange loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (976 | )
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (46,312 | )
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (65,079 | )
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,553 |
Loss from continuing operations before equity in affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (74,632 | )
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 633 |
Loss from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (73,999 | )
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,428 | )
Net loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (79,427 | )
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | (4,538 | ) |  |  | (1,474 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6,012 | )
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (85,439 | )
Stock-based compensation |  | $ | 9,186 |  |  | $ | 8,227 |  |  | $ | 14,784 |  |  | $ | 32,197 |
Capital expenditures from continuing operations |  | $ | 11,487 |  |  | $ | 8,466 |  |  | $ | 382 |  |  | $ | 20,335 |
Goodwill and intangibles |  | $ | 532,643 |  |  | $ | 250,671 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 783,314 |
Total assets |  | $ | 827,248 |  |  | $ | 397,450 |  |  | $ | 120,247 |  |  | $ | 1,344,945 |
|  | For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
|  | Strategic Marketing Services |  | Performance Marketing Services |  | Corporate |  | Total
Revenue |  | $ | 608,022 |  |  | $ | 332,381 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 940,403 |
Cost of services sold |  |  | 425,316 |  |  |  | 244,674 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 669,990 |
Office and general expenses |  |  | 137,824 |  |  |  | 45,258 |  |  |  | 35,432 |  |  |  | 218,514 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 22,378 |  |  |  | 17,016 |  |  |  | 826 |  |  |  | 40,220 |
Operating profit (Loss) |  |  | 22,504 |  |  |  | 25,433 |  |  |  | (36,258 | ) |  |  | 11,679 |
Other income (Expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 116 |
Foreign exchange loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,677 | )
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (41,716 | )
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (31,598 | )
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,735 |
Loss from continuing operations before equity in affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (73,333 | )
Equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 213 |
Loss from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (73,120 | )
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,167 | )
Net loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (76,287 | )
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | (6,414 | ) |  |  | (1,973 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (8,387 | )
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (84,674 | )
Stock-based compensation |  | $ | 5,149 |  |  | $ | 3,695 |  |  | $ | 14,813 |  |  | $ | 23,657 |
Capital expenditures from continuing operations |  | $ | 11,647 |  |  | $ | 4,782 |  |  | $ | 6,929 |  |  | $ | 23,358 |
Goodwill and intangibles |  | $ | 426,034 |  |  | $ | 237,190 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 663,224 |
Total assets |  | $ | 627,268 |  |  | $ | 380,825 |  |  | $ | 47,652 |  |  | $ | 1,055,745 |
|  | For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
|  | Strategic Marketing Services |  | Performance Marketing Services |  | Corporate |  | Total
Revenue |  | $ | 438,941 |  |  | $ | 249,885 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 688,826 |
Cost of services sold |  |  | 288,916 |  |  |  | 183,202 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 472,118 |
Office and general expenses |  |  | 90,495 |  |  |  | 38,230 |  |  |  | 22,291 |  |  |  | 151,016 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 17,917 |  |  |  | 15,873 |  |  |  | 368 |  |  |  | 34,158 |
Operating Profit (Loss) |  |  | 41,613 |  |  |  | 12,580 |  |  |  | (22,659 | ) |  |  | 31,534 |
Other Income (Expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 381 |
Foreign exchange gain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69 |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (33,192 | )
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,208 | )
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (165 | )
Loss from continuing operations before equity in affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,043 | )
Equity in loss of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 866 |
Loss from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (177 | )
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,885 | )
Net loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,062 | )
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | (7,211 | ) |  |  | (3,167 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (10,378 | )
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (15,440 | )
Stock-based compensation |  | $ | 7,282 |  |  | $ | 1,992 |  |  | $ | 7,233 |  |  | $ | 16,507 |
Capital expenditures from continuing operations |  | $ | 6,476 |  |  | $ | 4,010 |  |  | $ | 610 |  |  | $ | 11,096 |
Goodwill and intangibles |  | $ | 367,856 |  |  | $ | 213,765 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 581,621 |
Total assets |  | $ | 552,383 |  |  | $ | 322,520 |  |  | $ | 39,445 |  |  | $ | 914,348 |
Schedule of Fixed Assets, Goodwill, Intangibles, Net [Table Text Block] | 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 |  | $ | 45,068 |  |  | $ | 6,145 |  |  | $ | 1,701 |  |  | $ | 52,914 |
2011 |  | $ | 39,555 |  |  | $ | 7,003 |  |  | $ | 1,179 |  |  | $ | 47,737 |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 |  | $ | 698,083 |  |  | $ | 85,231 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 783,314 |
2011 |  | $ | 577,388 |  |  | $ | 85,836 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 663,224 |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] | A summary of the Company’s revenue as at December 31 is set forth in the following table.
|  | United States |  | Canada |  | Other |  | Total
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 |  | $ | 868,313 |  |  | $ | 149,807 |  |  | $ | 52,591 |  |  | $ | 1,070,711 |
2011 |  | $ | 755,286 |  |  | $ | 152,374 |  |  | $ | 32,743 |  |  | $ | 940,403 |
2010 |  | $ | 573,723 |  |  | $ | 97,452 |  |  | $ | 17,651 |  |  | $ | 688,826 |

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