Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

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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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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