Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Summary financial information concerning the Company’s operating segments is shown in the following tables:

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

(thousands of United States dollars)

	Strategic Marketing Services		Performance Marketing Services		Corporate		Total

Revenue	$	203,440	$	85,467	$	—	$	288,907

Cost of services sold		128,300		60,919		—		189,219

Office and general expenses		40,995		14,907		33,074		88,976

Depreciation and amortization		5,807		3,372		297		9,476

Operating Profit (Loss)		28,338		6,269		(33,371)		1,236

Other Income (Expense):
Other income, net								1,733
Interest expense, net								(10,552)

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates								(7,583)
Income tax expense								4,334

Loss from continuing operations before equity in affiliates								(11,917)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates								73

Loss from continuing operations								(11,844)

Loss from discontinuing operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes								(7,446)

Net loss								(19,290)

Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests		(1,471)		(439)		—		(1,910)
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc.							$	(21,200)

Non cash stock based compensation	$	1,835	$	646	$	24,954	$	27,435

Supplemental Segment Information:

Capital expenditures	$	2,613	$	844	$	908	$	4,365

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

(thousands of United States dollars)

	Strategic Marketing Services		Performance Marketing Services		Corporate		Total

Revenue	$	176,209	$	89,646	$	—	$	265,855

Cost of services sold		112,280		66,789		—		179,069

Office and general expenses		47,754		18,300		6,288		72,342

Depreciation and amortization		7,754		4,161		330		12,245

Operating Profit (Loss)		8,421		396		(6,618)		2,199

Other Income (Expense):
Other expense, net								(432)
Interest expense, net								(11,485)

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates								(9,718)
Income tax expense								2,207

Loss from continuing operations before equity in affiliates								(11,925)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates								93

Loss from continuing operations								(11,832)

Loss from discontinuing operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes								(1,352)

Net loss								(13,184)

Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests		(830)		(482)		—		(1,312)
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc.							$	(14,496)

Non cash stock based compensation	$	2,769	$	2,009	$	355	$	5,133

Supplemental Segment Information:

Capital expenditures	$	2,596	$	2,105	$	61	$	4,762

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

(thousands of United States dollars)

	Strategic Marketing Services		Performance Marketing Services		Corporate		Total

Revenue	$	587,540	$	254,980	$	—	$	842,520

Cost of services sold		375,681		181,096		—		556,777

Office and general expenses		115,759		53,860		47,916		217,535

Depreciation and amortization		17,334		10,132		989		28,455

Operating Profit (Loss)		78,766		9,892		(48,905)		39,753

Other Income (Expense):
Other income, net								1,549
Interest expense, net								(88,778)

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates								(47,476)
Income tax benefit								(8,189)

Loss from continuing operations before equity in affiliates								(39,287)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates								196

Loss from continuing operations								(39,091)

Loss from discontinuing operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes								(11,041)

Net loss								(50,132)

Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests		(3,578)		(832)		—		(4,410)
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc.							$	(54,542)

Non cash stock based compensation	$	4,815	$	2,505	$	29,370	$	36,690

Supplemental Segment Information:

Capital expenditures	$	8,223	$	4,225	$	1,528	$	13,976

Goodwill and intangibles	$	520,408	$	241,737	$	—	$	762,145

Total assets	$	845,342	$	376,577	$	143,768	$	1,365,687

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

(thousands of United States dollars)

	Strategic Marketing Services		Performance Marketing Services		Corporate		Total

Revenue	$	519,209	$	252,731	$	—	$	771,940

Cost of services sold		353,145		186,964		—		540,109

Office and general expenses		121,281		52,510		31,196		204,987

Depreciation and amortization		21,602		13,006		1,007		35,615

Operating Profit (Loss)		23,181		251		(32,203)		(8,771)

Other Income (Expense):
Other expense, net								(1,241)
Interest expense, net								(34,163)

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates								(44,175)
Income tax expense								6,014

Loss from continuing operations before equity in affiliates								(50,189)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates								399

Loss from continuing operations								(49,790)

Loss from discontinuing operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes								(5,942)

Net loss								(55,732)

Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests		(3,727)		(1,432)		—		(5,159)
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc.							$	(60,891)

Non cash stock based compensation	$	6,602	$	5,587	$	14,181	$	26,370

Supplemental Segment Information:

Capital expenditures	$	7,705	$	6,326	$	248	$	14,279

Goodwill and intangibles	$	536,336	$	257,845	$	—	$	794,181

Total assets	$	812,320	$	404,705	$	134,716	$	1,351,741

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

A summary of the Company’s revenue by geographic area, based on the location in which the services originated, is set forth in the following table:

	United States		Canada		Other		Total
Revenue
Three Months Ended September 30,
2013	$	237,259	$	34,129	$	17,519	$	288,907
2012	$	218,313	$	34,753	$	12,789	$	265,855
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2013	$	694,670	$	100,612	$	47,238	$	842,520
2012	$	626,019	$	109,475	$	36,446	$	771,940

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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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