Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth a summary of the Company’s consolidated unaudited quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, in thousands of dollars, except per share amounts.


	Quarters
	First		Second		Third		Fourth
Revenue:
2,013	$	265,636	$	287,499	$	288,670	$	307,076
2,012	$	233,790	$	271,425	$	265,410	$	292,640
Cost of services sold:
2,013	$	177,858	$	189,677	$	189,204	$	197,755
2,012	$	174,628	$	186,007	$	178,828	$	194,337
Income (loss) from continuing operations:
2,013	$	(39,994)	$	12,651	$	(11,901)	$	(91,774)
2,012	$	(22,909)	$	(15,229)	$	(11,897)	$	(21,860)
Net income (loss) attributable to MDC Partners Inc.:
2,013	$	(43,158)	$	9,816	$	(21,200)	$	(94,321)
2,012	$	(26,281)	$	(20,113)	$	(14,497)	$	(24,548)
Income (loss) per common share:
Basic
Continuing operations:
2,013	$	(0.87)	$	0.24	$	(0.29)	$	(1.98)
2,012	$	(0.55)	$	(0.38)	$	(0.28)	$	(0.50)
Net income (loss):
2,013	$	(0.92)	$	0.21	$	(0.45)	$	(2.00)
2,012	$	(0.59)	$	(0.43)	$	(0.31)	$	(0.53)
Diluted
Continuing operations:
2,013	$	(0.87)	$	0.22	$	(0.29)	$	(1.98)
2,012	$	(0.55)	$	(0.38)	$	(0.28)	$	(0.50)
Net income (loss):
2,013	$	(0.92)	$	0.19	$	(0.45)	$	(2.00)
2,012	$	(0.59)	$	(0.43)	$	(0.31)	$	(0.53)