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Loss Per Common Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per common share from continuing operations.
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Numerator |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator for basic loss per common share – loss from continuing operations |  | $ | (7,378) |  | $ | (39,994) |
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests |  |  | (1,362) |  |  | (982) |
Loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc. common shareholders from continuing operations |  |  | (8,740) |  |  | (40,976) |
Effect of dilutive securities |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Numerator for diluted loss per common share – loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc. common shareholders from continuing operations |  | $ | (8,740) |  | $ | (40,976) |
Denominator |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for basic loss per common share – adjusted weighted shares |  |  | 49,338,332 |  |  | 46,850,840 |
Effect of dilutive securities |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Denominator for diluted loss per common share - adjusted weighted shares |  |  | 49,338,332 |  |  | 46,850,840 |
Basic and diluted loss per common share from continuing operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc. |  | $ | (0.18) |  | $ | (0.87) |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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