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Acquisitions (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent and Transfers to and from Noncontrolling Interest [Table Text Block]
Changes in the Company’s ownership interests in our less than 100 % owned subsidiaries during the three months ended March 31 were as follows:
 
Net Loss Attributable to MDC Partners Inc. and
Transfers (to) from the Noncontrolling Interest
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc.
 
$
(8,846)
 
$
(43,158)
 
Transfers to the noncontrolling interest:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (Decrease) in MDC Partners Inc. paid-in capital for purchase of equity interests in excess of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Noncontrolling Iinterests
 
 
(4,798)
 
 
(1,059)
 
Net transfers to noncontrolling interest
 
$
(4,798)
 
$
(1,059)
 
Change from net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc. and transfers to noncontrolling interest
 
$
(13,644)
 
$
(44,217)