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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment |
| For the year ended December 31, 2014
| Strategic Marketing Services |  | Performance Marketing Services |  | Corporate |  | Total
Revenue | $ | 954,211 |  |  | $ | 269,301 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,223,512 |
Cost of services sold | 617,914 |  |  | 180,604 |  |  | — |  |  | 798,518 |
Office and general expenses | 200,716 |  |  | 45,224 |  |  | 44,133 |  |  | 290,073 |
Depreciation and amortization | 24,158 |  |  | 21,229 |  |  | 1,785 |  |  | 47,172 |
Operating profit (loss) | 111,423 |  |  | 22,244 |  |  | (45,918 | ) |  | 87,749 |
Other income (expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 689 |
Foreign exchange loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18,482 | )
Interest expense and finance charges, net |  |  |  |  |  |  | (54,847 | )
Income from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in non-consolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,109 |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,422 |
Income from continuing operations before equity in non-consolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,687 |
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,406 |
Income from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,093 |
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  | (21,260 | )
Net loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17,167 | )
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (6,943 | ) |  | 53 |  |  | — |  |  | (6,890 | )
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (24,057 | )
Stock-based compensation | $ | 9,616 |  |  | $ | 3,553 |  |  | $ | 4,527 |  |  | $ | 17,696 |
Capital expenditures from continuing operations | $ | 22,452 |  |  | $ | 2,627 |  |  | $ | 1,337 |  |  | $ | 26,416 |
Goodwill and intangibles | $ | 560,505 |  |  | $ | 376,989 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 937,494 |
Total assets | $ | 891,341 |  |  | $ | 476,795 |  |  | $ | 280,754 |  |  | $ | 1,648,890 |
| For the year ended December 31, 2013
| Strategic Marketing Services |  | Performance Marketing Services |  | Corporate |  | Total
Revenue | $ | 836,936 |  |  | $ | 225,542 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,062,478 |
Cost of services sold | 535,085 |  |  | 169,884 |  |  | — |  |  | 704,969 |
Office and general expenses | 190,699 |  |  | 38,551 |  |  | 126,714 |  |  | 355,964 |
Depreciation and amortization | 24,210 |  |  | 10,535 |  |  | 1,394 |  |  | 36,139 |
Operating profit (loss) | 86,942 |  |  | 6,572 |  |  | (128,108 | ) |  | (34,594 | )
Other income (expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,531 |
Foreign exchange loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,516 | )
Interest expense, finance charges, and loss on redemption of notes,net |  |  |  |  |  |  | (100,271 | )
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in non-consolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (137,850 | )
Income tax benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,367 | )
Loss from continuing operations before equity in non-consolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (133,483 | )
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 281 |
Loss from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (133,202 | )
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9,200 | )
Net loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (142,402 | )
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (6,150 | ) |  | (311 | ) |  | — |  |  | (6,461 | )
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (148,863 | )
Stock-based compensation | $ | 7,657 |  |  | $ | 3,017 |  |  | $ | 89,731 |  |  | $ | 100,405 |
Capital expenditures from continuing operations | $ | 12,338 |  |  | $ | 2,339 |  |  | $ | 2,132 |  |  | $ | 16,809 |
Goodwill and intangibles | $ | 525,412 |  |  | $ | 275,183 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 800,595 |
Total assets | $ | 841,362 |  |  | $ | 379,391 |  |  | $ | 204,474 |  |  | $ | 1,425,227 |
| For the year ended December 31, 2012
| Strategic Marketing Services |  | Performance Marketing Services |  | Corporate |  | Total
Revenue | $ | 751,464 |  |  | $ | 221,509 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 972,973 |
Cost of services sold | 504,407 |  |  | 162,922 |  |  | — |  |  | 667,329 |
Office and general expenses | 193,758 |  |  | 48,561 |  |  | 38,847 |  |  | 281,166 |
Depreciation and amortization | 27,807 |  |  | 13,298 |  |  | 1,342 |  |  | 42,447 |
Operating profit (loss) | 25,492 |  |  | (3,272 | ) |  | (40,189 | ) |  | (17,969 | )
Other income (expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 450 |
Foreign exchange loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,138 | )
Interest expense and finance charges, net |  |  |  |  |  |  | (45,871 | )
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in non-consolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (64,528 | )
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,553 |
Loss from continuing operations before equity in non-consolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (74,081 | )
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 633 |
Loss from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (73,448 | )
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,128 | )
Net loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (78,576 | )
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (6,326 | ) |  | (537 | ) |  | — |  |  | (6,863 | )
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 | $ | 11,600 |  |  | $ | 4,555 |  |  | $ | 382 |  |  | $ | 16,537 |
Goodwill and intangibles | $ | 542,573 |  |  | $ | 240,741 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 783,314 |
Total assets | $ | 849,716 |  |  | $ | 374,982 |  |  | $ | 120,247 |  |  | $ | 1,344,945 |
Schedule Of Fixed Assets Goodwill Intangibles Net | 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 | $ | 48,884 |  |  | $ | 7,099 |  |  | $ | 4,257 |  |  | $ | 60,240 |
2013 | $ | 44,360 |  |  | $ | 5,424 |  |  | $ | 2,287 |  |  | $ | 52,071 |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 | $ | 759,035 |  |  | $ | 154,349 |  |  | $ | 24,110 |  |  | $ | 937,494 |
2013 | $ | 720,373 |  |  | $ | 80,222 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 800,595 |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas | A summary of the Company’s revenue as at December 31 is set forth in the following table.
| United States |  | Canada |  | Other |  | Total
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 | $ | 993,474 |  |  | $ | 150,390 |  |  | $ | 79,648 |  |  | $ | 1,223,512 |
2013 | $ | 870,525 |  |  | $ | 135,630 |  |  | $ | 56,323 |  |  | $ | 1,062,478 |
2012 | $ | 781,210 |  |  | $ | 148,063 |  |  | $ | 43,700 |  |  | $ | 972,973 |

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