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Segment Information Additional Information (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 segment
Strategic Marketing Services [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of Reportable Segments | 1 us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mdca_StrategicMarketingServicesMember
Performance Marketing Services and Corporate [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of Segments, Other | 2 mdca_NumberofSegmentsOther / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mdca_PerformanceMarketingServicesandCorporateMember

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- Definition Number of Segments, Other + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | mdca_NumberofSegmentsOther
Namespace Prefix: | mdca_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
Name: | us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=mdca_PerformanceMarketingServicesandCorporateMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

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- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=mdca_StrategicMarketingServicesMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |