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Discontinued Operations | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Discontinued Operations | Discontinued Operations In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company classified Accent Marketing Services, L.L.C. ("Accent"), which was previously reported in the Performance Marketing Services segment, as discontinued operations. Effective May 31, 2015, the Company completed the sale of Accent for an aggregate selling price of $18,109, net of transaction expenses. Included in discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 was the following:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Revenue | $ | 11,501 |  |  | $ | 18,363 |  |  | $ | 27,025 |  |  | $ | 36,078 |
Operating income (loss) | $ | 903 |  |  | $ | (1,043 | ) |  | $ | (322 | ) |  | $ | (1,230 | )
Other expense | $ | (683 | ) |  | $ | (293 | ) |  | $ | (752 | ) |  | $ | (377 | )
Income (loss) on disposal | 1,109 |  |  | — |  |  | (3,891 | ) |  | — |
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to MDC Partners Inc., net of taxes | $ | 1,329 |  |  | $ | (1,336 | ) |  | $ | (4,965 | ) |  | $ | (1,607 | )
At June 30, 2015, the Company had no assets held for sale. At December 31, 2014, other current assets and other long term assets included assets held for sale of $5,591 and $16,409, respectively.

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