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Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent and Transfers to and from Noncontrolling Interest | Changes in the Company’s ownership interests in our less than 100% owned subsidiaries during the three years ended December 31, were as follows: Net Loss Attributable to MDC Partners Inc. and Transfers (to) from the Noncontrolling Interests
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc. | $ | (37,357 | ) |  | $ | (24,057 | ) |  | $ | (148,863 | )
Transfers (to) from the noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in MDC Partners Inc. paid-in capital for purchase of equity interests in excess of noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests | (42,780 | ) |  | (8,992 | ) |  | 11,074 |
Net transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests | $ | (42,780 | ) |  | $ | (8,992 | ) |  | $ | 11,074 |
Change from net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc. and transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests | $ | (80,137 | ) |  | $ | (33,049 | ) |  | $ | (137,789 | )

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