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Significant Accounting Policies - Textual (Details) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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May 01, 2024 | Oct. 01, 2016 | May 03, 2016 | Oct. 01, 2015 | Oct. 23, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 20, 2013 USD ($) | Mar. 28, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Clients reportable_segment | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) reportable_segment | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Clients | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Clients investment $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Clients investment reportable_segment $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Clients investment $ / shares shares | Mar. 23, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross, Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,381,000 |  | $ 14,381,000 |  |  |
Earnings Per Share, Increase (Decrease) Due To Non-Controlling Dividend As A Result Of Redeemable Redemption Value In Excess of Fair Value | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |
Long-Term Growth Rate Assumed in Annual Goodwill Impairment Test |  | 3.00% |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Issuance Costs, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,420,000 |  | 12,625,000 | $ 18,420,000 | $ 12,625,000 |  |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 263,000 |  | 263,000 |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,227,000 | $ 38,887,000 | $ 18,652,000 |  |
Clients exceeding consolidated accounts receivable percentage | Clients |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Number of Reporting Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31 | 13 |  |  |
Consolidated accounts receivable percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |
Clients exceeding consolidated largest client revenue | Clients |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Consolidated largest client revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |
Equity Method Investment, Amount Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2 |  |  |  |
Distributions from non-consolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,402,000 | $ 0 | $ 3,409,000 |  |
Cost method investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,132,000 |  | $ 11,763,000 | 10,132,000 | 11,763,000 |  |  |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,524,000 | 0 | 0 |  |
Business combination, acquisition related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,640,000 | 2,912,000 | 6,133,000 |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,577,378,000 |  | 1,577,625,000 | 1,577,378,000 | 1,577,625,000 | $ 1,648,890,000 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,019,758,000 |  | 1,995,227,000 | $ 2,019,758,000 | $ 1,995,227,000 |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21,003,000 | $ 17,796,000 | $ 17,696,000 |  |
Pension expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,026,000 | 6,731,000 | 7,503,000 |  |
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,023 |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 623 |  |  |  |
Performance Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 140 | 1,741 | 3,026 |  |
Real Estate Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount |  | 5.00% |  | 7.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Cost Of Capital, Annual Goodwill Impairment Test |  | 10.39% |  | 8.92% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Cost Of Capital, Annual Goodwill Impairment Test |  | 13.45% |  | 11.95% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Doner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest entity, qualitative or quantitative information, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest percentage increase on exercise of option |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 102,456,000 |  | 122,558,000 | $ 102,456,000 | 122,558,000 |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57,622,000 |  | 86,047,000 | 57,622,000 | 86,047,000 |  |  |
Contingent Payment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (9,211) |  | 41,913 | $ 7,972,000 | 36,344,000 | $ 16,467,000 |  |
Six Point Five Zero Percentage Notes [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.50% |  |  | 6.50% |  |  | 6.50% |
Six Point Seven Five Percentage Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 6.75% |  | 6.75% |  |  | 6.75% |  | 6.75% |  | 6.75%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Year |  |  |  |  |  | 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes due 2024 [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.50% |  |  | 6.50% |  |  |  |
Interest Expense [Member] | Fixed Payment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 255,000 | $ 2,543,000 | $ 2,186,000 |  |
Equity Method Investments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of investments sold | investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,094 |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,086 |  |  |
Cost-method Investments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Step acquisition gain on sale of ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,309 |  |  |  |
Cost-method Investments, Realized Gain (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,440 |  |  |
Number of investments sold | investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 6 | 2 |  |
Proceeds from sale of other investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,074 | $ 11,364 | $ 8,248,000 |  |
Quantitative Assessment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Reporting Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |
Strategic Communications [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,893 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
All Other Segment [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,524,000 |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 266,316,000 |  | $ 317,861,000 | 266,316,000 | $ 317,861,000 | 315,717,000 |  |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,335,000 | $ 4,825,000 | $ 3,474,000 |  |
All Other Segment [Domain] | Experiential [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 28,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Reporting Units, Goodwill Impairment Test Performed During Interim Period | reportable_segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
All Other Segment [Domain] | Immaterial [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Reporting Units, Goodwill Impairment Test Performed During Interim Period | reportable_segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
All Other Segment [Domain] | Strategic Communications [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reporting Units Impaired, Annual Goodwill Impairment Test | reportable_segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, Llc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date |  |  | May 03, 2021 |  | Sep. 30, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, Llc [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 325,000,000 | $ 225,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, Llc [Member] | Six Point Five Zero Percentage Notes [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Year | 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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