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Acquisitions - Textual (Details) |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($) shares | Jul. 01, 2016 CAD shares | Mar. 28, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Apr. 01, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | May 01, 2015 | Aug. 18, 2014 | Aug. 01, 2014 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Jun. 03, 2014 | Feb. 14, 2014 | Jan. 01, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pro forma revenue |  |  |  | $ 1,426,770,000 | $ 1,398,756,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pro forma net income (loss) |  |  |  | (39,756,000) | (34,398,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 24,778,000 | 43,654,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17,831,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets amortization period (years) |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage by parent |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments to deferred acquisition consideration included in share-based compensation |  |  |  | $ 10,341 | $ 9,359 | 7,802 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions |  |  |  | $ 34,219,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share, Pro Forma | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ (0.76) | $ (0.66) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate 2016 Step Up Transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity, cash paid |  |  |  | $ 1,581 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combinations, Assets Relinquished by Acquirer |  |  |  | 428 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combinations, Liabilities Relinquished Previously due to Acquiree |  |  |  | 94 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate 2015 Acquisitions [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  | $ 55,279 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity, cash paid |  |  |  |  | 23,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred |  |  |  |  | 32,279 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles |  |  |  |  | 16,721 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 43,654 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets amortization period (years) |  |  |  |  | 6 years 4 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount |  |  |  |  | $ 9,720 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate 2015 Step Up Transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  | 200,822 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity, cash paid |  |  |  |  | 37,467 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred |  |  |  |  | 163,355 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate 2014 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  | 151,202,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entity, cash paid |  |  |  |  |  | 67,236,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred |  |  |  |  |  | 83,966,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  | 64,733,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 146,806,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 149,232,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate 2014 Acquisitions | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets amortization period (years) |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate 2014 Acquisitions | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets amortization period (years) |  |  |  |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trapeze Media Limited | Union Advertising Canada LC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Step acquisition gain on sale of ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  | $ 908,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forsman & Bodenfors AB [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pro forma revenue |  |  |  | 39,569,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pro forma net income (loss) |  |  |  | 3,815,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | $ 49,837 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred |  |  |  | 18,857 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles | 36,698 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 24,778 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets amortization period (years) | 10 years 9 months | 10 years 9 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value | $ 5,514 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Taxes, Business Combination, Valuation Allowance, Available to Reduce Intangible Assets | 8,074 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability | 15,618 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forsman & Bodenfors AB [Domain] | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | CAD |  | CAD 35,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forsman & Bodenfors AB [Domain] | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | $ 55,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Y Media Labs LLC [Domain] | Aggregate 2015 Acquisitions [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unique Influence LLC [Domain] | Aggregate 2015 Acquisitions [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Net Assets Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Luntz Global Partners LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Luntz Global Partners LLC | Aggregate 2014 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00%
Kingsdale Partners, LP | Aggregate 2014 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65.00% |
The House Worldwide Ltd | Aggregate 2014 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Hunter PR LLC | Aggregate 2014 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65.00% |  |  |  |
Albion Brand Communications Limited | Aggregate 2014 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |
Trapeze Media Limited |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage by parent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18.00% |  |  |
Doner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest entity, qualitative or quantitative information, ownership percentage |  |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional Paid-in Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests |  |  |  |  |  | 8,992,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional Paid-in Capital | Aggregate 2016 Step Up Transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests |  |  |  | 22,775 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional Paid-in Capital | Aggregate 2015 Step Up Transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests |  |  |  |  | 42,780 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests |  |  |  |  |  | 8,839,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Aggregate 2016 Step Up Transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests |  |  |  | 19,354 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Aggregate 2015 Step Up Transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests |  |  |  |  | 8,708 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Aggregate 2014 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  | 50,552,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests |  |  |  | 1,708,000 | 155,042,000 | 4,820,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Aggregate 2016 Step Up Transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests |  |  |  | 1,005 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Aggregate 2015 Acquisitions [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value |  |  |  |  | 1,999 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Aggregate 2015 Step Up Transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests |  |  |  |  | 149,335 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Aggregate 2014 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  | 13,327,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent payment [Domain] | Aggregate 2016 Step Up Transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  | 4,052 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Deferred Stock-based Compensation, Discounted |  |  |  | 2,393 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed payments [Member] | Aggregate 2016 Step Up Transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  | $ 467 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Class A | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions | shares |  |  |  | 1,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Class A | Common Stock [Member] | Forsman & Bodenfors AB [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions | shares | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions | $ 34,219 |  |  | $ 34,219,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual redemption right [Member] | Forsman & Bodenfors AB [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value | $ 2,275 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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