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Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] | The following unaudited pro forma results of operations of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 assume that the acquisition of F&B occurred on January 1, 2015. These unaudited pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of either the actual results of operations that would have been achieved had the acquisition of F&B taken place on January 1, 2015, or are they necessarily indicative of future results of operations.
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
Revenues | $ | 1,426,770 |  |  | $ | 1,398,756 |
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc. | $ | (39,756 | ) |  | $ | (34,398 | )
Loss per common share: |  |  |
Basic and Diluted |  |  |
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc. common shareholders | $ | (0.76 | ) |  | $ | (0.66 | )
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,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc. | $ | (45,839 | ) |  | $ | (35,454 | ) |  | $ | (21,411 | )
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 | 22,776 |  |  | (42,780 | ) |  | (8,992 | )
Net transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests | $ | 22,776 |  |  | $ | (42,780 | ) |  | $ | (8,992 | )
Change from net loss attributable to MDC Partners Inc. and transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests | $ | (23,063 | ) |  | $ | (78,234 | ) |  | $ | (30,403 | )

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