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New Accounting Pronouncements (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract] |
Schedule of Adoption of ASC 606 | The following table summarizes the impact of adoption of ASC 606 on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations during the quarter ended March 31, 2018:
|  | Three months ended March 31, 2018
|  | As Reported |  | Adjustments |  | Adjusted to Exclude Adoption of ASC 606
Revenue - Services |  | $ | 326,968 |  |  | $ | 21,276 |  |  | $ | 348,244 |
Costs of services sold |  | $ | 243,030 |  |  | $ | 15,197 |  |  | $ | 258,227 |
Operating profit (loss) |  | $ | (14,633 | ) |  | $ | 6,079 |  |  | $ | (8,554 | )
Net loss attributable to MDC Partners, Inc. common shareholders |  | $ | (31,443 | ) |  | $ | 4,436 |  |  | $ | (27,007 | )
Loss per common share - basic and diluted |  | $ | (0.56 | ) |  | $ | 0.08 |  |  | $ | (0.48 | )

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