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Share Capital (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  |  | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) vote $ / shares shares | Aug. 02, 2021 shares | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) vote $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Mar. 23, 2022 USD ($)
Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 125,000
Shares exchanged that trigger employee tax withholding obligation |  |  | 5,000 |  |
Employee tax withholding obligation |  |  | 2,000 |  |
Equity Exchange, Tax Withholding Obligation | $ |  |  | $ 14,900 |  |
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares | 4,006 |  |  |  |
Shares acquired and cancelled | $ |  |  | 14,970 | $ 820 |
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount | $ | $ 96,249 |  | $ 96,249 |  |
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period | $ / shares | $ 7.16 |  | $ 7.16 |  |
Repurchase of Common Stock | $ | $ 28,671 |  | $ 28,667 | $ 0 |
Common Class A |  |  |  |  |
Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares Authorized | 1,000,000 |  | 1,000,000 |  |
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | 131,540 |  | 131,540 |  |
Common stock, voting rights, number of votes per share | vote | 1 |  | 1 |  |
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares | $ 0.001 |  | $ 0.001 |  |
Shares issued in exchange |  |  | 15,594 |  |
Common Class B |  |  |  |  |
Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares Authorized | 5 |  | 5 |  |
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | 4 |  | 4 |  |
Common stock, voting rights, number of votes per share | vote | 20 |  | 20 |  |
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares | $ 0.001 |  | $ 0.001 |  |
Common Class C |  |  |  |  |
Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares Authorized | 250,000 |  | 250,000 |  |
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | 164,376 |  | 164,376 |  |
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares | $ 0.00001 |  | $ 0.00001 |  |
MDC | Common Class C | Stagwell Media |  |  |  |  |
Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in acquisition |  | 179,970 |  |  |

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