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Goodwill (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Goodwill [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Goodwill by Segment | The following tables summarizes our change in carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
|  | Advisory Services |  |  | Global Workplace Solutions |  |  | Real Estate Investments |  |  | Consolidated |
Balance, January 1, 2019: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 3,269,954 |  |  | $ | 875,570 |  |  | $ | 575,291 |  |  | $ | 4,720,815 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (761,448 | ) |  |  | (175,473 | ) |  |  | (131,585 | ) |  |  | (1,068,506 | )
|  |  | 2,508,506 |  |  |  | 700,097 |  |  |  | 443,706 |  |  |  | 3,652,309 |
Purchase accounting entries |  |  | 7,518 |  |  |  | (292 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,226 |
Foreign exchange movement |  |  | (1,608 | ) |  |  | 7,289 |  |  |  | (1,334 | ) |  |  | 4,347 |
Balance, March 31, 2019: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 3,275,864 |  |  |  | 882,567 |  |  |  | 573,957 |  |  |  | 4,732,388 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (761,448 | ) |  |  | (175,473 | ) |  |  | (131,585 | ) |  |  | (1,068,506 | )
|  | $ | 2,514,416 |  |  | $ | 707,094 |  |  | $ | 442,372 |  |  | $ | 3,663,882 |

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