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Transformation Initiatives
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
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During the third quarter of 2020, management embarked on the implementation of certain transformation initiatives to enable the company to reduce costs, streamline operations and support future growth.

As part of these initiatives, we incurred the following costs, primarily in cash, for the year ended December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Advisory
Services
Global
Workplace
Solutions
Real Estate
Investments
Consolidated
Employee separation benefits$57,550 $31,083 $2,444 $91,077 
Lease termination costs43,225 4,586 — 47,811 
Professional fees and other13,212 2,510 538 16,260 
Subtotal113,987 38,179 2,982 155,148 
Depreciation expense14,184 166 6,342 20,692 
Total$128,171 $38,345 $9,324 $175,840 
Of the total charges incurred, net of depreciation expense, $42.1 million was included within the “Cost of revenue” line item and $113.0 million was included in the “Operating, administrative, and other” line item in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020.