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Restructuring Activities - Transformation and workforce optimization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 117,500	$ 0
Efficiency And Cost Reduction
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	126,356
Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Corporate, Non-Segment
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	31,383
Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Advisory Services | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	51,299
Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Global Workplace Solutions | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	31,175
Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Real Estate Investments | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	12,499
Transformation Initiatives
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			$ 175,840
Transformation Initiatives | Advisory Services
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			128,171
Transformation Initiatives | Global Workplace Solutions
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			38,345
Transformation Initiatives | Real Estate Investments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			9,324
Employee separation benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	81,514
Employee separation benefits | Efficiency And Cost Reduction
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	81,514
Employee separation benefits | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Corporate, Non-Segment
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	19,198
Employee separation benefits | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Advisory Services | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	32,594
Employee separation benefits | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Global Workplace Solutions | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	19,961
Employee separation benefits | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Real Estate Investments | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	9,761
Employee separation benefits | Transformation Initiatives
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			91,077
Employee separation benefits | Transformation Initiatives | Advisory Services
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			57,550
Employee separation benefits | Transformation Initiatives | Global Workplace Solutions
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			31,083
Employee separation benefits | Transformation Initiatives | Real Estate Investments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			2,444
Lease termination costs | Efficiency And Cost Reduction
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	12,611
Lease termination costs | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Corporate, Non-Segment
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	0
Lease termination costs | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Advisory Services | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	9,695
Lease termination costs | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Global Workplace Solutions | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	2,916
Lease termination costs | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Real Estate Investments | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	0
Lease termination costs | Transformation Initiatives
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			47,811
Lease termination costs | Transformation Initiatives | Advisory Services
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			43,225
Lease termination costs | Transformation Initiatives | Global Workplace Solutions
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			4,586
Lease termination costs | Transformation Initiatives | Real Estate Investments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			0
Professional fees and other
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	23,409
Professional fees and other | Efficiency And Cost Reduction
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	23,409
Professional fees and other | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Corporate, Non-Segment
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	12,185
Professional fees and other | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Advisory Services | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	3,446
Professional fees and other | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Global Workplace Solutions | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	5,040
Professional fees and other | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Real Estate Investments | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	2,738
Professional fees and other | Transformation Initiatives
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			16,260
Professional fees and other | Transformation Initiatives | Advisory Services
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			13,212
Professional fees and other | Transformation Initiatives | Global Workplace Solutions
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			2,510
Professional fees and other | Transformation Initiatives | Real Estate Investments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			538
Subtotal | Efficiency And Cost Reduction
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	117,534
Subtotal | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Corporate, Non-Segment
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	31,383
Subtotal | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Advisory Services | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	45,735
Subtotal | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Global Workplace Solutions | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	27,917
Subtotal | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Real Estate Investments | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	12,499
Subtotal | Transformation Initiatives
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	0	$ 0	155,148
Subtotal | Transformation Initiatives | Advisory Services
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			113,987
Subtotal | Transformation Initiatives | Global Workplace Solutions
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			38,179
Subtotal | Transformation Initiatives | Real Estate Investments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			2,982
Depreciation expense | Efficiency And Cost Reduction
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	8,822
Depreciation expense | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Corporate, Non-Segment
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	0
Depreciation expense | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Advisory Services | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	5,564
Depreciation expense | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Global Workplace Solutions | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	3,258
Depreciation expense | Efficiency And Cost Reduction | Real Estate Investments | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 0
Depreciation expense | Transformation Initiatives
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			20,692
Depreciation expense | Transformation Initiatives | Advisory Services
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			14,184
Depreciation expense | Transformation Initiatives | Global Workplace Solutions
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			166
Depreciation expense | Transformation Initiatives | Real Estate Investments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			$ 6,342

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