3. Special Charges

During the second quarter of 2011, we recorded special charges of $15.2 million. The charges reflect actions we took to reduce senior management related overhead in connection with the realignment of our segment management on a global basis and to align our workforce with expected market trends, primarily in our Corporate Finance/Restructuring segment.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, we recorded special charges totaling $26.8 million, of which $4.6 million was non-cash. The charges reflect actions we took to realign our workforce to address current business demands and global macro-economic conditions impacting our Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Strategic Communications and Technology segments and address certain targeted practices within our Corporate Finance/Restructuring and Economic Consulting segments, and to reduce excess real estate capacity. These actions include the termination of 116 employees, the consolidation of leased office space within six office locations and certain other actions. The special charges consisted of:

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$18.4 million of salary continuance and other contractual employee related costs, including loan forgiveness and accelerated recognition of compensation cost of share-based awards, associated with the reduction in workforce of 116 employees; and

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$8.4 million of expense associated with lease costs related to the consolidation of leased office space within six office locations.

The following table details the special charges by segment for the quarter ended June 30, 2012:


Corporate Finance/Restructuring	$	11,116
Forensic and Litigation Consulting		7,253
Economic Consulting		818
Technology		2,966
Strategic Communications		4,511

		26,664
Unallocated Corporate		118

Total	$	26,782

The total cash outflow associated with the 2012 special charges is expected to be $22.2 million, of which $1.1 million has been paid as of June 30, 2012, $9.4 million is expected to be paid during the remainder of 2012, $5.1 million is expected to be paid in 2013, $2.4 million is expected to be paid in 2014, and the remaining balance of $4.2 million related to lease costs will be paid from 2015 to 2025. In addition, the remaining balance of $0.9 million related to the 2011 special charges is expected to be paid during the remainder of 2012. A liability for the current and noncurrent portions of the amounts to be paid is included in “Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other” and “Other liabilities,” respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Activity related to the liability for these costs for the six months ended June 30, 2012 is as follows:


	Employee Termination Costs			Lease Costs			Total
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	4,758		$	—		$	4,758
Additions		14,086			8,067			22,153
Payments		(4,372	)		(171	)		(4,543	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other		(266	)		—			(266	)

Balance at June 30, 2012	$	14,206		$	7,896		$	22,102