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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amounts of Goodwill by Operating Segment | The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill by operating segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, are as follows:
|  | Corporate Finance/ Restructuring |  |  | Forensic and Litigation Consulting |  |  | Economic Consulting |  |  | Technology |  |  | Strategic Communications |  |  | Total |
Balances at December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 436,043 |  |  | $ | 198,047 |  |  | $ | 229,487 |  |  | $ | 117,958 |  |  | $ | 327,823 |  |  | $ | 1,309,358 |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  |  | 2,195 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,195 |
Contingent Consideration(a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 4,852 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,875 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other |  |  | 348 |  |  |  | 945 |  |  |  | 456 |  |  |  | 79 |  |  |  | 8,785 |  |  |  | 10,613 |
Balances at September 30, 2012 |  | $ | 438,586 |  |  | $ | 199,015 |  |  | $ | 234,795 |  |  | $ | 118,037 |  |  | $ | 336,608 |  |  | $ | 1,327,041 |
(a) | Contingent consideration related to business combinations consummated prior to January 1, 2009.
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class |
|  | Useful Life in Years |  | September 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |
Finite lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  | 1 to 15 |  | $ | 146,872 |  |  | $ | 60,494 |  |  | $ | 144,696 |  |  | $ | 49,381 |
Non-competition agreements |  | 1 to 10 |  |  | 14,470 |  |  |  | 10,619 |  |  |  | 14,601 |  |  |  | 8,965 |
Software |  | 2 to 6 |  |  | 33,979 |  |  |  | 25,867 |  |  |  | 33,549 |  |  |  | 21,211 |
Tradenames |  | 2 |  |  | 180 |  |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  |  |  | 195,501 |  |  |  | 97,033 |  |  |  | 192,846 |  |  |  | 79,557 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tradenames |  | Indefinite |  |  | 5,600 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,600 |  |  |  | — |
|  |  |  | $ | 201,101 |  |  | $ | 97,033 |  |  | $ | 198,446 |  |  | $ | 79,557 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph c -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 47 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13854-109267 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph e -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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