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Special Charges (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Special Charges by Segment | The following table details the special charges by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.There were no special charges for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Corporate Finance/Restructuring |  | $ | 820 |  |  | $ | 11,936 |  |  | $ | 9,440 |
Forensic and Litigation Consulting |  |  | 419 |  |  |  | 7,672 |  |  |  | 839 |
Economic Consulting |  |  | 173 |  |  |  | 991 |  |  |  | 2,093 |
Technology |  |  | 148 |  |  |  | 3,114 |  |  |  | — |
Strategic Communications |  |  | 201 |  |  |  | 4,712 |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | 1,761 |  |  |  | 28,425 |  |  |  | 12,372 |
Unallocated Corporate |  |  | 1,014 |  |  |  | 1,132 |  |  |  | 2,840 |
Total |  | $ | 2,775 |  |  | $ | 29,557 |  |  | $ | 15,212 |
Schedule of Special Charges Reserve by Type of Cost | Activity related to the liability for these costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 is as follows:
|  | Employee Termination Costs |  |  | Lease Costs |  |  | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 4,758 |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 4,758 |
Additions |  |  | 14,276 |  |  |  | 10,274 |  |  |  | 24,550 |
Payments |  |  | (10,582 | ) |  |  | (1,032 | ) |  |  | (11,614 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other |  |  | (295 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (295 | )
Balance at September 30, 2012 |  | $ | 8,157 |  |  | $ | 9,242 |  |  | $ | 17,399 |

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- Definition Disclosure of changes to an entity's special charges reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References No definition available. + Details
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