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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Schedule of Revenues and Adjusted Segment EBITDA for Reportable Segments | The table below presents revenues and Adjusted Segment EBITDA for our reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Finance/Restructuring |  | $ | 110,217 |  |  | $ | 110,311 |  |  | $ | 336,031 |  |  | $ | 319,461 |
Forensic and Litigation Consulting |  |  | 83,366 |  |  |  | 99,064 |  |  |  | 260,504 |  |  |  | 275,345 |
Economic Consulting |  |  | 96,375 |  |  |  | 95,662 |  |  |  | 295,882 |  |  |  | 264,401 |
Technology |  |  | 50,286 |  |  |  | 56,972 |  |  |  | 147,643 |  |  |  | 165,137 |
Strategic Communications |  |  | 45,811 |  |  |  | 51,793 |  |  |  | 137,466 |  |  |  | 151,711 |
Revenues |  | $ | 386,055 |  |  | $ | 413,802 |  |  | $ | 1,177,526 |  |  | $ | 1,176,055 |
Adjusted Segment EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Finance/Restructuring |  | $ | 25,029 |  |  | $ | 27,495 |  |  | $ | 81,003 |  |  | $ | 59,173 |
Forensic and Litigation Consulting |  |  | 13,211 |  |  |  | 19,113 |  |  |  | 42,916 |  |  |  | 53,016 |
Economic Consulting |  |  | 19,087 |  |  |  | 18,650 |  |  |  | 56,002 |  |  |  | 50,635 |
Technology |  |  | 15,675 |  |  |  | 19,619 |  |  |  | 41,739 |  |  |  | 58,362 |
Strategic Communications |  |  | 6,778 |  |  |  | 7,429 |  |  |  | 16,277 |  |  |  | 19,267 |
Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA |  | $ | 79,780 |  |  | $ | 92,306 |  |  | $ | 237,937 |  |  | $ | 240,453 |
Reconciliation of Adjusted Segment EBITDA | The table below reconciles Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA to income before income tax provision:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA(1) |  | $ | 79,780 |  |  | $ | 92,306 |  |  | $ | 237,937 |  |  | $ | 240,453 |
Segment depreciation expense |  |  | (6,038 | ) |  |  | (6,115 | ) |  |  | (18,646 | ) |  |  | (17,729 | )
Amortization of other intangible assets |  |  | (5,766 | ) |  |  | (5,843 | ) |  |  | (16,773 | ) |  |  | (16,795 | )
Special Charges |  |  | (2,775 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (29,557 | ) |  |  | (15,212 | )
Unallocated corporate expenses, excluding special charges |  |  | (18,613 | ) |  |  | (20,926 | ) |  |  | (58,594 | ) |  |  | (53,474 | )
Interest income and other |  |  | 1,584 |  |  |  | 486 |  |  |  | 4,503 |  |  |  | 5,409 |
Interest expense |  |  | (13,208 | ) |  |  | (14,319 | ) |  |  | (43,607 | ) |  |  | (44,129 | )
Income before income tax provision |  | $ | 34,964 |  |  | $ | 45,589 |  |  | $ | 75,263 |  |  | $ | 98,523 |
(1) | Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA is the total of Adjusted Segment EBITDA for all segments.

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