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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amounts of Goodwill by Operating Segment | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment are as follows:
|  | Corporate Finance/ Restructuring |  |  | Forensic and Litigation Consulting |  |  | Economic Consulting |  |  | Technology |  |  | Strategic Communications |  |  | Total |
Balance December 31, 2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 436,043 |  |  | $ | 198,047 |  |  | $ | 229,487 |  |  | $ | 117,958 |  |  | $ | 327,823 |  |  | $ | 1,309,358 |
Accumulated goodwill impairment |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Goodwill, net December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 436,043 |  |  | $ | 198,047 |  |  | $ | 229,487 |  |  | $ | 117,958 |  |  | $ | 327,823 |  |  | $ | 1,309,358 |
Acquisitions (1) |  |  | 31,644 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 31,644 |
Contingent consideration (2) |  |  | 905 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 17,708 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18,636 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other |  |  | 458 |  |  |  | 887 |  |  |  | 523 |  |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 8,839 |  |  |  | 10,784 |
Goodwill impairment |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (110,387 | ) |  |  | (110,387 | )
Balance December 31, 2012: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 469,050 |  |  |  | 198,957 |  |  |  | 247,718 |  |  |  | 118,035 |  |  |  | 336,662 |  |  |  | 1,370,422 |
Accumulated goodwill impairment |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (110,387 | ) |  |  | (110,387 | )
Goodwill, net December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 469,050 |  |  | $ | 198,957 |  |  | $ | 247,718 |  |  | $ | 118,035 |  |  | $ | 226,275 |  |  | $ | 1,260,035 |
Acquisitions (1) |  |  | 18,713 |  |  |  | 10,979 |  |  |  | 945 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,961 |  |  |  | 35,598 |
Contingent consideration (2) |  |  | 437 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14,530 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14,967 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other |  |  | (7,019 | ) |  |  | 244 |  |  |  | 281 |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | (1,659 | ) |  |  | (8,115 | )
Intersegment transfers in/(out) (3) |  |  | (31,471 | ) |  |  | 31,471 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Goodwill impairment |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (83,752 | ) |  |  | (83,752 | )
Balance December 31, 2013: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 449,710 |  |  |  | 241,651 |  |  |  | 263,474 |  |  |  | 118,073 |  |  |  | 339,964 |  |  |  | 1,412,872 |
Accumulated goodwill impairment |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (194,139 | ) |  |  | (194,139 | )
Goodwill, net December 31, 2013 |  |  | 449,710 |  |  |  | 241,651 |  |  |  | 263,474 |  |  |  | 118,073 |  |  |  | 145,825 |  |  |  | 1,218,733 |
(1) | Includes adjustments during the purchase price allocation period.
(2) | Contingent consideration is related to business combinations consummated prior to January 1, 2009.
(3) | Includes the reclassification of the Company’s Corporate Finance/Restructuring segment’s healthcare and life sciences practices into the Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment. See Note 19 “Segment Reporting” for information on this segment reclassification.
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class |
|  | Useful Life in Years |  | December 31, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |
Amortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  | 1 to 15 |  | $ | 157,064 |  |  | $ | 73,977 |  |  | $ | 151,990 |  |  | $ | 64,095 |
Non-competition agreements |  | 1 to 10 |  |  | 10,922 |  |  |  | 9,051 |  |  |  | 15,184 |  |  |  | 11,158 |
Software |  | 3 to 10 |  |  | 40,095 |  |  |  | 33,625 |  |  |  | 33,979 |  |  |  | 27,424 |
Tradenames |  | 1 to 2 |  |  | 485 |  |  |  | 365 |  |  |  | 180 |  |  |  | 75 |
|  |  |  |  | 208,566 |  |  |  | 117,018 |  |  |  | 201,333 |  |  |  | 102,752 |
Unamortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tradenames |  | Indefinite |  |  | 5,600 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,600 |  |  |  | — |
|  |  |  | $ | 214,166 |  |  | $ | 117,018 |  |  | $ | 206,933 |  |  | $ | 102,752 |

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