Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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.


	Useful Life in Years	December 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Useful Life in Years	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