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Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 Y | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior secured revolving line of credit | $ 425.0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity |  |  |
Credit facility, Term (Years) | 5 fcn_DebtInstrumentTerms |  |  |
Guarantee obligation by domestic subsidiaries for borrowings under bank credit facility |  | 700.0 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue |  |
FS Asia Advisory Limited |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Notes issued in connection with acquisition |  |  | 35.0 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = fcn_FsAsiaAdvisoryLimitedMember |
Repayments of Notes payable |  | 24.0 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfNotesPayable / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = fcn_FsAsiaAdvisoryLimitedMember |  |
New Revolving Senior Bank Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior secured revolving line of credit | 350.0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = fcn_NewRevolvingSeniorBankCreditFacilityMember |  |  |
Line of credit, maturity date | Nov. 25, 2017 |  |  |
Former Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior secured revolving line of credit | 250.0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = fcn_FormerCreditFacilityMember |  |  |
6.0% Senior Notes Due 2022 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest percentage |  | 6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = fcn_SeniorNotesSixPointZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember |  | 6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = fcn_SeniorNotesSixPointZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember
Debt maturity period |  | 2022 |  | 2022
Senior notes, redemption date |  | Nov. 15, 2017 |  |
Debt issue costs |  | 7.6 us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = fcn_SeniorNotesSixPointZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember |  |
6.0% Senior Notes Due 2022 | Minimum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of days prior notice required for redemption of notes |  | 30 fcn_NumberOfDaysPriorNoticeRequiredForRedemptionOfNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = fcn_SeniorNotesSixPointZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
6.0% Senior Notes Due 2022 | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of days prior notice required for redemption of notes |  | 60 fcn_NumberOfDaysPriorNoticeRequiredForRedemptionOfNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = fcn_SeniorNotesSixPointZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |
6 3/4 % Senior Notes Due 2020 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest percentage |  | 6.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = fcn_SixAndThreeFourthsPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember |  | 6.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = fcn_SixAndThreeFourthsPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
Debt maturity period |  | 2020 |  | 2020
Debt issue costs |  | 9.8 us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = fcn_SixAndThreeFourthsPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember |  |
Notes maturity date |  | Apr. 01, 2011 |  |
6 3/4 % Senior Notes Due 2020 | Minimum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of days prior notice required for redemption of notes |  | 30 fcn_NumberOfDaysPriorNoticeRequiredForRedemptionOfNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = fcn_SixAndThreeFourthsPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
6 3/4 % Senior Notes Due 2020 | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of days prior notice required for redemption of notes |  | 60 fcn_NumberOfDaysPriorNoticeRequiredForRedemptionOfNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = fcn_SixAndThreeFourthsPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |
Letter of Credit |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of credit, borrowing limit used |  | $ 1.4 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember |  | 1.4 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
Unsecured Notes | FS Asia Advisory Limited |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest percentage |  | 8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = fcn_FsAsiaAdvisoryLimitedMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = fcn_UnsecuredNotesMember |  |

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- Definition The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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