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Special Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Special Charges by Segment | The following table details the special charges by segment:
|  | For the years ended December 31, |
Special Charges by Segment |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Corporate Finance & Restructuring |  | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 10,274 |
Forensic and Litigation Consulting |  |  | 308 |  |  |  | 2,111 |
Economic Consulting |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 11 |
Technology |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 16 |
Strategic Communications |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 66 |
|  |  | 426 |  |  |  | 12,478 |
Unallocated Corporate |  |  | 15,913 |  |  |  | 25,936 |
Total |  | $ | 16,339 |  |  | $ | 38,414 |
Schedule of Special Charges Reserve by Type of Cost | Activity related to the liabilities for these costs for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
|  | Employee |  |  | Lease |  |  |  |  |
|  | Termination |  |  | Termination |  |  |  |  |
|  | Costs |  |  | Costs |  |  | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 19,965 |  |  | $ | 6,096 |  |  | $ | 26,061 |
Additions |  |  | 7,260 |  |  |  | 9,580 |  |  |  | 16,840 |
Payments |  |  | (13,390 | ) |  |  | (10,822 | ) |  |  | (24,212 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other |  |  | (76 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (76 | )
Balance at December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 13,759 |  |  | $ | 4,854 |  |  | $ | 18,613 |
Additions |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Payments |  |  | (5,826 | ) |  |  | (1,212 | ) |  |  | (7,038 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other(1) |  |  | (165 | ) |  |  | 403 |  |  |  | 238 |
Balance at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 7,768 |  |  | $ | 4,045 |  |  | $ | 11,813 |
(1) | A fair value adjustment of $0.4 million related to expected sublease income was recorded to “Selling, general and administrative expenses” within operating income in our Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss) during the three months ended December 31, 2015.

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