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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
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 |  |  | Forensic and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Finance & |  |  | Litigation |  |  | Economic |  |  |  |  |  |  | Strategic |  |  |  |  |
|  | Restructuring |  |  | Consulting |  |  | Consulting |  |  | Technology |  |  | Communications |  |  | Total |
Balance at 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 at December 31, 2013 |  |  | 449,710 |  |  |  | 241,651 |  |  |  | 263,474 |  |  |  | 118,073 |  |  |  | 145,825 |  |  |  | 1,218,733 |
Acquisitions(1) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (224 | ) |  |  | 7,150 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,926 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other |  |  | (3,644 | ) |  |  | (3,254 | ) |  |  | (727 | ) |  |  | (106 | ) |  |  | (6,239 | ) |  |  | (13,970 | )
Balance at December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 446,066 |  |  |  | 238,173 |  |  |  | 269,897 |  |  |  | 117,967 |  |  |  | 333,725 |  |  |  | 1,405,828 |
Accumulated goodwill impairment |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (194,139 | ) |  |  | (194,139 | )
Goodwill, net at December 31, 2014 |  |  | 446,066 |  |  |  | 238,173 |  |  |  | 269,897 |  |  |  | 117,967 |  |  |  | 139,586 |  |  |  | 1,211,689 |
Acquisitions(1) |  |  | 70 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 70 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other |  |  | (4,588 | ) |  |  | (2,962 | ) |  |  | (556 | ) |  |  | (79 | ) |  |  | (5,276 | ) |  |  | (13,461 | )
Balance at December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 441,548 |  |  |  | 235,211 |  |  |  | 269,341 |  |  |  | 117,888 |  |  |  | 328,449 |  |  |  | 1,392,437 |
Accumulated goodwill impairment |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (194,139 | ) |  |  | (194,139 | )
Goodwill, net December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 441,548 |  |  | $ | 235,211 |  |  | $ | 269,341 |  |  | $ | 117,888 |  |  | $ | 134,310 |  |  | $ | 1,198,298 |
(1) | Includes adjustments during the purchase price allocation period.
(2) | Contingent consideration is related to business combinations consummated prior to January 1, 2009.
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class |
|  |  |  | December 31, 2015 |  |  | December 31, 2014 |
|  | Useful |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |
|  | Life |  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |
|  | in Years |  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |
Amortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  | 1 to 15 |  | $ | 128,512 |  |  | $ | 72,941 |  |  | $ | 136,692 |  |  | $ | 69,472 |
Non-competition agreements |  | 1 to 10 |  |  | 7,263 |  |  |  | 7,052 |  |  |  | 9,167 |  |  |  | 8,275 |
Software |  | 3 to 10 |  |  | 3,273 |  |  |  | 940 |  |  |  | 3,594 |  |  |  | 613 |
Trade names |  | 1 to 2 |  |  | 360 |  |  |  | 140 |  |  |  | 378 |  |  |  | 37 |
|  |  |  |  | 139,408 |  |  |  | 81,073 |  |  |  | 149,831 |  |  |  | 78,397 |
Unamortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | Indefinite |  |  | 5,600 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,600 |  |  |  | — |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 145,008 |  |  | $ | 81,073 |  |  | $ | 155,431 |  |  | $ | 78,397 |

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