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Special Charges (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
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.