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Revenues and Adjusted Segment Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Reportable Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 438,042	$ 455,470	$ 1,368,474	$ 1,336,945
Adjusted Segment EBITDA	67,577	76,252	230,325	223,284
Corporate Finance & Restructuring
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	110,617	113,487	369,915	328,812
Adjusted Segment EBITDA	17,762	26,662	81,406	71,174
Forensic and Litigation Consulting
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	115,045	116,158	352,242	365,554
Adjusted Segment EBITDA	16,554	13,406	51,552	55,456
Economic Consulting
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	122,480	114,541	371,217	329,320
Adjusted Segment EBITDA	18,354	16,654	55,054	43,502
Technology
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	44,072	55,568	134,235	172,048
Adjusted Segment EBITDA	7,398	10,813	20,256	33,052
Strategic Communications
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	45,828	55,716	140,865	141,211
Adjusted Segment EBITDA	$ 7,509	$ 8,717	$ 22,057	$ 20,100

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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