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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Changes in Carrying Amounts of Goodwill by Operating Segment | The table below summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment.
|  | Corporate |  |  | Forensic and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Finance & |  |  | Litigation |  |  | Economic |  |  |  |  |  |  | Strategic |  |  |  |  |
|  | Restructuring |  |  | Consulting |  |  | Consulting |  |  | Technology |  |  | Communications |  |  | Total |
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 at December 31, 2015 |  |  | 441,548 |  |  |  | 235,211 |  |  |  | 269,341 |  |  |  | 117,888 |  |  |  | 134,310 |  |  |  | 1,198,298 |
Acquisitions(1) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 218 |  |  |  | 218 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other |  |  | (882 | ) |  |  | (4,667 | ) |  |  | (1,132 | ) |  |  | (281 | ) |  |  | (11,553 | ) |  |  | (18,515 | )
Balance at December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 440,666 |  |  |  | 230,544 |  |  |  | 268,209 |  |  |  | 117,607 |  |  |  | 317,114 |  |  |  | 1,374,140 |
Accumulated goodwill impairment |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (194,139 | ) |  |  | (194,139 | )
Goodwill, net at December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 440,666 |  |  | $ | 230,544 |  |  | $ | 268,209 |  |  | $ | 117,607 |  |  | $ | 122,975 |  |  | $ | 1,180,001 |
(1) | Includes adjustments during the purchase price allocation period.
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class |
|  |  |  |  |  | December 31, 2016 |  |  | December 31, 2015 |
|  | Weighted Average |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net |
|  | Useful Life |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Carrying |
|  | in Years |  |  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Amount |  |  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Amount |
Amortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  |  | 13.6 |  |  | $ | 119,736 |  |  | $ | 75,212 |  |  | $ | 44,524 |  |  | $ | 128,512 |  |  | $ | 72,941 |  |  | $ | 55,571 |
Non-competition agreements |  |  | 6.5 |  |  |  | 1,263 |  |  |  | 1,246 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 7,263 |  |  |  | 7,052 |  |  |  | 211 |
Acquired software |  |  | 9.3 |  |  |  | 3,171 |  |  |  | 1,292 |  |  |  | 1,879 |  |  |  | 3,273 |  |  |  | 940 |  |  |  | 2,333 |
Trade names |  |  | 3.0 |  |  |  | 360 |  |  |  | 260 |  |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | 360 |  |  |  | 140 |  |  |  | 220 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 124,530 |  |  |  | 78,010 |  |  |  | 46,520 |  |  |  | 139,408 |  |  |  | 81,073 |  |  |  | 58,335 |
Unamortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | Indefinite |  |  |  | 5,600 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,600 |  |  |  | 5,600 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,600 |
Total |  | 13.4 |  |  | $ | 130,130 |  |  | $ | 78,010 |  |  | $ | 52,120 |  |  | $ | 145,008 |  |  | $ | 81,073 |  |  | $ | 63,935 |

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