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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
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 446,344	$ 470,285
Adjusted Segment EBITDA	56,017	86,661
Corporate Finance & Restructuring
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	105,901	127,156
Adjusted Segment EBITDA	10,325	31,603
Forensic and Litigation Consulting
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	111,406	119,004
Adjusted Segment EBITDA	13,521	19,808
Economic Consulting
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	139,221	130,731
Adjusted Segment EBITDA	20,110	21,319
Technology
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	46,087	48,281
Adjusted Segment EBITDA	7,804	7,823
Strategic Communications
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	43,729	45,113
Adjusted Segment EBITDA	$ 4,257	$ 6,108

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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)
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