Special Charges

There were no special charges recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and the three months ended September 30, 2017.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recorded a special charge of $30.1 million. The charge includes the impact of certain targeted reductions in areas of each segment where we needed to realign our workforce with then-current business demand and in certain corporate departments where we were able to streamline support activities. In addition, certain strategic actions were taken to reduce our future real estate costs. The special charge included the following components:


•	$16.1 million of employee severance and other employee-related costs.


•	$12.4 million of exit costs associated with the curtailment of our lease on our executive office in Washington, D.C.


•	$1.6 million of other expenses, including costs related to disposing or closing several small international offices.

The following table details the special charges by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
Special Charges by Segment	2018		2017
Corporate Finance & Restructuring	$	—	$	3,049
Forensic and Litigation Consulting	—		10,445
Economic Consulting	—		5,910
Technology	—		3,827
Strategic Communications	—		3,599
	—		26,830
Unallocated Corporate	—		3,244
Total	$	—	$	30,074