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Special Charges | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Special Charges | Special Charges There were no special charges recorded during the year ended December 31, 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2017, we recorded special charges of $40.9 million. The charges related to certain targeted reductions in areas of each segment where we needed to realign our workforce with then-current business demand. In addition, cost-cutting actions were taken in certain corporate departments where we were able to streamline support activities and reduce our real estate costs. The special charge included the following components:
• | $23.5 million of employee severance and other employee-related costs;
• | $14.4 million of exit costs associated with the curtailment of our lease on our executive office in Washington, D.C.; and
• | $3.0 million of other expenses, including costs related to disposing or closing several small international offices.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, we recorded special charges of $10.4 million. The charges related to employee terminations in our Technology segment, health solutions practice of our Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment, and corporate infrastructure group. The charges consisted of salary continuance and other contractual employee-related costs. The following table details the special charges by segment and corporate.
| Year Ended December 31,
Special Charges by Segment | 2017 |  | 2016
Corporate Finance & Restructuring | $ | 5,440 |  |  | $ | — |
Forensic and Litigation Consulting | 12,334 |  |  | 2,304 |
Economic Consulting | 6,624 |  |  | — |
Technology | 5,057 |  |  | 7,529 |
Strategic Communications | 7,752 |  |  | — |
| 37,207 |  |  | 9,833 |
Unallocated Corporate | 3,678 |  |  | 612 |
Total | $ | 40,885 |  |  | $ | 10,445 |

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