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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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 Finance |  | FLC |  | Economic Consulting |  | Technology |  | Strategic Communications |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 454,816 |  |  | $ | 233,719 |  |  | $ | 268,995 |  |  | $ | 117,740 |  |  | $ | 323,672 |  |  | $ | 1,398,942 |
Accumulated goodwill impairment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (194,139 | ) |  | (194,139 | )
Goodwill, net at December 31, 2017 | 454,816 |  |  | 233,719 |  |  | 268,995 |  |  | 117,740 |  |  | 129,533 |  |  | 1,204,803 |
Sale of business (1) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (20,928 | ) |  | — |  |  | (20,928 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other | (3,819 | ) |  | (2,182 | ) |  | (448 | ) |  | (89 | ) |  | (5,021 | ) |  | (11,559 | )
Balance at December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 450,997 |  |  | 231,537 |  |  | 268,547 |  |  | 96,723 |  |  | 318,651 |  |  | 1,366,455 |
Accumulated goodwill impairment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (194,139 | ) |  | (194,139 | )
Goodwill, net at December 31, 2018 | 450,997 |  |  | 231,537 |  |  | 268,547 |  |  | 96,723 |  |  | 124,512 |  |  | 1,172,316 |
Acquisitions (2) | 27,389 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 27,389 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other | 456 |  |  | 583 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 1,846 |  |  | 3,062 |
Balance at December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 478,842 |  |  | 232,120 |  |  | 268,677 |  |  | 96,770 |  |  | 320,497 |  |  | 1,396,906 |
Accumulated goodwill impairment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (194,139 | ) |  | (194,139 | )
Goodwill, net at December 31, 2019 | $ | 478,842 |  |  | $ | 232,120 |  |  | $ | 268,677 |  |  | $ | 96,770 |  |  | $ | 126,358 |  |  | $ | 1,202,767 |
(1) | During the year ended December 31, 2018, we sold a business within our Technology segment for proceeds of $50.3 million. We wrote off $20.9 million in goodwill as a result of the sale.
(2) During the year ended December 31, 2019, we acquired a restructuring business that was assigned to the Corporate Finance segment. We recorded $27.4 million in goodwill based on a preliminary purchase price allocation as a result of the acquisition. We have included the results of the acquired business’s operations in the Corporate Finance segment since its acquisition date.
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets Amortized Intangibles | Other intangible assets were as follows:
|  |  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Weighted Average Useful Life in Years |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships (1) | 14.2 |  | $ | 99,613 |  |  | $ | 76,808 |  |  | $ | 22,805 |  |  | $ | 99,080 |  |  | $ | 71,036 |  |  | $ | 28,044 |
Trademarks (1) | 6.0 |  | 9,855 |  |  | 653 |  |  | 9,202 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Acquired software and other (1) | 9.1 |  | 3,386 |  |  | 2,061 |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | 3,107 |  |  | 1,618 |  |  | 1,489 |
| 13.4 |  | 112,854 |  |  | 79,522 |  |  | 33,332 |  |  | 102,187 |  |  | 72,654 |  |  | 29,533 |
Non-amortizing intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | Indefinite |  | 5,100 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,100 |  |  | 5,100 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,100 |
Total |  |  | $ | 117,954 |  |  | $ | 79,522 |  |  | $ | 38,432 |  |  | $ | 107,287 |  |  | $ | 72,654 |  |  | $ | 34,633 |
(1) During the year ended December 31, 2019, we acquired a restructuring business and its related intangible assets that were assigned to the Corporate Finance segment.
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets Unamortized Intangibles | Other intangible assets were as follows:
|  |  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Weighted Average Useful Life in Years |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships (1) | 14.2 |  | $ | 99,613 |  |  | $ | 76,808 |  |  | $ | 22,805 |  |  | $ | 99,080 |  |  | $ | 71,036 |  |  | $ | 28,044 |
Trademarks (1) | 6.0 |  | 9,855 |  |  | 653 |  |  | 9,202 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Acquired software and other (1) | 9.1 |  | 3,386 |  |  | 2,061 |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | 3,107 |  |  | 1,618 |  |  | 1,489 |
| 13.4 |  | 112,854 |  |  | 79,522 |  |  | 33,332 |  |  | 102,187 |  |  | 72,654 |  |  | 29,533 |
Non-amortizing intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | Indefinite |  | 5,100 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,100 |  |  | 5,100 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,100 |
Total |  |  | $ | 117,954 |  |  | $ | 79,522 |  |  | $ | 38,432 |  |  | $ | 107,287 |  |  | $ | 72,654 |  |  | $ | 34,633 |
(1) During the year ended December 31, 2019, we acquired a restructuring business and its related intangible assets that were assigned to the Corporate Finance segment.
Schedule of Future Amortization Expense Intangible Assets | We estimate our future amortization expense for our intangible assets with a finite life to be as follows:
| As of December 31, 2019 (1)
Year
2020 | $ | 9,393 |
2021 | 8,861 |
2022 | 7,028 |
2023 | 3,604 |
2024 | 2,207 |
Thereafter | 2,239 |
| $ | 33,332 |
(1) Actual amortization expense to be reported in future periods could differ from these estimates as a result of new intangible asset acquisitions, changes in useful lives, or other relevant factors or changes.

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