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Description of Business (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2014 item
Description of Business |
Number of broad areas of services | 2
Number of business segments | 1

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- Details
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Namespace Prefix: | crai_
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Represents the area of services broadly offered by the entity. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | crai_
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Balance Type: | na
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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration