XML 36 R23.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.26.1

Forgivable Loans (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
--- | ---
Jul. 04, 2026
Forgivable Loans |
Schedule of forgivable loan activity | The following table presents forgivable loan activity for the respective periods (in thousands):
|  | Fiscal Year-to-Date Period Ended |  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  | July 4, 2026 |  | January 3, 2026
Beginning balance |  | $ | 106,997 |  |  | $ | 55,492 |
Advances |  | 81,974 |  |  | 87,909 |
Repayments |  | (1,433) |  |  | (1,933) |
Reclassifications from accrued expenses or to other assets (1) |  | (23,670) |  |  | (2,203) |
Amortization (2) |  | (22,143) |  |  | (32,721) |
Effects of foreign currency translation |  | (130) |  |  | 453 |
Ending balance |  | $ | 141,595 |  |  | $ | 106,997 |
Current portion of forgivable loans |  | $ | 22,265 |  |  | $ | 16,726 |
Non-current portion of forgivable loans |  | $ | 119,330 |  |  | $ | 90,271 |
_______________________________ (1)Relates to the reclassification of performance awards previously recorded as accrued expenses or forgivable loans that have been reclassified to other receivables. (2)During the fiscal year-to-date period ended July 4, 2026, approximately $0.1 million of amortization was accelerated due to involuntary terminations. During the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026, approximately $1.1 million of amortization was accelerated due to terminations.

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | crai_ForgivableLoansAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | crai_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of the forgivable loans activity. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | crai_ScheduleOfForgivableLoansActivityTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | crai_
Data Type: | dtr-types:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration