Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Guarantor And Non-Guarantor Financial Information (Tables)

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Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Guarantor And Non-Guarantor Financial Information [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet Information

	FTI Consulting, Inc.		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	57,930	$	410	$	69,890	$	—		$	128,230
Restricted cash		8,632		—		1,599		—			10,231
Accounts receivable, net		172,452		176,418		120,166		—			469,036
Intercompany receivables		133,156		509,991		66,338		(709,485	)		—
Other current assets		26,413		14,782		28,811		—			70,006
Total current assets		398,583		701,601		286,804		(709,485	)		677,503
Property and equipment, net		45,070		13,041		16,916		—			75,027
Goodwill		547,784		423,557		324,338		—			1,295,679
Other intangible assets, net		40,279		37,270		47,074		—			124,623
Investments in subsidiaries		1,492,271		524,135		—		(2,016,406	)		—
Other assets		68,283		63,968		21,436		—			153,687
Total assets	$	2,592,270	$	1,763,572	$	696,568	$	(2,725,891	)	$	2,326,519
Liabilities
Intercompany payables	$	529,628	$	97,857	$	82,000	$	(709,485	)	$	—
Other current liabilities		275,148		106,377		64,561		—			446,086
Total current liabilities		804,776		204,234		146,561		(709,485	)		446,086
Long-term debt, net		622,488		23,000		—		—			645,488
Other liabilities		113,237		44,107		25,832		—			183,176
Total liabilities		1,540,501		271,341		172,393		(709,485	)		1,274,750
Stockholders' equity		1,051,769		1,492,231		524,175		(2,016,406	)		1,051,769
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,592,270	$	1,763,572	$	696,568	$	(2,725,891	)	$	2,326,519

	FTI Consulting, Inc.		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	292,738	$	1,430	$	90,402	$	—		$	384,570
Restricted cash		8,633		—		1,885		—			10,518
Accounts receivable, net		109,663		140,328		76,086		—			326,077
Intercompany receivables		51,702		495,306		96,160		(643,168	)		—
Other current assets		28,374		15,533		25,910		—			69,817
Total current assets		491,110		652,597		290,443		(643,168	)		790,982
Property and equipment, net		47,091		13,893		12,254		—			73,238
Goodwill		426,866		541,395		301,186		—			1,269,447
Other intangible assets, net		5,906		79,984		49,080		—			134,970
Investments in subsidiaries		1,618,032		512,070		—		(2,130,102	)		—
Other assets		57,998		58,560		20,293		—			136,851
Total assets	$	2,647,003	$	1,858,499	$	673,256	$	(2,773,270	)	$	2,405,488
Liabilities
Intercompany payables	$	488,860	$	70,622	$	83,686	$	(643,168	)	$	—
Other current liabilities		132,765		103,983		49,554		—			286,302
Total current liabilities		621,625		174,605		133,240		(643,168	)		286,302
Long-term debt, net		756,515		29,048		—		—			785,563
Other liabilities		101,257		39,813		24,947		—			166,017
Total liabilities		1,479,397		243,466		158,187		(643,168	)		1,237,882
Stockholders' equity		1,167,606		1,615,033		515,069		(2,130,102	)		1,167,606
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,647,003	$	1,858,499	$	673,256	$	(2,773,270	)	$	2,405,488

Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income

	FTI Consulting, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues	$	157,053		$	253,165		$	103,795	$	(100,211	)	$	413,802
Operating expenses
Direct cost of revenues		99,635			181,359			66,111		(97,130	)		249,975
Selling, general and administrative expense		43,053			31,347			27,243		(3,081	)		98,562
Amortization of other intangible assets		1,467			2,667			1,709		—			5,843
Operating income		12,898			37,792			8,732		—			59,422
Other (expense) income		(14,067	)		(1,890	)		2,124		—			(13,833	)
Income (loss) before income tax provision		(1,169	)		35,902			10,856		—			45,589
Income tax provision		209			15,082			859		—			16,150
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries		30,817			(8,498	)		—		(22,319	)		—
Net income	$	29,439		$	12,322		$	9,997	$	(22,319	)	$	29,439

	FTI Consulting, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues	$	126,096		$	284,454	$	78,860		$	(143,270	)	$	346,140
Operating expenses
Direct cost of revenues		74,811			221,606		51,209			(140,795	)		206,831
Selling, general and administrative expense		36,458			34,287		17,845			(2,475	)		86,115
Amortization of other intangible assets		698			3,912		1,676			—			6,286
Operating income		14,129			24,649		8,130			—			46,908
Other (expense) income		(15,134	)		3,627		(3,031	)		—			(14,538	)
Income (loss) before income tax provision		(1,005	)		28,276		5,099			—			32,370
Income tax provision (benefit)		(4,067	)		12,949		3,324			—			12,206
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries		17,102			1,497		2,168			(20,767	)		—
Net income	$	20,164		$	16,824	$	3,943		$	(20,767	)	$	20,164

	FTI Consulting, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues	$	427,804		$	760,553		$	284,186		$	(296,488	)	$	1,176,055
Operating expenses
Direct cost of revenues		281,576			545,080			185,699			(288,452	)		723,903
Selling, general and administrative expense		119,639			96,038			75,261			(8,036	)		282,902
Special charges		8,561			228			6,423			—			15,212
Amortization of other intangible assets		2,346			9,526			4,923			—			16,795
Operating income		15,682			109,681			11,880			—			137,243
Other (expense) income		(39,747	)		(1,333	)		2,360			—			(38,720	)
Income (loss) before income tax provision		(24,065	)		108,348			14,240			—			98,523
Income tax (benefit) provision		(9,998	)		45,216			(717	)		—			34,501
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries		78,089			(4,121	)		—			(73,968	)		—
Net income	$	64,022		$	59,011		$	14,957		$	(73,968	)	$	64,022

	FTI Consulting, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues	$	388,355		$	887,300	$	225,294		$	(455,736	)	$	1,045,213
Operating expenses
Direct cost of revenues		233,467			688,992		144,085			(448,904	)		617,640
Selling, general and administrative expense		110,917			99,656		49,455			(6,832	)		253,196
Special charges		17,669			10,842		845			—			29,356
Amortization of other intangible assets		2,118			11,933		4,178			—			18,229
Operating income		24,184			75,877		26,731			—			126,792
Other (expense) income		(35,584	)		8,369		(7,806	)		—			(35,021	)
Income (loss) before income tax provision		(11,400	)		84,246		18,925			—			91,771
Income tax provision		(4,788	)		36,119		3,311			—			34,642
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries		63,741			14,463		6,441			(84,645	)		—
Net income	$	57,129		$	62,590	$	22,055		$	(84,645	)	$	57,129

Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows

	FTI Consulting, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated
Operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(18,645	)	$	77,208		$	(11,715	)	$	46,848
Investing activities
Payments for acquisition of businesses, including contingent payments, net of cash received		(33,735	)		—			(28,611	)		(62,346	)
Purchases of property and equipment		(7,644	)		(10,210	)		(6,741	)		(24,595	)
Other		(127	)		—			—			(127	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(41,506	)		(10,210	)		(35,352	)		(87,068	)
Financing activities
Borrowings under revolving line of credit		25,000			—			—			25,000
Payments under revolving line of credit		(25,000	)		—			—			(25,000	)
Payments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations		(6,806	)		(161	)		—			(6,967	)
Net issuance of common stock and other		796			—			—			796
Purchase and retirement of common stock		(209,400	)		—			—			(209,400	)
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation		198			—			—			198
Intercompany transfers		40,555			(67,857	)		27,302			—
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(174,657	)		(68,018	)		27,302			(215,373	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			—			(747	)		(747	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(234,808	)		(1,020	)		(20,512	)		(256,340	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		292,738			1,430			90,402			384,570
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	57,930		$	410		$	69,890		$	128,230

	FTI Consulting, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated
Operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	21,428		$	80,032		$	(5,594	)	$	95,866
Investing activities
Payments for acquisition of businesses, including contingent payments, net of cash received		(60,273	)		—			—			(60,273	)
Purchases of property and equipment and other		(5,907	)		(6,338	)		(3,055	)		(15,300	)
Proceeds from sale or maturity of short-term investments		15,000			—			—			15,000
Net cash used in investing activities		(51,180	)		(6,338	)		(3,055	)		(60,573	)
Financing activities
Borrowings under revolving line of credit		20,000			—			—			20,000
Payments of revolving linet of credit		(20,000	)		—			—			(20,000	)
Payments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations		(190,024	)		(428	)		—			(190,452	)
Issuance of debt securities, net		391,647			—			—			391,647
Payments of debt financing fees		(2,843	)		—			—			(2,843	)
Purchase and retirement of common stock		(26,138	)		—			—			(26,138	)
Net issuance of common stock and other		5,046			—			—			5,046
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation		761			—			—			761
Intercompany transfers		48,625			(72,148	)		23,523			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		227,074			(72,576	)		23,523			178,021
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			(1,004	)		(1,004	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		197,322			1,118			13,870			212,310
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		60,720			665			57,487			118,872
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	258,042		$	1,783		$	71,357		$	331,182