Special Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Special Charges by Segment

The following table details the special charges by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.There were no special charges for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

	Three Months  Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2012		2011
Corporate Finance/Restructuring	$	820	$	11,936	$	9,440
Forensic and Litigation Consulting		419		7,672		839
Economic Consulting		173		991		2,093
Technology		148		3,114		—
Strategic Communications		201		4,712		—
		1,761		28,425		12,372
Unallocated Corporate		1,014		1,132		2,840
Total	$	2,775	$	29,557	$	15,212

Schedule of Special Charges Reserve by Type of Cost

Activity related to the liability for these costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 is as follows:

	Employee Termination Costs			Lease Costs			Total
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	4,758			—		$	4,758
Additions		14,276			10,274			24,550
Payments		(10,582	)		(1,032	)		(11,614	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other		(295	)		—			(295	)
Balance at September 30, 2012	$	8,157		$	9,242		$	17,399