Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amounts of Goodwill by Operating Segment

The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill by operating segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, are as follows:

	Corporate Finance/ Restructuring		Forensic  and Litigation Consulting		Economic Consulting		Technology		Strategic Communications		Total
Balances at December 31, 2011	$	436,043	$	198,047	$	229,487	$	117,958	$	327,823	$	1,309,358
Goodwill acquired during the period		2,195		—		—		—		—		2,195
Contingent Consideration(a)		—		23		4,852		—		—		4,875
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other		348		945		456		79		8,785		10,613
Balances at September 30, 2012	$	438,586	$	199,015	$	234,795	$	118,037	$	336,608	$	1,327,041

^(a)  Contingent consideration related to business combinations consummated prior to January 1, 2009.

Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class

	Useful Life in Years	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Finite lived intangible assets
Customer relationships	1 to 15	$	146,872	$	60,494	$	144,696	$	49,381
Non-competition agreements	1 to 10		14,470		10,619		14,601		8,965
Software	2 to 6		33,979		25,867		33,549		21,211
Tradenames	2		180		53		—		—
			195,501		97,033		192,846		79,557
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Tradenames	Indefinite		5,600		—		5,600		—
		$	201,101	$	97,033	$	198,446	$	79,557