4. Special Charges

There were no special charges recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2017. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recorded special charges totaling $5.1 million related to employee terminations in our Technology segment. The charges consisted of salary continuance and other contractual employee-related costs.

Activity related to the liability for the special charges for the three months ended March 31, 2017 is as follows:

	Employee			Lease
	Termination			Termination
	Costs			Costs			Total
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	8,225		$	3,335		$	11,560
Additions		—			—			—
Payments		(2,358	)		(35	)		(2,393	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other		—			—			—
Balance at March 31, 2017 ⁽¹⁾	$	5,867		$	3,300		$	9,167

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Of the $9.2 million remaining liability for special charges, $3.6 million is expected to be paid in the remainder of 2017, $2.6 million is expected to be paid in 2018, $1.2 million is expected to be paid in 2019, $0.4 million is expected to be paid in 2020 and the remaining balance of $1.4 million is expected to be paid from 2021 to 2025.