| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 40404 - Disclosure - Segment Information (Schedule Of Revenue By Geographic Region) (Details) (http://www.navigantconsulting.com/role/DisclosureSegmentInformationScheduleOfRevenueByGeographicRegionDetails) |
| Table | Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001019737 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31 | ||||||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | ||||||||||
| United States [Member] | United Kingdom [Member] | Other [Member] | Segment, Geographical [Domain] | United States [Member] | United Kingdom [Member] | Other [Member] | Segment, Geographical [Domain] | United States [Member] | United Kingdom [Member] | Other [Member] | Segment, Geographical [Domain] | |
Total revenues | 1,034,480,000 | 919,486,000 | 859,617,000 | |||||||||