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Grand Canyon Education, Inc
(NASDAQ:LOPE) 

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Grand Canyon Education, Inc. provides education services to colleges and universities in the United States. The company's technology services include learning management system, internal administration, infrastructure, and support services; academic services comprises program and curriculum, faculty...

Founded: 2008
Full Time Employees: 3,400
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Education & Training Services

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      service revenue
    308,760,000 308,119,000 261,142,000 247,499,000 289,310,000 292,573,000 238,291,000 227,463,000 274,675,000 278,284,000 221,913,000 210,577,000 250,125,000 258,700,000 208,720,000 199,753,000 244,133,000 251,376,000 206,767,000 201,487,000 236,934,000 238,289,000 198,384,000 185,768,000 221,655,000 213,247,000 193,289,000 174,820,000 197,287,000 177,548,000 155,454,000                                        
      yoy
    6.72% 5.31% 9.59% 8.81% 5.33% 5.13% 7.38% 8.02% 9.82% 7.57% 6.32% 5.42% 2.45% 2.91% 0.94% -0.86% 3.04% 5.49% 4.23% 8.46% 6.89% 11.74% 2.64% 6.26% 12.35% 20.11% 24.34%                                            
      qoq
    0.21% 17.99% 5.51% -14.45% -1.12% 22.78% 4.76% -17.19% -1.30% 25.40% 5.38% -15.81% -3.31% 23.95% 4.49% -18.18% -2.88% 21.57% 2.62% -14.96% -0.57% 20.12% 6.79% -16.19% 3.94% 10.33% 10.56% -11.39% 11.12% 14.21%                                         
      costs and expenses:
                                                                          
      technology and academic services
    45,030,000 45,354,000 44,908,000 43,134,000 41,664,000 43,004,000 41,955,000 41,001,000 39,125,000 39,227,000 39,174,000 38,957,000 37,512,000 38,357,000 37,641,000 38,189,000 36,306,000 30,815,000 35,536,000 33,676,000 32,051,000 31,833,000 30,751,000 27,151,000 26,277,000 25,128,000 24,231,000 22,528,000 19,039,000 11,098,000 11,101,000                                        
      counseling services and support
    91,857,000 88,400,000 84,405,000 83,023,000 86,822,000 85,327,000 77,166,000 78,107,000 82,884,000 82,754,000 73,824,000 72,392,000 73,349,000 72,540,000 67,235,000 66,025,000 67,513,000 64,799,000 62,209,000 60,932,000 61,239,000 58,505,000 58,214,000 57,596,000 60,219,000 59,957,000 56,249,000 54,299,000 53,093,000 51,989,000 51,116,000                                        
      marketing and communication
    63,987,000 53,692,000 59,145,000 56,037,000 60,330,000 49,646,000 54,526,000 52,895,000 55,353,000 46,003,000 53,097,000 50,806,000 52,894,000 44,853,000 50,651,000 49,735,000 50,851,000 42,546,000 47,150,000 45,445,000 47,731,000 38,292,000 42,244,000 41,105,000 42,693,000 33,863,000 37,340,000 35,726,000 35,461,000 27,252,000 31,546,000                                        
      general and administrative
    10,319,000 10,490,000 15,149,000 11,411,000 10,366,000 10,568,000 14,364,000 10,636,000 10,730,000 10,397,000 12,175,000 10,875,000 9,788,000 10,168,000 15,576,000 9,854,000 9,893,000 8,712,000 14,451,000 9,081,000 9,582,000 10,263,000 14,031,000 9,501,000 9,565,000 10,148,000 13,556,000 9,216,000 11,489,000 6,695,000 10,092,000 11,969,000 11,309,000 10,845,000 12,915,000 10,058,000 9,941,000 10,260,000 13,430,000 8,809,000 10,720,000 10,634,000 12,536,000 9,534,000 9,396,000 10,447,000 11,640,000 8,994,000 8,554,000 10,870,000 9,035,000 8,978,000 8,051,000 11,696,000 8,561,000 7,701,000 7,544,000   7,038,000 6,832,000 14,746,000 12,681,000 11,675,000 10,878,000 9,542,000 8,556,000 8,688,000 8,833,000  
      amortization of intangible assets
    2,105,000 2,104,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,104,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,104,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,104,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,104,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,104,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,179,000 2,179,000 2,179,000 1,686,000                                          
      total costs and expenses
    213,298,000 200,040,000 243,123,000 195,710,000 201,287,000 192,546,000 190,116,000 184,744,000 190,197,000 180,485,000 180,375,000 175,135,000 175,648,000 168,022,000 173,208,000 165,908,000 166,668,000 148,976,000 161,451,000 151,239,000 152,708,000 140,997,000 147,345,000 137,458,000 140,859,000 131,275,000 133,555,000 123,826,000 124,856,000 97,399,000 126,034,000 178,330,000 185,589,000 180,072,000 176,517,000 163,213,000 171,578,000 167,965,000 163,378,000 146,531,000 158,267,000 152,819,000 144,409,000 132,470,000 138,141,000 136,437,000 129,100,000 120,707,000 123,996,000 121,566,000 115,114,000 109,974,000 108,405,000 108,051,000 102,365,000 93,862,000 92,927,000   80,456,000 82,494,000 88,750,000 76,808,000 77,010,000 69,729,000 59,590,000 59,391,000 49,440,000 46,909,000  
      operating income
    95,462,000 108,079,000 18,019,000 51,789,000 88,023,000 100,027,000 48,175,000 42,719,000 84,478,000 97,799,000 41,538,000 35,442,000 74,477,000 90,678,000 35,512,000 33,845,000 77,465,000 102,400,000 45,316,000 50,248,000 84,226,000 97,292,000 51,039,000 48,310,000 80,796,000 81,972,000 59,734,000 50,994,000 72,431,000 80,149,000 29,420,000 58,488,000 90,092,000 91,346,000 59,692,000 55,088,000 76,628,000 76,698,000 47,066,000 44,748,000 68,691,000 63,135,000 48,984,000 42,256,000 55,986,000 53,536,000 45,956,000 37,887,000 43,436,000 40,877,000 37,285,000 31,489,000 33,625,000 33,247,000 31,203,000 25,398,000 24,204,000   22,662,000 19,215,000 11,281,000 22,138,000 20,512,000 19,597,000 17,864,000 6,693,000 9,960,000 12,055,000  
      yoy
    8.45% 8.05% -62.60% 21.23% 4.20% 2.28% 15.98% 20.53% 13.43% 7.85% 16.97% 4.72% -3.86% -11.45% -21.63% -32.64% -8.03% 5.25% -11.21% 4.01% 4.25% 18.69% -14.56% -5.26% 11.55% 2.27% 103.04% -12.81% -19.60% -12.26% -50.71% 6.17% 17.57% 19.10% 26.83% 23.11% 11.55% 21.48% -3.92% 5.90% 22.69% 17.93% 6.59% 11.53% 28.89% 30.97% 23.26% 20.32% 29.18% 22.95% 19.49% 23.98% 38.92%   12.07% 25.96%   10.48% -1.95% -36.85% 230.76% 105.94% 62.56%      
      qoq
    -11.67% 499.81% -65.21% -41.16% -12.00% 107.63% 12.77% -49.43% -13.62% 135.44% 17.20% -52.41% -17.87% 155.34% 4.93% -56.31% -24.35% 125.97% -9.82% -40.34% -13.43% 90.62% 5.65% -40.21% -1.43% 37.23% 17.14% -29.60% -9.63% 172.43% -49.70% -35.08% -1.37% 53.03% 8.36% -28.11% -0.09% 62.96% 5.18% -34.86% 8.80% 28.89% 15.92% -24.52% 4.58% 16.49% 21.30% -12.78% 6.26% 9.63% 18.41% -6.35% 1.14% 6.55% 22.86% 4.93%    17.94% 70.33% -49.04% 7.93% 4.67% 9.70% 166.91% -32.80% -17.38%   
      operating margin %
    30.92% 35.08% 6.90% 20.92% 30.43% 34.19% 20.22% 18.78% 30.76% 35.14% 18.72% 16.83% 29.78% 35.05% 17.01% 16.94% 31.73% 40.74% 21.92% 24.94% 35.55% 40.83% 25.73% 26.01% 36.45% 38.44% 30.90% 29.17% 36.71% 45.14% 18.93% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity%  NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity%  
      investment interest and other
    3,021,000 3,697,000 3,637,000 3,226,000 3,381,000 3,925,000 4,154,000 4,112,000 3,729,000 2,970,000 2,739,000 2,590,000 2,153,000 1,327,000 745,000 344,000 205,000 33,000 218,000 238,000 121,000 122,000 181,000 396,000 216,000 343,000 255,000 2,668,000 1,119,000 521,000 371,000                                        
      income before income taxes
    98,483,000 111,776,000 21,656,000 55,015,000 91,404,000 103,952,000 52,329,000 46,829,000 88,205,000 100,763,000 44,276,000 38,025,000 76,611,000 92,008,000 36,257,000 34,184,000 77,670,000 108,872,000 59,824,000 64,496,000 98,097,000 111,421,000 65,187,000 62,356,000 94,176,000 94,244,000 73,322,000 65,237,000 84,699,000 93,794,000 42,481,000 59,998,000 90,727,000 91,576,000 60,570,000 55,332,000 76,050,000 76,400,000 44,431,000 44,883,000 70,410,000 62,030,000 48,872,000 42,237,000 55,868,000 53,497,000 45,423,000 37,728,000 43,050,000 40,372,000 38,259,000 31,112,000 35,152,000 33,006,000 31,065,000 25,346,000 24,007,000   22,659,000 19,140,000 11,111,000 21,995,000 20,387,000 19,314,000 17,666,000 6,460,000 9,661,000 11,496,000  
      income tax expense
    23,135,000 25,044,000 5,382,000 13,469,000 19,786,000 22,073,000 10,862,000 11,951,000 20,195,000 20,054,000 8,537,000 9,052,000 17,047,000 20,981,000 6,249,000 8,622,000 19,592,000 23,759,000 12,166,000 15,035,000 19,985,000 24,666,000 13,141,000 15,346,000 22,791,000 17,575,000 15,171,000 14,125,000 11,456,000 18,263,000 8,720,000 13,960,000 17,046,000 23,320,000 21,266,000 15,485,000 20,138,000 28,421,000 15,187,000 17,257,000 26,745,000 23,916,000 15,530,000 16,461,000 21,689,000 20,404,000 16,407,000 14,659,000 16,762,000 14,215,000 15,714,000 12,048,000 14,207,000 12,097,000 12,594,000 9,748,000 9,538,000   9,401,000 7,842,000 3,540,000 9,077,000 7,991,000 7,834,000 6,571,000 2,969,000 3,846,000 4,593,000  
      net income
    75,348,000 86,732,000 16,274,000 41,546,000 71,618,000 81,879,000 41,467,000 34,878,000 68,010,000 80,709,000 35,739,000 28,973,000 59,564,000 71,027,000 30,008,000 25,562,000 58,078,000 85,113,000 47,658,000 49,461,000 78,112,000 86,755,000 52,046,000 47,010,000 71,385,000 76,669,000 58,151,000 51,112,000 73,243,000 75,531,000 33,761,000 46,038,000 73,681,000 68,256,000 39,304,000 39,847,000 55,912,000 47,979,000 29,244,000 27,626,000 43,665,000 38,114,000 33,342,000 25,776,000 34,179,000 33,093,000 29,016,000 23,069,000 26,288,000 26,157,000 22,545,000 19,064,000 20,945,000 20,909,000 18,471,000 15,598,000 14,469,000   13,258,000 11,298,000 7,571,000 12,918,000 12,396,000 11,480,000 11,095,000 3,491,000 5,815,000 6,904,000  
      yoy
    5.21% 5.93% -60.75% 19.12% 5.31% 1.45% 16.03% 20.38% 14.18% 13.63% 19.10% 13.34% 2.56% -16.55% -37.03% -48.32% -25.65% -1.89% -8.43% 5.21% 9.42% 13.16% -10.50% -8.03% -2.54% 1.51% 72.24% 11.02% -0.59% 10.66% -14.10% 15.54% 31.78% 42.26% 34.40% 44.24% 28.05% 25.88% -12.29% 7.18% 27.75% 15.17% 14.91% 11.73% 30.02% 26.52% 28.70% 21.01% 25.51% 25.10% 22.06% 22.22% 44.76%   17.65% 28.07%   6.95% -1.59% -31.76% 270.04% 113.17% 66.28%      
      qoq
    -13.13% 432.95% -60.83% -41.99% -12.53% 97.46% 18.89% -48.72% -15.73% 125.83% 23.35% -51.36% -16.14% 136.69% 17.39% -55.99% -31.76% 78.59% -3.65% -36.68% -9.96% 66.69% 10.71% -34.15% -6.89% 31.84% 13.77% -30.22% -3.03% 123.72% -26.67% -37.52% 7.95% 73.66% -1.36% -28.73% 16.53% 64.06% 5.86% -36.73% 14.56% 14.31% 29.35% -24.59% 3.28% 14.05% 25.78% -12.25% 0.50% 16.02% 18.26% -8.98% 0.17% 13.20% 18.42% 7.80%    17.35% 49.23% -41.39% 4.21% 7.98% 3.47% 217.82% -39.97% -15.77%   
      net income margin %
    24.40% 28.15% 6.23% 16.79% 24.75% 27.99% 17.40% 15.33% 24.76% 29.00% 16.10% 13.76% 23.81% 27.46% 14.38% 12.80% 23.79% 33.86% 23.05% 24.55% 32.97% 36.41% 26.23% 25.31% 32.21% 35.95% 30.09% 29.24% 37.13% 42.54% 21.72% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity%  NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity%  
      earnings per share:
                                                                          
      basic income per share
    2.82 3.14 0.59 1.48 2.53 2.83 1.43 1.19 2.31 2.71 1.2 0.96 1.96 2.27 0.96 0.8 1.67 2.07 1.08 1.09 1.7 1.87 1.11 1.5 1.6 1.21 1.07 1.54 1.59 0.71 0.97 1.55 1.44 0.83 0.85 1.2 1.03 0.63 0.6 0.96 0.83 0.72 0.56 0.75 0.73 0.64 0.51 0.58 0.58 0.5 0.43 0.47    0.33    0.25    0.25    0.15  
      diluted income per share
    2.8 3.11 0.58 1.48 2.52 2.82 1.42 1.19 2.29 2.7 1.19 0.96 1.94 2.26 0.96 0.8 1.66 2.06 1.08 1.09 1.69 1.85 1.11 1.49 1.59 1.2 1.06 1.52 1.56 0.7 0.95 1.52 1.42 0.81 0.83 1.16 1.01 0.62 0.59 0.93 0.81 0.7 0.55 0.72 0.7 0.62 0.49 0.56 0.56 0.49 0.42 0.46    0.32    0.25    0.25    0.15  
      basic weighted-average shares outstanding
    26,744 27,862 27,740 27,996 28,277 29,104 29,003 29,285 29,459 29,991 29,776 30,183 30,461 32,131 31,302 31,800 34,806 43,835 44,212 45,490 46,084 46,880 46,808 46,893 47,455 47,814 47,920 47,851 47,699 47,608 47,682 47,604 47,432 47,140 47,316 47,151 46,748 46,083 46,231 46,004 45,622 45,975 46,063 46,012 45,789 45,538 45,651 45,598 45,205 44,731 44,963 44,681 44,242 44,332   44,371  44,631  45,590 45,722   45,674    45,474  
      diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
    26,869 28,024 27,897 28,134 28,469 29,271 29,164 29,415 29,639 30,147 29,912 30,287 30,638 32,237 31,387 31,877 34,901 43,958 44,298 45,582 46,300 47,165 47,095 47,151 47,764 48,266 48,337 48,313 48,274 48,414 48,422 48,411 48,397 48,235 48,292 48,192 48,070 47,121 47,175 46,990 46,860 47,281 47,320 47,263 47,201 47,006 47,051 46,990 46,841 46,131 46,424 45,929 45,449 45,251   45,151  45,105  46,089 46,396   46,325    45,821  
      reserve for litigation settlement
     8,750,000 35,000,000                                                                    
      lease termination, impairment and other
      2,411,000                                                                    
      interest expense
           -2,000 -2,000 -6,000 -1,000 -7,000 -19,000 3,000  -5,000  -1,298,000 -741,000 -763,000 -799,000 -865,000 -918,000 -1,073,000 -1,546,000 -2,943,000 -2,875,000 -2,907,000 -2,586,000 -575,000 -558,000 -57,000 -346,000 -527,000 -567,000 -495,000 -580,000 -497,000 -344,000 -158,000 -329,000 -414,000 -313,000 -146,000 -375,000 -346,000 -576,000 -356,000 -523,000 -609,000 -528,000 -439,000 -668,000 -260,000 -154,000 -78,000 -207,000   -29,000 -107,000 -207,000 -176,000 -162,000 -344,000 -250,000 -276,000 -420,000 -667,000  
      interest income on secured note
                     7,737,000 15,031,000 14,773,000 14,549,000 14,872,000 14,885,000 14,723,000 14,710,000 14,872,000 16,208,000 14,482,000 13,735,000 13,699,000 13,248,000                                        
      loss on transaction
                               -122,000 4,088,000 770,000 15,610,000                                        
      university related revenue
                                                                          
      net revenue
                             213,247,000 193,289,000 174,820,000 197,287,000 177,548,000 155,454,000 236,818,000 275,681,000 271,418,000 236,209,000 218,301,000 248,206,000 244,663,000 210,444,000 191,279,000 226,958,000 215,954,000 193,393,000 174,726,000 194,127,000 189,973,000 175,056,000 158,594,000 167,432,000 162,443,000 152,399,000 141,463,000 142,030,000 141,298,000 133,568,000 119,260,000 117,131,000   103,118,000 101,709,000 100,031,000 98,946,000 97,522,000 89,326,000 77,454,000 66,084,000 59,400,000 58,964,000  
      university related expenses
                                 -405,000 6,569,000                                        
      instructional costs and services
                                   102,237,000 111,027,000 108,933,000 104,303,000 95,030,000 102,574,000 102,100,000 91,748,000 84,599,000 94,654,000 92,427,000 83,180,000 75,357,000 78,687,000 78,552,000 71,714,000 67,847,000 70,678,000 67,971,000 64,704,000 61,747,000 59,997,000 58,819,000 57,354,000 53,406,000 50,824,000   45,709,000 45,830,000 36,133,000 35,923,000 36,169,000 31,812,000 25,747,000 23,466,000 20,047,000 18,332,000  
      admissions advisory and related
                                   34,254,000 34,854,000 34,061,000 31,426,000 31,085,000 31,972,000                                  
      advertising
                                   27,602,000 25,715,000 23,678,000 25,523,000 24,776,000 24,631,000 21,000,000 23,896,000 22,149,000 21,107,000 18,419,000 19,360,000 18,419,000 20,031,000 16,854,000 16,491,000 15,751,000 16,712,000 11,486,750 15,498,000                    
      marketing and promotional
                                   2,268,000 2,684,000 2,555,000 2,350,000 2,264,000 2,460,000 2,383,000 2,127,000 2,108,000 2,242,000 1,978,000 1,827,000 1,788,000 1,694,000 1,810,000 1,931,000 1,907,000 1,791,000 1,527,000 1,299,000 1,383,000 1,435,000                  
      interest and other income
                                   1,567,000 981,000 546,500 1,445,000 739,000 2,000 12,500 -2,291,000 293,000 2,048,000 146,250 201,000 127,000 257,000 307,000 43,000 197,000 137,000 104,000 1,502,000 62,000                   
      lease termination costs
                                         160,000 3,363,000                                
      admissions advisory and related, including 237 and 412 for the three months ended september 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and 803 and 1,406 for the nine months ended september 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, to related parties
                                         21,806,000 28,814,000                                
      admissions advisory and related, including 272 and 489 for the three months ended june 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and 566 and 994 for the six months ended june 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, to related parties
                                           28,866,000                               
      admissions advisory and related, including 294 and 505 to related parties for the three months ended march 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively
                                            29,544,000                              
      admissions advisory and related, including 412 and 762 for the three months ended september 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 1,406 and 2,373 for the nine months ended september 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, to related parties
                                             20,802,750 27,506,000                            
      admissions advisory and related, including 489 and 806 for the three months ended june 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 994 and 1,611 for the six months ended june 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, to related parties
                                               27,372,000                           
      admissions advisory and related, including 505 and 805 to related parties for the three months ended march 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
                                                28,333,000                          
      admissions advisory and related, including 762 and 953 for the three months ended september 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and 2,373 and 2,574 for the nine months ended september 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, to related parties
                                                 19,948,250 27,324,000                        
      admissions advisory and related, including 806 and 867 for the three months ended june 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and 1,611 and 1,621 for the six months ended june 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, to related parties
                                                   26,208,000                       
      admissions advisory and related, including 805 and 753 to related parties for the three months ended march 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively
                                                    26,261,000                      
      admissions advisory and related, including 953 and 645 for the three months ended september 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 2,574 and 1,666 for the nine months ended september 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, to related parties
                                                     17,729,250 24,578,000                    
      admissions advisory and related, including 867 and 589 for the three months ended june 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 1,621 and 1,021 for the six months ended june 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, to related parties
                                                       23,346,000                   
      advertising, including 0 and 5 for the three months ended june 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 0 and 20 for the six months ended june 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, to related parties
                                                       14,520,000                   
      admissions advisory and related, including 753 and 432 to related parties for march 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively
                                                        22,993,000                  
      advertising, including 0 and 15 to related parties for march 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively
                                                        15,929,000                  
      interest income and other income
                                                        2,195,000                  
      selling and promotional, including 640 and 151 for the three months ended september 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and 1,681 and 612 for the nine months ended september 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, to related parties
                                                         25,941,000 36,450,000                
      lease termination fee
                                                                          
      interest income
                                                         19,000 16,000 26,000 10,000   26,000 32,000 37,000 33,000 37,000 61,000 52,000 43,000 121,000 108,000  
      net income per common share:
                                                                          
      basic
                                                         272.5 420 350    300  200 280 270  90 80 130   
      diluted
                                                         267.5 410 350    290  197.5 280 270  90 80 130   
      shares used in computing net income per common share:
                                                                          
      basic
                                                         11,098,750 44,365,000 44,447,000    44,658,000  11,428,750 45,746,000 45,724,000  152,000 44,783,000 44,846,000   
      diluted
                                                         11,305,000 45,339,000 45,169,000    45,018,000  11,603,250 46,351,000 46,557,000  181,000 45,099,000 45,051,000   
      selling and promotional, including 594 and 2 for the three months ended june 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and 1,041 and 403 for the six months ended june 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, to related parties
                                                           32,755,000               
      selling and promotional, including 447 and 401 to related parties for march 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively
                                                            34,559,000              
      selling and promotional, including 2 and 2,628 for the three months ended june 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 403 and 4,975 for the six months ended june 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, to related parties
                                                               27,709,000           
      exit costs
                                                                 26,000 27,000 116,000 89,000      
      selling and promotional, including 401 and 2,347 to related parties for march 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively
                                                                29,832,000          
      selling and promotional, including 2,702 and 1,928 for the three months ended september 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and 7,694 and 5,319 for the nine months ended september 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, to related parties
                                                                 20,988,750 28,103,000        
      estimated litigation loss
                                                                      5,200,000    
      royalty to former owner
                                                                 74,000 74,000 74,000 74,000 74,000 74,000 74,000 74,000  
      selling and promotional, including 2,628 and 1,875 for the three months ended june 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and 4,975 and 3,391 for the six months ended june 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, to related parties
                                                                   28,976,000       
      selling and promotional, including 2,347 and 1,516 to related parties for march 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively
                                                                    26,876,000      
      selling and promotional, including 1,928 and 1,398 for the three months ended september 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and 5,319 and 4,323 for the nine months ended september 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, to related parties
                                                                     15,599,000 22,095,000    
      preferred dividends
                                                                          
      net income available to common stockholders
                                                                     4,052,250 3,491,000 5,815,000 6,904,000  
      selling and promotional, including 1,779 and 1,413 for the three months ended june 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and 3,391 and 2,925 for the six months ended june 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, to related parties
                                                                       20,631,000   
      selling and promotional, including 1,512 and 1,612 for the three months ended march 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively, to related parties
                                                                        19,670,000  
    Balance Sheets:
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        assets:
                                                                            
        current assets
                                                                            
        cash and cash equivalents
      96,145,000 111,762,000 97,284,000 192,278,000 144,509,000 324,623,000 263,584,000 241,317,000 196,208,000 146,475,000 56,871,000 142,925,000 105,040,000 120,409,000 39,887,000 139,401,000 201,933,000 600,941,000 61,002,000 69,448,000 225,829,000 245,769,000 166,950,000 172,532,000 132,493,000 122,272,000 119,709,000 65,801,000 88,467,000 120,346,000 44,879,000 221,632,000 242,846,000 153,474,000 180,142,000 66,282,000 88,541,000 45,976,000 75,143,000 44,554,000 48,793,000 23,036,000 78,177,000 50,710,000 86,156,000 65,238,000 56,482,000 20,214,000 39,129,000 55,824,000 106,816,000 90,801,000 127,739,000 105,111,000 69,644,000 50,760,000 56,700,000 21,189,000 18,999,000 14,652,000 30,243,000 33,637,000 50,471,000 43,420,000 97,883,000 62,571,000 73,670,000 24,742,000 68,275,000 35,152,000 
        investments
      155,555,000 188,317,000 179,691,000 181,621,000 160,144,000   100,498,000 94,485,000 98,031,000 97,553,000 90,444,000 89,483,000 61,295,000 68,403,000 63,867,000 62,396,000   44,415,000 36,443,000 10,840,000 12,812,000 14,691,000 17,049,000 21,601,000 14,152,000 14,205,000 14,243,000 69,002,000 68,754,000 76,522,000 91,910,000 89,271,000 89,609,000 89,414,000 81,557,000 62,596,000 49,654,000 49,440,000 84,128,000 83,364,000 84,016,000 83,533,000 101,015,000 100,784,000 127,126,000 156,492,000 157,466,000 108,420,000 63,492,000 48,439,000 23,802,000                  
        accounts receivable
      113,251,000 84,278,000 122,041,000 27,699,000 115,696,000 82,948,000 116,388,000 29,454,000 111,710,000 78,811,000 104,475,000 24,682,000 102,571,000 77,413,000 101,170,000 25,727,000 102,006,000 70,063,000 95,165,000 19,888,000 91,790,000 62,189,000 89,212,000 20,553,000 77,390,000 48,939,000 83,377,000 13,660,000 74,653,000 46,830,000 65,120,000  9,469,000 10,908,000 12,243,000 10,933,000 9,026,000 9,999,000 10,362,000 9,080,000 7,454,000 8,298,000 9,500,000 8,158,000 6,689,000 7,605,000 8,289,000 8,515,000 7,384,000 7,217,000 7,986,000 8,645,000 7,651,000 7,951,000 8,875,000 8,363,000 7,843,000 11,815,000 16,333,000 32,120,000 32,369,000 33,334,000 32,722,000 42,636,000 13,890,000 13,802,000 15,577,000 10,612,000 10,509,000 9,442,000 
        income tax receivable
      231,000 2,392,000 22,679,000 6,665,000  490,000 1,818,000 5,504,000 38,000 1,316,000 3,770,000 9,037,000 2,964,000 2,788,000 3,589,000 8,967,000  1,275,000 1,745,000 1,330,000 763,000 1,294,000 3,980,000 1,685,000 1,685,000 2,186,000 3,559,000 3,423,000 3,423,000 8,000 1,791,000 315,000 1,329,000  4,546,000 4,546,000 4,829,000  5,923,000 8,492,000 3,215,000                              
        other current assets
      14,793,000 13,430,000 12,299,000 14,218,000 16,087,000 11,915,000 11,585,000 13,052,000 16,512,000 12,889,000 12,069,000 12,461,000 15,828,000 11,368,000 10,184,000 11,890,000 14,020,000 8,766,000 10,635,000 11,989,000 14,484,000 8,639,000 13,953,000 13,145,000 14,696,000 8,035,000 11,255,000 11,328,000 12,337,000 6,963,000 8,607,000 8,748,000 16,994,000 24,589,000 24,702,000 22,156,000 23,627,000 21,880,000 21,713,000 17,806,000 20,026,000 20,863,000 21,152,000 18,539,000 20,240,000 19,428,000 19,511,000 17,208,000 17,879,000 19,116,000 17,913,000 14,539,000 13,847,000 12,667,000 13,302,000 12,275,000 11,990,000 11,081,000 9,104,000 5,619,000 4,578,000 4,834,000 4,802,000 4,864,000 4,269,000 3,785,000 2,623,000 2,330,000 2,660,000 2,629,000 
        total current assets
      379,975,000 400,179,000 433,994,000 422,481,000 436,436,000 419,976,000 393,375,000 389,825,000 444,453,000 337,522,000 274,738,000 279,549,000 315,886,000 273,273,000 223,233,000 249,852,000 380,355,000 681,045,000 173,397,000 147,070,000 374,320,000 333,742,000 291,757,000 222,619,000 248,324,000 208,344,000 237,544,000 108,717,000 198,208,000 309,466,000 255,199,000 1,281,570,000 435,364,000 374,862,000 386,846,000 272,771,000 277,922,000 230,068,000 232,123,000 200,212,000 226,097,000 221,345,000 263,233,000 231,077,000 278,081,000 267,045,000 275,171,000 261,134,000 277,939,000 263,703,000 252,464,000 223,597,000 227,998,000 214,174,000 154,347,000 129,229,000 130,299,000 115,414,000 106,784,000 109,807,000 128,286,000 142,284,000 153,074,000 132,933,000 129,391,000 90,246,000 101,080,000 48,399,000 88,503,000 53,599,000 
        property and equipment
      179,656,000 178,957,000 180,013,000 179,384,000 177,758,000 176,823,000 176,234,000 173,827,000 172,186,000 169,699,000 164,638,000 154,709,000 150,391,000 147,504,000 144,872,000 139,632,000 136,677,000 136,120,000 134,508,000 133,003,000 131,929,000 128,657,000 126,679,000 124,066,000 121,349,000 119,734,000 118,637,000 116,772,000 116,239,000 111,039,000 110,908,000 112,185,000 950,156,000 922,284,000 897,540,000 888,184,000 870,289,000 855,528,000 832,665,000 794,037,000 725,091,000 667,483,000 639,631,000 588,275,000 527,729,000 478,170,000 469,294,000 416,242,000 365,499,000 339,596,000 328,423,000 304,327,000 283,584,000 269,162,000 256,528,000 233,273,000 207,169,000 189,947,000 179,545,000 161,532,000 140,655,000 123,999,000 107,169,000 85,012,000 75,127,000 67,370,000 63,425,000 58,146,000 45,922,000 41,399,000 
        right-of-use assets
      93,495,000 96,571,000 99,871,000 98,477,000 96,059,000 99,541,000 98,849,000 101,893,000 90,135,000 92,454,000 90,393,000 76,446,000 70,320,000 72,719,000 75,086,000 54,202,000 55,672,000 57,652,000 57,245,000 59,303,000 59,434,000 61,020,000 58,943,000 43,280,000 34,545,000 27,770,000 27,730,000 12,895,000 13,186,000                                          
        amortizable intangible assets
      149,438,000 151,543,000 153,647,000 155,752,000 157,857,000 159,962,000 162,066,000 164,171,000 166,276,000 168,381,000 170,485,000 172,590,000 174,695,000 176,800,000 178,904,000 181,009,000 183,114,000 185,219,000 187,323,000 189,428,000 191,533,000 193,638,000 195,742,000 197,847,000 199,952,000 202,057,000 204,236,000 206,415,000 208,594,000                                          
        goodwill
      160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,766,000 160,871,000 160,871,000 151,228,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 2,941,000 
        other assets
      4,564,000 4,289,000 4,501,000 4,147,000 2,572,000 1,357,000 1,636,000 2,209,000 1,755,000 1,641,000 2,136,000 2,157,000 1,963,000 1,687,000 1,683,000 1,842,000 1,802,000 1,943,000 2,310,000 2,485,000 2,133,000 1,844,000 1,763,000 1,794,000 1,754,000 1,706,000 1,742,000 1,940,000 2,020,000 478,000 743,000 657,000 833,000 723,000 766,000 1,756,000 1,123,000 897,000 1,404,000 4,556,000 3,293,000 3,306,000 3,377,000 3,145,000 3,242,000 3,907,000 4,367,000 4,428,000 5,000,000 5,219,000 5,441,000 5,831,000 4,011,000 3,122,000 3,434,000 3,652,000 3,212,000 3,032,000 5,201,000 5,257,000 5,254,000 4,892,000 3,648,000 2,473,000 1,749,000 554,000 556,000 644,000 166,000 201,000 
        total assets
      967,894,000 992,305,000 1,032,792,000 1,021,007,000 1,031,448,000 1,018,425,000 992,926,000 992,691,000 1,035,571,000 930,463,000 863,156,000 846,217,000 874,021,000 832,749,000 784,544,000 787,303,000 918,386,000 1,222,745,000 1,680,461,000 1,846,967,000 1,885,027,000 1,844,579,000 1,800,562,000 1,790,284,000 1,731,602,000 1,690,289,000 1,760,672,000 1,677,522,000 1,619,473,000 1,324,017,000 1,252,691,000 1,399,968,000 1,391,983,000 1,303,573,000 1,290,930,000 1,168,563,000 1,155,260,000 1,092,493,000 1,072,266,000 1,004,953,000 960,703,000 898,430,000 912,611,000 828,941,000 815,570,000 755,713,000 755,498,000 688,544,000 655,252,000 616,100,000 594,075,000 541,666,000 523,894,000 494,923,000 423,089,000 375,098,000 349,969,000 317,847,000 303,060,000 289,943,000 286,464,000 284,255,000 281,542,000 237,813,000 221,969,000 174,738,000 183,608,000 126,506,000 157,893,000 116,990,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
                                                                            
        current liabilities
                                                                            
        accounts payable
      29,258,000 24,347,000 19,284,000 24,353,000 24,077,000 26,721,000 28,081,000 22,466,000 29,827,000 17,676,000 23,696,000 22,842,000 21,801,000 20,006,000 18,829,000 18,139,000 29,638,000 24,306,000 40,667,000 22,452,000 17,224,000 16,583,000 15,337,000 19,901,000 19,222,000 14,835,000 20,742,000 18,273,000 13,295,000 14,274,000 16,996,000 35,444,000 36,100,000 29,139,000 27,523,000 22,489,000 24,114,000 24,824,000 28,851,000 39,284,000 38,019,000 34,149,000 41,482,000 36,410,000 34,316,000 22,715,000 32,925,000 33,290,000 27,967,000 24,231,000 22,934,000 16,326,000 20,353,000 14,174,000 25,197,000 19,784,000 24,660,000 18,523,000 22,277,000 27,480,000 27,072,000 15,693,000 21,659,000 12,053,000 9,317,000 8,762,000 10,512,000 9,753,000 7,547,000 5,770,000 
        accrued compensation and benefits
      25,574,000 35,199,000 28,766,000 32,789,000 23,251,000 33,183,000 26,143,000 33,776,000 24,785,000 31,358,000 25,446,000 28,594,000 21,124,000 36,412,000 33,100,000 32,911,000 31,986,000 32,714,000 42,980,000 36,210,000 37,307,000 34,248,000 33,879,000 26,809,000 22,602,000 20,800,000 23,689,000 17,318,000 17,985,000 15,427,000 17,857,000 23,634,000 25,013,000 23,173,000 24,377,000 19,913,000 20,670,000 19,697,000 22,653,000 26,819,000 21,648,000 17,895,000 21,580,000 23,101,000 18,216,000 23,995,000 18,893,000 21,059,000 14,947,000 20,093,000 16,163,000 18,107,000 13,163,000 18,812,000 13,968,000 15,174,000 9,372,000 12,229,000 9,768,000 11,541,000 15,144,000 13,633,000 12,990,000        
        accrued liabilities
      37,873,000 32,283,000 70,539,000 34,009,000 34,573,000 29,620,000 33,420,000 31,935,000 57,608,000 26,725,000 33,527,000 30,485,000 31,661,000 22,473,000 28,964,000 32,977,000 30,705,000 27,593,000 26,531,000 24,963,000 29,495,000 21,945,000 23,326,000 20,033,000 20,943,000 16,771,000 18,947,000 16,934,000 15,543,000 8,907,000 13,511,000 18,995,000 26,571,000 20,757,000 23,184,000 20,641,000 23,704,000 21,163,000 20,707,000 16,895,000 17,424,000 13,846,000 14,819,000 14,883,000 14,804,000 13,533,000 14,084,000 15,604,000 13,235,000 14,554,000 16,542,000 20,599,000 17,585,000 17,467,000 15,638,000 14,672,000 8,515,000 8,456,000 9,134,000 8,467,000 7,453,000 9,477,000 11,062,000 26,585,000 23,127,000 18,103,000 18,358,000 11,178,000 11,935,000 9,674,000 
        income taxes payable
      20,792,000 3,355,000 144,000 112,000 24,076,000 8,559,000 129,000 94,000 26,300,000 10,250,000 91,000 75,000 26,568,000 12,167,000 37,000 32,000 20,694,000 5,895,000 50,000 54,000 21,180,000 5,405,000  38,281,000 25,249,000 6,576,000 3,396,000 45,000 23,500,000 5,442,000  46,000 30,234,000 16,182,000 10,750,000 3,636,000 19,531,000 2,734,000 19,000 50,000 17,913,000 29,000 612,000 220,000 15,544,000 4,906,000 7,799,000 6,163,000 5,037,000 7,000 989,000  9,215,000 8,704,000 11,282,000 7,636,000 6,091,000 536,000 1,068,000 425,000 1,223,000 829,000 1,608,000 4,815,000 8,253,000 2,261,000 386,000 67,000 4,123,000 172,000 
        deferred revenue
      9,868,000  3,801,000 14,150,000 9,081,000  6,420,000 7,216,000 10,270,000  6,237,000 9,110,000 9,678,000  6,102,000 11,958,000 12,172,000 10,000 3,204,000 9,760,000 6,936,000  10,240,000 7,709,000 8,173,000 20,000 9,201,000 10,042,000 5,168,000    64,130,000 46,895,000 116,438,000 52,004,000 69,759,000 40,739,000 104,694,000 47,220,000 57,575,000 37,876,000 86,712,000 42,409,000 53,407,000 36,868,000 76,908,000 41,686,000 46,700,000 32,816,000 58,503,000 31,585,000 38,963,000 28,614,000 46,679,000 31,106,000 33,479,000 21,723,000 34,746,000 21,789,000 18,463,000 15,034,000 15,158,000        
        current portion of lease liability
      15,054,000 14,568,000 14,204,000 13,577,000 13,146,000 12,883,000 12,358,000 11,980,000 11,336,000 11,024,000 10,518,000 9,339,000 8,818,000 8,648,000 8,555,000 7,699,000 7,514,000 7,426,000 7,495,000 7,423,000 7,525,000 7,393,000 6,737,000 4,709,000 3,751,000 3,084,000 2,709,000 2,232,000 2,089,000                                          
        total current liabilities
      138,419,000 109,752,000 136,738,000 118,990,000 128,204,000 110,966,000 106,551,000 107,467,000 160,126,000 97,033,000 99,515,000 100,445,000 119,650,000 99,706,000 95,587,000 103,716,000 132,709,000 97,944,000 203,842,000 169,007,000 152,811,000 118,718,000 122,663,000 150,586,000 133,084,000 95,230,000 124,016,000 113,266,000 126,002,000 80,518,000 54,936,000 223,831,000 261,666,000 238,135,000 285,063,000 204,868,000 235,145,000 226,794,000 266,068,000 233,106,000 222,693,000 188,534,000 238,783,000 189,457,000 202,366,000 178,711,000 218,256,000 179,870,000 169,312,000 165,623,000 174,396,000 146,486,000 157,674,000 152,727,000 173,869,000 145,794,000 136,134,000 121,505,000 128,592,000 121,123,000 127,030,000 122,848,000 128,982,000 98,973,000 96,953,000 62,392,000 83,038,000 45,756,000 60,222,000 32,557,000 
        deferred income taxes, noncurrent
      42,775,000 41,426,000 40,195,000 28,235,000 28,974,000 26,527,000 26,132,000 26,992,000 28,454,000 26,749,000 26,694,000 27,308,000 28,049,000 26,195,000 26,199,000 26,571,000 27,344,000 25,962,000 22,621,000 22,069,000 22,029,000 20,288,000 19,288,000 18,618,000 18,840,000 18,320,000 18,310,000 17,752,000 9,427,000 6,465,000 4,421,000 19,218,000 19,900,000  27,209,000 26,778,000 27,043,000  17,321,000 17,522,000 17,764,000  14,590,000 15,469,000 17,166,000  11,716,000 11,596,000 13,179,000  10,412,000 9,713,000 8,601,000  5,113,000 3,187,000 4,126,000              
        other long-term liability
      1,384,000 1,439,000 1,494,000 1,550,000 1,398,000 1,444,000 1,492,000 1,538,000 1,583,000 410,000 416,000 423,000 429,000 436,000 442,000 24,000 30,000                                                      
        lease liability, less current portion
      89,126,000 92,755,000 96,324,000 94,256,000 92,168,000 95,635,000 94,614,000 97,499,000 85,961,000 88,257,000 86,001,000 72,616,000 66,643,000 68,793,000 70,760,000 50,354,000 51,866,000 53,755,000 53,179,000 55,101,000 55,058,000 56,611,000 54,706,000 40,483,000 32,171,000 25,519,000 25,440,000 10,809,000 11,177,000                                          
        total liabilities
      271,704,000 245,372,000 274,751,000 243,031,000 250,744,000 234,572,000 228,789,000 233,496,000 276,124,000 212,449,000 212,626,000 200,792,000 214,771,000 195,130,000 192,988,000 180,665,000 211,949,000 177,698,000 279,685,000 304,284,000 296,349,000 270,250,000 279,579,000 300,897,000 283,594,000 246,856,000 378,842,000 349,715,000 346,600,000 110,420,000 114,333,000 299,668,000 340,971,000 317,622,000 375,209,000 296,349,000 328,737,000 318,807,000 355,477,000 324,670,000 316,498,000 288,179,000 332,974,000 285,614,000 302,381,000 279,481,000 316,008,000 281,251,000 274,357,000 271,256,000 279,758,000 253,116,000 265,430,000 260,864,000 205,861,000 176,452,000 168,099,000 154,554,000 156,388,000 147,284,000 151,151,000 147,595,000 154,437,000 124,506,000 122,833,000 88,710,000 110,119,000 72,541,000 92,267,000 63,400,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                            
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                            
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value...
                                                                            
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
      543,000 542,000 542,000 542,000 542,000 541,000 541,000 541,000 541,000 540,000 540,000 540,000 540,000 538,000 538,000 538,000 538,000 536,000 536,000 536,000 536,000 533,000 532,000 532,000 532,000 531,000 530,000 530,000 529,000 527,000 526,000 526,000 525,000 523,000 522,000 522,000 519,000 515,000 513,000 511,000 505,000 503,000 502,000 502,000 502,000 497,000 497,000 497,000 496,000 489,000 488,000 487,000 482,000 471,000 469,000 468,000 461,000 460,000 459,000 459,000 458,000 458,000 458,000 457,000 457,000 457,000 456,000 446,000 455,000 455,000 
        treasury stock
      -2,420,603,000 -2,291,610,000 -2,190,582,000 -2,150,693,000 -2,102,760,000 -2,024,370,000 -1,958,837,000 -1,918,810,000 -1,879,697,000 -1,849,693,000 -1,832,686,000 -1,798,619,000 -1,752,844,000 -1,711,423,000 -1,683,417,000 -1,635,223,000 -1,506,766,000 -1,107,211,000 -663,558,000 -461,052,000 -365,721,000 -303,379,000 -266,649,000 -243,382,000 -235,071,000 -169,365,000 -150,872,000 -143,919,000 -143,579,000 -125,452,000 -119,982,000 -113,757,000 -112,726,000 -100,694,000 -99,051,000 -99,051,000 -98,910,000 -89,394,000 -89,341,000 -88,559,000 -88,507,000 -69,332,000 -58,000,000 -58,000,000 -57,948,000 -53,770,000 -53,770,000 -53,770,000 -52,675,000 -48,432,000 -48,145,000 -47,627,000 -45,142,000 -39,136,000 -28,819,000 -25,872,000 -23,894,000 -23,894,000 -23,153,000 -23,151,000 -14,993,000 -782,000 -782,000        
        additional paid-in capital
      353,971,000 350,374,000 347,146,000 343,852,000 340,365,000 336,736,000 333,366,000 329,990,000 325,994,000 322,512,000 319,266,000 315,930,000 312,677,000 309,310,000 306,152,000 303,029,000 299,858,000 296,670,000 293,859,000 281,103,000 281,163,000 282,467,000 279,147,000 276,330,000 273,650,000 270,923,000 268,279,000 265,396,000 261,071,000 256,806,000 251,828,000 241,169,000 237,056,000 232,670,000 228,928,000 224,735,000 218,667,000 212,559,000 203,503,000 195,316,000 186,828,000 177,167,000 173,301,000 170,194,000 165,734,000 158,549,000 154,636,000 151,528,000 146,945,000 132,904,000 128,366,000 124,578,000 111,556,000 102,133,000 95,938,000 92,914,000 89,800,000 85,720,000 83,821,000 81,261,000 78,962,000 77,449,000 75,607,000 73,880,000 71,898,000 70,100,000 68,670,000 52,469,000 69,935,000 64,808,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive gain
      -185,000 511,000 551,000 165,000                                                289,000                   
        retained earnings
      2,762,464,000 2,687,116,000 2,600,384,000 2,584,110,000 2,542,564,000 2,470,946,000 2,389,067,000 2,347,600,000 2,312,722,000 2,244,712,000 2,164,003,000 2,128,264,000 2,099,291,000 2,039,727,000 1,968,700,000 1,938,692,000 1,913,130,000 1,855,052,000 1,769,939,000 1,722,281,000 1,672,820,000 1,594,708,000 1,507,953,000 1,455,907,000 1,408,897,000 1,341,344,000 1,264,675,000 1,206,524,000 1,155,412,000 1,082,169,000 1,006,638,000 972,877,000 926,683,000 854,176,000 785,920,000 746,616,000 706,769,000 650,916,000 602,937,000 573,693,000 546,067,000 502,402,000 464,288,000 430,946,000 405,170,000 370,991,000 337,898,000 308,882,000 285,813,000 259,525,000                     
        total stockholders’ equity
      696,190,000 746,933,000 758,041,000 777,976,000 780,704,000 783,853,000 764,137,000 759,195,000 759,447,000 718,014,000 650,530,000 645,425,000 659,250,000 637,619,000 591,556,000 606,638,000 706,437,000 1,045,047,000 1,400,776,000 1,542,683,000 1,588,678,000 1,574,329,000 1,520,983,000 1,489,387,000 1,448,008,000 1,443,433,000 1,381,830,000 1,327,807,000 1,272,873,000 1,213,597,000 1,138,358,000 1,100,300,000 1,051,012,000 985,951,000 915,721,000 872,214,000 826,523,000 773,686,000 716,789,000 680,283,000 644,205,000 610,251,000 579,637,000 543,327,000 513,189,000 476,232,000 439,490,000 407,293,000 380,895,000 344,844,000 314,317,000 288,550,000 258,464,000 234,059,000 217,228,000 198,646,000 181,870,000 163,293,000 146,672,000 142,659,000 135,313,000 136,660,000 127,105,000 113,307,000 99,136,000 86,028,000 73,489,000 53,965,000 65,626,000  
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      967,894,000 992,305,000 1,032,792,000 1,021,007,000 1,031,448,000 1,018,425,000 992,926,000 992,691,000 1,035,571,000 930,463,000 863,156,000 846,217,000 874,021,000 832,749,000 784,544,000 787,303,000 918,386,000 1,222,745,000 1,680,461,000 1,846,967,000 1,885,027,000 1,844,579,000 1,800,562,000 1,790,284,000 1,731,602,000 1,690,289,000 1,760,672,000 1,677,522,000 1,619,473,000 1,324,017,000 1,252,691,000 1,399,968,000 1,391,983,000 1,303,573,000 1,290,930,000 1,168,563,000 1,155,260,000 1,092,493,000 1,072,266,000 1,004,953,000 960,703,000 898,430,000 912,611,000 828,941,000 815,570,000 755,713,000 755,498,000 688,544,000 655,252,000 616,100,000 594,075 541,666,000 523,894,000 494,923,000 423,089,000 375,098,000 349,969,000 317,847,000 303,060,000 289,943,000 286,464,000 284,255,000 281,542,000 237,813,000 221,969,000 174,738,000 183,608,000 126,506,000 157,893,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
          -7,000   -126,000 -113,000 -57,000 -593,000 -690,000 -414,000 -533,000 -417,000 -398,000 -323,000   -185,000 -120,000      -782,000 -724,000 -560,000 -453,000 -652,000 -515,000 -526,000 -724,000 -598,000 -608,000 -522,000 -910,000 -823,000 -678,000 -688,000 -489,000 -454,000 -315,000 -269,000        -191,000 -223,000 -265,000 -298,000 -333,000 -360,000 -498,000 -446,000 -392,000 -445,000 -587,000 -521,000 -314,000      
        insurance receivable
              25,500,000                                                              
        interest receivable on secured note
                        4,850,000  5,011,000 5,011,000 4,850,000 13,000 5,011,000 5,011,000 5,192,000  4,785,000 4,650,000 4,381,000                                        
        secured note receivable
                        964,912,000 1,154,912,000 964,912,000 964,912,000 964,912,000 1,039,912,000 964,912,000 969,912,000 1,009,912,000 1,069,912,000 929,998,000 900,093,000                                         
        current portion of notes payable
                        82,915,000 68,145,000 33,144,000 33,144,000 33,144,000 33,144,000 33,144,000 33,144,000 45,332,000 48,422,000 48,422,000 36,468,000 6,572,000 6,572,000 6,670,000 6,691,000 6,680,000 6,665,000 6,651,000 31,636,000 18,633,000 31,630,000 6,628,000 6,625,000 6,723,000 6,620,000 6,618,000 6,616,000 6,613,000 6,611,000 6,609,000 6,607,000 6,605,000 6,603,000 6,601,000 6,601,000 1,760,000 1,769,000 1,739,000 1,739,000 1,760,000 1,841,000 1,957,000 2,026,000 2,104,000 2,100,000 2,121,000 2,105,000 2,101,000 2,108,000 447,000 357,000 
        other long term liability
                       37,000 43,000 50,000 107,000 3,000 6,000 8,000 11,000 13,000 16,000                                            
        notes payable, less current portion
                         58,057,000 66,344,000 74,630,000 82,916,000 91,202,000 99,488,000 107,774,000 211,060,000 207,888,000 199,994,000 23,437,000 54,976,000 56,619,000 58,274,000 59,925,000 61,596,000 63,270,000 64,943,000 66,616,000 68,276,000 69,935,000 71,594,000 73,252,000 75,759,000 76,565,000 78,221,000 79,877,000 81,532,000 83,187,000 84,840,000 86,493,000 88,137,000 89,806,000 91,449,000 93,100,000 18,681,000 19,124,000 19,468,000 19,901,000 20,329,000 20,769,000 21,432,000          
        restricted cash and cash equivalents
                               300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 61,667,000 61,667,000  72,816,000 94,534,000 75,604,000 79,440,000 70,342,000          58,801,000 53,233,000 50,834,000 64,368,000 49,800,000 51,541,000 49,680,000 55,964,000 57,027,000 54,482,000 50,454,000 56,115,000 47,177,000 45,390,000 49,740,000       6,230,000 3,946,000 2,197,000 
        prepaid royalties
                                     2,615,000 2,689,000 2,763,000 2,837,000 2,911,000 2,985,000 3,059,000 3,133,000 3,207,000 3,281,000 3,355,000 3,429,000 3,503,000 3,577,000 3,650,000 3,725,000 3,799,000 3,873,000 4,641,000 4,806,000 4,970,000 5,135,000 5,299,000 5,464,000 5,628,000 5,793,000 5,958,000 6,122,000 6,287,000 6,396,000 6,579,000 6,762,000 6,945,000 7,128,000 7,311,000 7,494,000 7,677,000 7,860,000 8,043,000 
        student deposits
                                      72,948,000 95,298,000 76,111,000 79,520,000 70,716,000 85,881,000 70,168,000 70,865,000 63,137,000 76,742,000 65,978,000 64,895,000 58,949,000 69,584,000 60,472,000 54,867,000 54,211,000 66,772,000 52,077,000 52,721,000 51,277,000 57,745,000 58,930,000 55,248,000 51,903,000 57,602,000 48,483,000 46,778,000 46,882,000 48,873,000 52,823,000        
        other noncurrent liabilities
                                      1,131,000 1,200,000 1,341,000 1,433,000 1,606,000 1,689,000 3,512,000 3,767,000 4,066,000 4,302,000 3,689,000 3,953,000 4,245,000 4,513,000 4,075,000 6,146,000 6,551,000 6,811,000 6,293,000 6,569,000 7,141,000 7,405,000 7,589,000 7,716,000 7,719,000 7,140,000 6,772,000 5,392,000 2,679,000 2,715,000         
        note receivable
                                    882,900,000                                        
        assets held for sale
                                     974,353,000                                       
        liabilities held for sale
                                     139,140,000                                       
        income taxes receivable
                                       2,086,000    4,686,000    3,952,000    1,000 22,000   3,599,000 13,000 2,533,000   283,000  936,000 11,861,000 8,383,000 5,796,000 2,213,000 8,415,000     414,000 1,398,000 938,000 1,576,000 
        deferred income taxes, non-current
                                       18,362,000    23,708,000    21,303,000    15,974,000    11,832,000    7,045,000    5,334,000             
        restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments
                                           84,931,000 69,328,000 70,840,000 62,481,000 75,384,000 64,737,000 63,696,000 57,875,000 67,840,000                52,178,000 55,875,000 30,658,000 6,203,000 3,403,000     
        due to related parties
                                           120,000 183,000 183,000 189,000 675,000 382,000 401,000 420,000 403,000 471,000 500,000 516,000 454,000 494,000 457,000 429,000 523,000 328,000 319,000 279,000 227,000 464,000 1,573,000 1,958,000 10,346,000 4,758,000 2,076,000 2,574,000 1,174,000 3,110,000 1,666,000 2,429,000 1,197,000 
        current portion of capital lease obligations
                                            160,000 160,000 160,000 697,000 495,000 518,000 92,000 91,000 91,000 90,000 90,000 89,000 89,000 88,000 88,000 87,000 87,000 86,000 96,000 470,000 892,000 1,229,000 1,638,000 1,673,000 1,333,000 710,000 725,000 751,000 776,000 801,000 1,746,000 1,125,000 
        capital lease obligations, less current portion
                                            300,000 340,000 381,000 788,000 153,000 170,000 383,000 406,000 429,000 452,000 475,000 497,000 520,000 542,000 565,000 587,000 609,000 631,000 652,000 674,000 695,000  10,000 151,000 334,000 502,000 692,000 868,000 1,041,000 1,212,000 30,332,000 29,384,000 
        deferred income taxes
                                               6,448,000 5,651,000 6,441,000 6,106,000 6,149,000 4,940,000 5,472,000 5,247,000 5,159,000 6,444,000 7,099,000 5,279,000 5,481,000 5,216,000 3,349,000 2,376,000 3,353,000 6,788,000 6,230,000 9,143,000 9,886,000 9,204,000 11,355,000 7,146,000 6,685,000 4,952,000 3,087,000 2,175,000 2,603,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                   -35,000 229,000 156,000 316,000 358,000 240,000               -144,000 -157,000 21,000 21,000 16,000 
        note receivable secured by real estate
                                                           27,000,000                 
        restricted cash
                                                          225,000 225,000 375,000 375,000 555,000 555,000 555,000 555,000 445,000 760,000         
        accumulated earnings
                                                        233,368,000 210,823,000 191,759,000 170,814,000 149,905,000 131,434,000 115,836,000 101,367,000 86,043,000 84,536,000 71,278,000 59,980,000 52,409,000 39,491,000 27,095,000 15,615,000 4,520,000 1,029,000   
        accrued litigation loss
                                                                  5,200,000 5,200,000         
        accrued exit costs
                                                                  40,000 64,000 287,000 351,000 353,000 832,000     
        notes payable, less current portion and other
                                                                   21,881,000 25,121,000 25,031,000 25,188,000 25,450,000 26,040,000 25,573,000 1,713,000 1,459,000 
        accrued estimated litigation loss
                                                                    5,200,000 5,200,000 5,200,000 5,200,000 5,200,000    
        deferred revenue and student deposits
                                                                     45,083,000 45,283,000 23,204,000 42,595,000 20,183,000 31,995,000 14,262,000 
        restricted cash and investments
                                                                       360,000 360,000 483,000 483,000 3,403,000 
        restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments
                                                                        3,844,000    
        accumulated deficit
                                                                          -4,785,000 -11,689,000 
        due from related parties
                                                                            
        deposit with former owner
                                                                            
        liabilities, preferred stock and stockholders’ (deficit) equity:
                                                                            
        royalty payable to former owner
                                                                            
        line of credit
                                                                            
        series a convertible preferred stock, 0.01 par value:
                                                                            
        authorized — 9,700 and 0 shares at december 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively
                                                                            
        issued and outstanding — 5,953 and 0 shares at december 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively
                                                                            
        series b 12% convertible preferred stock, 0.01 par value:
                                                                            
        authorized — 2,200 and 0 shares at december 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively
                                                                            
        issued and outstanding — 0 shares at december 31, 2007 and 2008
                                                                            
        series c convertible preferred stock, 0.01 par value:
                                                                            
        authorized — 3,900 and 0 shares at december 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively
                                                                            
        issued and outstanding — 3,829 and 0 shares at december 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively
                                                                            
        stockholders’ (deficit) equity
                                                                            
        total stockholders’ (deficit) equity
                                                                           53,590,000 
        total liabilities, preferred stock and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
                                                                           116,990,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 
                                                                             
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                             
          net income
        75,348,000 86,732,000 16,274,000 41,546,000 71,618,000 81,879,000 41,467,000 34,878,000 68,010,000 80,709,000 35,739,000 28,973,000 59,564,000 71,027,000 30,008,000 25,562,000 58,078,000 85,113,000 47,658,000 49,461,000 78,112,000 86,755,000 52,046,000 47,010,000 71,385,000 76,669,000 58,151,000 51,112,000 73,243,000 75,531,000 33,761,000 46,038,000 73,681,000 68,256,000 39,304,000 39,847,000 55,912,000 47,979,000 29,244,000 27,626,000 43,665,000 38,114,000 33,342,000 25,776,000 34,179,000 33,093,000 29,016,000 23,069,000 26,288,000 26,157,000 22,545,000 19,064,000 20,945,000 20,909,000 18,471,000 15,598,000 14,469,000 15,324,000 10,666,000 13,258,000 11,298,000 7,571,000 12,918,000 12,396,000 11,480,000 11,095,000 3,491,000 5,814,000 6,904,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                             
          share-based compensation
        3,598,000 3,228,000 3,294,000 3,487,000 3,630,000 3,370,000 3,376,000 3,996,000 3,483,000 3,246,000 3,336,000 3,253,000 3,369,000 3,158,000 3,123,000 3,171,000 3,190,000 2,811,000 2,756,000 2,940,000 3,019,000 -7,884,000 2,713,000 2,678,000 2,656,000 2,560,000 2,555,000 2,549,000 2,636,000 2,442,000 10,332,000 3,265,000 3,469,000 3,126,000 3,333,000 3,298,000 2,931,000 3,242,000 3,203,000 2,933,000 2,898,000 2,834,000 2,911,000 2,909,000 2,603,000 2,533,000 2,575,000 2,633,000 2,204,000 2,268,000 2,763,000 2,735,000 2,170,000 2,063,000 2,032,000 2,022,000 1,694,000 1,655,000 1,667,000 1,700,000 1,430,000 1,364,000 1,347,000 1,301,000 1,037,000 980,000 862,000 813,000 764,000 
          depreciation and amortization
        8,343,000 8,160,000 8,063,000 7,809,000 7,451,000 7,428,000 7,126,000 6,928,000 6,653,000 6,560,000 6,055,000 5,402,000 5,537,000 5,735,000 5,671,000 5,628,000 5,724,000 5,593,000 5,580,000 5,395,000 5,426,000 5,394,000 5,539,000 5,311,000 4,989,000 4,875,000 4,756,000 4,651,000 4,414,000 3,890,000 3,812,000 14,024,000 13,947,000 13,761,000 13,611,000 13,589,000 13,267,000 12,939,000 11,499,000 10,778,000 10,467,000 10,315,000 8,973,000 8,233,000 8,154,000 8,055,000 7,418,000 7,071,000 6,929,000 6,835,000 6,461,000 6,190,000 5,951,000 6,139,000 5,620,000 5,132,000 5,032,000 4,980,000 4,228,000 4,000,000 3,826,000 3,557,000 3,242,000 2,648,000 2,661,000 2,178,000 2,396,000 1,754,000 1,632,000 
          amortization of intangible assets
        2,105,000 2,104,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,104,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,104,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,104,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,104,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,104,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,105,000 2,179,000 2,179,000 2,179,000 1,686,000                                         
          deferred income taxes
        1,566,000 1,242,000 11,840,000 -789,000 2,446,000 395,000 -826,000 -1,458,000 1,724,000 -115,000 -643,000 -656,000 1,816,000 33,000 -364,000 -748,000 1,480,000 3,341,000 496,000 61,000 1,776,000 1,000,000 670,000 -222,000 1,688,000 -203,000 500,000 -1,482,000 2,855,000 2,044,000 -14,797,000 -682,000 1,928,000 -8,973,000 441,000 -351,000 3,723,000 6,300,000 -346,000 -232,000 2,710,000 5,881,000 -228,000 -2,078,000 1,001,000 2,788,000 725,000 -2,012,000 1,150,000 3,068,000 1,354,000 -689,000 1,739,000 1,634,000 35,000 -1,940,000 -247,000 10,609,000 7,304,000 1,877,000 1,004,000   -5,947,000 -27,000 52,000 -1,279,000 -1,217,000 -79,000 
          other, including fixed asset disposals
        -232,000 290,000 158,000 -395,000 -207,000  -286,000 -249,000 -208,000                                                             
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                             
          accounts receivable
        -28,973,000                             -4,226,000 -3,558,000 -4,253,000 -6,831,000 -5,354,000 -3,410,000 -5,464,000 -6,131,000 -5,069,000 -3,676,000 -4,006,000 -5,342,000 -4,913,000 -3,052,000 -3,526,000 -3,548,000 -4,397,000 -3,962,000 -4,247,000 -4,737,000 -5,538,000 -4,641,000 -3,596,000 -6,133,000 -4,269,000 -150,000 -1,943,000 -12,881,000 -7,349,000 -6,023,000 -7,625,000 3,840,000 -38,258,000 -4,862,000 -2,310,000 -8,309,000 -3,395,000 -4,362,000 
          other assets
        -1,791,000 -974,000 1,514,000 -283,000 -4,449,000 -69,000 1,988,000 3,008,000 -3,757,000 -485,000 178,000 3,293,000 -4,625,000 -1,316,000 1,883,000 2,141,000 -5,312,000 2,195,000 1,524,000 2,191,000 -6,166,000 5,400,000 -787,000                                               
          right-of-use assets and lease liabilities
        -67,000 95,000 197,000 101,000 278,000 503,000 537,000 424,000 335,000 701,000 617,000 368,000 419,000 493,000 378,000 143,000 179,000 100,000 208,000 72,000 165,000 484,000 588,000 535,000 544,000 414,000 272,000 67,000 80,000                                         
          accounts payable
        4,022,000 5,026,000 -5,872,000 -582,000 -2,023,000 -1,046,000 5,724,000 -6,984,000 11,970,000 -7,003,000 1,571,000 370,000 1,953,000 1,874,000 517,000 -11,712,000 5,427,000 -16,095,000 16,834,000 5,682,000 971,000 1,062,000 -2,896,000 -1,111,000 3,957,000 -4,580,000 1,587,000 4,801,000 -4,903,000 -2,368,000 -10,565,000 -1,936,000 563,000 1,371,000 5,715,000 -2,750,000 1,042,000 -1,037,000 -1,370,000 4,628,000 -7,014,000 3,602,000 2,483,000 -918,000 -165,000 508,000 -1,805,000 551,000 -1,702,000 6,704,000 1,740,000 -1,993,000 2,112,000 332,000 665,000 -2,369,000 742,000 1,398,000 -3,239,000 -752,000 5,748,000 -2,807,000 2,255,000 1,150,000 1,912,000 -2,085,000 1,298,000 507,000 2,435,000 
          accrued liabilities
        -5,177,000 2,122,000 -2,944,000 8,572,000 -5,558,000 2,505,000 -6,587,000 8,385,000 -51,000 -1,064,000 -450,000 5,834,000 -6,294,000 -3,185,000 -3,406,000 3,191,000 2,377,000 -9,210,000 8,331,000 -5,687,000 10,714,000 -1,015,000 10,361,000 3,294,000 5,972,000 -5,052,000 8,384,000 941,000 805,000                                -513,000   3,458,000 5,024,000 19,000 7,180,000 -532,000 2,261,000 
          income taxes receivable/payable
        19,598,000 23,498,000 -15,982,000 -30,629,000 16,007,000 9,758,000 3,721,000 -31,672,000 17,328,000 12,613,000 5,283,000 -32,566,000 14,225,000 12,931,000 5,383,000 -29,629,000 16,074,000 6,315,000 -419,000 -21,692,000 16,305,000 8,091,000 -40,576,000 13,032,000 19,174,000 4,553,000 3,215,000 -23,455,000 14,643,000 7,225,000 -1,522,000 -29,174,000 14,809,000 7,892,000 7,114,000 -15,612,000 16,654,000 6,577,000 4,480,000 -21,092,000 21,927,000 -4,174,000 423,000 -14,722,000 13,508,000 -2,404,000 1,826,000 1,852,000 15,104,000 -3,714,000 3,787,000 -9,746,000 1,904,000 -1,871,000 3,443,000 2,465,000 16,556,000 -3,947,000 -1,947,000 -4,371,000 6,666,000     2,218,000 1,315,000   
          deferred revenue
        9,868,000  -10,349,000 5,069,000 9,081,000  -796,000 -3,054,000 10,270,000  -2,873,000 -568,000 9,678,000 -6,102,000 -5,856,000 -214,000 12,162,000  -6,556,000 2,824,000 6,936,000  2,531,000 -464,000 8,153,000 -9,181,000 -840,000 4,873,000 5,123,000 1,000 -17,806,000 24,686,000 -69,543,000 64,434,000 -17,755,000 29,020,000 -63,955,000 57,474,000 -10,355,000 19,699,000 -48,836,000 44,303,000 -10,998,000 16,539,000 -40,040,000 35,222,000 -5,014,000 13,884,000 -25,687,000 26,918,000 -7,378,000 10,349,000 -18,065,000 15,573,000 -2,373,000 11,756,000 -13,023,000 12,957,000 3,326,000 3,429,000         
          net cash from operating activities
        88,208,000 130,485,000 -48,633,000 124,008,000 67,631,000 135,817,000 -29,385,000 98,563,000 84,963,000 116,385,000 -29,851,000 94,129,000 62,999,000 110,349,000 -35,619,000 75,829,000 70,260,000 104,224,000 -1,434,000 120,502,000 89,827,000 128,740,000 -40,969,000 135,333,000 85,719,000 111,210,000 5,799,000 112,998,000 76,337,000 102,549,000 -47,126,000 24,654,000 119,008,000 34,971,000 136,267,000 24,004,000 109,656,000 3,835,000 100,427,000 17,706,000 96,318,000 4,890,000 87,343,000 13,478,000 68,189,000 10,254,000 67,302,000 35,769,000 53,671,000 16,663,000 57,750,000 12,323,000 31,713,000 19,462,000 45,159,000 34,396,000 45,179,000 31,608,000 29,465,000 12,613,000 23,413,000 3,570,000 50,407,000 -18,953,000 49,080,000 -5,644,000 39,829,000 -9,593,000 36,575,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                             
          capital expenditures
        -8,129,000 -7,618,000 -9,664,000 -8,613,000 -8,948,000 -9,747,000 -9,568,000 -8,954,000 -8,979,000 -10,351,000 -16,587,000 -9,012,000 -8,587,000 -8,931,000 -11,165,000 -8,352,000 -6,784,000 -7,523,000 -5,595,000 -6,846,000 -8,911,000 -7,262,000 -9,927,000 -6,144,000 -6,085,000 -7,213,000 -5,522,000 -5,070,000 -4,586,000 -4,375,000 -11,316,000 -43,663,000 -35,173,000 -37,982,000 -25,113,000 -28,762,000 -21,729,000 -20,708,000 -41,969,000 -65,834,000 -49,781,000 -35,012,000 -57,803,000 -66,166,000 -45,737,000 -27,429,000 -59,204,000 -54,799,000 -27,214,000 -19,780,000 -21,160,000 -23,304,000 -14,704,000 -24,034,000 -23,165,000 -33,578,000 -16,876,000 -19,030,000 -23,239,000 -23,608,000 -14,668,000 -23,032,000 -17,240,000 -10,764,000 -11,591,000 -5,879,000 -7,770,000 -6,611,000 -4,500,000 
          free cash flows
        80,079,000 122,867,000 -58,297,000 115,395,000 58,683,000 126,070,000 -38,953,000 89,609,000 75,984,000 106,034,000 -46,438,000 85,117,000 54,412,000 101,418,000 -46,784,000 67,477,000 63,476,000 96,701,000 -7,029,000 113,656,000 80,916,000 121,478,000 -50,896,000 129,189,000 79,634,000 103,997,000 277,000 107,928,000 71,751,000 98,174,000 -58,442,000 -19,009,000 83,835,000 -3,011,000 111,154,000 -4,758,000 87,927,000 -16,873,000 58,458,000 -48,128,000 46,537,000 -30,122,000 29,540,000 -52,688,000 22,452,000 -17,175,000 8,098,000 -19,030,000 26,457,000 -3,117,000 36,590,000 -10,981,000 17,009,000 -4,572,000 21,994,000 818,000 28,303,000 12,578,000 6,226,000 -10,995,000 8,745,000 -19,462,000 33,167,000 -29,717,000 37,489,000 -11,523,000 32,059,000 -16,204,000 32,075,000 
          additions of amortizable content
        -15,000 -13,000 -19,000 -8,000 -20,000 -185,000 -57,000 -98,000 -72,000 -88,000 -321,000 -244,000 -244,000 -103,000 -180,000 -19,000 -95,000 -106,000 -138,000 -181,000 -90,000 -286,000 -91,000 -91,000 -56,000 -69,000 37,000 -71,000 -157,000                                         
          purchase of equity investment
         -1,000,000                                                                 
          loss on equity investment
        100,000                                                                   
          purchases of investments
        -23,512,000 -17,008,000 -33,049,000 -31,746,000 -159,920,000 -29,213,000 -19,381,000 -25,391,000 345,000 -21,251,000 -52,556,000 -39,453,000 -40,735,000 -28,527,000 -62,834,000 -5,112,000 -19,886,000 -31,337,000     -7,689,000 77,000 -1,772,000 -15,493,000 -10,190,000 -4,143,000 -17,122,000 -17,424,000 -24,449,000 -25,649,000 -26,532,000 -14,560,000 -8,572,000 -12,337,000 -13,688,000 -12,575,000 -10,524,000 -14,313,000 -10,710,000 -13,734,000 -13,968,000 -24,506,000 -62,711,000 -67,913,000 -45,821,000 -31,409,000 -23,810,000                -11,000 
          proceeds from sale or maturity of investments
        55,637,000 8,660,000 35,865,000   100,911,000 23,536,000 23,172,000 25,888,000 -5,910,000 19,584,000 24,253,000 46,666,000 36,379,000   49,626,000 11,647,000 5,519,000 1,938,000 1,854,000 2,536,000 4,263,000 206,000 60,000 145,000 56,752,000 14,555,000 17,565,000 19,052,000 13,944,000 15,642,000 24,254,000 17,792,000 7,571,000 4,118,000 8,358,000 44,525,000 12,924,000 13,227,000 10,041,000 31,795,000 10,479,000 40,076,000 43,334,000 25,480,000 13,665,000 22,985,000 30,768,000           487,000     
          net cash from investing activities
        24,081,000 -15,979,000 -6,867,000 -28,860,000 -169,888,000 -9,932,000 91,286,000 -14,729,000 -5,260,000 -9,942,000 -22,473,000 -10,923,000 -37,134,000 -1,821,000 -15,701,000 -9,904,000 -69,713,000 962,283,000 228,781,000 -205,266,000 -34,819,000 -5,610,000 66,836,000 -78,699,000 -1,878,000 25,235,000 54,652,000 -144,910,000 -340,852,000 -22,506,000 -148,294,000 -28,910,000 -38,525,000 -39,980,000 -25,401,000 -38,095,000 -48,588,000 -50,001,000 -59,290,000 -50,697,000 -56,013,000 -47,943,000 -58,286,000 -48,684,000 -45,968,000 -1,087,000 -29,838,000 -53,825,000 -76,260,000 -67,956,000 -40,486,000 -53,291,000 -10,765,000 -57,289,000 -23,983,000 -39,059,000 -11,215,000 -27,968,000 -25,026,000 -19,368,000 -11,915,000 -20,095,000 -42,457,000 -35,219,000 -14,035,000 -5,438,000 -5,259,000 -44,400,000 -3,324,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                             
          repurchase of common shares and shares withheld in lieu of income taxes
        -127,906,000 -100,028,000 -39,494,000 -47,379,000 -77,857,000 -64,846,000 -39,634,000 -38,725,000 -29,970,000 -16,839,000 -33,730,000 -45,321,000 -41,234,000 -28,006,000 -48,194,000 -128,457,000 -399,555,000                                                     
          net cash from financing activities
        -127,906,000 -100,028,000 -39,494,000 -47,379,000 -77,857,000 -64,846,000 -39,634,000 -38,725,000 -29,970,000 -16,839,000 -33,730,000 -45,321,000 -41,234,000 -28,006,000 -48,194,000 -128,457,000 -399,555,000 -526,568,000 -235,793,000 -71,617,000 -74,948,000 -44,311,000 -31,449,000 -16,595,000 -73,920,000 -133,882,000 -6,543,000 9,246,000 171,269,000 -4,576,000 -7,541,000 -1,899,000 -12,829,000 -2,729,000 -842,000 930,000 -33,092,000 16,999,000 -10,548,000 28,752,000 -14,548,000 -12,088,000 -1,590,000 -240,000 -1,303,000 -411,000 -1,196,000 -859,000 5,894,000 301,000 -1,249,000 4,030,000 1,680,000 73,294,000 -2,292,000 -1,277,000 1,547,000 -1,450,000 -92,000 -8,836,000 -14,892,000 -309,000 -899,000 -291,000 267,000 -17,000 14,358,000 10,460,000 -128,000 
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
        -15,617,000            -15,369,000  -99,514,000 -62,532,000 -399,008,000          53,908,000                                           
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
        111,762,000 324,623,000 146,475,000 120,409,000 600,941,000 245,769,000 122,572,000 182,013,000 248,008,000  130,907,000                                 
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
        96,145,000 14,478,000 -94,994,000 47,769,000 144,509,000 61,039,000 22,267,000 45,109,000 196,208,000 89,604,000 -86,054,000 37,885,000 105,040,000 80,522,000 -99,514,000 -62,532,000 201,933,000 539,939,000 -8,446,000 -156,381,000 225,829,000 78,819,000 -5,582,000 40,039,000 132,493,000 2,563,000 53,908,000 -22,666,000 88,767,000 75,467,000 -115,086,000 -94,030,000 315,662,000  110,024,000 -13,161,000 158,883,000                                 
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
                                                                             
          cash paid for interest
             2,000 2,000 6,000 1,000 7,000 19,000 -3,000   1,298,000 741,000 763,000 895,000 770,000 917,000 1,073,000 1,546,000 3,765,000 2,914,000 3,170,000 1,667,000 773,000 359,000 58,000 321,000  466,000 493,000 674,000  310,000 149,000 332,000  315,000 148,000 386,000  411,000 381,000 535,000  533,000 486,000 573,000  160,000 33,000 253,000  170,000 38,000 107,000  124,000 214,000 195,000  270,000 603,000 673,000 
          cash paid for income taxes
        370,000 148,000 9,272,000 44,143,000 333,000 13,841,000 7,200,000 43,925,000 295,000 11,372,000 5,194,000 42,230,000 230,000 7,455,000 2,277,000 38,535,000 306,000 13,492,000 11,276,000 36,902,000 230,000 14,267,000 52,264,000 1,600,000 250,000 14,117,000 10,672,000 34,694,000 420,000 9,034,000 24,927,000 43,859,000 375,000  13,695,000 31,280,000 438,000  10,650,000 38,461,000 1,715,000  14,422,000 33,186,000 6,800,000  14,338,000 14,513,000 372,000  11,012,000 22,530,000 10,566,000  9,230,000 9,324,000 1,061,000  997,000 11,574,000 219,000  10,467,000 17,463,000 1,598,000  2,578,000 9,264,000 138,000 
          supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
                                                                             
          purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable
        1,724,000 37,000 -504,000 858,000 444,000 -539,000 -109,000 -378,000 2,091,000 982,000 -717,000 671,000 973,000 -696,000 173,000 212,000 1,442,000 -266,000 1,380,000 -454,000 876,000 184,000 -1,667,000 1,790,000 899,000 -1,327,000 882,000 178,000 736,000 197,000 -13,437,000 1,280,000 13,081,000 245,000 -681,000 1,125,000 5,993,000 -2,989,000 -9,063,000 -3,363,000 23,161,000 -9,935,000 2,589,000 3,012,000 17,611,000 -5,805,000 1,440,000 4,772,000 5,438,000  4,868,000 -2,034,000 4,067,000  4,748,000 -2,507,000 5,395,000  -1,964,000 1,160,000 5,631,000  7,351,000 1,586,000 -1,357,000   383,000 658,000 
          excise tax on treasury stock repurchases
        1,087,000 1,000,000 395,000 554,000 533,000 687,000 393,000 388,000 34,000 168,000 337,000 454,000 187,000                                                         
          lease termination, impairment and other
                                                                            
          accounts receivable from university partners
         37,763,000 -94,342,000 87,997,000 -32,748,000 33,440,000 -86,934,000 82,256,000 -32,899,000 25,664,000 -79,793,000 77,889,000 -25,158,000                -24,722,000                                         
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
         14,478,000 -94,994,000 47,769,000 -180,114,000 61,039,000 22,267,000 45,109,000 49,733,000         539,939,000 -8,446,000 -156,381,000 -19,940,000 78,819,000 -5,582,000 40,039,000 9,921,000    -93,246,000 75,467,000 -115,086,000 -94,030,000 67,654,000 -7,738,000 110,024,000 -13,161,000 27,976,000                                 
          rou asset and liability recognition
             692,000 -3,044,000   2,061,000 13,947,000   -2,367,000 16,931,000 -1,477,000 1,980,000 -407,000 2,058,000 131,000 1,586,000 2,077,000 15,663,000 8,735,000 6,775,000                                             
          reserve for litigation settlement
                                                                             
          other, including impairment and fixed asset disposals
                                                                             
          insurance receivable for litigation settlement to be paid by insurance
                25,500,000                                                             
          reversal of credit loss reserve
                                                                             
          funding to gcu
                                                                         
          repayment by gcu
                         969,912,000                                                   
          principal payments on notes payable
                         -82,915,000 -8,287,000 -8,286,000 -8,286,000 -8,286,000 -8,286,000 -8,286,000 -8,286,000 -20,474,000 82,000 -12,191,000 -59,850,000                                         
          net proceeds from exercise of stock options
                         2,680,000 705,000 104,000 2,000 72,000 85,000 328,000 1,777,000 1,631,000 2,537,000 327,000 849,000 919,000 617,000 860,000 2,773,000 3,122,000 3,191,000 3,044,000 3,513,000 3,459,000 618,000 171,000 965,000 1,735,000 859,000 332,000 1,244,000 5,390,000 1,462,000 744,000 8,213,000 5,859,000 3,710,000 913,000 1,115,000 2,311,000 204,000 874,000 590,000 13,000 354,000 438,000 453,000 502,000 530,000 449,000 247,000 
          other, including fixed asset impairments
                  -976,000 432,000 410,000 -160,000 382,000 -88,000 719,000 199,000 176,000 237,000 65,000 227,000 233,000 -178,000 289,000 34,000 -84,000 -99,000 -186,000         244,000 2,599,000    1,226,000                           
          accounts receivable and interest receivable from university partners
                     23,757,000 -75,443,000 76,279,000 -31,943,000 29,952,000 -80,127,000 76,913,000 -29,601,000 26,862,000 -73,496,000 61,835,000 -28,451,000 34,619,000 -74,909,000                                           
          allowance for credit losses of 5,000, net of taxes of 1,168 from adoption of asu 2016-13
                             3,832,000                                             
          net borrowings from revolving line of credit
                                 -95,000,000 20,000,000 6,250,000     -25,000,000                                 
          loss on transaction
                                                                             
          student deposits
                                     15,062,000 -22,350,000 19,187,000 -3,409,000 8,804,000 -15,165,000 15,713,000 -697,000 7,728,000 -13,605,000 10,764,000 1,083,000 5,946,000 -10,635,000 9,112,000 5,605,000 656,000 -12,561,000 14,695,000 -644,000 1,444,000 -6,468,000 -1,185,000 3,682,000 3,345,000 -5,699,000 9,119,000 1,705,000 -104,000 -1,991,000         
          deferred rent
                                     -153,000 -36,000 -98,000 -49,000 -130,000 -92,000 315,000 -255,000 -299,000 -236,000 -387,000 -264,000 -292,000 -268,000 438,000 -2,071,000 -405,000 -260,000 517,000 -275,000 -253,000 -193,000 -109,000 -70,000 60,000 622,000 1,020,000 419,000           
          acquisition, net of cash acquired
                                 -361,184,000                                         
          debt issuance costs
                                 -2,385,000         -194,000                            
          proceeds from notes payable
                                 243,750,000                                         
          repurchase of common shares including shares withheld in lieu of income taxes
                         -443,653,000 -192,506,000 -98,331,000 -69,342,000 -36,730,000 -23,267,000 -8,311,000 -65,706,000 -18,493,000 -6,953,000 -340,000 -18,127,000 -5,470,000 -6,225,000 -1,031,000 -12,032,000 -1,643,000 -141,000 -9,516,000 -53,000 -782,000 -52,000 -19,175,000 -11,332,000 -52,000 -4,178,000  -1,095,000 -4,243,000  -518,000 -2,485,000 -6,006,000                 
          lease adoption - recognition of right of use assets and lease liabilities
                                                                             
          reclassification of interest rate corridor due to expiration
                                                                             
          ​
                                                                             
          balance at december 31, 2017
                                                                             
          cumulative effect from the adoption of accounting pronouncements, net of taxes of 390
                                                                             
          comprehensive income
                                                                             
          adoption impact – asu 2018-02
                                                                             
          common stock purchased for treasury
                                                                             
          restricted shares forfeited
                                                                             
          exercise of stock options
                                                                             
          balance at december 31, 2018
                                                                             
          balance at december 31, 2019
                                                                             
          cumulative effect from the adoption of accounting pronouncements, net of taxes of 1,168
                                                                             
          balance at december 31, 2020
                                                                             
          provision for bad debts
                                     3,672,000 4,997,000 5,127,000 5,521,000 3,447,000 4,383,000 5,827,000 4,849,000 3,443,000 4,520,000 5,208,000 4,000,000 3,444,000 3,968,000 4,210,000 3,774,000 3,266,000 3,795,000 5,016,000 5,396,000 4,544,000 4,941,000 4,520,000 5,621,000 3,749,000 4,122,000 6,461,000 13,317,000 7,598,000 6,988,000 7,013,000 6,074,000 5,499,000 4,774,000 4,085,000 3,344,000 3,292,000 3,295,000 
          purchases of land and building improvements related to off-site development
                                     -156,000 -174,000                                     
          disposition
                                                                             
          funding to gcu at closing in excess of required capital
                                                                            
          repayment of excess funds by gcu
                                                                            
          sale transaction to gcu through secured note financing
                                                                            
          reclassification of capitalized costs - adoption of asc 606
                                                                             
          reclassification of deferred revenue – adoption of asc 606
                                     7,451,000                                     
          reclassification of tax effect within accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                           
          prepaid expenses and other
                                -6,742,000 4,323,000 33,000 1,205,000 -3,425,000 2,108,000 -477,000 1,254,000 -1,332,000 617,000 -1,603,000 699,000 -2,112,000 -2,300,000 -3,394,000 3,317,000 404,000 -802,000 -2,922,000 1,656,000 -283,000 398,000 -2,379,000 1,105,000 957,000 -1,462,000 -1,731,000 -2,054,000 -2,069,000 751,000 -825,000 -742,000 -1,104,000 -1,581,000 -3,450,000 -1,075,000 -52,000 -1,168,000 -668,000 -1,255,000 -1,655,000 -1,204,000 494,000   
          funding to gcu for capital expenditures
                                 -139,914,000 -29,905,000 -17,193,000                                        
          loss on transaction, net of costs and asset impairment
                                 -122,000 4,088,000                                        
          repayment by gcu for capital expenditures
                                 40,000,000                                            
          return of equity method investment
                                            1,749,000                             
          reclassification of capitalized costs – adoption of asc 606
                                     9,015,000                                     
          lease adoption - gross up of right of use assets and lease liabilities
                                 498,000                                         
          rou asset and liability gross up
                                                                             
          reclassification of restricted cash to assets held for sale
                                                                             
          accounts receivable from gcu
                                     18,021,000                                        
          proceeds received from note receivable
                                             501,000         29,187,000                 
          principal payments on notes payable and capital lease obligations
                                     -1,643,000 -1,643,000 -1,717,000 -1,716,000 -1,703,000 -1,702,000 -1,702,000 -1,698,000 11,303,000 -14,696,000 -1,698,000 -2,133,000 -1,667,000 -1,743,000 -1,698,000 -1,676,000 -1,675,000 -1,675,000 -1,674,000 -1,672,000 -1,665,000 -1,688,000 -1,664,000 -1,672,000 -19,972,000 -473,000 -470,000 -829,000 -892,000 -964,000 -1,198,000 -694,000 -724,000 -694,000 -788,000 -727,000 -722,000 -717,000 -592,000 -384,000 
          other
                                      393,000 479,000 539,000  1,537,000 92,000 122,000    -1,694,000        121,000             90,000 -8,000 -20,000 -39,000 -14,000 
          accrued liabilities and employee related liabilities
                                      -11,168,000 -5,163,000 7,665,000  7,149,000 -3,820,000 3,381,000  -354,000 4,642,000 7,331,000  -1,603,000 4,948,000 -4,526,000  -3,697,000 8,506,000 -6,419,000  -5,933,000 7,711,000 -5,531,000  -240,000 12,084,000 -2,798,000  -1,106,000           
          disposition, net of cash
                                                                             
          purchases of land, building and golf course improvements related to off-site development
                                         -216,000 -778,000 -1,476,000 -7,898,000 -18,851,000 -17,107,000 -17,051,000 -7,718,000                             
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year
                                                                             
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year
                                                                             
          cash paid during the year for interest
                                                                             
          cash paid during the year for income taxes
                                                                             
          purchases of equipment though capital lease obligations
                                                                             
          shortfall tax expense from share-based compensation
                                             -4,000 7,000 5,000 252,000 8,000 7,000 11,000 2,000 5,000 9,000 3,000 1,000 131,000 74,000  75,000 108,000 17,000  70,000           
          tax benefit of spirit warrant intangible
                                             63,000 63,000 64,000 63,000 63,000 61,000 64,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 66,000 67,000 67,000 67,000  65,000 75,000 59,000  67,000 57,000 70,000  -99,000 259,000  -43,000 -3,793,000 4,107,000 
          excess tax benefits from share-based compensation
                                             -2,558,000 -1,886,000 -1,989,000 -3,495,000 -293,000 18,000 -545,000 -2,816,000 -405,000 -147,000 -666,000 -6,419,000 -791,000 -213,000 34,000 -3,499,000 -1,091,000 -215,000 -56,000 -65,000     -61,000 -139,000 -44,000 -492,000 -183,000 -55,000 -9,000 
          restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments
                                             -15,603,000 1,512,000 -8,359,000 12,903,000 -10,647,000 -1,041,000 -5,821,000 9,965,000                         
          due to/from related parties
                                             -63,000 -6,000 -486,000 293,000 -19,000 -19,000 17,000 -68,000 -29,000 -16,000 62,000 -40,000 37,000 28,000 -94,000 195,000 9,000 40,000 52,000 638,000 -1,109,000 -385,000 -8,388,000 5,588,000 2,682,000 -498,000 1,400,000 -1,936,000 1,444,000 -763,000 1,232,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                             -29,167,000 30,589,000 -4,239,000 25,757,000 -55,141,000   20,918,000 8,756,000   -16,695,000 -50,992,000 16,015,000 -36,938,000 22,628,000 35,467,000 18,884,000 -5,940,000 35,511,000    -3,394,000 -16,834,000   35,312,000 -11,099,000   33,123,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                                             
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                                             
          cash received for income tax refunds
                                                 2,000    21,000 362,000 2,000 13,000 711,000 2,000 2,000                 
          proceeds from draw on revolving line of credit
                                                                            
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
                                              23,036,000  65,238,000  55,824,000  105,111,000  21,189,000  33,637,000  62,571,000  35,152,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
                                              30,589,000 -4,239,000 48,793,000  27,467,000 -35,446,000 86,156,000  36,268,000 -18,915,000 39,129,000  16,015,000 -36,938,000 127,739,000  18,884,000 -5,940,000 56,700,000  4,347,000 -15,591,000 30,243,000  7,051,000 -54,463,000 97,883,000  48,928,000 -43,533,000 68,275,000 
          purchases of equipment through capital lease obligations
                                                                             
          loss on note receivable
                                                                             
          loss on asset disposal and fixed asset impairments
                                                                             
          prepaid royalty impairment
                                                     966,000                     
          restricted funds held for derivative collateral and legal matter
                                                             150,000               
          purchases of equipment through capital lease and note payable obligations
                                                                             
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                  4,347,000           
          amortization of notes payable issuance costs
                                                                             
          gain on note receivable
                                                                             
          purchase of land and building related to off-site development
                                                                             
          investment in note receivable secured by real estate
                                                                             
          notes payable modification costs
                                                                             
          repurchase of common shares including share withheld in lieu of income taxes
                                                                             
          gain on proceeds received from note receivable
                                                          -1,459,000 -2,187,000                 
          other including fixed asset impairments
                                                      385,000                       
          restricted cash and cash equivalents
                                                      -5,568,000 -2,399,000 13,534,000 -14,653,000 1,741,000 -1,776,000 6,284,000 1,063,000 -2,545,000               
          restricted funds held for derivative collateral
                                                                            
          purchase of land and building related to offsite development
                                                                             
          loss on asset disposal
                                                             904,000 20,000 182,000             
          exit costs
                                                                 -40,000 -24,000 -223,000 -64,000 -2,000 -479,000     
          lease termination fees
                                                                             
          accrued litigation loss
                                                                             
          purchase of equipment through notes payable and capital lease obligations
                                                                            
          purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable and deferred rent
                                                                             
          amortization of debt issuance costs
                                                              16,000 17,000 15,000  12,000 15,000 15,000  16,000 16,000 16,000     
          purchase of land and building related to future development
                                                           -5,498,000 -1,438,000 -6,405,000                
          non-capitalizable system conversion costs
                                                                           
          repurchase of common shares
                                                             -10,317,000 -2,947,000    -2,000          
          litigation settlement
                                                                            
          lease termination fee
                                                                             
          change in restricted cash and cash equivalents
                                                                5,661,000 -8,938,000 -1,787,000 4,240,000 2,753,000 2,937,000 -25,217,000 -24,455,000 -2,931,000 441,000 2,511,000 -2,295,000 1,187,000 
          litigation loss
                                                                             
          proceeds from notes payable and line of credit
                                                                             
          notes payable issuance costs
                                                                             
          repurchase of outstanding shares
                                                                             
          net proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                                         -8,000    
          purchase of treasury stock
                                                                    -14,211,000         
          prepaid royalties to former owner
                                                                             
          royalty payable to former owner
                                                                             
          deposit with former owner
                                                                             
          repayment on line of credit
                                                                             
          repurchase of institute warrant
                                                                             
          repayment of institute note payable
                                                                             
          proceeds from related party payable on preferred stock
                                                                             
          payment of special distribution
                                                                             
          proceeds from exercise of warrant
                                                                             
          estimated litigation loss
                                                                            
          deferred income tax benefit
                                                                             
          accrued compensation, benefits and liabilities
                                                                             
          income taxes payable
                                                                      -3,264,000 -3,210,000 6,251,000    4,598,000 
          deferred revenue and student deposits
                                                                      22,898,000 -200,000 22,079,000 -19,391,000 22,412,000 -11,812,000 17,733,000 
          purchase of campus land and buildings
                                                                           
          proceeds from debt
                                                                            
          repurchase of common shares and treasury stock
                                                                             
          purchase of equipment through capital lease obligations
                                                                            2,116,000 
          settlement of capital lease obligation
                                                                            
          net proceeds from issuance of preferred stock
                                                                             
          dividends on preferred stock
                                                                             
          repurchase of institute note payable
                                                                             
          amount paid related to initial public offering
                                                                             
          deferred tax on repurchase of institute warrant
                                                                             
          value assigned to blanchard shares
                                                                             
          assumption of future obligations under gift annuities
                                                                             
          accretion of dividends on series c convertible preferred stock
                                                                             
          prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                                            185,000 
          proceeds from line of credit and other debt obligations
                                                                             
          redemptions of preferred stock
                                                                             
          issuance of series b and series c convertible preferred stock for notes receivable
                                                                             
          receipt of marketable securities for series b convertible preferred stock
                                                                             
          issuance of series c convertible preferred stock for settlement of balances owed
                                                                             
          conversion of series a and series c convertible preferred stock