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Strategic Education, Inc
(NASDAQ:STRA) 

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Strategic Education, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides post-secondary education and non-degree programs. It operates in three segments: Strayer University, Capella University, and Australia/New Zealand. The company operates Strayer University that provides undergraduate and graduate degree pr...

Founded: 1892
Full Time Employees: 3,076
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Education & Training Services

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      revenues
    305,928,000 323,210,000 319,949,000 321,471,000 303,590,000 311,456,000 305,958,000 312,266,000 290,250,000 302,702,000 285,936,000 287,680,000 256,606,000 269,938,000 263,123,000 273,564,000 258,855,000 272,099,000 270,078,000 299,173,000 290,336,000 267,494,000 239,026,000 255,831,000 265,302,000 263,772,000 241,747,000 245,110,000 246,508,000 242,103,000 160,945,000 114,668,000 116,469,000 118,707,000 108,512,000 112,720,000 114,912,000 119,279,000 102,156,000 108,487,000 111,166,000 113,660,000 99,142,000 109,750,000 111,885,000 100,756,000 112,747,000 116,468,000 124,083,000 110,031,000 131,980,000 137,506,000 141,933,000 124,260,000 146,254,000 149,532,000 155,824,000 135,865,000 163,789,000 171,956,000 171,951,000 147,597,000 159,283,000 157,901,000 147,201,000 114,351,000 125,931,000 124,478,000 114,280,000 86,993,000 97,928,000 97,074,000 89,131,000 69,813,000 78,875,000  67,090,000 62,018,000 47,087,000  46,811,000  
      costs and expenses:
                                                                                      
      instructional and support costs
    154,771,000 159,948,000 162,724,000 166,153,000 158,286,000 166,884,000 162,668,000 163,235,000 157,709,000 153,751,000 155,735,000 161,479,000 152,938,000 152,167,000 153,162,000 147,368,000 144,624,000 148,867,000 153,651,000 152,938,000 152,805,000 147,007,000 127,174,000 125,544,000 132,936,000 133,323,000 132,527,000 130,704,000 134,050,000                                                      
      general and administration
    107,970,000 108,666,000 105,932,000 106,775,000 103,596,000 104,145,000 106,206,000 105,112,000 96,695,000 92,377,000 97,598,000 99,003,000 95,465,000 90,558,000 97,753,000 96,722,000 94,784,000 85,391,000 95,714,000 93,395,000 86,845,000 84,635,000 74,069,000 67,301,000 69,226,000 67,595,000 72,303,000 68,374,000 64,139,000 18,964,000 15,811,000 11,063,000 11,218,000 19,380,000 11,193,000 13,205,000 11,619,000 12,522,000 10,952,000 11,930,000 10,329,000 10,830,000 10,925,000 10,844,000 11,655,000 11,028,000 11,157,000 11,013,000 29,099,000 11,472,000 12,978,000 11,088,000 10,711,000 13,769,000 12,928,000 12,648,000 12,956,000 13,406,000 14,580,000 14,522,000 26,133,000 25,590,000 25,609,000 24,253,000 22,279,000 19,583,000 19,875,000 17,930,000 17,755,000 15,209,000 14,683,000 14,778,000 13,658,000 12,439,000 12,607,000  9,394,000      
      restructuring costs
    2,102,000 2,961,000 14,251,000 2,783,000 1,914,000 4,405,000 758,000 1,995,000 -5,510,000 1,048,000 3,262,000 6,351,000 5,595,000 -4,014,000 610,000 3,661,000 1,858,000 -928,000 3,322,000 4,811,000 18,267,000 8,358,000 4,024,000                                                            
      total costs and expenses
    264,843,000 271,575,000 282,907,000 275,711,000 263,796,000 275,434,000 269,632,000 270,342,000 248,894,000 248,478,000 260,307,000 270,863,000 257,955,000 242,291,000 255,316,000 251,699,000 245,414,000 244,235,000 262,730,000 272,473,000 278,336,000 263,886,000 223,604,000 209,436,000 221,343,000 226,559,000 221,747,000 217,514,000 220,785,000 223,228,000 218,072,000 110,484,000 105,141,000 107,019,000 100,288,000 98,866,000 96,469,000 99,625,000 97,326,000 95,591,000 91,074,000 92,004,000 91,888,000 88,821,000 92,026,000 91,540,000 88,749,000 90,559,000 154,179,000 103,410,000 105,723,000 107,587,000                 48,644,750 68,742,000 64,321,000 61,515,000 40,131,250 56,755,000 52,523,000  42,104,000 26,734,250 37,515,000    
      income from operations
    41,085,000 51,635,000 37,042,000 45,760,000 39,794,000 36,022,000 36,326,000 41,924,000 41,356,000 54,224,000 25,629,000 16,817,000 -1,349,000 27,647,000 7,807,000 21,865,000 13,441,000 27,864,000 7,348,000 26,700,000 12,000,000 3,608,000 15,422,000 46,395,000 43,959,000 37,213,000 20,000,000 27,596,000 25,723,000 18,875,000 -57,127,000 4,184,000 11,328,000 11,688,000 8,224,000 13,854,000 18,443,000 19,654,000 4,830,000 12,896,000 20,092,000 21,656,000 7,254,000 20,929,000 19,859,000 9,216,000 23,998,000 25,909,000 -30,096,000 6,621,000 26,257,000 29,919,000 28,725,000 7,836,000 36,168,000 40,858,000 45,368,000 24,405,000 50,145,000 59,225,000 58,905,000 38,249,000 58,691,000 59,926,000 52,404,000 27,260,000 45,079,000 47,611,000 39,435,000 18,251,000 33,607,000 35,559,000 29,201,000 13,058,000 26,352,000  24,986,000 23,312,000 9,572,000  18,362,000  
      yoy
    3.24% 43.34% 1.97% 9.15% -3.78% -33.57% 41.74% 149.30% -3165.68% 96.13% 228.28% -23.09% -110.04% -0.78% 6.25% -18.11% 12.01% 672.28% -52.35% -42.45% -72.70% -90.30% -22.89% 68.12% 70.89% 97.15% -135.01% 559.56% 127.07% 61.49% -794.64% -69.80% -38.58% -40.53% 70.27% 7.43% -8.21% -9.24% -33.42% -38.38% 1.17% 134.98% -69.77% -19.22% -165.99% 39.19% -8.60% -13.40% -204.77% -15.51% -27.40% -26.77% -36.68% -67.89% -27.87% -31.01% -22.98% -36.19% -14.56% -1.17% 12.41% 40.31% 30.20% 25.87% 32.89% 49.36% 34.14% 33.89% 35.05% 39.77% 27.53%  16.87% -43.99% 175.30%  36.07%      
      qoq
    -20.43% 39.40% -19.05% 14.99% 10.47% -0.84% -13.35% 1.37% -23.73% 111.57% 52.40% -1346.63% -104.88% 254.13% -64.29% 62.67% -51.76% 279.21% -72.48% 122.50% 232.59% -76.60% -66.76% 5.54% 18.13% 86.06% -27.53% 7.28% 36.28% -133.04% -1465.37% -63.06% -3.08% 42.12% -40.64% -24.88% -6.16% 306.92% -62.55% -35.82% -7.22% 198.54% -65.34% 5.39% 115.48% -61.60% -7.38% -186.09% -554.55% -74.78% -12.24% 4.16% 266.58% -78.33% -11.48% -9.94% 85.90% -51.33% -15.33% 0.54% 54.00% -34.83% -2.06% 14.35% 92.24% -39.53% -5.32% 20.73% 116.07% -45.69% -5.49% 21.77% 123.63% -50.45%   7.18% 143.54%     
      other income
    1,205,000 1,539,000 -273,000 -315,000 2,211,000 1,869,000 2,264,000 -123,000 1,794,000 994,000 842,000 3,171,000 398,000 -58,000 -262,000 300,000 -1,171,000 1,611,000 -1,848,000 757,000 2,167,000 -101,000 912,000 1,639,000 2,123,000 2,497,000 3,243,000 4,125,000 3,327,000 1,755,000 1,110,000                                                    
      income before income taxes
    42,290,000 53,174,000 36,769,000 45,445,000 42,005,000 37,891,000 38,590,000 41,801,000 43,150,000 55,218,000 26,471,000 19,988,000 -951,000 27,589,000 7,545,000 22,165,000 12,270,000 29,475,000 5,500,000 27,457,000 14,167,000 3,507,000 16,334,000 48,034,000 46,082,000 39,710,000 23,243,000 31,721,000 29,050,000 20,630,000 -56,017,000 4,631,000 11,617,000 11,869,000 8,365,000 13,947,000 18,465,000 19,628,000 4,784,000 12,848,000 20,032,000 21,556,000 6,154,000 19,757,000 18,664,000 7,947,000 22,719,000 24,557,000 -31,490,000 5,231,000 24,920,000 28,623,000 27,482,000 6,782,000 35,061,000 39,651,000 44,157,000 23,201,000 49,004,000 59,160,000 59,311,000 38,580,000 58,938,000 60,170,000 52,659,000 27,547,000 45,454,000 48,102,000 40,236,000 19,156,000 34,392,000 37,595,000 30,913,000 14,821,000 27,992,000  25,941,000 24,203,000 10,258,000  18,726,000  
      provision for income taxes
    9,481,000 15,265,000 10,139,000 13,114,000 12,261,000 12,555,000 10,842,000 11,903,000 13,448,000 16,089,000 8,012,000 5,757,000 1,077,000 9,260,000 1,453,000 6,945,000 5,241,000 7,795,000 1,646,000 7,481,000 4,590,000 -2,410,000 5,374,000 13,882,000 10,843,000 11,173,000 6,551,000 7,312,000 17,550,000 -1,825,000 -3,236,000 -557,000 2,150,000 18,364,000 2,138,000 3,645,000 7,887,000 7,910,000 1,906,000 5,062,000 7,612,000 8,515,000 2,431,000 7,883,000 7,279,000 2,994,000 9,042,000 9,774,000 -12,533,000 2,082,000 9,918,000 11,392,000 10,855,000 2,679,000 13,849,000 15,662,000 17,486,000 9,266,000 19,357,000 23,369,000 23,428,000 15,239,000 23,281,000 23,791,000 20,800,000 10,881,000 17,954,000 19,049,000 16,034,000 7,394,000 13,069,000 14,073,000 11,417,000 5,546,000 10,632,000   9,192,000 3,820,000    
      net income
    32,809,000 37,909,000 26,630,000 32,331,000 29,744,000 25,336,000 27,748,000 29,898,000 29,702,000 39,129,000 18,459,000 14,231,000 -2,028,000 18,329,000 6,092,000 15,220,000 7,029,000 21,680,000 3,854,000 19,976,000 9,577,000 5,917,000 10,960,000 34,152,000 35,239,000 28,537,000 16,692,000 24,409,000 11,500,000 22,455,000 -52,781,000 5,188,000 9,467,000 -6,495,000 6,227,000 10,302,000 10,578,000 11,718,000 2,878,000 7,786,000 12,420,000 13,041,000 3,723,000 11,874,000 11,385,000 4,953,000 13,677,000 14,783,000 -18,957,000 3,149,000 15,002,000 17,231,000 16,627,000 4,103,000 21,212,000 23,989,000 26,671,000 13,935,000 29,647,000 35,791,000 35,883,000 23,341,000 35,657,000 36,379,000 31,859,000 16,666,000 27,500,000 29,053,000 24,202,000 11,762,000 21,323,000 23,522,000 19,496,000 9,275,000 17,360,000  15,956,000 15,011,000 6,438,000  11,403,000  
      yoy
    10.30% 49.63% -4.03% 8.14% 0.14% -35.25% 50.32% 110.09% -1564.60% 113.48% 203.00% -6.50% -128.85% -15.46% 58.07% -23.81% -26.61% 266.40% -64.84% -41.51% -72.82% -79.27% -34.34% 39.92% 206.43% 27.09% -131.63% 370.49% 21.47% -445.73% -947.62% -49.64% -10.50% -155.43% 116.37% 32.31% -14.83% -10.14% -22.70% -34.43% 9.09% 163.29% -72.78% -19.68% -160.06% 57.29% -8.83% -14.21% -214.01% -23.25% -29.28% -28.17% -37.66% -70.56% -28.45% -32.97% -25.67% -40.30% -16.86% -1.62% 12.63% 40.05% 29.66% 25.22% 31.64% 41.69% 28.97% 23.51% 24.14% 26.81% 22.83%  22.19% -38.21% 169.65%  39.93%      
      qoq
    -13.45% 42.35% -17.63% 8.70% 17.40% -8.69% -7.19% 0.66% -24.09% 111.98% 29.71% -801.73% -111.06% 200.87% -59.97% 116.53% -67.58% 462.53% -80.71% 108.58% 61.86% -46.01% -67.91% -3.08% 23.49% 70.96% -31.62% 112.25% -48.79% -142.54% -1117.37% -45.20% -245.76% -204.30% -39.56% -2.61% -9.73% 307.16% -63.04% -37.31% -4.76% 250.28% -68.65% 4.30% 129.86% -63.79% -7.48% -177.98% -702.00% -79.01% -12.94% 3.63% 305.24% -80.66% -11.58% -10.06% 91.40% -53.00% -17.17% -0.26% 53.73% -34.54% -1.98% 14.19% 91.16% -39.40% -5.35% 20.04% 105.76% -44.84% -9.35% 20.65% 110.20% -46.57%   6.30% 133.16%     
      earnings per share:
                                                                                      
      basic
    1.52 1.7 1.18 1.41 1.28 1.08 1.18 1.28 1.27 1.67 0.79 0.61 -0.09 0.78 0.26 0.64 0.29 0.91 0.16 0.83 0.4 0.19 0.48 1.57 1.62 1.31 0.77 1.12 0.53 1.87 -2.97 0.48 0.88 -0.61 0.58 0.96 1.1 0.27 0.73 1.17 1.23 0.35 1.12 1.08 0.47 1.29 1.4 -1.79 0.3 1.43 1.59 1.48 0.36 1.86 2.1 2.3 1.2 2.54 2.81 1.76 1.73 2.63 2.68 1.333 1.22 2.01 2.09               
      diluted
    1.48 1.65 1.15 1.37 1.24 1.05 1.15 1.24 1.23 1.63 0.77 0.59 -0.09 0.76 0.25 0.63 0.29 0.9 0.16 0.83 0.4 0.19 0.47 1.55 1.6 1.29 0.75 1.1 0.52 1.87 -2.97 0.46 0.84 -0.59 0.56 0.92 0.95 1.07 0.27 0.72 1.15 1.21 0.35 1.11 1.06 0.46 1.29 1.4 -1.77 0.3 1.42 1.59 1.47 0.36 1.85 2.09 2.3 1.2 2.53 2.8 1.745 1.72 2.6 2.65 1.323 1.21 2.07               
      weighted-average shares outstanding:
                                                                                      
      basic
    21,620 22,749 22,584 22,906 23,320 23,406 23,422 23,442 23,391 23,403 23,365 23,450 23,430 23,679 23,550 23,796 23,948 23,955 23,948 23,975 23,974 22,633 23,004 21,764 21,810 21,725 21,806 21,777 21,499 15,190 17,799 10,879 10,745 10,678 10,701 10,680 10,630 10,610 10,616 10,610 10,596 10,588  10,587 10,579 10,571 10,565 10,529 10,584 10,510 10,502 10,813 11,390 11,433 11,430 11,419 11,906 11,623 11,692 12,744 13,426 13,467 13,563 13,596 13,703 13,659 13,653 13,875 14,015 14,001 14,001 14,104 14,248 14,280 14,288 14,187 14,258 14,472 14,374 13,674   
      diluted
    22,171 23,402 23,209 23,516 24,065 24,140 24,173 24,179 24,060 23,956 23,870 23,964 23,430 23,998 23,902 24,063 24,114 24,122 24,113 24,126 24,153 22,860 23,214 22,012 22,071 22,097 22,129 22,109 22,050 15,190 17,799 11,380 11,311 11,199 11,210 11,190 11,121 10,845 10,828 10,799 10,782 10,740  10,705 10,738 10,663 10,623 10,581 10,624 10,552 10,535 10,850 11,440 11,487 11,483 11,477 11,943 11,647 11,737 12,794 13,535 13,557 13,704 13,729 13,825 13,780 13,771 14,002 14,242 14,240 14,248 14,340 14,517 14,557 14,509 14,492 14,559 14,741 14,637 15,057   
      amortization of intangible assets
             1,093,000 3,382,000 3,450,000 3,532,000 3,396,000 3,522,000 3,694,000 3,738,000 3,764,000 8,932,000 19,392,000 19,407,000 17,974,000 15,417,000 15,417,000 15,417,000 15,416,000 15,417,000 15,417,000 15,417,000 15,416,000 10,278,000                                                    
      merger and integration costs
             209,000 330,000 580,000 425,000 184,000 269,000 254,000 410,000 7,141,000 1,111,000 1,937,000 1,012,000 5,912,000 2,920,000 1,174,000 3,764,000 10,225,000 1,500,000 3,019,000 7,179,000                                                      
      impairment of intangible assets
                                                                                      
      cash dividend declared per share
                               0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5                                                    
      instruction and educational support
                                 118,320,000 93,290,000 64,690,000 63,776,000 65,118,000 56,987,000 61,656,000 61,416,000 64,851,000 56,295,000 61,782,000 58,098,000 59,874,000 55,281,000 59,245,000 59,697,000 55,927,000 59,799,000 59,113,000 102,041,000 63,673,000 71,305,000 73,427,000 77,685,000 72,997,000 75,652,000 73,764,000 72,484,000 68,170,000 76,373,000 74,976,000 57,111,000 49,023,000 50,101,000 48,977,000 46,477,000 40,110,000 40,948,000 39,069,000 35,737,000 30,548,000 32,909,000 31,642,000 29,637,000 26,242,000 26,732,000  22,038,000 20,402,000 18,084,000  16,533,000  
      marketing
                                 49,577,000 46,165,000 21,113,000 20,124,000 17,840,000 26,790,000 19,226,000 18,718,000 17,591,000 25,388,000 17,748,000 18,298,000 17,140,000 21,593,000 14,670,000 16,681,000 20,514,000 13,360,000 16,314,000 18,400,000 23,077,000 16,228,000 17,721,000 18,171,000 23,171,000 15,053,000 15,469,000 18,659,000 23,351,000 16,241,000 16,042,000                       
      admissions advisory
                                 12,392,000 9,789,000 4,609,000 4,676,000 4,681,000 5,318,000 4,779,000 4,716,000 4,661,000 4,691,000 4,131,000 4,349,000 4,160,000 4,089,000 4,062,000 3,993,000 4,071,000 4,433,000 4,119,000 4,639,000 5,188,000 5,212,000 5,351,000 6,641,000 6,487,000 6,453,000 6,793,000 6,357,000 6,533,000 6,450,000 7,191,000                       
      merger costs
                                 7,954,000 29,620,000 2,824,000 5,347,000                                                  
      fair value adjustments and impairment of intangible assets
                                 605,000 13,119,000                                                    
      fair value adjustments
                                   6,185,000                                                   
      investment income
                                   608,000 448,000 342,000 303,000 253,000 181,000 135,000 115,000 112,000 100,000 61,000 44,000 100,000 78,000 42,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,000    1,000 2,000 1,000 3,000 5,000 26,000 118,000                       
      interest expense
                                   161,000 159,000 161,000 162,000 160,000 159,000 161,000 161,000 160,000 160,000 161,000 1,144,000 1,272,000 1,273,000 1,311,000 1,281,000 1,353,000 1,395,000 1,391,000 1,337,000 1,296,000 1,243,000 1,055,000 1,109,000 1,208,000 1,214,000 1,209,000 1,167,000 183,000                       
      weighted average shares outstanding:
                                                                                      
      basic
                                              10,593                                        
      diluted
                                              10,736                                        
      marketing and admissions
                                                                29,802,000 34,735,000 24,882,000 24,745,000 26,041,000 27,398,000 20,029,000                
      investment and other income
                                                                406,000 331,000 247,000 244,000 255,000 287,000 375,000 491,000 801,000 905,000 785,000 2,036,000 1,712,000 1,763,000 1,640,000  955,000 891,000 686,000  364,000  
      common dividends per share:
                                                                                      
      regular
                                                                0.75   0.375 0.5 0.5                
      common dividends per share
                                                                  0.75                    
      special
                                                                                      
      selling and promotion
                                                                       19,868,000 21,353,000 22,985,000 16,729,000 15,095,000 16,635,000 18,074,000 13,184,000  10,672,000 10,765,000 13,009,000  6,320,000  
      net income per share
                                                                                      
      basic
                                                                        1.74 0.84 1.52 1.67 1.37 0.65 1.22  1.12 1.04 0.45    
      diluted
                                                                        1.7 0.83 1.5 1.64 1.34 0.64 1.2  1.1 1.03 0.44    
      benefit from income taxes
                                                                                9,985,000    7,323,000  
      general and administrative
                                                                                 5,009,250 6,422,000  5,596,000  
      preferred stock dividends and accretion
                                                                                    279,000  
      net income available to common stockholders
                                                                                 15,011,000 6,438,000  11,124,000  
      basic net income per share
                                                                                    0.8  
      diluted net income per share
                                                                                    0.75  
    Balance Sheets:
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    Annual
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        assets
                                                                                             
        current assets:
                                                                                             
        cash and cash equivalents
      150,350,000 140,757,000 151,460,000 133,600,000 144,215,000 137,074,000 195,889,000 230,111,000 222,116,000 168,481,000 167,707,000 181,024,000 202,824,000 213,667,000 262,757,000 262,941,000 293,419,000 268,918,000 274,774,000 261,585,000 238,290,000 187,509,000 717,804,000 470,319,000 442,845,000 419,693,000 397,094,000 375,515,000 352,387,000 311,732,000 276,382,000 171,600,000 165,867,000 155,933,000 150,483,000 147,867,000 147,099,000 129,245,000 120,502,000 117,422,000 117,498,000  86,917,000 195,557,000 188,279,000  150,471,000 136,076,000 126,200,000  85,220,000 67,540,000 50,762,000  45,609,000 48,690,000 52,704,000 57,137,000 57,071,000 50,558,000 71,094,000  84,122,000 88,010,000 91,266,000 63,958,000 41,036,000 38,598,000 32,497,000 56,379,000 66,866,000 88,382,000 118,866,000 95,036,000 86,462,000 92,812,000  52,663,000 50,742,000 74,212,000 86,698,000  90,956,000     
        marketable securities
      7,275,000 7,297,000 21,189,000 31,350,000 38,424,000 46,949,000 26,182,000 26,128,000 31,448,000 39,728,000 28,960,000 25,468,000 24,490,000 9,156,000 11,387,000 8,854,000 6,785,000 6,501,000 2,632,000 4,040,000 6,455,000 7,557,000 20,457,000 23,106,000 26,842,000 34,874,000 33,455,000 39,288,000                                                            
        tuition receivable
      86,190,000 78,202,000 114,882,000 97,878,000 90,314,000 76,127,000 105,795,000 89,639,000 83,082,000 76,102,000 97,429,000 82,373,000 71,860,000 62,953,000 81,676,000 75,937,000 64,798,000 51,277,000 87,123,000 78,609,000 63,469,000 50,169,000 45,958,000 41,004,000 41,335,000 51,523,000 50,964,000 47,340,000 50,842,000 55,694,000 52,527,000 25,595,000 24,997,000 23,122,000 20,626,000 20,342,000 20,323,000 20,532,000 18,925,000 19,053,000 18,613,000  17,064,000 15,222,000 14,962,000  15,712,000 15,009,000 15,481,000                                       
        income taxes receivable
       2,511,000 2,433,000 762,000       7,850,000 9,719,000      313,000    1,429,000     6,970,000 10,518,000   6,995,000 5,592,000   2,734,000 1,485,000   2,437,000 897,000           907,000    7,964,000 136,000  394,000     6,764,000    6,825,000   3,534,000 458,000 1,646,000   2,355,000      2,792,000  4,136,000     
        other current assets
      60,025,000 49,090,000 54,266,000 56,353,000 55,334,000 44,793,000 55,648,000 52,990,000 53,801,000 44,758,000 48,689,000 52,330,000 54,046,000 43,285,000 46,928,000 48,092,000 52,846,000 40,777,000 39,785,000 43,600,000 44,714,000 39,458,000 22,156,000 19,067,000 21,761,000 18,004,000 17,130,000 17,660,000 16,874,000 15,814,000 17,367,000 11,385,000 10,558,000 11,293,000 12,917,000 10,357,000 9,978,000 10,766,000 10,838,000 8,409,000 8,383,000  15,745,000 14,520,000 14,342,000  16,497,000 15,398,000 16,095,000  12,503,000 11,383,000 12,052,000  14,255,000 11,886,000 13,365,000 12,131,000 12,785,000 10,884,000 11,415,000  12,024,000 10,278,000 9,724,000 8,317,000 6,633,000 6,540,000 6,640,000 7,175,000 6,656,000 5,648,000 5,360,000 4,097,000 8,449,000 5,791,000  4,653,000 4,098,000 2,581,000 3,712,000  3,838,000     
        total current assets
      303,840,000 277,857,000 346,430,000 319,943,000 328,287,000 304,943,000 383,514,000 398,868,000 390,447,000 329,069,000 350,635,000 350,914,000 357,013,000 329,061,000 402,748,000 395,824,000 417,848,000 367,786,000 406,481,000 393,635,000 352,928,000 286,122,000 806,375,000 553,496,000 532,783,000 524,094,000 505,613,000 490,321,000 456,589,000 420,361,000 391,410,000 214,172,000 201,422,000 190,348,000 186,760,000 180,051,000 177,400,000 160,543,000 152,702,000 145,781,000 144,494,000  119,726,000 225,299,000 217,583,000  182,680,000 166,483,000 157,776,000  118,316,000 102,259,000 84,995,000  91,937,000 84,930,000 89,389,000 94,668,000 91,056,000 83,791,000 108,220,000  325,289,000 331,851,000 334,592,000 289,975,000 264,718,000 227,892,000 224,937,000 249,498,000 251,322,000 228,148,000 227,692,000 276,083,000 271,044,000 258,116,000  213,832,000 191,208,000 178,322,000 177,062,000  160,339,000     
        property and equipment
      106,322,000 107,373,000 107,774,000 111,027,000 109,672,000 111,247,000 116,205,000 116,253,000 116,419,000 118,529,000 117,872,000 121,066,000 124,298,000 132,845,000 136,073,000 141,736,000 152,742,000 150,589,000 147,246,000 153,812,000 164,277,000 158,854,000 115,607,000 117,247,000 117,284,000 117,029,000 116,489,000 118,462,000 119,040,000 122,677,000 124,613,000 72,125,000 73,686,000 73,763,000 74,335,000 72,706,000 72,803,000 73,124,000 71,725,000 72,577,000 74,954,000  78,589,000 80,336,000 80,804,000  84,403,000 87,097,000 90,528,000  109,958,000 114,198,000 117,912,000  122,620,000 118,836,000 119,542,000 121,149,000 121,898,000 120,774,000 118,957,000  103,742,000 97,734,000 90,996,000 84,675,000 78,132,000 75,051,000 69,214,000 66,304,000 63,517,000 61,481,000 58,952,000 57,946,000 55,266,000 53,626,000  52,748,000 47,999,000 46,684,000 46,150,000  38,433,000     
        right-of-use lease assets
      90,319,000 91,140,000 95,993,000 100,049,000 100,293,000 103,673,000 116,700,000 112,252,000 114,653,000 119,202,000 110,789,000 115,376,000 120,533,000 125,248,000 125,081,000 132,961,000 146,508,000 149,587,000 121,818,000 134,069,000 142,998,000 120,687,000 80,719,000 81,418,000 82,345,000 84,778,000 93,208,000 97,484,000 101,533,000                                                           
        marketable securities, non-current
      5,000,000 5,000,000 9,989,000 14,986,000 14,984,000 14,981,000    483,000 1,914,000 8,609,000 12,699,000 13,123,000 14,648,000 17,939,000 21,277,000 23,377,000 27,567,000 28,062,000 29,280,000 30,270,000 30,663,000 31,917,000 36,590,000 36,633,000 26,532,000 25,737,000 31,866,000 37,678,000 33,324,000                                                         
        intangible assets
      250,413,000 249,243,000 248,925,000 248,172,000 245,452,000 245,098,000 251,952,000 249,469,000 248,855,000 251,623,000 249,514,000 253,353,000 256,715,000 260,541,000 259,855,000 266,078,000 276,267,000 276,380,000 278,365,000 289,985,000 308,190,000 326,420,000 231,511,000 245,344,000 259,178,000 273,011,000 286,844,000 300,678,000 314,511,000 328,344,000 342,477,000                                                         
        goodwill
      1,255,556,000 1,242,413,000 1,237,065,000 1,231,105,000 1,209,710,000 1,206,883,000 1,260,599,000 1,240,962,000 1,229,882,000 1,251,888,000 1,228,431,000 1,237,982,000 1,243,330,000 1,251,277,000 1,226,499,000 1,256,428,000 1,303,175,000 1,285,864,000 1,280,221,000 1,303,863,000 1,311,487,000 1,318,526,000 732,075,000 732,075,000 732,075,000 732,075,000 732,075,000 732,104,000 732,799,000 732,540,000 730,729,000 17,919,000 20,744,000 20,744,000 20,744,000 20,744,000 20,744,000 20,744,000 20,793,000 20,793,000 21,042,000  6,800,000 6,800,000 6,800,000  6,800,000 6,800,000 6,800,000  6,800,000 6,800,000 6,800,000  6,800,000 6,800,000 6,800,000 6,800,000                              
        other assets
      66,926,000 65,514,000 65,787,000 66,241,000 65,815,000 62,910,000 58,554,000 59,720,000 54,980,000 54,419,000 54,945,000 54,812,000 51,180,000 49,652,000 50,347,000 49,295,000 50,066,000 52,297,000 54,424,000 59,887,000 60,282,000 54,928,000 50,369,000 30,067,000 23,566,000 21,788,000 20,435,000 19,784,000 19,052,000 19,429,000 23,143,000 9,698,000 12,155,000 11,971,000 12,127,000 12,540,000 12,908,000 13,189,000 13,390,000 13,891,000 14,276,000  5,687,000 5,471,000 5,578,000  6,392,000 6,938,000 7,520,000  5,872,000 6,565,000 6,320,000  4,642,000 4,869,000 5,115,000 5,190,000 3,339,000 3,610,000 2,172,000  1,533,000 1,214,000 1,258,000 1,339,000 1,303,000 462,000 437,000 462,000 483,000 483,000 494,000 419,000 418,000 378,000  364,000 811,000 339,000 337,000  358,000     
        total assets
      2,078,376,000 2,038,540,000 2,111,963,000 2,091,523,000 2,074,213,000 2,049,735,000 2,187,524,000 2,177,524,000 2,155,236,000 2,125,213,000 2,114,100,000 2,142,112,000 2,165,768,000 2,161,747,000 2,215,251,000 2,260,261,000 2,367,883,000 2,305,880,000 2,316,122,000 2,363,313,000 2,369,442,000 2,295,807,000 2,047,319,000 1,791,564,000 1,783,821,000 1,789,408,000 1,781,196,000 1,784,570,000 1,775,390,000 1,661,029,000 1,645,696,000 336,765,000 331,810,000 321,278,000 328,575,000 318,482,000 313,974,000 298,696,000 286,504,000 277,551,000 277,696,000 248,434,000 230,273,000 336,003,000 327,778,000 307,815,000 295,484,000 282,193,000 277,614,000 254,266,000 240,951,000 229,822,000 216,027,000 227,792,000 231,614,000 220,143,000 224,234,000 231,133,000 224,205,000 217,354,000 237,617,000 412,767,000 443,021,000 442,625,000 437,051,000 385,805,000 354,869,000 313,413,000 303,383,000 324,563,000 328,026,000 301,412,000 297,589,000 343,778,000 335,060,000 319,291,000  270,844,000 240,518,000 225,845,000 224,049,000 210,114,000 199,630,000 182,556,000 140,124,000 110,488,000 119,139,000 
        liabilities & stockholders’ equity
                                                                                             
        current liabilities:
                                                                                             
        accounts payable and accrued expenses
      115,096,000 105,791,000 113,171,000 99,189,000 102,665,000 101,749,000 107,211,000 93,664,000 99,245,000 90,888,000 102,122,000 90,057,000 93,147,000 90,588,000 101,357,000 85,210,000 103,934,000 95,518,000 103,383,000 100,119,000 97,448,000 104,742,000 115,829,000 67,258,000 81,859,000 90,828,000 86,092,000 86,066,000 80,085,000 85,979,000 78,092,000 46,657,000 45,806,000 46,177,000 50,514,000 41,286,000 38,398,000 41,132,000 44,818,000 42,127,000 38,108,000  44,459,000 40,733,000 42,905,000  47,713,000 33,174,000 38,503,000  39,058,000 31,617,000 31,082,000  40,362,000 25,757,000 36,517,000 34,039,000                              
        income taxes payable
      1,490,000    10,190,000 2,926,000 1,658,000 2,190,000 10,659,000 2,200,000   2,371,000 6,989,000 3,316,000 4,379,000 9,422,000  2,622,000 4,015,000 11,350,000  12,093,000 16,722,000 13,728,000 1,352,000   6,144,000 419,000   2,541,000 1,038,000   8,598,000 1,883,000   7,231,000  1,054,000 4,236,000 8,539,000  1,040,000 7,741,000 10,937,000   711,000 4,700,000    15,789,000  2,620,000 5,619,000 22,715,000   2,781,000 23,937,000 5,100,000  1,796,000 14,888,000    10,981,000 4,754,000  8,583,000  4,979,000 10,330,000 3,773,000        
        contract liabilities
      132,024,000 96,247,000 151,899,000 135,179,000 126,505,000 89,563,000 154,144,000 133,612,000 128,503,000 92,341,000 140,248,000 128,650,000 122,984,000 88,488,000 131,705,000 121,035,000 115,647,000 73,232,000 123,906,000 118,771,000 108,073,000 60,501,000 42,633,000 40,052,000 40,495,000 39,284,000 45,571,000 40,919,000 40,826,000 38,733,000 38,025,000 22,547,000 23,931,000                                                       
        lease liabilities
      14,316,000 15,905,000 18,412,000 20,112,000 20,076,000 22,222,000 22,827,000 23,973,000 23,316,000 24,190,000 23,121,000 23,380,000 23,207,000 23,879,000 23,539,000 25,009,000 25,833,000 27,005,000 25,737,000 29,284,000 32,886,000 34,809,000 24,740,000 24,852,000 24,806,000 25,284,000 26,167,000 26,834,000                                                            
        total current liabilities
      262,926,000 217,943,000 283,482,000 254,480,000 259,436,000 216,460,000 285,840,000 253,439,000 261,723,000 209,619,000 265,491,000 242,087,000 241,709,000 209,944,000 259,917,000 235,633,000 254,836,000 195,755,000 255,648,000 252,189,000 249,757,000 200,052,000 195,295,000 148,884,000 160,888,000 156,748,000 157,830,000 153,819,000 153,517,000 125,131,000 116,117,000 69,204,000 72,278,000 69,066,000 72,298,000 61,303,000 66,231,000 59,839,000 61,654,000 59,540,000 62,488,000  57,535,000 60,474,000 63,558,000  58,761,000 49,256,000 55,574,000  43,049,000 35,961,000 39,417,000  71,806,000 59,199,000 83,890,000 77,184,000 82,889,000 64,541,000 71,166,000  237,729,000 203,295,000 219,078,000 184,240,000 167,637,000 139,763,000 148,202,000 136,819,000 136,401,000 109,741,000 125,489,000 144,349,000 108,585,000 98,736,000  91,628,000 80,365,000 67,436,000 71,072,000  45,828,000     
        deferred income tax liabilities
      39,287,000 35,835,000 30,919,000 27,925,000 30,701,000 27,586,000 26,183,000 27,624,000 30,439,000 28,338,000 28,254,000 31,341,000 36,338,000 34,605,000 33,688,000 38,614,000 39,974,000 44,595,000 41,024,000 42,810,000 44,264,000 53,407,000 34,012,000 40,107,000 44,581,000 47,942,000 57,016,000 66,323,000 70,298,000 59,358,000 71,126,000                                                         
        lease liabilities, non-current
      94,884,000 93,216,000 99,239,000 100,190,000 99,407,000 103,004,000 116,090,000 112,269,000 116,350,000 127,735,000 121,395,000 126,975,000 131,908,000 134,006,000 136,791,000 145,841,000 158,930,000 162,821,000 139,031,000 148,382,000 152,981,000 106,151,000 76,802,000 77,458,000 78,765,000 80,557,000 83,067,000 86,998,000 90,501,000                                                           
        other long-term liabilities
      46,826,000 45,140,000 42,220,000 42,211,000 41,355,000 40,186,000 42,615,000 44,763,000 42,885,000 45,603,000 42,959,000 41,794,000 44,040,000 46,006,000 45,139,000 46,815,000 48,087,000 47,089,000 43,770,000 45,004,000 44,717,000 46,055,000 36,152,000 40,565,000 40,440,000 41,451,000 38,624,000 39,554,000 37,636,000 51,316,000 50,123,000 43,721,000 41,240,000 43,015,000 40,788,000 47,978,000 49,217,000 50,483,000 51,631,000 50,073,000 57,091,000 47,987,000 45,561,000 45,498,000 46,919,000 46,248,000 44,942,000 47,349,000 50,685,000 51,456,000 21,406,000 22,593,000 23,193,000 21,905,000 22,315,000 21,697,000 21,818,000 21,656,000 15,066,000 14,446,000                            
        total liabilities
      443,923,000 392,134,000 455,860,000 424,806,000 430,899,000 387,236,000 470,728,000 499,424,000 512,653,000 472,695,000 519,346,000 543,506,000 555,339,000 525,957,000 616,769,000 608,340,000 643,570,000 591,890,000 621,066,000 630,133,000 633,517,000 547,488,000 342,261,000 307,014,000 324,674,000 326,698,000 336,537,000 346,694,000 351,952,000 235,805,000 237,366,000 112,925,000 113,518,000 112,081,000 113,086,000 109,281,000 115,448,000 110,322,000 113,285,000 109,613,000 119,579,000 105,578,000 103,096,000 215,347,000 221,415,000 215,083,000 217,766,000 212,230,000 223,447,000 215,364,000 183,986,000 178,867,000 183,704,000 186,804,000 166,621,000 150,896,000 168,208,000 188,840,000 180,455,000 178,987,000 164,314,000 236,763,000 250,042,000 215,464,000 231,251,000 195,985,000 179,344,000 151,347,000 159,701,000 148,482,000 148,223,000 120,668,000 136,253,000 155,271,000 119,452,000 109,647,000  99,317,000 86,702,000 74,005,000 77,560,000 61,192,000 50,187,000 53,892,000 39,942,000 29,513,000 21,395,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                             
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                             
        common stock
      226,000 230,000 235,000 239,000 243,000 245,000 246,000 246,000 246,000 244,000 244,000 245,000 246,000 244,000 245,000 246,000 250,000 246,000 246,000 246,000 247,000 244,000 244,000 222,000 222,000 220,000 220,000 219,000 219,000 217,000 217,000 113,000 113,000 112,000 112,000 112,000 112,000 111,000 111,000 112,000 112,000  110,000 110,000 110,000  109,000 109,000 108,000  109,000 109,000 108,000  119,000 119,000 119,000 118,000 120,000 120,000 124,000  136,000 139,000 139,000 140,000 141,000 140,000 140,000 141,000 142,000 142,000 142,000 144,000 145,000 145,000  141,000  143,000 144,000  148,000     
        additional paid-in capital
      1,399,393,000 1,436,795,000 1,467,401,000 1,489,271,000 1,502,852,000 1,532,414,000 1,529,594,000 1,526,037,000 1,519,291,000 1,517,650,000 1,513,023,000 1,509,077,000 1,511,590,000 1,510,924,000 1,507,902,000 1,513,509,000 1,528,328,000 1,529,969,000 1,525,189,000 1,523,022,000 1,521,145,000 1,519,549,000 1,515,662,000 1,291,597,000 1,287,406,000 1,309,438,000 1,306,353,000 1,305,148,000 1,304,170,000 1,306,653,000 1,301,228,000 53,015,000 49,766,000 47,079,000 44,021,000 41,106,000 37,879,000 35,453,000 32,016,000 29,612,000 27,577,000  22,100,000 19,447,000 17,000,000  12,383,000 9,832,000 7,544,000  6,289,000 3,123,000 377,000  9,234,000 5,731,000 1,944,000 295,000 6,059,000 2,438,000    701,000 1,626,000 1,157,000 4,528,000 877,000  17,185,000 38,190,000 45,416,000 41,909,000 87,080,000 99,621,000 98,574,000  87,487,000 94,631,000 105,328,000 111,406,000  156,751,000     
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -30,958,000 -46,115,000 -52,631,000 -58,869,000 -85,221,000 -88,565,000 -23,238,000 -47,091,000 -60,754,000 -34,247,000 -62,878,000 -51,084,000 -44,300,000                                                              -25,000             
        retained earnings
      265,792,000 255,496,000 241,098,000 236,076,000 225,440,000 218,405,000 210,194,000 198,908,000 183,800,000 168,871,000 144,365,000 140,368,000 142,893,000 159,690,000 156,704,000 166,175,000 166,550,000 174,572,000 167,665,000 179,089,000 174,469,000 179,646,000 188,392,000 192,072,000 171,266,000 152,819,000 137,639,000 132,060,000 118,783,000 118,322,000 106,907,000 170,712,000 168,413,000 162,006,000 171,356,000 167,983,000 160,535,000 152,810,000 141,092,000 138,214,000 130,428,000  104,967,000 101,244,000 89,370,000  65,042,000 60,089,000 46,412,000  50,586,000 47,437,000 32,435,000  56,185,000 63,955,000 54,615,000 42,491,000 38,411,000 36,454,000 73,179,000  192,548,000 226,036,000 203,750,000 188,218,000 170,551,000 160,903,000 143,415,000 158,834,000 141,677,000 135,255,000 119,285,000 101,102,000 115,867,000 111,127,000  84,043,000 59,364,000 47,020,000 35,593,000  -7,306,000     
        total stockholders’ equity
      1,634,453,000 1,646,406,000 1,656,103,000 1,666,717,000 1,643,314,000 1,662,499,000 1,716,796,000 1,678,100,000 1,642,583,000 1,652,518,000 1,594,754,000 1,598,606,000 1,610,429,000 1,635,790,000 1,598,482,000 1,651,921,000 1,724,313,000 1,713,990,000 1,695,056,000 1,733,180,000 1,735,925,000 1,748,319,000 1,705,058,000 1,484,550,000 1,459,147,000 1,462,710,000 1,444,659,000 1,437,876,000 1,423,438,000 1,425,224,000 1,408,330,000 223,840,000 218,292,000 209,197,000 215,489,000 209,201,000 198,526,000 188,374,000 173,219,000 167,938,000 158,117,000 142,856,000 127,177,000 120,656,000 106,363,000 92,732,000 77,718,000 69,963,000 54,167,000 38,902,000 56,965,000 50,955,000 32,323,000 40,988,000 64,993,000 69,247,000 56,026,000 42,293,000 43,750,000 38,367,000 73,303,000 176,004,000 192,979,000 227,161,000 205,800,000 189,820,000 175,525,000 162,066,000 143,682,000 176,081,000 179,803,000 180,744,000 161,336,000 188,507,000 215,608,000 209,644,000  171,527,000 153,816,000  146,489,000    6,375,000   
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      2,078,376,000 2,038,540,000 2,111,963,000 2,091,523,000 2,074,213,000 2,049,735,000 2,187,524,000 2,177,524,000 2,155,236,000 2,125,213,000 2,114,100,000 2,142,112,000 2,165,768,000 2,161,747,000 2,215,251,000 2,260,261,000 2,367,883,000 2,305,880,000 2,316,122,000 2,363,313,000 2,369,442,000 2,295,807,000 2,047,319,000 1,791,564,000 1,783,821,000 1,789,408,000 1,781,196,000 1,784,570,000 1,775,390,000 1,661,029,000 1,645,696,000 336,765,000 331,810,000 321,278,000 328,575,000 318,482,000 313,974,000 298,696,000 286,504,000 277,551,000 277,696,000  230,273,000 336,003,000 327,778,000  295,484,000 282,193,000 277,614,000  240,951,000 229,822,000 216,027,000  231,614,000 220,143,000 224,234,000 231,133,000 224,205,000 217,354,000 237,617,000  443,021,000 442,625,000 437,051,000 385,805,000 354,869,000 313,413,000  324,563,000 328,026,000 301,412,000 297,589,000 343,778,000 335,060,000 319,291,000  270,844,000 240,518,000  224,049,000       
        assets held for sale
        2,200,000          3,793,000      2,167,000 5,801,000                                                                    
        long-term debt
             61,329,000 61,256,000 61,400,000 61,247,000 101,309,000 101,344,000 101,396,000 141,234,000 141,437,000 141,743,000 141,630,000 141,593,000 141,748,000 141,798,000 141,823,000                        112,500,000    118,750,000    121,875,000                                  
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                   -35,068,000 -66,369,000 -28,009,000 29,185,000 9,203,000 1,956,000 30,823,000 40,064,000 48,880,000 760,000 659,000 253,000 233,000 447,000 449,000 266,000 32,000 -22,000             -145,000 -117,000  184,000 -67,000 103,000  -19,000 286,000 -597,000  -545,000 -558,000 -652,000 -611,000 -840,000 -645,000   295,000 285,000 285,000 305,000 305,000 146,000 127,000 -79,000 -206,000 -69,000  181,000  -202,000  -144,000 -321,000 -246,000 -220,000  -150,000     
        marketable securities, current
                                  36,486,000 37,121,000 38,139,000                                                         
        lease liabilities, current
                                  26,462,000                                                           
        deferred income tax assets
                                                                                             
        deferred income taxes
                                     22,851,000 23,803,000 24,452,000 34,609,000 32,441,000 30,119,000 31,096,000 27,894,000 24,509,000 22,930,000  19,471,000 18,097,000 17,013,000  15,209,000 14,875,000 14,990,000  5,000    5,615,000 4,708,000 3,388,000 3,326,000 7,412,000 8,679,000 7,768,000  11,957,000 11,326,000 9,705,000 9,316,000 10,216,000 9,508,000 8,295,000 7,799,000 12,204,000 10,800,000 9,951,000 8,830,000 7,832,000 6,671,000  3,400,000  205,000 214,000  692,000     
        deferred revenue
                                       21,851,000 21,784,000 20,017,000 19,173,000 16,691,000 16,633,000 17,140,000 16,868,000  11,741,000 8,974,000 5,583,000  4,258,000 3,372,000 1,947,000                                       
        other current liabilities
                                          62,000 133,000 203,000 273,000 281,000  281,000 281,000 281,000  281,000 281,000 281,000  281,000 281,000 281,000  281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000  281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000 281,000            
        1
                                                                                             
        balance sheet data:
                                                                                             
        cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
                                               106,889,000        94,760,000    47,517,000        76,493,000                    122,757,000  108,040,000 67,256,000 58,705,000 32,116,000 
        working capital
                                               81,207,000    140,316,000    82,182,000    46,631,000        62,205,000                    112,726,000  94,760,000 55,901,000 49,846,000 26,742,000 
        current portion of term loan
                                                 6,250,000 6,250,000  5,469,000 4,688,000 3,906,000  3,125,000 3,125,000 3,125,000  30,000,000 30,000,000 30,000,000 27,500,000 22,500,000 15,000,000                            
        term loan, less current portion
                                                 109,375,000 110,938,000  114,063,000 115,625,000 117,188,000  119,531,000 120,313,000 121,094,000  47,500,000 55,000,000 62,500,000 70,000,000 77,500,000 85,000,000                            
        3
                                                                                             
        cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities
                                                   162,283,000                                          
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 6,596 and 5,819 at december 31, 2012 and september 30, 2013, respectively
                                                        19,686,000                                     
        unearned tuition
                                                        585,000 227,000 229,000  1,163,000 3,161,000 1,303,000 15,364,000 14,612,000 8,026,000 15,331,000  184,715,000 165,463,000 166,268,000 149,804,000 142,639,000 113,574,000 115,328,000 114,872,000 116,020,000 91,937,000 94,144,000 91,476,000 93,122,000 76,935,000  73,896,000 60,981,000 55,778,000 62,782,000  37,180,000     
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 6,596 and 5,777 at december 31, 2012 and june 30, 2013, respectively
                                                         23,336,000                                    
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 6,596 and 6,476 at december 31, 2012 and march 31, 2013, respectively
                                                          22,181,000                                   
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 7,279 and 7,373 at december 31, 2011 and september 30, 2012, respectively
                                                            24,109,000                                 
        revolving credit facility
                                                            25,000,000 15,000,000  20,000,000 5,000,000 15,000,000 80,000,000                           
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 7,279 and 7,317 at december 31, 2011 and june 30, 2012, respectively
                                                             24,218,000                                
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 7,279 and 8,108 at december 31, 2011 and march 31, 2012, respectively
                                                              23,320,000                               
        marketable securities available for sale, at fair value
                                                                    40,684,000 52,908,000 52,716,000 52,558,000 52,347,000 51,842,000 51,515,000 50,952,000 50,222,000 30,066,000  76,299,000 75,958,000 75,666,000  75,763,000 75,471,000 45,594,000 25,637,000  25,753,000     
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 7,935 and 7,279 at december 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively
                                                               25,006,000                              
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 7,935 and 7,025 at december 31, 2010 and september 30, 2011, respectively
                                                                21,200,000                             
        restricted cash
                                                                500,000 500,000 500,000  500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000  500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000  500,000     
        accounts payable
                                                                38,014,000 31,983,000 27,107,000  41,301,000 24,934,000 21,837,000 21,261,000 16,532,000 18,989,000 12,761,000 17,099,000 15,885,000 13,065,000 17,463,000 15,682,000 12,348,000 10,875,000  10,923,000 7,915,000 6,402,000 7,140,000  5,938,000     
        accrued expenses
                                                                4,862,000 3,632,000 5,732,000  11,432,000 9,836,000 6,755,000 7,794,000 8,185,000 5,123,000 4,944,000 4,567,000 4,215,000 4,458,000 2,620,000 3,303,000 2,834,000 2,062,000  1,830,000 1,139,000 1,483,000 1,150,000  1,572,000     
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 7,935 and 6,982 at december 31, 2010 and june 30, 2011, respectively
                                                                 22,349,000                            
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 7,935 and 6,783 at december 31, 2010 and march 31, 2011, respectively
                                                                  25,711,000                           
        long-term liabilities
                                                                  13,148,000 12,644,000 12,313,000 12,169,000 12,173,000 11,745,000 11,707,000 11,584,000 11,499,000 11,663,000 11,822,000 10,927,000 10,764,000 10,922,000 10,867,000 10,911,000  7,689,000 6,337,000 6,364,000 6,274,000 5,784,000 3,667,000 2,894,000 2,055,000 763,000  
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 6,175 and 8,059 at december 31, 2009 and september 30, 2010, respectively
                                                                    181,695,000                         
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 6,175 and 6,969 at december 31, 2009 and june 30, 2010, respectively
                                                                     180,655,000                        
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 6,175 and 7,053 at december 31, 2009 and march 31, 2010, respectively
                                                                      180,886,000                       
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 4,776 and 6,175 in 2008 and 2009, respectively
                                                                       165,142,000                      
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                             
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 4,776 and 5,278 at december 31, 2008 and september 30, 2009, respectively
                                                                        157,877,000                     
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 4,776 and 5,400 at december 31, 2008 and june 30, 2009, respectively
                                                                         130,912,000                    
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 4,776 and 5,303 at december 31, 2008 and march 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                          134,285,000                   
        total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
                                                                          303,383,000                   
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 3,206 and 4,776 in 2007 and 2008, respectively
                                                                           131,458,000                  
        dividends payable
                                                                               28,853,000         1,138,000     
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 3,206 and 4,163 at december 31, 2007 and september 30, 2008, respectively
                                                                            127,120,000                 
        tuition receivable, net allowances for doubtful accounts of 3,206 and 3,761 at december 31, 2007 and june 30, 2008, respectively
                                                                             102,406,000                
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 3,206 and 3,668 at december 31, 2007 and march 31, 2008, respectively
                                                                              103,466,000               
        revenues
                                                                              97,074,000 263,648,000 69,813,000 78,875,000  220,507,000 67,090,000      116,710,000 92,876,000  
        costs and expenses:
                                                                                             
        instruction and educational support
                                                                              31,642,000 91,120,000 26,242,000 26,732,000  76,977,000 22,038,000      41,601,000 33,699,000  
        selling and promotion
                                                                              15,095,000 52,269,000 18,074,000 13,184,000  41,090,000 10,672,000      16,773,000 12,576,000  
        general and administration
                                                                              14,778,000 40,723,000 12,439,000 12,607,000  27,576,000 9,394,000      17,107,000 13,094,000  
        total costs and expenses
                                                                              61,515,000  56,755,000 52,523,000   42,104,000         
        income from operations
                                                                              35,559,000 79,536,000 13,058,000 26,352,000  74,864,000 24,986,000      41,229,000 33,507,000  
        investment and other income
                                                                              2,036,000 4,542,000 1,763,000 1,640,000  2,982,000 955,000      1,775,000 3,791,000  
        income before income taxes
                                                                              37,595,000 84,078,000 14,821,000 27,992,000  77,846,000 25,941,000      42,514,000 37,298,000  
        benefit from income taxes
                                                                              14,073,000 31,771,000 5,546,000 10,632,000  29,781,000 9,985,000      16,730,000 14,489,000  
        net income
                                                                              23,522,000 52,307,000 9,275,000 17,360,000  48,065,000 15,956,000      25,784,000 22,809,000  
        net income per share
                                                                                             
        basic
                                                                              1,670 3,690 650 1,220  3,320 1,120      2,140 1,620  
        diluted
                                                                              1,640 3,610 640 1,200  3,260 1,100      1,780 1,550  
        weighted-average shares outstanding:
                                                                                             
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 3,029 and 3,206 in 2006 and 2007, respectively
                                                                               100,651,000              
        tuition receivable, net allowances for doubtful accounts of 3,029 and 2,916 at december 31, 2006 and september 30, 2007, respectively
                                                                                97,820,000             
        tuition receivable, net allowances for doubtful accounts of 3,029 and 2,824 at december 31, 2006 and june 30, 2007, respectively
                                                                                 83,847,000            
        current assets:
                                                                                             
        cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                  75,629,000           
        marketable securities available for sale, at fair value
                                                                                  75,812,000           
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 3,029 and 3,159 at december 31, 2006 and march 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                                  86,671,000           
        other current assets
                                                                                  5,931,000           
        total current assets
                                                                                  244,043,000           
        property and equipment
                                                                                  54,311,000           
        deferred income taxes
                                                                                  4,613,000           
        restricted cash
                                                                                  500,000           
        other assets
                                                                                  366,000           
        total assets
                                                                                  303,833,000           
        liabilities & stockholders’ equity
                                                                                             
        current liabilities:
                                                                                             
        accounts payable
                                                                                  10,843,000           
        accrued expenses
                                                                                  1,619,000           
        income taxes payable
                                                                                  3,892,000           
        unearned tuition
                                                                                  79,603,000           
        total current liabilities
                                                                                  95,957,000           
        long-term liabilities
                                                                                  7,667,000           
        total liabilities
                                                                                  103,624,000           
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                             
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                             
        common stock, par value .01; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 14,293,584 and 14,529,900 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                             
        at december 31, 2006 and march 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                                  145,000           
        additional paid-in capital
                                                                                  101,880,000           
        retained earnings
                                                                                  98,298,000           
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                                  -114,000           
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                                                  200,209,000           
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                  303,833,000           
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 1,927 and 3,029 in 2005 and 2006, respectively
                                                                                   80,753,000          
        preferred stock dividends and accretion
                                                                                          7,344,000 5,010,000  
        net income available to common stockholders
                                                                                   48,065,000       18,440,000 17,799,000  
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 1,927 and 2,344 at december 31, 2005 and march 31, 2006, respectively
                                                                                    60,897,000         
        at december 31, 2005 and march 31, 2006, respectively
                                                                                    142,000         
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 1,301 and 1,927 in 2004 and 2005, respectively
                                                                                     55,935,000        
        student loans receivable – held for sale
                                                                                             
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                             
        stockholders' equity:
                                                                                             
        unearned compensation – restricted stock.
                                                                                     -405,000        
        total stockholders' equity
                                                                                     151,840,000  148,922,000 149,443,000 32,978,000  -67,372,000 97,744,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                     225,845,000   199,630,000     
        item 2.
                                                                                             
        item 3.
                                                                                             
        item 4.
                                                                                             
        part ii — other information
                                                                                             
        item 6.
                                                                                             
        signatures
                                                                                             
        certifications
                                                                                             
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of 1,301 and 1,488 at december 31, 2004 and september 30, 2005, respectively
                                                                                      58,223,000       
        student loans receivable, held for sale
                                                                                        12,000     
        unearned compensation — restricted stock
                                                                                      -434,000       
        series a convertible redeemable preferred stock
                                                                                         95,686,000 93,807,000 148,347,000  
        tuition receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts
                                                                                        35,644,000     
        liabilities & stockholders' equity
                                                                                             
        mandatorily redeemable convertible series a preferred stock, par value .01; 6,000,000 shares authorized; 3,899,944 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2003
                                                                                             
        income statement data:
                                                                                             
        gain on sale of asset
                                                                                             
        secondary offering expenses
                                                                                          490,000   
        other data:
                                                                                             
        depreciation and amortization
                                                                                          3,642,000 2,643,000  
        capital expenditures
                                                                                          17,113,000 6,274,000  
        cash dividends per common share
                                                                                          260 260  
        enrollment
                                                                                          16,532,000 14,009,000  
        campuses
                                                                                          20,000 17,000  
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
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          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                    
          net income
        32,809,000 37,909,000 26,630,000 32,331,000 29,744,000 25,336,000 27,748,000 29,898,000 29,702,000 39,129,000 18,459,000 14,231,000 -2,028,000 18,329,000 6,092,000 15,220,000 7,029,000 21,680,000 3,854,000 19,976,000 9,577,000 5,917,000 10,960,000 34,152,000 35,239,000 28,537,000 16,692,000 24,409,000 11,500,000 22,455,000 -52,781,000 5,188,000 9,467,000 -6,495,000 6,227,000 10,302,000 10,578,000 11,718,000 2,878,000 7,786,000 12,420,000 13,041,000 3,723,000 11,874,000 11,385,000 4,953,000 13,677,000 14,783,000 -18,957,000 3,149,000 15,002,000 17,231,000 16,627,000 4,102,000 21,212,000 23,989,000 26,671,000 13,935,000 29,647,000 35,791,000 35,883,000 72,036,000 36,379,000 31,859,000 16,666,000 27,500,000 29,053,000 24,202,000 44,844,000 23,522,000 19,496,000 9,275,000   15,956,000 15,011,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                    
          amortization of deferred financing costs
        106,000 107,000 106,000 106,000 106,000 253,000 141,000 140,000 140,000 141,000 140,000 138,000 138,000 138,000 138,000 138,000 138,000 138,000 138,000 138,000 138,000 216,000 83,000 84,000 83,000 83,000 83,000 84,000 83,000 83,000 78,000 65,000 66,000 65,000 66,000 65,000 66,000 65,000 66,000 65,000 66,000 66,000 773,000 195,000 195,000 195,000 195,000 195,000 195,000 195,000 195,000 195,000 196,000 200,000 199,000 200,000 200,000 199,000 199,000 65,000                 
          amortization of investment discount/premium
        -3,000 -19,000 -273,000 -54,000 -86,000 -243,000 -7,000 -13,000 -27,000 -25,000 -33,000 -10,000 3,000 3,000 1,000 13,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 16,000 24,000 38,000 40,000 3,000 65,000 10,000 66,000 93,000 127,000 166,000                                               
          depreciation and amortization
        10,926,000 13,250,000 11,962,000 12,003,000 11,195,000 11,345,000 10,806,000 11,158,000 11,069,000 12,432,000 14,685,000 15,545,000 14,651,000 13,931,000 15,757,000 17,164,000 16,272,000 15,228,000 21,564,000 32,053,000 34,571,000 30,965,000 26,208,000 26,248,000 25,733,000 25,999,000 26,365,000 26,514,000 25,983,000 25,436,000 19,192,000 4,880,000 5,035,000 5,015,000 4,743,000 4,605,000 4,370,000 4,541,000 4,403,000 4,448,000 4,425,000 4,393,000 4,419,000 4,579,000 4,713,000 4,955,000 5,024,000 5,803,000 17,002,000 6,127,000 6,244,000 6,190,000 6,116,000 6,108,000 5,932,000 5,817,000 5,746,000 5,614,000 5,261,000 4,904,000 4,496,000 8,502,000 4,198,000 3,818,000 3,519,000 3,400,000 3,200,000 3,041,000 4,991,000 2,420,000 2,288,000 2,139,000   1,704,000 1,675,000 
          deferred income taxes
        3,269,000 4,816,000 2,921,000 -3,080,000 3,076,000 2,122,000 -1,679,000 -2,999,000 2,406,000 -375,000 -2,911,000 -4,908,000 1,872,000 546,000 -4,304,000 46,000 -4,955,000 4,487,000 -1,698,000 -1,601,000 -8,898,000 -564,000 -6,131,000 -4,628,000 -2,108,000 -9,008,000 -8,938,000 -925,000 10,834,000 -11,879,000 -2,862,000 261,000 -1,842,000 10,157,000 -2,168,000 -2,322,000 762,000 -3,154,000 -3,385,000 -1,525,000 -633,000 -648,000 -1,737,000 -1,195,000 -426,000 -156,000 244,000 -602,000 -19,932,000 -2,056,000 -786,000 -661,000 2,789,000 -1,296,000 -1,214,000 -317,000 2,781,000 1,197,000 -1,074,000 818,000 3,827,000 -2,340,000 -740,000 518,000 -909,000 -1,175,000 -998,000 3,784,000 -2,059,000 -1,318,000 -1,177,000 -1,205,000   -838,000 -18,000 
          stock-based compensation
        5,386,000 5,759,000 5,868,000 5,856,000 5,471,000 6,782,000 6,887,000 6,573,000 5,329,000 4,570,000 4,077,000 5,493,000 5,632,000 5,583,000 5,612,000 5,529,000 5,068,000 5,435,000 4,646,000 4,168,000 3,900,000 3,851,000 3,875,000 3,859,000 3,025,000 3,085,000 2,499,000 3,566,000 3,010,000 3,751,000 5,844,000 3,249,000 2,688,000 3,058,000 2,915,000 3,227,000 2,427,000 3,437,000 2,404,000 2,035,000 2,891,000 2,637,000 2,653,000 2,472,000 2,451,000 2,551,000 2,546,000 1,961,000 893,000 3,166,000 2,982,000 2,250,000 -3,894,000 3,528,000 3,440,000 2,390,000 3,436,000 3,470,000 3,436,000 2,892,000 3,003,000 6,097,000 3,059,000 2,895,000 2,841,000 2,850,000 2,368,000 2,317,000 5,487,000 2,683,000 2,494,000 2,502,000   1,160,000 29,000 
          impairment of right-of-use lease assets
        233,000 3,883,000 723,000 79,000     1,486,000 3,649,000 64,000   -38,000 1,899,000 2,627,000 14,388,000 395,000 453,000                                                    
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                    
          tuition receivable
        -8,025,000 35,854,000 -16,542,000 -7,013,000 -13,385,000 28,070,000 -14,602,000 -6,064,000 -7,183,000 22,239,000 -15,487,000 -10,734,000 -8,892,000 20,762,000 -8,158,000 -12,493,000 -12,669,000 38,294,000 -9,543,000 -15,530,000 -13,417,000 20,883,000 -5,044,000 267,000 3,553,000 -488,000 -3,519,000 930,000 4,847,000 -347,000 11,143,000 -667,000 -2,249,000 -2,796,000 -317,000 -156,000 19,000 -1,878,000 180,000 -472,000 717,000 -1,556,000 -1,989,000 -360,000 1,914,000 -206,000 681,000 1,338,000 448,000 3,650,000 -1,155,000 1,081,000 847,000 109,000 -898,000 1,686,000 -3,806,000 1,149,000 3,362,000 -3,700,000 -17,905,000 -15,513,000 -15,744,000 -7,265,000 -26,965,000 3,373,000 -2,827,000 -4,338,000 -1,755,000 -2,815,000 -2,831,000 -13,973,000   -4,962,000 2,288,000 
          other assets
        -7,743,000 5,085,000 329,000 -1,573,000 -11,434,000 4,255,000 -3,214,000 -4,713,000 -7,950,000 4,825,000 -291,000 -1,274,000 -10,891,000 3,167,000 2,771,000 4,020,000 -6,374,000 -858,000 3,202,000 589,000 -9,897,000 -23,642,000 -2,346,000 -6,569,000 231,000 187,000 -791,000 -261,000 325,000 446,000 243,000 -939,000 115,000 382,000 371,000 432,000 397,000 399,000 375,000 344,000 -2,983,000 20,000      496,000 1,000 1,000 -4,000 -1,000 -1,000 21,000 -154,000 22,000 44,000 19,000 17,000 -1,000 87,000 62,000 -55,000   25,000 21,000 -64,000 -78,000 -1,000 -40,000   -3,000 -2,000 
          accounts payable and accrued expenses
        10,757,000 -4,945,000 12,810,000 -4,135,000 492,000 -1,301,000 12,119,000 -5,459,000 6,218,000 -10,567,000 13,463,000 -4,175,000 1,831,000 -11,107,000 14,881,000 -11,085,000 2,972,000 -6,447,000 7,582,000 2,441,000 -10,276,000 -23,366,000 22,861,000 -15,152,000 -7,028,000 2,267,000 -2,251,000 3,766,000 -3,537,000 10,089,000 -10,312,000 2,230,000 -867,000 -5,243,000 9,152,000 3,395,000 -2,836,000 -3,087,000 3,551,000 3,609,000 -4,335,000 -1,775,000 3,831,000 -1,825,000 -983,000 15,591,000 -5,040,000 -336,000 -304,000 7,724,000 684,000 -8,220,000 366,000 13,059,000 -10,121,000 2,369,000                     
          income taxes payable and income taxes receivable
        3,985,000 -75,000 -1,703,000 -11,019,000 7,234,000 1,713,000 -720,000 -8,512,000 8,586,000 9,981,000 2,030,000 -12,086,000 -4,613,000 3,082,000 -415,000 -4,747,000 9,660,000 -2,854,000 -1,394,000 -7,333,000 12,777,000   2,989,000 12,314,000 8,323,000 3,548,000 -16,704,000 6,031,000 7,352,000 -4,421,000 -7,442,000 3,995,000 3,772,000 -1,248,000 -10,242,000 7,089,000 4,446,000 -1,540,000 -7,934,000 4,620,000 1,630,000 -3,182,000 -4,160,000 7,547,000 -6,358,000 -2,893,000 9,224,000 1,208,000 -1,618,000 -3,638,000 11,847,000 3,324,000 -7,494,000 -15,579,000 15,443,000                     
          contract liabilities
        37,465,000 -54,149,000 15,350,000 7,046,000 37,815,000 -60,524,000 16,223,000 5,318,000 36,035,000 -48,341,000 13,930,000 4,871,000 34,035,000 -46,477,000 13,536,000 10,889,000 41,012,000 -52,027,000 7,085,000 12,065,000 46,872,000 -14,635,000 2,487,000 152,000 1,901,000 -2,595,000 5,533,000 3,076,000 1,702,000 2,617,000 -24,714,000 1,576,000 1,192,000                                            
          other liabilities
        -1,791,000 -2,200,000 -1,203,000 17,000 -2,651,000 -2,580,000 -2,211,000 -1,022,000 -529,000 -4,063,000 -1,626,000 -946,000 -145,000 -3,751,000 -1,919,000 -1,734,000 -1,573,000 -1,714,000 -2,118,000 -2,559,000 -978,000                                                        
          net cash from operating activities
        87,374,000 39,196,000 60,138,000 31,208,000 67,656,000 15,905,000 51,491,000 24,305,000 77,630,000 29,946,000 46,436,000 5,495,000 35,242,000 1,320,000 44,056,000 24,081,000 56,595,000 19,364,000 35,332,000 47,050,000 78,781,000 -15,881,000 46,845,000 43,246,000 68,695,000 60,739,000 38,344,000 44,405,000 58,658,000 61,514,000 -44,673,000 12,977,000 17,049,000 11,783,000 11,608,000 7,705,000 25,059,000 14,403,000 7,682,000 7,745,000 14,680,000 23,077,000 10,365,000 13,064,000 30,392,000 16,916,000 11,980,000 33,217,000 11,932,000 20,583,000 20,185,000 31,393,000 24,816,000 14,585,000 6,179,000 36,482,000 31,614,000 35,316,000 20,261,000 67,172,000 21,375,000 87,854,000 63,107,000 51,923,000 17,964,000 24,820,000 47,065,000 25,614,000 43,471,000 34,222,000 31,984,000 4,188,000   24,939,000 20,273,000 
          capital expenditures
        -10,066,000 -12,243,000 -10,858,000 -10,833,000 -10,318,000 -11,234,000 -9,418,000 -10,740,000 -9,188,000 -9,625,000 -9,524,000 -9,524,000 -8,270,000 -10,662,000 -9,820,000 -13,002,000 -9,686,000 -15,801,000 -10,494,000 -10,488,000 -12,650,000 -12,025,000 -9,322,000 -11,207,000 -14,258,000 -9,335,000 -7,929,000 -9,897,000 -8,122,000 -13,465,000 -5,709,000 -5,496,000 -1,848,000 -2,493,000 -5,858,000 -4,696,000 -3,270,000 -5,423,000 -3,811,000 -1,638,000 -1,940,000 -3,373,000 -2,443,000 -4,401,000 -2,110,000 -1,365,000 -1,136,000 -974,000 -1,838,000 -2,404,000 -2,775,000 -1,662,000 -8,171,000 -6,747,000 -6,461,000 -2,825,000 -6,076,000 -7,005,000 -6,305,000 -9,490,000 -11,107,000 -20,854,000 -10,923,000 -6,227,000 -11,554,000 -3,486,000 -6,247,000 -4,822,000 -9,189,000 -4,336,000 -958,000 -5,224,000   -3,108,000 -2,209,000 
          free cash flows
        77,308,000 26,953,000 49,280,000 20,375,000 57,338,000 4,671,000 42,073,000 13,565,000 68,442,000 20,321,000 36,912,000 -4,029,000 26,972,000 -9,342,000 34,236,000 11,079,000 46,909,000 3,563,000 24,838,000 36,562,000 66,131,000 -27,906,000 37,523,000 32,039,000 54,437,000 51,404,000 30,415,000 34,508,000 50,536,000 48,049,000 -50,382,000 7,481,000 15,201,000 9,290,000 5,750,000 3,009,000 21,789,000 8,980,000 3,871,000 6,107,000 12,740,000 19,704,000 7,922,000 8,663,000 28,282,000 15,551,000 10,844,000 32,243,000 10,094,000 18,179,000 17,410,000 29,731,000 16,645,000 7,838,000 -282,000 33,657,000 25,538,000 28,311,000 13,956,000 57,682,000 10,268,000 67,000,000 52,184,000 45,696,000 6,410,000 21,334,000 40,818,000 20,792,000 34,282,000 29,886,000 31,026,000 -1,036,000   21,831,000 18,064,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                    
          purchases of property and equipment
        -10,066,000 -12,243,000 -10,858,000 -10,833,000 -10,318,000 -11,234,000 -9,418,000 -10,740,000 -9,188,000 -9,625,000 -9,524,000 -9,524,000 -8,270,000 -10,662,000 -9,820,000 -13,002,000 -9,686,000 -15,801,000 -10,494,000 -10,488,000 -12,650,000 -12,025,000 -9,322,000 -11,207,000 -14,258,000 -10,920,000 -8,910,000 -10,103,000 -8,756,000 -11,519,000 -7,432,000 -4,363,000 -4,233,000 -3,478,000 -6,138,000 -4,594,000 -3,841,000 -5,660,000 -3,649,000 -1,821,000 -2,031,000 -3,105,000 -2,530,000 -4,223,000 -2,834,000 -1,739,000 -1,323,000 -996,000 -1,611,000 -2,121,000 -2,626,000 -2,368,000 -6,568,000 -8,294,000 -5,821,000 -4,050,000 -5,104,000 -6,825,000 -6,678,000 -11,384,000 -13,948,000 -22,647,000 -12,170,000 -8,331,000 -9,077,000 -6,439,000 -6,584,000 -5,325,000 -10,032,000 -5,128,000 -2,964,000 -4,548,000   -3,344,000 -2,536,000 
          purchases of marketable securities
         -2,290,000 -169,000 -25,635,000 -39,397,000 -6,129,000   -10,001,000 199,000 -17,103,000         -1,863,000 -22,712,000 -5,326,000 -6,194,000 -6,249,000 -13,958,000                           -2,000 -36,000 -383,000 -191,000 -211,000 -242,000 -295,000 -337,000 -408,000 -30,180,000      -30,000,000  
          proceeds from marketable securities
         21,503,000 15,000,000 8,233,000 34,342,000 1,500,000 7,000,000 14,305,000 8,220,000 1,625,000 3,215,000 3,000,000 1,960,000 3,820,000 500,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 3,705,000 3,665,000 1,930,000 13,324,000 3,999,000                                                      
          proceeds from other investments
        29,000       457,000                                                                
          other investments
        -138,000 -125,000 -34,000 -141,000 -90,000 -41,000 -394,000 -62,000 -34,000 -162,000 -34,000 -118,000 -112,000 -48,000 -175,000 -703,000 -327,000 -190,000 -72,000 -182,000 -75,000 -575,000 -118,000 -1,780,000 -138,000 -366,000 -374,000                                                
          net cash from investing activities
        -10,175,000 9,045,000 4,088,000 -2,926,000 -1,701,000 -49,186,000 -8,961,000 -5,211,000 -1,002,000 -18,083,000 -6,708,000 -469,000 -23,285,000 -1,036,000 -9,513,000 -12,050,000 -8,761,000 -12,501,000 -2,788,000 -7,013,000 -10,792,000 -627,642,000 -5,398,000 -2,818,000 -6,334,000 -24,510,000 -4,074,000 -7,013,000 -2,469,000 -16,551,000 155,284,000 -4,363,000 -4,233,000 -3,478,000 -6,138,000 -4,594,000 -3,841,000 -5,660,000 -3,649,000 -7,821,000 -3,666,000 -3,105,000 -2,530,000 -4,223,000 -2,834,000 -1,739,000 -1,323,000 -996,000 -1,611,000 -2,121,000 -2,626,000 -2,368,000 -6,568,000 -8,294,000 -5,821,000 -4,050,000 -12,104,000 -6,825,000 -6,678,000 1,002,000 14,216,000 -23,030,000 -12,361,000 -8,542,000 -9,319,000 -6,734,000 -6,921,000 -5,733,000 36,573,000 71,657,000 -2,964,000 -4,548,000   -33,344,000 -22,536,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                    
          common dividends paid
        -13,577,000 -14,156,000 -14,172,000 -14,418,000 -14,797,000 -14,709,000 -14,755,000 -14,773,000 -14,734,000 -14,641,000 -14,671,000 -14,713,000 -14,755,000 -14,640,000 -14,714,000 -14,868,000 -15,018,000 -14,756,000 -14,740,000 -14,771,000 -14,778,000 -14,651,000 -14,643,000 -13,335,000 -13,327,000 -13,328,000 -11,103,000 -11,103,000 -11,091,000 -11,040,000 -11,024,000 -2,889,000 -2,889,000 -2,855,000 -2,854,000 -2,854,000 -2,853,000                -11,719,000 -11,872,000 -11,872,000 -11,865,000 -11,944,000 -11,978,000 -12,009,000 -13,174,000  -20,897,000 -10,470,000        -5,410,000 -4,535,000   -3,612,000  
          net payments for stock awards
        -12,504,000 -538,000 91,000 -9,273,000 196,000 172,000 -3,686,000 97,000 39,000 -4,964,000 -31,000 -92,000 -32,000 -2,849,000 -655,000 43,000 -2,326,000 37,000 -20,000 331,000 -25,089,000                                                   
          repurchase of common stock
        -39,995,000 -44,576,000 -34,284,000 -28,007,000 -32,025,000 -6,510,000      -3,200,000 -11,944,000 -21,011,000 -3,961,000 -3,001,000   -247,000                        -24,999,000     -20,000,000 -55,427,000 -127,237,000 -42,289,000 -22,003,000 -15,001,000 -10,004,000 -4,958,000 -5,058,000 -60,068,000 -29,858,000 -68,976,000 -56,267,000 -18,098,000 -3,998,000   -13,972,000 -7,975,000 
          net cash from financing activities
        -66,076,000 -58,732,000 -48,994,000 -42,334,000 -56,095,000 -22,721,000 -81,030,000 -14,601,000 -18,420,000 -14,544,000 -54,632,000 -24,712,000 -19,719,000 -57,871,000 -26,750,000 -35,911,000 -21,828,000 -15,411,000 -17,741,000 -17,632,000 -17,104,000 125,269,000 205,585,000 -13,004,000 -38,663,000 -13,328,000 -12,691,000 -14,267,000 -15,534,000 -9,623,000 -5,814,000 -2,889,000 -2,889,000 -2,855,000 -2,854,000 -2,343,000 -3,364,000 -953,000 -405,000 -116,475,000 -1,563,000 -1,562,000 -782,000 -781,000 -781,000 -781,000 -782,000 -781,000 -25,780,000 -16,340,000 -9,372,000 -4,372,000 -36,865,000 -19,444,000 -21,978,000 -34,119,000 -61,187,000 -55,606,000 -40,772,000 -23,438,000 -20,459,000 -6,207,000 -11,985,000 -64,026,000 -30,368,000 -86,698,000 -82,049,000 -20,446,000 -5,990,000   -15,065,000 -10,223,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
        185,000 -509,000 296,000 2,451,000 68,000 -4,963,000 2,029,000 1,771,000 -2,305,000 3,161,000 -1,733,000 -1,037,000 -887,000 6,639,000 -5,748,000 -7,078,000 2,097,000 927,000 -1,884,000 -530,000 -866,000                                                        
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
        11,308,000 -11,000,000 15,528,000 -11,601,000 9,928,000  -36,471,000 6,264,000 55,903,000    -8,649,000 -50,948,000 2,045,000 -30,958,000 28,103,000 -7,621,000 12,919,000 21,875,000 50,019,000 -516,631,000 247,032,000 27,424,000 23,698,000 22,901,000 21,579,000 23,125,000 40,655,000 35,340,000 104,797,000 5,725,000 9,927,000                                            
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash — beginning of period
        149,511,000 146,656,000 181,925,000 227,454,000 279,212,000 202,020,000 420,497,000 312,237,000 156,448,000                                            
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash — end of period
        160,819,000 -11,000,000 15,528,000 -11,601,000 156,584,000 -60,965,000 -36,471,000 6,264,000 237,828,000 480,000 -16,637,000 -20,723,000 218,805,000 -50,948,000 2,045,000 -30,958,000 307,315,000 -7,621,000 12,919,000 21,875,000 252,039,000 -516,631,000 247,032,000 27,424,000 444,195,000 22,901,000 21,579,000 23,125,000 352,892,000 35,340,000 104,797,000 5,725,000 166,375,000                                            
          non-cash transactions:
                                                                                    
          non-cash additions to property and equipment
        4,256,000 179,000 -235,000 710,000 2,087,000 -346,000 426,000 -594,000 3,002,000 956,000 20,000 643,000 1,447,000 -192,000 671,000 -3,872,000 5,111,000 2,459,000 249,000 -926,000 7,526,000 1,583,000 267,000 837,000 1,392,000                                                    
          right-of-use lease assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities
        2,170,000  3,852,000 1,542,000 677,000  5,924,000 665,000 3,616,000  1,099,000 2,106,000 5,124,000  2,760,000 1,100,000 418,000  -1,930,000 1,996,000 46,147,000  4,557,000 4,366,000 3,504,000                                                    
          gain on sale of property and equipment
                       -1,975,000                                                           
          gain on early termination of operating leases
             -6,166,000                                                                    
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment
                       4,003,000                                                          
          cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired
         -20,000   -14,000 -20,000   -82,000 -237,000 -211,000 -607,000                                                               
          payments on long-term debt
                                                                                  
          payments of deferred financing costs
                                                                                    
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
                  -16,637,000                                                                  
          loss on sale of marketable securities
                                                                                   
          noncash transactions:
                                                                                    
          net proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                                                   
          proceeds from long-term debt
                                                                                    
          payment of deferred financing costs
                                                              -1,683,000 -776,000                 
          impairment of intangible assets
                                                                                    
          other long-term liabilities
                             -1,245,000 -1,519,000 -1,480,000 -1,445,000 -1,039,000 -1,326,000 101,000 -1,187,000 -451,000 -1,008,000 -282,000 -1,065,000 -153,000 -6,111,000 -2,852,000 -335,000 -2,516,000 -904,000 -2,000,000 -2,380,000 -1,675,000 310,000 -1,128,000 -1,131,000 -4,808,000 -4,451,000 -3,505,000 29,144,000 209,000 18,000 147,000 -826,000 662,000                       
          income taxes payable
                                                                 -2,848,000 -17,034,000 21,467,000        3,459,000 5,098,000 11,259,000 8,683,000 -9,797,000   7,539,000 6,969,000 
          other current assets
                                -3,321,000 -668,000 383,000 -244,000 -1,060,000 1,545,000 2,127,000 -835,000 931,000 1,624,000 -2,560,000 -220,000 629,000 -54,000 -2,429,000 -26,000 -1,440,000 2,603,000 -955,000 -216,000 2,573,000 -1,781,000 116,000 926,000 766,000 -828,000 851,000 1,645,000 -138,000 -2,349,000 1,314,000 -957,000 1,812,000 -1,706,000 1,115,000 -1,989,000 1,716,000 -1,618,000 -1,043,000 -1,302,000 4,000 49,000 1,017,000 -93,000 -1,298,000 -943,000 4,398,000 -3,492,000   -1,305,000 497,000 
          maturities of marketable securities
                                9,905,000 10,902,000 10,300,000 9,650,000 12,910,000 10,525,000                                               
          amortization of gain on sale of assets
                                         -62,000 -71,000 -70,000 -71,000 -69,000 -71,000 -70,000 -70,000 -69,000 -71,000 -70,000 -70,000 -70,000 -71,000 -70,000 -70,000 -70,000 -71,000 -70,000 -70,000 -70,000 -70,000 -71,000 -70,000 -70,000 -70,000 -141,000 -70,000 -70,000 -70,000 -70,000 -71,000 -70,000 -141,000   -22,000     
          fair value adjustments and impairment of intangible assets
                                     605,000                                               
          net cash acquired in acquisition
                                                                                    
          purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable
                                 1,585,000 981,000 206,000 634,000 -1,946,000 1,723,000 -1,133,000 2,385,000 985,000 280,000 -102,000 571,000 237,000 -162,000 183,000 91,000 -268,000 87,000 -178,000 724,000 374,000 187,000 22,000 -227,000 -283,000 -149,000 706,000 -1,603,000 1,547,000 -640,000 1,225,000 -972,000 -180,000 373,000 1,894,000 2,841,000 1,793,000 1,247,000 2,104,000 -2,477,000 2,953,000 337,000 503,000 843,000 792,000 2,006,000 -676,000   236,000 327,000 
          taxes paid for stock awards
                                   -3,164,000 -4,443,000                                                
          amortization of deferred rent
                                     -354,000 -453,000 -492,000 -417,000 -429,000 -492,000 -382,000 -477,000 -522,000 -473,000 -394,000 -52,000 72,000 7,000 -145,000 -279,000 -283,000 -272,000 -199,000 -246,000 -102,000 -141,000 27,000 150,000 25,000 1,000 147,000 292,000 286,000 221,000 378,000 221,000 -97,000 -105,000 13,000 -30,000 2,000 -93,000 -236,000 -217,000 -87,000 -87,000 33,000   -2,000 103,000 
          net cash (used) acquired in acquisition
                                                                                    
          net proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                     1,817,000                                               
          taxes paid for restricted stock units
                                     -400,000                                               
          payments of contingent consideration
                                            -511,000 -953,000                                      
          investments in partnership interests
                                                                                    
          fair value adjustments
                                                                                    
          deferred revenue
                                         2,826,000 1,030,000 1,915,000 2,441,000 1,078,000 2,627,000 1,878,000 1,435,000 4,339,000 2,582,000 3,040,000 2,504,000 2,186,000 2,223,000 3,699,000                             
          cash from acquisition, net of cash acquired
                                             -6,000,000 -1,635,000                                    
          payments on term loan
                                                 -115,625,000 -1,563,000 -1,562,000 -782,000 -781,000 -781,000 -781,000 -782,000 -781,000 -781,000 -7,500,000 -7,500,000 -5,000,000                     
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                         5,450,000 2,616,000 768,000 17,854,000 8,743,000 3,080,000 -76,000 10,609,000 19,972,000 -108,640,000 7,278,000 25,996,000 14,395,000 9,876,000 31,440,000 9,540,000 17,680,000 16,778,000 3,245,000    -4,433,000 66,000 6,513,000 -20,536,000 6,987,000 -20,015,000 24,052,000 27,308,000    -23,882,000 -10,487,000 -6,654,000 23,830,000 8,574,000    -23,470,000 -12,486,000 
          cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period
                                         129,245,000 106,889,000               57,137,000    64,107,000                 
          cash and cash equivalents — end of period
                                         5,450,000 2,616,000 768,000 147,099,000 8,743,000 3,080,000 -76,000 117,498,000               52,704,000    71,094,000                 
          contingent consideration recorded in connection with an acquisition
                                              -500,000                                      
          payment of contingent consideration
                                                -405,000                                    
          changes in contingent consideration related to acquisitions
                                                14,625,000                                    
          cash and cash equivalents — beginning of year
                                                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents — end of year
                                                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period
                                                  162,283,000 94,760,000  47,517,000        63,958,000 63,958,000    56,379,000  95,036,000 95,036,000    74,212,000  
          cash and cash equivalents – end of period
                                                  -108,640,000 7,278,000 188,279,000 14,395,000 9,876,000 126,200,000  17,680,000 16,778,000 50,762,000  -3,081,000    6,513,000    88,010,000 91,266,000    32,497,000  88,382,000 118,866,000  -6,350,000   50,742,000  
          gain on sale of marketable securities
                                                                -66,000 -288,000        -785,000       
          unearned tuition
                                                        1,290,000 1,036,000 -2,000 -265,000 -669,000 -1,998,000 1,858,000 -14,061,000 752,000 6,586,000 -7,305,000 11,808,000 -3,603,000 15,659,000 16,464,000 7,165,000 29,065,000 -1,754,000 456,000 -1,148,000 461,000 2,668,000 -1,646,000 16,187,000   5,203,000 -7,004,000 
          proceeds from the sale of marketable securities
                                                                  28,200,000       76,785,000 76,785,000       
          acquisition of assets
                                                                                    
          proceeds from term loan
                                                                                  
          payments on revolving credit facility
                                                            -35,000,000 -15,000,000 -13,000,000 -20,000,000 -5,000,000 -15,000,000                   
          proceeds from revolving credit facility
                                                            10,000,000 25,000,000   20,000,000 5,000,000 15,000,000 80,000,000                 
          cash and cash equivalents – beginning of year
                                                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents – end of year
                                                                                    
          excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements
                                                                    -1,676,000 -1,581,000 -25,000 -1,432,000 -83,000 -1,471,000 -6,535,000 -11,498,000  -1,574,000 -1,141,000   -982,000  
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                                    452,000 452,000 4,336,000 1,691,000 10,325,000 3,378,000 1,488,000 1,402,000   1,537,000  
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                             -3,081,000                       
          loss on disposal of assets
                                                                       93,000            
          accounts payable
                                                                 6,211,000 4,503,000 -559,000 -12,862,000 4,797,000 2,246,000 2,625,000 20,000 3,275,000 -3,864,000 711,000 -1,111,000 3,483,000 1,328,000 2,194,000   1,838,000 -432,000 
          accrued expenses
                                                                 1,230,000 -2,100,000 -4,780,000 -920,000 2,042,000 -1,039,000 -391,000 3,062,000 179,000 377,000 352,000 1,155,000 -683,000 469,000 772,000   -344,000 333,000 
          deferred lease incentives
                                                                 20,000 81,000 196,000 180,000 662,000 603,000 95,000 223,000   147,000 363,000  212,000     811,000 
          sale of marketable securities
                                                                   12,388,000                 
          regular common dividends paid
                                                                    -13,317,000   -10,480,000 -7,017,000 -7,010,000 -7,120,000 -7,045,000 -10,691,000 -5,339,000       
          special common dividends paid
                                                                           -28,854,000 -28,854,000       
          income taxes payable/receivable
                                                                     -643,000 20,418,000  -7,189,000 -13,009,000 19,893,000          
          proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
                                                                                    
          net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                    
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                                    
          provision for student loan losses
                                                                                    
          student loans originated or acquired
                                                                                    
          collections on student loans receivable
                                                                                    
          gain on marketable securities
                                                                            -785,000        
          amortization of gain on sale of property & equipment
                                                                             -71,000       
          excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements1
                                                                             -5,033,000       
          amortization of gain on sale
                                                                                    
          student loans originated
                                                                                  -3,000  
          collections on student loans receivable and held for sale
                                                                                  23,000  
          collections on student loans receivable and held for sale.
                                                                                    
          net increase in cash and equivalents
                                                                                    
          repurchase of common stock included in accounts payable
                                                                                    
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                    
          net income
                                                                                 18,806,000   
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                                    
          amortization of deferred rent
                                                                                 -22,000   
          depreciation and amortization
                                                                                 2,018,000   
          provision for student loan losses
                                                                                    
          deferred income taxes
                                                                                 -1,273,000   
          stock-based compensation
                                                                                 2,401,000   
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                    
          tuition receivable
                                                                                 -5,918,000   
          other current assets
                                                                                 -1,237,000   
          other assets
                                                                                 -2,000   
          accounts payable
                                                                                 224,000   
          accrued expenses
                                                                                 -211,000   
          income taxes payable
                                                                                 7,970,000   
          excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements1
                                                                                 -9,057,000   
          unearned tuition
                                                                                 5,707,000   
          student loans originated
                                                                                    
          collections on student loans receivable and held for sale
                                                                                    
          net cash provided by operating activities
                                                                                 19,406,000   
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                    
          purchases of property and equipment
                                                                                 -3,885,000   
          purchases of marketable securities
                                                                                    
          net cash used in investing activities
                                                                                 -3,885,000   
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                    
          common dividends paid
                                                                                 -4,551,000   
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                                                 10,923,000   
          repurchase of common stock
                                                                                 -7,984,000   
          net cash from financing activities
                                                                                 7,445,000   
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                 22,966,000   
          cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period
                                                                                 52,663,000   
          cash and cash equivalents - end of period
                                                                                 75,629,000   
          non-cash transactions:
                                                                                    
          purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable
                                                                                 197,000   
          preferred dividends paid
                                                                                    
          benefit from student loan losses
                                                                                  -45,000  
          restricted cash
                                                                                    
          proceeds from sale of marketable securities
                                                                                    
          provision for student loan losses and indemnification
                                                                                    
          common stock dividends paid..
                                                                                    
          preferred stock dividends paid
                                                                                    
          issuance of series a convertible redeemable preferred stock
                                                                                    
          cash flow from operating activities:
                                                                                    
          benefit from student loan losses and indemnification