Fair Value Measurement

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Fair Value Measurement [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurement

8. Fair Value Measurement

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of the following as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
	December 31, 2011		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/ Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	7,606	$	7,606	$	–	$	–
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis	$	7,606	$	7,606	$	–	$	–
Liabilities:
Other liabilities:
Interest rate swap	$	1,010	$	–	$	1,010	$	–
Deferred payments		2,200		–		–		2,200
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis	$	3,210	$	–	$	1,010	$	2,200

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of the following as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands):

			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
	December 31, 2010		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/ Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	55,827	$	55,827	$	–	$	–
Marketable securities available for sale		12,386		12,386		–		–
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis	$	68,213	$	68,213	$	–	$	–

The Company measures the above items on a recurring basis at fair value as follows:

• Money market funds – Classified in Level 1 is excess cash the Company holds in both taxable and tax-exempt money market funds and are included in cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company records any net unrealized gains and losses for changes in fair value as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders' equity. Realized gains and losses from the sale of marketable securities are based on the specific identification method. The Company's remaining cash and cash equivalents held at December 31, 2010 and 2011, approximate fair value and is not disclosed in the above tables because of the short-term nature of the financial instruments.

• Interest rate swap – The Company has an interest rate swap with a notional amount of $97.5 million as of December 31, 2011, used to minimize the interest rate exposure on a portion of the Company's variable rate debt. The interest rate swap is used to fix the variable interest rate on the associated debt. The swap is classified within Level 2 and is valued using readily available pricing sources which utilize market observable inputs including the current variable interest rate for similar types of instruments.

• Deferred payments – Classified within Level 3 as there is no liquid market for similarly priced instruments, and valued using a discounted cash flow model that encompassed significant unobservable inputs to estimate the operating results of the Acquisition. The assumptions used to prepare the discounted cash flows include estimates for interest rates, enrollment growth, retention rates and pricing strategies. These assumptions are subject to change as the underlying data sources evolve and the program matures.

At December 31, 2011, the carrying value of the Company's debt was $117.5 million. All of the Company's debt is variable interest rate debt and the carrying amount approximates fair value.

The fair value of the Company's Level 3 liabilities did not change during the year ended December 31, 2011. The Company did not change its valuation techniques associated with recurring fair value measurements from prior periods, and no assets or liabilities were transferred between levels of the fair value hierarchy during 2010 or 2011. Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2011, include $6.8 million of goodwill and $1.6 million of other indefinite-lived intangible assets resulting from the Acquisition.