Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income and Comprehensive (Loss) Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
REVENUE:
Tuition and fees		$ 700,525		$ 842,062	$ 905,482
Other		3,867		5,211	8,482
Total revenue	[1]	704,392		847,273	913,964
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Educational services and facilities		235,100		289,777	323,259
General and administrative		477,725		564,211	640,454
Depreciation and amortization	[1]	22,747		24,938	53,382
Asset impairment		1,164		60,515	36,141
Total operating expenses		736,736		939,441	1,053,236
Operating loss	[1]	(32,344)		(92,168)	(139,272)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income		1,262		794	851
Interest expense		(584)		(835)	(491)
Loss on sale of business				(1,793)
Miscellaneous income (expense)		300		(436)	86
Total other income (expense)		978		(2,270)	446
PRETAX LOSS		(31,366)		(94,438)	(138,826)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes		(16,550)		(147,454)	3,736
(LOSS) INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS		(14,816)		53,016	(142,562)
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax		(3,896)		(1,131)	(35,601)
NET (LOSS) INCOME		(18,712)		51,885	(178,163)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(77)
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments		699		(27)	(350)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		622		(27)	(350)
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME		$ (18,090)		$ 51,858	$ (178,513)
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC and DILUTED:
(Loss) income from continuing operations		$ (0.22)		$ 0.78	$ (2.12)
Loss from discontinued operations		(0.05)		(0.02)	(0.53)
Net (loss) income per share		$ (0.27)		$ 0.76	$ (2.65)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic		68,373	[2]	67,860	67,173	[2]
Diluted		68,373	[2]	68,328	67,173	[2]

[1] The statement of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income balances including revenue, operating (loss) income and depreciation and amortization are presented above on a continuing operations basis. Total assets and capital expenditures are presented on a consolidated basis including continuing and discontinued operations.

[2] Due to the fact that we reported a loss from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2014, potential common stock equivalents were excluded from the diluted common shares outstanding calculation. Per FASB ASC Topic 260 – Earnings per Share, an entity that reports discontinued operations shall use income or loss from continuing operations as the benchmark for calculating diluted common shares outstanding, and as such, we have zero common stock equivalents since these shares would have an anti-dilutive effect on our net loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2014.