Acquisitions and Dispositions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Acquisitions And Dispositions [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Dispositions [Text Block]	4. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS In the first nine months of 2012, the Company acquired three small businesses in its education division and one small business included in other businesses; the purchase price allocation mostly comprised goodwill and other intangible assets on a preliminary basis. In the first nine months of 2011, the Company acquired four businesses. These acquisitions included Kaplan's May 2011 acquisitions of Franklyn Scholar and Carrick Education Group, leading national providers of vocational training and higher education in Australia. In June 2011, Kaplan acquired Structuralia, a provider of e-learning for the engineering and infrastructure sector in Spain. The Company did not make any acquisitions during the third quarters of 2012 or 2011. The assets and liabilities of the companies acquired have been recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. In September 2012, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Celtic Healthcare, Inc. (Celtic), a provider of home healthcare and hospice services in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions. The transaction closed on November 5, 2012. The operating results of Celtic will be included in other businesses. The Company divested its interested in Avenue100 Media Solutions in July 2012, which was previously reported in other businesses. Kaplan completed the sales of Kidum in August 2012, EduNeering in April 2012 and Kaplan Learning Technologies in February 2012, which were part of the Kaplan Ventures division. In October 2011, Kaplan completed the sale of Kaplan Compliance Solutions, which was part of the Kaplan Higher Education division. In July 2011, Kaplan completed the sale of Kaplan Virtual Education, which was part of Kaplan Ventures division.

Acquisitions and Dispositions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Acquisitions And Dispositions [Abstract]

Acquisitions and Dispositions [Text Block]

4. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

In the first nine months of 2012, the Company acquired three small businesses in its education division and one small business included in other businesses; the purchase price allocation mostly comprised goodwill and other intangible assets on a preliminary basis. In the first nine months of 2011, the Company acquired four businesses. These acquisitions included Kaplan's May 2011 acquisitions of Franklyn Scholar and Carrick Education Group, leading national providers of vocational training and higher education in Australia. In June 2011, Kaplan acquired Structuralia, a provider of e-learning for the engineering and infrastructure sector in Spain. The Company did not make any acquisitions during the third quarters of 2012 or 2011. The assets and liabilities of the companies acquired have been recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition.

In September 2012, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Celtic Healthcare, Inc. (Celtic), a provider of home healthcare and hospice services in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions. The transaction closed on November 5, 2012. The operating results of Celtic will be included in other businesses.

The Company divested its interested in Avenue100 Media Solutions in July 2012, which was previously reported in other businesses. Kaplan completed the sales of Kidum in August 2012, EduNeering in April 2012 and Kaplan Learning Technologies in February 2012, which were part of the Kaplan Ventures division. In October 2011, Kaplan completed the sale of Kaplan Compliance Solutions, which was part of the Kaplan Higher Education division. In July 2011, Kaplan completed the sale of Kaplan Virtual Education, which was part of Kaplan Ventures division.