Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by segment, were as follows:

(in thousands)	Education			Cable		Television Broadcasting			Other Businesses			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2013
Goodwill	$	1,073,433		$	85,488	$	203,165		$	34,877		$	1,396,963
Accumulated impairment losses	(102,259		)	—		—			(6,082		)	(108,341		)
	971,174			85,488		203,165			28,795			1,288,622
Acquisitions	14,941			—		—			98,366			113,307
Dispositions	(2,420		)	—		(37,661		)	—			(40,081		)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes	(8,759		)	—		—			—			(8,759		)
Balance as of September 30, 2014
Goodwill	1,077,195			85,488		165,504			133,243			1,461,430
Accumulated impairment losses	(102,259		)	—		—			(6,082		)	(108,341		)
	$	974,936		$	85,488	$	165,504		$	127,161		$	1,353,089

Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets consist of the following:

		As of September 30, 2014						As of December 31, 2013
(in thousands)	Useful Life Range	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Amortized Intangible Assets
Noncompete agreements	2–5 years	$	12,392	$	11,373	$	1,019	$	13,540	$	12,622	$	918
Student and customer relationships	2–10 years	111,354		48,558		62,796		72,050		45,718		26,332
Databases and technology	3–5 years	12,190		8,364		3,826		10,790		6,991		3,799
Trade names and trademarks	2–10 years	26,863		17,956		8,907		22,327		16,052		6,275
Other	1–25 years	9,626		7,943		1,683		9,836		7,572		2,264
		$	172,425	$	94,194	$	78,231	$	128,543	$	88,955	$	39,588
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Franchise agreements		$	496,321					$	496,321
Wireless licenses		—						22,150
Licensure and accreditation		7,321						7,171
Other		68,567						15,636
		$	572,209					$	541,278

Education [Member]

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The changes in carrying amount of goodwill at the Company’s education division were as follows:

(in thousands)	Higher Education			Test Preparation			Kaplan International			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2013
Goodwill	$	409,016		$	152,187		$	512,230		$	1,073,433
Accumulated impairment losses	—			(102,259		)	—			(102,259		)
	409,016			49,928			512,230			971,174
Acquisitions	1,343			13,598			—			14,941
Dispositions	—			—			(2,420		)	(2,420		)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes	(95		)	—			(8,664		)	(8,759		)
Balance as of September 30, 2014
Goodwill	410,264			165,785			501,146			1,077,195
Accumulated impairment losses	—			(102,259		)	—			(102,259		)
	$	410,264		$	63,526		$	501,146		$	974,936