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Business Segments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segments
BUSINESS SEGMENTS
Basis of Presentation.  The Company’s organizational structure is based on a number of factors that management uses to evaluate, view and run its business operations, which include, but are not limited to, customers, the nature of products and services and use of resources. The business segments disclosed in the Consolidated Financial Statements are based on this organizational structure and information reviewed by the Company’s management to evaluate the business segment results. The Company has four reportable segments: KHE, KTP, Kaplan International, and television broadcasting.
The Company evaluates segment performance based on operating income before amortization of intangible assets and impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets. The accounting policies at the segments are the same as described in Note 2. In computing income from operations by segment, the effects of equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, interest income, interest expense, other non-operating income and expense items and income taxes are not included. Intersegment sales are not material.
Identifiable assets by segment are those assets used in the Company’s operations in each business segment. The Prepaid Pension cost is not included in identifiable assets by segment. Investments in marketable equity securities are discussed in Note 4.  
Education.  Education products and services are provided by Kaplan, Inc. KHE includes Kaplan’s domestic postsecondary education businesses, made up of fixed-facility colleges and online postsecondary and career programs. KHE also includes the domestic professional training and other continuing education businesses. KTP includes Kaplan’s standardized test preparation and new economy skills training programs. Kaplan International includes professional training and postsecondary education businesses largely outside the United States, as well as English-language programs.
In the third quarter of 2014, Kaplan completed the sale of three of its schools in China that were previously included as part of Kaplan International. An additional school in China was sold in January 2015. The education division’s operating results exclude these businesses as they are included in discontinued operations, net of tax, for all periods presented.
In recent years, Kaplan has formulated and implemented restructuring plans at its various businesses that have resulted in significant costs in the past three years, with the objective of establishing lower cost levels in future periods. Across all Kaplan businesses, restructuring costs of $11.9 million, $44.4 million and $16.8 million were recorded in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31
(in thousands)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Accelerated depreciation
$
1,815

 
$
17,956

 
$
2,062

Lease obligation losses
2,694

 
8,240

 
1,750

Severance and Special Incentive Program expense
5,902

 
17,968

 
5,075

Software asset write-offs

 

 
7,689

Other
1,441

 
209

 
230

 
$
11,852

 
$
44,373

 
$
16,806


KHE incurred restructuring costs of $7.2 million, $12.9 million and $6.5 million in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, primarily from severance and Special Incentive Program expense, lease obligation losses and accelerated depreciation. These costs were incurred in connection with a plan announced in September 2012 for KHE to close or consolidate operations at 13 ground campuses, additional plans announced in 2014 to close five more campuses, along with plans to consolidate facilities and reduce its workforce, and the September 2015 sale of the KHE Campuses business.
On February 12, 2015, Kaplan entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of its KHE Campuses business, consisting of 38 nationally accredited ground campuses, and certain related assets, in exchange for a preferred equity interest in a vocational school company. The transaction closed on September 3, 2015. In addition, Kaplan recorded a $6.9 million and $13.6 million other long-lived asset impairment charge in connection with its KHE Campuses business, in the second quarter of 2015 and fourth quarter of 2014, respectively.
Kaplan International incurred restructuring costs of $4.7 million, $1.3 million and $0.2 million in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. These restructuring costs were largely in the UK and Australia and included severance charges, lease obligations, and accelerated depreciation.
Kaplan Corporate incurred restructuring costs of $29.4 million in 2015 related to accelerated depreciation, severance and Special Incentive Program expense and lease obligations losses.
Total accrued restructuring costs at Kaplan were $11.8 million and $24.2 million at the end of 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Television Broadcasting.  Television broadcasting operations are conducted through five VHF television stations serving the Detroit, Houston, San Antonio, Orlando and Jacksonville television markets. All stations are network-affiliated (except for WJXT in Jacksonville), with revenues derived primarily from sales of advertising time.
Other Businesses. Other businesses includes the following:
Dekko, a Garrett, IN-based manufacturer of electrical workspace solutions, architectural lighting, and electrical components and assemblies (acquired in November 2015); Joyce/Dayton Corp., a Dayton, OH-based manufacturer of screw jacks and other linear motion systems (acquired in May 2014); and Forney, a global supplier of products and systems that control and monitor combustion processes in electric utility and industrial applications;
Graham Healthcare Group (GHG), made up of Celtic Healthcare (Celtic) and Residential Healthcare Group, Inc. (Residential, acquired in July 2014), providers of home health and hospice services; and
SocialCode, a marketing and insights company that manages digital advertising for leading brands; and The Slate Group and Foreign Policy Group, which publish online and print magazines and websites.
In November 2015, the Company announced that Trove, a digital innovation team that builds products and technologies in the news space, would largely be integrated into SocialCode.
Corporate Office.  Corporate office includes the expenses of the Company’s corporate office, a net pension credit and certain continuing obligations related to prior business dispositions.
Geographical Information.  The Company’s non-U.S. revenues in 2016, 2015 and 2014 totaled approximately $624 million, $660 million and $712 million, respectively, primarily from Kaplan’s operations outside the U.S. Additionally, revenues in 2016, 2015 and 2014 totaled approximately $312 million, $319 million, and $351 million, respectively, from Kaplan’s operations in the U.K. The Company’s long-lived assets in non-U.S. countries (excluding goodwill and other intangible assets), totaled approximately $67 million and $59 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Company information broken down by operating segment and education division:
 
Year Ended December 31
(in thousands)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Operating Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Education
$
1,598,461

 
$
1,927,521

 
$
2,160,417

Television broadcasting
409,718

 
359,192

 
363,836

Other businesses
473,850

 
299,517

 
212,907

Corporate office

 

 

Intersegment elimination
(139
)
 
(116
)
 
(128
)
 
$
2,481,890

 
$
2,586,114

 
$
2,737,032

Income (Loss) from Operations
 
 
 
 
 
Education
$
93,632

 
$
(223,456
)
 
$
65,463

Television broadcasting
200,470

 
164,927

 
187,833

Other businesses
(22,102
)
 
(13,667
)
 
(21,086
)
Corporate office
31,534

 
(8,629
)
 
510

 
$
303,534

 
$
(80,825
)
 
$
232,720

Equity in (Losses) Earnings of Affiliates, Net
(7,937
)
 
(697
)
 
100,370

Interest Expense, Net
(32,297
)
 
(30,745
)
 
(33,397
)
Other (Expense) Income, Net
(12,642
)
 
(8,623
)
 
778,010

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes
$
250,658

 
$
(120,890
)
 
$
1,077,703

Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
 
 
 
 
 
Education
$
41,187

 
$
61,177

 
$
61,737

Television broadcasting
9,942

 
9,551

 
8,409

Other businesses
12,375

 
6,168

 
3,931

Corporate office
1,116

 
1,010

 
836

 
$
64,620

 
$
77,906

 
$
74,913

Amortization of Intangible Assets and Impairment of Goodwill and
 
 
 
 
 
Other Long-Lived Assets 
 
 
 
 
 
Education
$
7,516

 
$
262,353

 
$
24,941

Television broadcasting
251

 
252

 
32

Other businesses
20,507

 
16,112

 
10,516

Corporate office

 

 

 
$
28,274

 
$
278,717

 
$
35,489

Net Pension (Credit) Expense
 
 
 
 
 
Education
$
11,803

 
$
18,804

 
$
15,418

Television broadcasting
1,714

 
1,620

 
1,355

Other businesses
1,118

 
964

 
748

Corporate office
(81,732
)
 
(81,945
)
 
(82,301
)
 
$
(67,097
)
 
$
(60,557
)
 
$
(64,780
)
Capital Expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
Education
$
26,497

 
$
42,220

 
$
33,528

Television broadcasting
27,453

 
9,998

 
11,295

Other businesses
16,047

 
9,504

 
5,110

Corporate office
715

 
311

 
7,074

 
$
70,712

 
$
62,033

 
$
57,007

Asset information for the Company’s business segments is as follows:
 
As of December 31
(in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Identifiable Assets
 
 
 
Education
$
1,479,267

 
$
1,454,520

Television broadcasting
336,631

 
312,243

Other businesses
796,935

 
712,161

Corporate office
455,209

 
484,139

 
$
3,068,042

 
$
2,963,063

Investments in Marketable Equity Securities
424,229

 
350,563

Investments in Affiliates
58,806

 
59,229

Prepaid Pension Cost
881,593

 
979,970

Total Assets
$
4,432,670

 
$
4,352,825

The Company’s education division comprises the following operating segments:
 
Year Ended December 31
(in thousands)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Operating Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Higher education
$
617,047

 
$
849,625

 
$
1,010,058

Test preparation
286,556

 
301,607

 
304,662

Kaplan international
696,362

 
770,273

 
840,915

Kaplan corporate and other
214

 
6,502

 
6,094

Intersegment elimination
(1,718
)
 
(486
)
 
(1,312
)
 
$
1,598,461

 
$
1,927,521

 
$
2,160,417

Income (Loss) from Operations
 
 
 
 
 
Higher education
$
66,632

 
$
55,572

 
$
83,069

Test preparation
9,599

 
16,798

 
(4,730
)
Kaplan international
48,398

 
53,661

 
69,153

Kaplan corporate and other
(30,968
)
 
(349,583
)
 
(82,034
)
Intersegment elimination
(29
)
 
96

 
5

 
$
93,632

 
$
(223,456
)
 
$
65,463

Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
 
 
 
 
 
Higher education
$
16,822

 
$
17,937

 
$
29,187

Test preparation
6,287

 
9,045

 
12,547

Kaplan international
17,523

 
17,811

 
19,297

Kaplan corporate and other
555

 
16,384

 
706

 
$
41,187

 
$
61,177

 
$
61,737

Amortization of Intangible Assets
$
7,516

 
$
5,523

 
$
7,738

Impairment of Goodwill and Other Long-Lived Assets
$

 
$
256,830

 
$
17,203

Pension Expense
 
 
 
 
 
Higher education
$
7,620

 
$
10,849

 
$
10,514

Test preparation
3,072

 
3,101

 
2,888

Kaplan international
268

 
424

 
356

Kaplan corporate and other
843

 
4,430

 
1,660

 
$
11,803

 
$
18,804

 
$
15,418

Capital Expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
Higher education
$
5,364

 
$
10,202

 
$
11,551

Test preparation
4,672

 
8,720

 
1,143

Kaplan international
16,252

 
22,673

 
20,802

Kaplan corporate and other
209

 
625

 
32

 
$
26,497

 
$
42,220

 
$
33,528

In the third quarter of 2015, a favorable $3.0 million out of period revenue adjustment was included at the test preparation segment that related to prior periods from 2011 through the second quarter of 2015. With respect to this error, the Company has concluded that it was not material to the Company’s financial position or results of operations for 2015 and prior years and the related interim periods, based on its consideration of quantitative and qualitative factors.
 Asset information for the Company’s education division is as follows:
 
As of December 31
(in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Identifiable Assets
 
 
 
Higher education
$
373,127

 
$
447,282

Test preparation
133,709

 
134,535

Kaplan international
950,922

 
826,475

Kaplan corporate and other
21,509

 
46,228

 
$
1,479,267

 
$
1,454,520