Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Contingent Consideration, Earn-Out

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Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Contingent Consideration, Liability Held in Escrow, Term Of Deposit

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Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Net of Tax

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Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Tax

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10)
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Gain (loss) from sale or disposal of an organization or integrated set of activities (for example, but not limited to, a partnership or corporation) engaged in providing a product or service in a commercial, industrial, or professional environment.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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Disposal - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
Disposal - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss on sale of business		$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,184
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Cross Country Education, LLC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of selling prices	$ 8,000
Escrow deposit	$ 500
Earn-out held in escrow, term (in months)	12 months
Earnout (up to)	$ 500
Loss on sale of business	$ 2,200			2,200
Recorded tax benefit related to sale of business				3,500
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax				$ 1,300