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Investments
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Investments  
Investments

 

10.  Investments

 

Investment in Web International Education Group, Ltd.

 

In January 2011, the Company invested $10.0 million to obtain a 20% minority interest in Web International Group, Ltd. (“Web”), a provider of English language learning centers in cities throughout China. From January 2011 through May 2013, the Company recorded its investment in Web as an available for sale debt security because of the ability to put the investment to other Web shareholders in return for the original $10.0 million investment plus interest. The Company’s option to purchase no less than 51% of Web expired on March 31, 2013 and on May 6, 2013, the Company exercised its right to put its investment back to Web for return of its original $10.0 million investment plus interest of 8%, which Web was contractually required to pay by May 31, 2014, as amended. The Company reclassified this $10.0 million investment, recording it in other current assets.

 

The receivable is due and the Company accrued interest up through December 31, 2014. However, given the difficulties in expatriating money from China, and the resulting administrative hurdles related to collecting this receivable, starting January 1, 2015, the Company discontinued the accrual of interest. Furthermore, during the fourth quarter of 2015, and upon further negotiation with Web, the Company wrote off the full amount of accrued interest totaling $3.2 million. At September 30, 2015, the Web investment was included in other current assets. The Company and Web continue to mutually work toward a mechanism for collection of the principal.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded interest income of zero and $0.3 million, respectively, associated with Web.

 

Investment in School Mortgage

 

On September 11, 2013, the Company issued a mortgage note (“Mortgage”) lending $2.1 million to the Maurice J. Moyer Academic Institute (“Moyer”). The note bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.25% per year and has a term of five years. Monthly principal and interest payments were scheduled to be made beginning October 2013 with a final balloon payment of $1.8 million at the term of the loan. The Mortgage is primarily secured by the underlying property.

 

The Mortgage and ancillary documents include customary affirmative and financial covenants for secured transactions of this type. The Company has recorded this as a held to maturity investment and the current amounts are included in other current assets while the non-current amounts are included in deposits and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, Moyer defaulted on the loan agreement for non-payment of principal and interest, the school’s closure, and other contractual defaults. The Company continues to exercise its rights under the existing arrangement, including pursuing foreclosure and receivership.

 

During June 2015, the Company engaged a 3rd party valuation firm to conduct an appraisal of the property to assess market value at June 30, 2015. The appraisal concluded a market value in excess of the note carrying value.  As of September 30, 2015, there are no indications that these factors have changed.