GOODWILL AND LONG-LIVED ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

GOODWILL AND LONG-LIVED ASSETS [Abstract]

5. GOODWILL AND LONG-LIVED ASSETS

The Company reviews intangible assets for impairment when indicators of impairment exist. Annually, or more frequently if necessary, the Company evaluates goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives for impairment, with any resulting impairment reflected as an operating expense. The Company concluded that at March 31, 2013 there was no indicator of potential impairment and accordingly, the Company did not test goodwill for impairment.

The Company reviews long-lived assets for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. The Company concluded that at March 31, 2013 there was an indicator of potential impairment and, accordingly, the Company tested long-lived assets for impairment and determined that certain long-lived assets at two campuses were impaired. This resulted in a pre-tax charge of $1.7 million for leasehold improvements.

The carrying amount of goodwill at March 31, 2013 is as follows:

Balance as of March 31, 2013
Goodwill	$	117,176
Accumulated impairment losses		(51,649	)
	$	65,527

Intangible assets, which are included in other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, consist of the following:

	Student Contracts			Indefinite Trade Name		Trade Name		Accreditation		Curriculum		Non-compete		Total
Gross carrying amount at	$	25		$	180	$	366	$	1,268	$	1,124	$	200	$	3,163
December 31, 2012
Write-off (1)		(25	)		-		-		-		-		-		(25	)
Gross carrying amount at		-			180		366		1,268		1,124		200		3,138
March 31, 2013

Accumulated amortization at		25			-		209		-		670		28		932
December 31, 2012
Write-off (1)		(25	)		-		-		-		-		-		(25	)
Amortization		-			-		12		-		34		10		56
Accumulated amortization at		-			-		221		-		704		38		963
March 31, 2013

Net carrying amount at	$	-		$	180	$	145	$	1,268	$	420	$	162	$	2,175
March 31, 2013

Weighted average amortization				Indefinite			7	Indefinite			9		3
period (years)

(1)	The Company wrote-off the value of fully amortized assets not in service.

Amortization of intangible assets was approximately $0.1 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

The following table summarizes the estimated future amortization expense:

Year Ending December 31,
Remainder of 2013	$	168
2014		224
2015		156
2016		112
2017		46
Thereafter		21

	$	727

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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