GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES [Abstract]

5.	GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

	Gross Goodwill Balance			Accumulated Impairment Losses			Net Goodwill Balance
Balance as of January 1, 2013	$	117,176		$	(51,649	)	$	65,527
Goodwill impairment (1)		-			(3,062	)		(3,062	)
Balance as of December 31, 2013		117,176			(54,711	)		62,465
Asset held for sale (2)		(1,304	)		-			(1,304	)
Goodwill impairment (1)		-			(38,954	)		(38,954	)
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	115,872		$	(93,665	)	$	22,207

(1)

$1.8 million and $12.8 million included in discontinued operations in the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(2)

Refer to Note 6 for more information on assets held for sale.

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

	Indefinite Trade Name			Trade Name			Accreditation			Curriculum			Non-compete			Total
Gross carrying amount at December 31, 2013	$	180		$	335		$	1,166		$	1,124		$	200		$	3,005
Impairment (1)		(180	)		(25	)		(102	)		(574	)		(200	)		(1,081	)
Gross carrying amount at December 31, 2014		-			310			1,064			550			-			1,924

Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2013		-			228			-			828			68			1,124
Impairment (1)		-			(12	)		-			(448	)		(95	)		(555	)
Amortization		-			48			-			89			27			164
Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2014		-			264			-			469			-			733

Net carrying amount at December 31, 2014	$	-		$	46		$	1,064		$	81		$	-		$	1,191

Weighted average amortization period (years)					7		Indefinite				10

(1)	Refer to Note 1 for more information related to the impairment.

	Student Contracts			Indefinite Trade Name		Trade Name			Accreditation			Curriculum		Non-compete		Total
Gross carrying amount at December 31, 2012	$	25		$	180	$	366		$	1,268		$	1,124	$	200	$	3,163
Write-off		(25	)		-		(31	)		(102	)		-		-		(158	)
Gross carryingamount at December 31, 2013		-			180		335			1,166			1,124		200		3,005

Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2012		25			-		209			-			670		28		932
Write-off		(25	)		-		(31	)		-			-		-		(56	)
Amortization		-			-		50			-			158		40		248
Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2013		-			-		228			-			828		68		1,124
Net carrying amount at December 31, 2013	$	-		$	180	$	107		$	1,166		$	296	$	132	$	1,881
Weighted average amortization period (years)				Indefinite			7		Indefinite				9		3

Amortization of intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $0.2 million, $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes the estimated future amortization expense:

Year Ending December 31,
2015	$	65
2016		22
2017		20
2018		19
2019		1

	$	127

- 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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