PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES [Abstract]

Property, equipment and facilities

Property, equipment and facilities consist of the following:

	Useful life (years)		At December 31,
			2014			2013
Land		-	$	5,338		$	17,562
Buildings and improvements		1-25		128,973			178,089
Equipment, furniture and fixtures		1-7		71,005			76,769
Vehicles		3		1,300			1,282
Construction in progress		-		34			425
				206,650			274,127
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization				(136,910	)		(146,795	)
			$	69,740		$	127,332

Schedule of assets held for sale

The assets held for sale as a result of the closures consist of the following:

	At December 31, 2014			At December 31, 2013
Inventories	$	411		$	-
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $1,545 at December 31, 2014		1,527			-
Noncurrent receivables, less allowance of 95 at December 31, 2014		671			-
Property, equipment and facilities - at cost, net of accumluated depreciation and amortization of $17,843 and $1,418 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively		50,252			6,310
Goodwill		1,304			-
Unearned tuition		(2,536	)		-
Accrued expenses		(699	)		-
Assets held for sale, net	$	50,930		$	6,310