Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Cash flows provided by operating activities:
Net income	$ 182,506	$ 153,480
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Share-based compensation	7,740	17,066
Provision for bad debts		8,669
Depreciation and amortization	13,821	31,783
Amortization of intangible assets	6,044
Deferred income taxes	1,873	(13,551)
Loss on transaction, net of costs and asset impairment	3,966	12,605
Other, including fixed asset impairments	(369)	1,411
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and interest receivable from university partners	(33,853)	(69,501)
Accounts receivable		(7,784)
Prepaid expenses and other	(2,187)	(555)
Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities	419
Accounts payable	1,485	(11,938)
Accrued liabilities	10,130	(8,666)
Income taxes receivable/payable	(5,597)	(15,887)
Deferred rent		(189)
Deferred revenue	9,156	6,881
Student deposits		(7,288)
Net cash provided by operating activities	195,134	96,536
Cash flows used in investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(15,178)	(90,482)
Amortization of intangible assets	(191)
Disposition		(131,550)
Funding to GCU at closing in excess of required capital		(7,377)
Repayment of excess funds by GCU		7,377
Acquisition, net of cash acquired	(361,184)
Funding to GCU for capital expenditures	(169,819)	(12,803)
Repayment by GCU for capital expenditures	60,000
Purchases of investments	(1,695)	(31,455)
Proceeds from sale or maturity of investments	56,957	50,561
Net cash used in investing activities	(431,110)	(215,729)
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
Principal payments on notes payable	(71,959)	(5,076)
Debt issuance costs	(2,385)
Proceeds from notes payable	243,750
Net borrowings from revolving line of credit	26,250
Repurchase of common shares including shares withheld in lieu of income taxes	(25,420)	(19,288)
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options	3,736	2,095
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	173,972	(22,269)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(62,004)	(141,462)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	182,013	248,008
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	120,009	106,546
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest	7,751	738
Cash paid for income taxes	45,786	69,161
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
Sale transaction to GCU through Secured Note financing		870,097
Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable	1,796	924
Reclassification of capitalized costs - adoption of ASC 606		9,015
Reclassification of deferred revenue - adoption of ASC 606		7,451
Lease adoption - gross up of right of use assets and lease liabilities	$ 498
Reclassification of tax effect within accumulated other comprehensive income		$ 156