Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2016

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Share-based compensation expense

The following details share-based compensation expense for the respective periods:

	Three Months Ended May 31,				Nine Months Ended May 31,
($ in thousands)	2016		2015		2016		2015
Instructional and student advisory	$	2,432	$	2,812	$	7,856	$	8,699
Marketing	413		705		1,771		2,324
Admissions advisory	15		262		341		779
General and administrative	5,569		3,456		16,830		15,960
Restructuring and impairment charges	303		619		520		2,006
Share-based compensation expense	$	8,732	$	7,854	$	27,318	$	29,768