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Restructuring Costs
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Restructuring Costs [Abstract]  
Restructuring Costs
4. Restructuring Costs
 
During the third quarter of 2013, we initiated a corporate restructuring plan aimed at streamlining our cost structure and focusing our business on core Student Ambassador Programs in order to promote the long-term health of the organization. This plan includes restructuring the operations and programs associated with Discovery Student Education (“Discovery Student Adventures”) and terminating the operations associated with our Beijing office (“People to People – China”). The costs associated with this restructuring plan include contract termination fees associated with Discovery Student Adventures, asset impairments, and transition-related costs primarily comprised of charges for employee termination benefits, retention incentives during the transition period, and other operating costs incurred as part of the transition period. We anticipate all restructuring expenses to be recognized within six to twelve months of the initial implementation of the restructuring plan. All contract termination fees and transition-related expenses are classified on our consolidated statement of operations as restructuring costs. The costs associated with the impairment of assets as a result of the restructuring plan are classified as asset impairments in our consolidated statements of operations.
 
 The following table summarizes costs incurred as part of the restructuring plan and balance of the restructuring cost liability as of September 30, 2013 (in thousands):
 
   
Contract
Termination Fees
  
Transition-related costs
  
Total
 
Balance as of July 1, 2013
 $-  $-  $- 
Restructuring costs incurred
  1,550   206   1,756 
Restructuring costs paid
  -   (177)  (177)
Balance as of September 30, 2013
 $1,550  $29  $1,579