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Amortization of capitalized curriculum development costs.

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The estimated useful life of capitalized curriculum development costs.

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The cash outflow associated with development of curriculum.

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Represents the write down of capitalized curriculum development costs.

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For each income statement presented, the amount charged to expense for amortization of capitalized computer software costs.

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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The cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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