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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Cash flows provided by operating activities:    
Net income $ 34,179us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 26,288us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Share-based compensation 2,603us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense 2,204us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation (2,816)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities (6,419)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities
Provision for bad debts 3,968us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts 3,795us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts
Depreciation and amortization 8,154us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 6,929us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Deferred income taxes 1,001us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits 1,150us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits
Prepaid royalty impairment   966us-gaap_AmortizationOfAdvanceRoyalty
Other   121us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
Changes in assets and liabilities:    
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments 9,965us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCashForOperatingActivities 13,534us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCashForOperatingActivities
Accounts receivable (3,052)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (3,962)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Prepaid expenses and other (283)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets 957us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets
Due to/from related parties 17us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDueToRelatedPartiesCurrent 62us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
Accounts payable (165)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade (1,702)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade
Accrued liabilities and employee related liabilities (4,526)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities (6,419)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities
Income taxes receivable/payable 13,508us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable 15,104us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable
Deferred rent (268)lope_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRent (260)lope_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRent
Deferred revenue 16,539us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue 13,884us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue
Student deposits (10,635)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInCustomerDeposits (12,561)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInCustomerDeposits
Net cash provided by operating activities 68,189us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 53,671us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash flows used in investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (45,737)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets (27,214)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Purchases of investments (10,710)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities (62,711)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities
Proceeds from sale or maturity of investments 10,479us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 13,665us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
Net cash used in investing activities (45,968)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (76,260)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities:    
Principal payments on notes payable and capital lease obligations (1,676)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations (1,672)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Repurchase of common shares including shares withheld in lieu of income taxes (4,178)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (4,243)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation 2,816us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 6,419us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options 1,735us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 5,390us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (1,303)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations 5,894us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 20,918us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (16,695)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 65,238us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 55,824us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 86,156us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 39,129us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information    
Cash paid for interest 386us-gaap_InterestPaid 535us-gaap_InterestPaid
Cash paid for income taxes 6,800us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 372us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities    
Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable 17,611lope_PurchasesOfPropertyAndEquipmentIncludedInAccountsPayable 5,438lope_PurchasesOfPropertyAndEquipmentIncludedInAccountsPayable
Tax benefit of Spirit warrant intangible 65lope_TaxBenefitOfSpiritWarrantIntangible 65lope_TaxBenefitOfSpiritWarrantIntangible
Shortfall tax expense from share-based compensation $ 11lope_ShortfallTaxExpenseFromShareBasedCompensation $ 9lope_ShortfallTaxExpenseFromShareBasedCompensation