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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | The components of income tax expense (benefit) are as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 76,966 |  |  | $ | 64,006 |  |  | $ | 63,481 |
State |  |  | 8,589 |  |  |  | 4,831 |  |  |  | 5,222 |
|  |  | 85,555 |  |  |  | 68,837 |  |  |  | 68,703 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | (6,189 | ) |  |  | 7,961 |  |  |  | 4,473 |
State |  |  | 843 |  |  |  | 891 |  |  |  | 557 |
|  |  | (5,346 | ) |  |  | 8,852 |  |  |  | 5,030 |
Tax expense recorded as an increase of paid-in capital |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,921 |  |  |  | 3,863 |
|  | $ | 80,209 |  |  | $ | 87,610 |  |  | $ | 77,596 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | A reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. statutory rate to the effective income tax rate is as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | %
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit |  |  | 3.2 |  |  |  | 3.2 |  |  |  | 3.3 |
State tax credits, net of federal effect |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  |  | (1.5 | ) |  |  | (1.2 | )
Excess tax benefits |  |  | (5.8 | ) |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |  | 0.0 |
Deferred tax revaluation (Federal Rate change) |  |  | (3.7 | ) |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |  | 0.0 |
Nondeductible expenses |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Other |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | (0.1 | )
Effective income tax rate |  |  | 28.3 | % |  |  | 37.1 | % |  |  | 37.1 | %
Significant Components of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities | Significant components of the University’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities, included in Deferred income taxes, non-current on the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
|  | As of December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 1,685 |  |  | $ | 2,362 |
Share-based compensation |  |  | 4,201 |  |  |  | 7,681 |
Deferred tuition revenue |  |  | 1,294 |  |  |  | 1,539 |
Deferred scholarship |  |  | 618 |  |  |  | 1,198 |
Deferred rent |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 122 |
Intangibles |  |  | 590 |  |  |  | 1,048 |
State taxes |  |  | 985 |  |  |  | 1,228 |
Other |  |  | 1,422 |  |  |  | 2,731 |
Deferred tax assets |  |  | 10,849 |  |  |  | 17,909 |
Deferred tax liability: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  | (28,028 | ) |  |  | (40,358 | )
Other |  |  | (1,183 | ) |  |  | (1,259 | )
Deferred tax liability |  |  | (29,211 | ) |  |  | (41,617 | )
Net deferred tax liability |  | $ | (18,362 | ) |  | $ | (23,708 | )
The net deferred tax liability on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet is comprised of the following:
|  | As of December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Deferred income taxes, current |  | $ | 5,214 |  |  | $ | 7,814 |
Deferred income taxes, non-current |  |  | (23,576 | ) |  |  | (31,522 | )
Net deferred tax liability |  | $ | (18,362 | ) |  | $ | (23,708 | )

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