XML 79 R36.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v2.4.0.6

RESTRUCTURING CHARGES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2012
Restructuring charges by segment | The following table details the charges incurred during 2012 for these actions by reporting segment:
|  | Reduction in Force |  |  | Campus Closure Actions |
|  | Severance & |  |  | Asset |  |  | Severance & |
|  | Related Costs |  |  | Impairments(1) |  |  | Related Accrual |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
CTU |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 110 |
AIU |  |  | 1,275 |  |  |  | 140 |  |  |  | 559 |
Total University Schools |  |  | 1,426 |  |  |  | 140 |  |  |  | 669 |
Health Education |  |  | 1,576 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Culinary Arts |  |  | 598 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Design & Technology |  |  | 1,376 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total Career Schools |  |  | 3,550 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
International |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Corporate |  |  | 1,620 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Subtotal |  |  | 6,596 |  |  |  | 140 |  |  |  | 669 |
Transitional Schools |  |  | 1,073 |  |  |  | 29,322 |  |  |  | 6,581 |
Total |  | $ | 7,669 |  |  | $ | 29,462 |  |  | $ | 7,250 |
(1) | These charges relate to non-cash asset impairments to reduce the carrying value of long-lived assets to their respective fair values.
Accrual for severance and related costs | The following table details the changes in our accrual for severance and related costs related to these restructuring events during the year ended December 31, 2012:
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Balance at January 1, 2012 |  | $ | 464 |
Severance & related charges |  |  | 14,919 |
Payments (1) |  |  | (2,553 | )
Non-cash adjustments (2) |  |  | (2,167 | )
Balance at December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 10,663 |
(1) | Includes payments related to COBRA and outplacement services which are assumed to be completed by the third month following an employee’s departure.
(2) | Includes cancellations due to employee departures prior to agreed upon end dates, employee transfers to open positions within the organization and subsequent adjustments to severance and related costs.

X
- Definition Restructuring Charges By Segment Table [Text Block] + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ceco_RestructuringChargesBySegmentTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | ceco_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition A rollforward schedule of the liability balance related to severance and related costs under restructuring activities. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ceco_ScheduleOfOtherRestructuringAndRelatedCostsTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | ceco_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration