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SUBSEQUENT EVENT	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
SUBSEQUENT EVENT	21. SUBSEQUENT EVENT On February 25, 2013, we received the necessary approvals from our institutional accreditor, HLC, for the pending sale of AIU London. Pursuant to our previously signed purchase agreement, the transaction was contingent upon approval from HLC and notification to the Department of Education. As we have received the necessary approval from HLC, we expect this transaction to be completed during the first half of 2013 and expect to record a pretax charge of approximately $7.0 million within our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income related to this transaction.

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