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Student Receivables (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Receivables [Abstract] |
Changes in Current and Non-Current Receivables Allowance | Changes in our current and non-current receivables allowance for the quarters and years to date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
|  | Balance, Beginning of Period |  |  | Charges to Expense (1) |  |  | Amounts Written-off |  |  | Balance, End of Period |
For the quarter ended September 30, 2014 |  | $ | 24,728 |  |  | $ | 6,779 |  |  | $ | (7,777 | ) |  | $ | 23,730 |
For the quarter ended September 30, 2013 |  | $ | 32,188 |  |  | $ | 7,416 |  |  | $ | (9,204 | ) |  | $ | 30,400 |
For the year to date ended September 30, 2014 |  | $ | 27,576 |  |  | $ | 19,023 |  |  | $ | (22,869 | ) |  | $ | 23,730 |
For the year to date ended September 30, 2013 |  | $ | 38,013 |  |  | $ | 19,755 |  |  | $ | (27,368 | ) |  | $ | 30,400 |
(1) | Charges to expense include an offset for recoveries of amounts previously written off of $2.2 million and $1.5 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $6.7 million and $5.6 million for the years to date ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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