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Assets Held for Sale - Summary of Unaudited Results of Operations for Assets Held for Sale (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014
Assets Held For Sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 174,780 | $ 186,172 | $ 357,082 | $ 384,326
Operating Expenses: |  |  |  |  |
Educational services and facilities |  | 53,949 | 59,001 | 108,900 | 120,639
General and administrative |  | 121,365 | 129,051 | 260,513 | 277,497
Depreciation and amortization |  | 7,113 | 9,368 | 13,898 | 19,313
Asset impairment |  | 1,685 | 3 | 7,704 | 77
Operating loss |  | (9,332) | (11,251) | (33,933) | (33,200)
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | [1] | 42,019 | 44,195 | 86,763 | 89,420
Operating Expenses: |  |  |  |  |
Educational services and facilities | [1] | 19,531 | 29,519 | 39,404 | 62,166
General and administrative | [1] | 24,014 | 35,083 | 49,074 | 78,991
Depreciation and amortization | [1] | 74 | 5,025 | 1 | 10,511
Asset impairment | [1],[2] | 9,687 | 7,451 | 9,687 | 7,444
Total operating expenses | [1] | 53,306 | 77,078 | 98,166 | 159,112
Continuing Operation [Member] | Missouri College [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Assets Held For Sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,876 | 1,864 | 3,735 | 3,811
Operating Expenses: |  |  |  |  |
Educational services and facilities |  | 1,099 | 1,060 | 2,134 | 2,193
General and administrative |  | 1,905 | 1,741 | 3,587 | 3,403
Depreciation and amortization |  | 79 | 170 | 158 | 343
Asset impairment |  | 518 |  | 518 |
Total operating expenses |  | 3,601 | 2,971 | 6,397 | 5,939
Operating loss |  | (1,725) | (1,107) | (2,662) | (2,128)
Discontinued Operations [Member] | LCB Institutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 42,048 | 42,566 | 86,760 | 84,813
Operating Expenses: |  |  |  |  |
Educational services and facilities |  | 19,115 | 19,965 | 39,058 | 39,305
General and administrative |  | 23,806 | 30,663 | 48,331 | 67,348
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 4,310 | 1 | 8,578
Asset impairment |  | 9,687 | 7,400 | 9,687 | 7,400
Total operating expenses |  | 52,608 | 62,338 | 97,077 | 122,631
Operating loss |  | $ (10,560) | $ (19,772) | $ (10,317) | $ (37,818)
[1] | Includes the results of operations for our LCB campuses that are held for sale, which met the criteria to be considered discontinued operations under ASC Topic 360, in addition to our Transitional Group campuses that completed their teach-out prior to 2015.
[2] | Asset impairment charges for the current year quarter relate to impairment recorded for our LCB campuses which are held for sale as a result of our fair value analysis.

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