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Student Receivables (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
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, 2015 and 2014 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, 2015 |  | $ | 14,359 |  |  | $ | 5,527 |  |  | $ | (4,975 | ) |  | $ | 14,911 |
For the quarter ended September 30, 2014 |  | $ | 16,582 |  |  | $ | 5,852 |  |  | $ | (6,449 | ) |  | $ | 15,985 |
For the year to date ended September 30, 2015 |  | $ | 14,517 |  |  | $ | 13,945 |  |  | $ | (13,551 | ) |  | $ | 14,911 |
For the year to date ended September 30, 2014 |  | $ | 17,570 |  |  | $ | 16,572 |  |  | $ | (18,157 | ) |  | $ | 15,985 |
(1) | Charges to expense include an offset for recoveries of amounts previously written off of $1.0 million and $1.4 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $3.3 million and $4.5 million for the years to date ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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