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Student Receivables (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
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, 2016 and 2015 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, 2016 |  | $ | 21,008 |  |  | $ | 8,457 |  |  | $ | (8,407 | ) |  | $ | 21,058 |
For the quarter ended September 30, 2015 |  | $ | 18,503 |  |  | $ | 6,428 |  |  | $ | (6,213 | ) |  | $ | 18,718 |
For the year to date ended September 30, 2016 |  | $ | 20,229 |  |  | $ | 23,332 |  |  | $ | (22,503 | ) |  | $ | 21,058 |
For the year to date ended September 30, 2015 |  | $ | 19,097 |  |  | $ | 15,653 |  |  | $ | (16,032 | ) |  | $ | 18,718 |
(1) | Charges to expense include an offset for recoveries of amounts previously written off of $1.3 million and $1.4 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $4.9 million and $5.1 million for the years to date ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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