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Stock Options and Restricted Stock (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Stock Options and Restricted Stock [Abstract]  
Schedule of restricted stock activity
 
Number of
shares
   
Weighted-average
grant price
 
Balance, December 31, 2009
    352,728     $ 194.39  
Grants
    51,739       173.09  
Vested shares
    (51,187 )     106.68  
Forfeitures
    (11,840 )     176.75  
Balance, December 31, 2010
    341,440     $ 204.89  
Grants
    74,868       130.96  
Vested shares
    (17,574 )     131.31  
Forfeitures
    (17,790 )     155.01  
Balance, December 31, 2011
    380,944     $ 194.26  
Grants
    82,741       111.44  
Vested shares
    (26,189 )     195.58  
Forfeitures
    (3,057 )     127.51  
Balance, December 31, 2012
    434,439     $ 178.88  
 
Schedule of stock option activity
 
   
Number of
shares
   
Weighted-average
exercise price
   
Weighted-
average
remaining
contractual
life (yrs.)
   
Aggregate
intrinsic
value(1)
(in thousands)
 
Balance, December 31, 2009
    106,667     $ 104.81       2.9     $ 11,489  
Grants
                           
Exercises
    (6,667 )     67.84                  
Forfeitures
                           
Balance, December 31, 2010
    100,000     $ 107.28       2.1     $ 4,494  
Grants
                           
Exercises
                           
Forfeitures
                           
Balance, December 31, 2011
    100,000     $ 107.28       1.1     $  
Grants
                           
Exercises
                           
Forfeitures
                           
Balance, December 31, 2012
    100,000     $ 107.28       0.1     $  
Exercisable, December 31, 2012
    100,000     $ 107.28       0.1        
 
 
(1)
The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the respective trading day and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holder had all option been exercised on the respective trading day. The amount of intrinsic value will change based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock.
Summary of number of shares exercisable
 
   
Number of
shares
   
Weighted-average
exercise price
 
Exercisable, December 31, 2010
    100,000     $ 107.28  
Exercisable, December 31, 2011
    100,000     $ 107.28  
Exercisable, December 31, 2012
    100,000     $ 107.28  
Schedule of stock-based compensation expense
 
   
2010
   
2011
   
2012
 
Instruction and educational support
  $ 2,400     $ 3,635     $ 3,273  
Marketing
    80       65        
Admissions advisory
                 
General and administration
    9,507       9,534       2,191  
Stock-based compensation expense included in operating expense
    11,987       13,234       5,464  
Tax benefit
    4,735       5,245       2,158  
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax
  $ 7,252     $ 7,989     $ 3,306  
 
Schedule of information regarding share-based payment arrangements
 
   
For the year ended
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2011
   
2012
 
Proceeds from stock options exercised
  $ 452     $     $  
Excess tax benefits (shortfall) related to share-based payment arrangements
  $ 2,808     $ (569 )   $ (245 )
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised(1)
  $ 1,184     $     $  
 
 
(1)
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised is estimated by taking the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the date of exercise and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of options exercised for each option holder and then aggregated.