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Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units [Abstract]  
Schedule of restricted stock and restricted stock units activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Number of
shares or unit

    

Weighted-
average
Grant price

 

Balance, December 31, 2014

 

524,216

 

$

115.67

 

Grants

 

126,655

 

 

61.00

 

Vested shares

 

(13,725)

 

 

52.94

 

Forfeitures

 

(2,819)

 

 

115.55

 

Balance, December 31, 2015

 

634,327

 

$

104.66

 

Grants

 

188,737

 

 

50.63

 

Vested shares

 

(23,539)

 

 

50.43

 

Forfeitures

 

(72,425)

 

 

62.41

 

Balance, December 31, 2016

 

727,100

 

$

97.53

 

Grants

 

75,140

 

 

82.18

 

Vested shares

 

(84,908)

 

 

66.60

 

Forfeitures

 

(1,204)

 

 

62.28

 

Balance, December 31, 2017

 

716,128

 

$

99.65

 

 

Schedule of stock option activity and other stock option information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

Weighted-

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

remaining

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

Number of

 

average

 

contractual

 

intrinsic value(1)

 

 

    

shares

    

exercise price

    

life (years)

    

(in thousands)

 

Balance, December 31, 2014

 

100,000

 

$

51.95

 

6.0

 

$

2,233

 

Grants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeitures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2015

 

100,000

 

$

51.95

 

5.1

 

$

817

 

Grants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeitures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2016

 

100,000

 

$

51.95

 

4.1

 

$

2,868

 

Grants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeitures/Expirations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2017

 

100,000

 

$

51.95

 

3.1

 

$

3,763

 

Exercisable, December 31, 2017

 

100,000

 

$

51.95

 

3.1

 

$

3,763

 


(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 options 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

The number of shares exercisable as of December 31, 2015, 2016, and 2017 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Number of

    

Weighted-average

 

 

 

Shares

 

exercise price

 

Exercisable, December 31, 2015

 

100,000

 

$

51.95

 

Exercisable, December 31, 2016

 

100,000

 

$

51.95

 

Exercisable, December 31, 2017

 

100,000

 

$

51.95

 

 

Schedule of stock-based compensation expense

The following table sets forth the amount of stock-based compensation expense recorded in each of the expense line items for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016, and 2017 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2015

    

2016

    

2017

 

Instruction and educational support

 

$

2,134

 

$

1,432

 

$

1,943

 

Marketing

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Admissions advisory

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

General and administration

 

 

8,079

 

 

9,335

 

 

9,684

 

Stock-based compensation expense included in operating expense

 

 

10,213

 

 

10,767

 

 

11,627

 

Tax benefit

 

 

4,032

 

 

4,256

 

 

4,593

 

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

 

$

6,181

 

$

6,511

 

$

7,034

 

 

Schedule of information regarding share-based payment arrangements

The following table summarizes information regarding share-based payment arrangements for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016, and 2017 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2015

    

2016

    

2017

 

Proceeds from stock options exercised

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

Tax (shortfall) windfall related to share-based payment arrangements

 

$

(24)

 

$

(51)

 

$

562

 

Intrinsic value of stock options exercised

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —