Represents the conversion ratio of number of shares exchanged in business combination.

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- Definition

Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
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- Definition

Costs incurred to effect a business combination which have been expensed during the period. Such costs could include business integration costs, systems integration and conversion costs, and severance and other employee-related costs.

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- Definition

The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
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Merger with Capella Education Company (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Jan. 19, 2018 shares	Dec. 31, 2017 shares
Common stock, shares authorized		20,000,000		20,000,000
Merger costs \| $		$ 5,347
Merger Agreement
Conversion ratio	0.875
Voting equity interests (as a percentage)		52.00%
Common stock, shares authorized			32,000,000
Capella \| Merger Agreement
Voting equity interests (as a percentage)		48.00%