Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Impact Of Proprietary Loan Program On Our Tuition Revenue And Interest Income Table [Text Block]

The following table summarizes the activity related to the balances outstanding under our proprietary loan program, including loans outstanding, interest and origination fees, which are not recognized in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amounts written off represent amounts which have been turned over to third party collectors; such amounts are not included within bad debt expense in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).



	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Balance at beginning of period	$	74,664		$	70,759
Loans extended	10,056			11,244
Interest accrued	1,863			1,421
Amounts collected and recognized	(3,372		)	(2,511		)
Amounts written off	(7,724		)	(6,248		)
Balance at end of period	$	75,487		$	74,665

The following table summarizes the impact of the proprietary loan program on our tuition revenue and interest income during the period as well as on a cumulative basis at the end of each period in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). Tuition revenue and interest income excluded represents amounts which would have been recognized during the period had collectability of the related amounts been assured. Amounts collected and recognized represent actual cash receipts during the period.



	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,						Inception to date
	2016			2015			2016			2015			Inception to date
Tuition and interest income excluded	$	5,518		$	6,377		$	12,164		$	12,777		$	132,257
Amounts collected and recognized	(1,837		)	(1,454		)	(3,372		)	(2,511		)	(17,291		)
Net amount excluded during the period	$	3,681		$	4,923		$	8,792		$	10,266		$	114,966