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Segment and Geographic Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Segment and Geographic Information |
Schedule of revenue, segment profitability and segment profitability margin by segment |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Revenue by segment* |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Graduate Program Segment |  | $ | 81,209 |  | $ | 64,995 |  | $ | 161,768 |  | $ | 129,824 |
Short Course Segment |  | 16,214 |  | — |  | 27,943 |  | — |
Total revenue |  | $ | 97,423 |  | $ | 64,995 |  | $ | 189,711 |  | $ | 129,824 |
Segment profitability** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Graduate Program Segment |  | $ | (5,905 | ) | $ | (1,497 | ) | $ | (6,179 | ) | $ | 2,411 |
Short Course Segment |  | 350 |  | — |  | (898 | ) | — |
Total segment profitability |  | $ | (5,555 | ) | $ | (1,497 | ) | $ | (7,077 | ) | $ | 2,411 |
Segment profitability margin*** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Graduate Program Segment |  | (6.1 | )% | (2.3 | )% | (3.2 | )% | 1.9 | %
Short Course Segment |  | 0.4 |  | — |  | (0.5 | ) | — |
Total segment profitability margin |  | (5.7 | )% | (2.3 | )% | (3.7 | )% | 1.9 | %
* The Company did not have any material intersegment revenues for any periods presented. ** The Company evaluates segment profitability as net income or net loss, as applicable, before net interest income (expense), taxes, depreciation and amortization, foreign currency gains or losses, acquisition-related gains or losses and stock-based compensation expense. Some or all of these items may not be applicable in any given reporting period. *** The Company defines segment profitability margin as segment profitability as a percentage of consolidated revenue.
Schedule of reconciliation of net loss to total segment profitability |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Net loss |  | $ | (18,347 | ) | $ | (11,754 | ) | $ | (33,218 | ) | $ | (15,193 | )
Adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | (912 | ) | (53 | ) | (1,254 | ) | (249 | )
Interest expense |  | 27 |  | 1 |  | 54 |  | 1 |
Foreign currency loss |  | 825 |  | 1,031 |  | 1,220 |  | 1,031 |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 7,408 |  | 3,783 |  | 14,783 |  | 7,431 |
Income tax benefit |  | (3,565 | ) | — |  | (4,793 | ) | — |
Stock-based compensation expense |  | 9,009 |  | 5,495 |  | 16,131 |  | 9,390 |
Total adjustments |  | 12,792 |  | 10,257 |  | 26,141 |  | 17,604 |
Total segment profitability |  | $ | (5,555 | ) | $ | (1,497 | ) | $ | (7,077 | ) | $ | 2,411 |
Schedule of total assets by segment |
|  | June 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |
Graduate Program Segment |  | $ | 711,291 |  | $ | 359,597 |
Short Course Segment |  | 114,173 |  | 122,465 |
Total assets |  | $ | 825,464 |  | $ | 482,062 |
Schedule of contract assets and liabilities |
|  | June 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Contract assets |  |  |  |  |
Graduate Program Segment accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 34,758 |  | $ | 12,520 |
Graduate Program Segment unbilled revenue |  | 13,776 |  | 666 |
Short Course Segment accounts receivable, net |  | 1,277 |  | 988 |
Total contract assets |  | $ | 49,811 |  | $ | 14,174 |
Contract liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Graduate Program Segment deferred revenue |  | $ | 22,829 |  | $ | 2,523 |
Short Course Segment deferred revenue |  | 8,033 |  | 4,501 |
Total contract liabilities |  | $ | 30,862 |  | $ | 7,024 |

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