Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

				Cable		Newspaper		Television		Other
(in thousands)		Education		Television		Publishing		Broadcasting		Businesses		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011
	Goodwill	$	1,116,615	$	85,488	$	81,183	$	203,165	$	100,152	$	1,586,603
	Accumulated impairment losses		(8,492)		―		(65,772)		―		(97,342)		(171,606)
			1,108,123		85,488		15,411		203,165		2,810		1,414,997
Acquisitions			7,364		―		―		―		4,098		11,462
Dispositions			(29,000)		―		―		―		―		(29,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other			9,471		―		―		―		―		9,471
Balance as of September 30, 2012
	Goodwill		1,095,958		85,488		81,183		203,165		6,908		1,472,702
	Accumulated impairment losses		―		―		(65,772)		―		―		(65,772)
		$	1,095,958	$	85,488	$	15,411	$	203,165	$	6,908	$	1,406,930

Other Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

			As of September 30, 2012						As of December 31, 2011
			Gross				Net		Gross				Net
		Useful Life	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
(in thousands)		Range	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Amortized Intangible Assets
	Non-compete agreements	2-5 years	$	14,348	$	12,215	$	2,133	$	14,493	$	10,764	$	3,729
	Student and customer relationships	2-10 years		65,185		38,944		26,241		75,734		47,888		27,846
	Databases and technology	3-5 years		6,457		5,332		1,125		10,514		8,159		2,355
	Trade names and trademarks	2-10 years		32,713		18,225		14,488		36,222		18,936		17,286
	Other	1-25 years		9,344		6,537		2,807		9,971		6,565		3,406
			$	128,047	$	81,253	$	46,794	$	146,934	$	92,312	$	54,622
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
	Franchise agreements		$	496,321					$	496,321
	Wireless licenses			22,150						22,150
	Licensure and accreditation			7,362						7,862
	Other			―						4,308
			$	525,833					$	530,641

Education [Member]

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

		Higher		Test		Kaplan		Kaplan
(in thousands)		Education		Preparation		International		Ventures		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011
	Goodwill	$	409,128	$	152,187	$	515,936	$	39,364	$	1,116,615
	Accumulated impairment losses		―		―		―		(8,492)		(8,492)
			409,128		152,187		515,936		30,872		1,108,123
Acquisitions			―		―		7,364		―		7,364
Dispositions			―		―		―		(29,000)		(29,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other			89		―		11,254		(1,872)		9,471
Balance as of September 30, 2012
	Goodwill		409,217		152,187		534,554		―		1,095,958
	Accumulated impairment losses		―		―		―		―		―
		$	409,217	$	152,187	$	534,554	$	―	$	1,095,958