Acquisitions and Dispositions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Acquisitions And Dispositions [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Dispositions	ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS Acquisitions. The Company completed business acquisitions totaling approximately $23.8 million in 2013; $55.6 million in 2012; and $136.5 million including assumed debt of $5.5 million in 2011. The assets and liabilities of the companies acquired have been recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. During 2013, the Company acquired six businesses. On August 1, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of Forney Corporation, a global supplier of products and systems that control and monitor combustion processes in electric utility and industrial applications. The operating results for Forney are included in other businesses. The Company also acquired four small businesses in other businesses and one small business in its education division. In the second quarter of 2013, Kaplan purchased the remaining 15% noncontrolling interest in Kaplan China; this additional interest was accounted for as an equity transaction. The purchase price allocations mostly comprise goodwill, other intangible assets and current assets. During 2012, the Company completed five business acquisitions. In November 2012, the Company completed its acquisition of a controlling interest in Celtic Healthcare, Inc. (Celtic), a provider of home health care and hospice services in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions. The operating results of Celtic are included in other businesses. The fair value of the noncontrolling interest in Celtic was $5.9 million at the acquisition date, determined using a market approach. The minority shareholder has an option to put their shares to the Company from 2018 to 2022, and the Company has an option to buy the shares of the minority shareholder in 2022. The Company also acquired three small businesses in its education division and one small business in other businesses. The purchase price allocations mostly comprised goodwill and other intangible assets. During 2011, the Company completed five business acquisitions. Kaplan acquired three businesses in its Kaplan International division, one business in its KHE division and one business in its Kaplan Ventures division. These included the May 2011 acquisitions of Franklyn Scholar and Carrick Education Group, national providers of vocational training and higher education in Australia, and the June 2011 acquisition of Structuralia, a provider of e-learning for the engineering and infrastructure sector in Spain. The purchase price allocations for these acquisitions mostly comprised goodwill, other intangible assets and property, plant and equipment. Dispositions. On October 1, 2013, the Company completed the sale of its Publishing Subsidiaries that together conducted most of the Company’s publishing business and related services, including publishing The Washington Post, Express, The Gazette Newspapers, Southern Maryland Newspapers, Greater Washington Publishing, Fairfax County Times and El Tiempo Latino and related websites. Slate magazine, TheRoot.com and Foreign Policy were not part of the transaction and remain with the Company, as do the Trove and SocialCode businesses, the Company’s interest in Classified Ventures and certain real estate assets, including the headquarters building in downtown Washington, DC. In March 2013, the Company completed the sale of The Herald, a daily and Sunday newspaper headquartered in Everett, WA. The Herald was previously reported in the newspaper publishing division. The Company divested its interest in Avenue100 Media Solutions in July 2012, which was previously reported in other businesses. Kaplan completed the sales of Kidum in August 2012, EduNeering in April 2012, and KLT in February 2012, which were part of the Kaplan Ventures division. Kaplan completed the sales of KVE in July 2011 and KCS in October 2011, which were part of Kaplan Ventures and KHE, respectively. Consequently, the Company’s income from continuing operations excludes results from these businesses, which have been reclassified to discontinued operations (see Note 3).

ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

Acquisitions. The Company completed business acquisitions totaling approximately $23.8 million in 2013; $55.6 million in 2012; and $136.5 million including assumed debt of $5.5 million in 2011. The assets and liabilities of the companies acquired have been recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition.

During 2013, the Company acquired six businesses. On August 1, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of Forney Corporation, a global supplier of products and systems that control and monitor combustion processes in electric utility and industrial applications. The operating results for Forney are included in other businesses. The Company also acquired four small businesses in other businesses and one small business in its education division. In the second quarter of 2013, Kaplan purchased the remaining 15% noncontrolling interest in Kaplan China; this additional interest was accounted for as an equity transaction. The purchase price allocations mostly comprise goodwill, other intangible assets and current assets.

During 2012, the Company completed five business acquisitions. In November 2012, the Company completed its acquisition of a controlling interest in Celtic Healthcare, Inc. (Celtic), a provider of home health care and hospice services in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions. The operating results of Celtic are included in other businesses. The fair value of the noncontrolling interest in Celtic was $5.9 million at the acquisition date, determined using a market approach. The minority shareholder has an option to put their shares to the Company from 2018 to 2022, and the Company has an option to buy the shares of the minority shareholder in 2022. The Company also acquired three small businesses in its education division and one small business in other businesses. The purchase price allocations mostly comprised goodwill and other intangible assets.

During 2011, the Company completed five business acquisitions. Kaplan acquired three businesses in its Kaplan International division, one business in its KHE division and one business in its Kaplan Ventures division. These included the May 2011 acquisitions of Franklyn Scholar and Carrick Education Group, national providers of vocational training and higher education in Australia, and the June 2011 acquisition of Structuralia, a provider of e-learning for the engineering and infrastructure sector in Spain. The purchase price allocations for these acquisitions mostly comprised goodwill, other intangible assets and property, plant and equipment.

Dispositions. On October 1, 2013, the Company completed the sale of its Publishing Subsidiaries that together conducted most of the Company’s publishing business and related services, including publishing The Washington Post, Express, The Gazette Newspapers, Southern Maryland Newspapers, Greater Washington Publishing, Fairfax County Times and El Tiempo Latino and related websites. Slate magazine, TheRoot.com and Foreign Policy were not part of the transaction and remain with the Company, as do the Trove and SocialCode businesses, the Company’s interest in Classified Ventures and certain real estate assets, including the headquarters building in downtown Washington, DC. In March 2013, the Company completed the sale of The Herald, a daily and Sunday newspaper headquartered in Everett, WA. The Herald was previously reported in the newspaper publishing division.

The Company divested its interest in Avenue100 Media Solutions in July 2012, which was previously reported in other businesses. Kaplan completed the sales of Kidum in August 2012, EduNeering in April 2012, and KLT in February 2012, which were part of the Kaplan Ventures division.

Kaplan completed the sales of KVE in July 2011 and KCS in October 2011, which were part of Kaplan Ventures and KHE, respectively.

Consequently, the Company’s income from continuing operations excludes results from these businesses, which have been reclassified to discontinued operations (see Note 3).