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Business Segments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segments
BUSINESS SEGMENTS
Basis of Presentation.  The Company’s organizational structure is based on a number of factors that management uses to evaluate, view and run its business operations, which include, but are not limited to, customers, the nature of products and services and use of resources. The business segments disclosed in the Consolidated Financial Statements are based on this organizational structure and information reviewed by the Company’s management to evaluate the business segment results. The Company has four reportable segments: KHE, KTP, Kaplan International, and television broadcasting.
The Company evaluates segment performance based on operating income before amortization of intangible assets and impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets. The accounting policies at the segments are the same as described in Note 2. In computing income from operations by segment, the effects of equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, interest income, interest expense, other non-operating income and expense items and income taxes are not included. Intersegment sales are not material.
Identifiable assets by segment are those assets used in the Company’s operations in each business segment. The Prepaid Pension cost is not included in identifiable assets by segment. Investments in marketable equity securities are discussed in Note 5.  
Education.  Education products and services are provided by Kaplan, Inc. KHE includes Kaplan’s domestic postsecondary education businesses, made up of fixed-facility colleges and online postsecondary and career programs. KHE also includes the domestic professional training and other continuing education businesses. KTP includes Kaplan’s standardized test preparation and new economy skills training programs. Kaplan International includes professional training and postsecondary education businesses largely outside the United States, as well as English-language programs.
In the third quarter of 2014, Kaplan completed the sale of three of its schools in China that were previously included as part of Kaplan International. An additional school in China was sold in January 2015. The education division’s operating results exclude the sale of this business as it is included in discontinued operations, net of tax, for 2015.
In recent years, Kaplan has formulated and implemented restructuring plans at its various businesses that have resulted in significant costs in the past three years, with the objective of establishing lower cost levels in future periods. Across all Kaplan businesses, restructuring costs of $10.0 million, $11.9 million and $44.4 million were recorded in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31
(in thousands)
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Accelerated depreciation
$
339

 
$
1,815

 
$
17,956

Lease obligation losses

 
2,694

 
8,240

Severance and Special Incentive Program expense
6,992

 
5,902

 
17,968

Other
2,627

 
1,441

 
209

 
$
9,958

 
$
11,852

 
$
44,373


KHE incurred restructuring costs of $1.8 million, $7.2 million and $12.9 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, primarily from severance and Special Incentive Program expense, lease obligation losses and accelerated depreciation.
On February 12, 2015, Kaplan entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of its KHE Campuses business, consisting of 38 nationally accredited ground campuses, and certain related assets, in exchange for a preferred equity interest in a vocational school company. The transaction closed on September 3, 2015. In addition, Kaplan recorded a $6.9 million other long-lived asset impairment charge in connection with its KHE Campuses business in the second quarter of 2015.
KTP incurred restructuring costs of $4.3 million in 2017 primarily from severance.
Kaplan International incurred restructuring costs of $3.8 million, $4.7 million and $1.3 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These restructuring costs were largely in the U.K. and Australia and included severance charges, lease obligations, and accelerated depreciation.
Kaplan Corporate incurred restructuring costs of $29.4 million in 2015 related to accelerated depreciation, severance and Special Incentive Program expense and lease obligations losses.
Total accrued restructuring costs at Kaplan were $8.5 million and $11.8 million at the end of 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Television Broadcasting.  Television broadcasting operations are conducted through seven television stations serving the Detroit, Houston, San Antonio, Orlando, Jacksonville and Roanoke television markets. All stations are network-affiliated (except for WJXT in Jacksonville), with revenues derived primarily from sales of advertising time. In addition, the stations generate revenue from retransmission consent agreements for the right to carry their signals.
Other Businesses. Other businesses includes the following:
Hoover, a Thomson, GA-based supplier of pressure impregnated kiln-dried lumber and plywood products for fire retardant and preservative applications (acquired in April 2017); Dekko, a Garrett, IN-based manufacturer of electrical workspace solutions, architectural lighting, and electrical components and assemblies (acquired in November 2015); Joyce/Dayton Corp., a Dayton, OH-based manufacturer of screw jacks and other linear motion systems; and Forney, a global supplier of products and systems that control and monitor combustion processes in electric utility and industrial applications;
Graham Healthcare Group (GHG), made up of Celtic and Residential, providers of home health and hospice services; and
SocialCode, a marketing and insights company that manages digital advertising for leading brands; The Slate Group and Foreign Policy Group, which publish online and print magazines and websites; and two investment stage businesses, Panoply and Cybervista.
In November 2015, the Company announced that Trove, a digital innovation team that builds products and technologies in the news space, would largely be integrated into SocialCode.
Corporate Office.  Corporate office includes the expenses of the Company’s corporate office, a net pension credit and certain continuing obligations related to prior business dispositions.
Geographical Information.  The Company’s non-U.S. revenues in 2017, 2016 and 2015 totaled approximately $637 million, $624 million and $660 million, respectively, primarily from Kaplan’s operations outside the U.S. Additionally, revenues in 2017, 2016 and 2015 totaled approximately $320 million, $312 million, and $319 million, respectively, from Kaplan’s operations in the U.K. The Company’s long-lived assets in non-U.S. countries (excluding goodwill and other intangible assets), totaled approximately $89 million and $67 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Company information broken down by operating segment and education division:
 
Year Ended December 31
(in thousands)
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Operating Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Education
$
1,516,776

 
$
1,598,461

 
$
1,927,521

Television broadcasting
409,916

 
409,718

 
359,192

Other businesses
665,205

 
473,850

 
299,517

Corporate office

 

 

Intersegment elimination
(51
)
 
(139
)
 
(116
)
 
$
2,591,846

 
$
2,481,890

 
$
2,586,114

Income (Loss) from Operations
 
 
 
 
 
Education
$
75,169

 
$
93,632

 
$
(223,456
)
Television broadcasting
137,203

 
200,470

 
164,927

Other businesses
(22,764
)
 
(22,102
)
 
(13,667
)
Corporate office
19,494

 
31,534

 
(8,629
)
 
$
209,102

 
$
303,534

 
$
(80,825
)
Equity in Losses of Affiliates, Net
(3,249
)
 
(7,937
)
 
(697
)
Interest Expense, Net
(27,305
)
 
(32,297
)
 
(30,745
)
Other Income (Expense), Net
4,241

 
(12,642
)
 
(8,623
)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes
$
182,789

 
$
250,658

 
$
(120,890
)
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
 
 
 
 
 
Education
$
32,906

 
$
41,187

 
$
61,177

Television broadcasting
12,179

 
9,942

 
9,551

Other businesses
16,306

 
12,375

 
6,168

Corporate office
1,118

 
1,116

 
1,010

 
$
62,509

 
$
64,620

 
$
77,906

Amortization of Intangible Assets and Impairment of Goodwill and
 
 
 
 
 
Other Long-Lived Assets 
 
 
 
 
 
Education
$
5,162

 
$
7,516

 
$
262,353

Television broadcasting
6,349

 
251

 
252

Other businesses
39,290

 
20,507

 
16,112

Corporate office

 

 

 
$
50,801

 
$
28,274

 
$
278,717

Net Pension (Credit) Expense
 
 
 
 
 
Education
$
10,613

 
$
11,803

 
$
18,804

Television broadcasting
1,942

 
1,714

 
1,620

Other businesses
2,722

 
1,118

 
964

Corporate office
(72,491
)
 
(81,732
)
 
(81,945
)
 
$
(57,214
)
 
$
(67,097
)
 
$
(60,557
)
Capital Expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
Education
$
27,520

 
$
26,497

 
$
42,220

Television broadcasting
16,802

 
27,453

 
9,998

Other businesses
12,758

 
16,047

 
9,504

Corporate office

 
715

 
311

 
$
57,080

 
$
70,712

 
$
62,033

Asset information for the Company’s business segments is as follows:
 
As of December 31
(in thousands)
2017
 
2016
Identifiable Assets
 
 
 
Education
$
1,592,097

 
$
1,479,267

Television broadcasting
455,884

 
336,631

Other businesses
985,255

 
796,935

Corporate office
182,905

 
455,209

 
$
3,216,141

 
$
3,068,042

Investments in Marketable Equity Securities
536,315

 
424,229

Investments in Affiliates
128,590

 
58,806

Prepaid Pension Cost
1,056,777

 
881,593

Total Assets
$
4,937,823

 
$
4,432,670

The Company’s education division comprises the following operating segments:
 
Year Ended December 31
(in thousands)
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Operating Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Higher education
$
547,264

 
$
617,047

 
$
849,625

Test preparation
273,298

 
286,556

 
301,607

Kaplan international
697,999

 
696,362

 
770,273

Kaplan corporate and other
294

 
214

 
6,502

Intersegment elimination
(2,079
)
 
(1,718
)
 
(486
)
 
$
1,516,776

 
$
1,598,461

 
$
1,927,521

Income (Loss) from Operations
 
 
 
 
 
Higher education
$
44,277

 
$
66,632

 
$
55,572

Test preparation
11,507

 
9,599

 
16,798

Kaplan international
50,730

 
48,398

 
53,661

Kaplan corporate and other
(31,488
)
 
(30,968
)
 
(349,583
)
Intersegment elimination
143

 
(29
)
 
96

 
$
75,169

 
$
93,632

 
$
(223,456
)
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
 
 
 
 
 
Higher education
$
12,158

 
$
16,822

 
$
17,937

Test preparation
5,286

 
6,287

 
9,045

Kaplan international
14,892

 
17,523

 
17,811

Kaplan corporate and other
570

 
555

 
16,384

 
$
32,906

 
$
41,187

 
$
61,177

Amortization of Intangible Assets
$
5,162

 
$
7,516

 
$
5,523

Impairment of Goodwill and Other Long-Lived Assets
$

 
$

 
$
256,830

Pension Expense
 
 
 
 
 
Higher education
$
6,182

 
$
7,620

 
$
10,849

Test preparation
2,755

 
3,072

 
3,101

Kaplan international
1,157

 
268

 
424

Kaplan corporate and other
519

 
843

 
4,430

 
$
10,613

 
$
11,803

 
$
18,804

Capital Expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
Higher education
$
4,633

 
$
5,364

 
$
10,202

Test preparation
1,038

 
4,672

 
8,720

Kaplan international
21,667

 
16,252

 
22,673

Kaplan corporate and other
182

 
209

 
625

 
$
27,520

 
$
26,497

 
$
42,220

In the third quarter of 2015, a favorable $3.0 million out of period revenue adjustment was included at the test preparation segment that related to prior periods from 2011 through the second quarter of 2015. With respect to this error, the Company has concluded that it was not material to the Company’s financial position or results of operations for 2015 and prior years and the related interim periods, based on its consideration of quantitative and qualitative factors.
 Asset information for the Company’s education division is as follows:
 
As of December 31
(in thousands)
2017
 
2016
Identifiable Assets
 
 
 
Higher education
$
323,616

 
$
373,127

Test preparation
130,938

 
133,709

Kaplan international
1,115,919

 
950,922

Kaplan corporate and other
21,624

 
21,509

 
$
1,592,097

 
$
1,479,267