Business and Geographic Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business and Geographic Segment Information

Business and Geographic Segment Information

Laureate’s educational services are offered through three operating segments: LatAm, EMEAA (as defined below) and GPS. Laureate determines its operating segments based on information utilized by the chief operating decision maker to allocate resources and assess performance.

As previously disclosed in our 2016 Form 10-K, effective March 31, 2017, we combined our previously separate Europe and AMEA segments in order to reflect our belief that we will be able to operate the institutions in those segments more successfully and efficiently under common management. The combined segment is called EMEAA (Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific). This change has been reflected in the quarterly segment information beginning in the first quarter of 2017, the period in which the change occurred. As required, the 2016 segment information that is presented for comparative purposes has also been revised to reflect this segment change.

The LatAm segment consists of campus-based institutions and has operations in Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Peru and has contractual relationships with a licensed institution in Ecuador. The institutions offer an education that emphasizes professional-oriented fields of study with undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of disciplines. The programs at these institutions are mainly campus-based and are primarily focused on local students. In addition, the institutions in our LatAm segment have begun introducing online and hybrid (a combination of online and in-classroom) courses and programs to their curriculum. Brazil and Chile have government-sponsored student financing programs, while in other countries students generally finance their own education.

The EMEAA segment consists of campus-based institutions with operations in the European countries of Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey as well as locations in the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific consisting of campus-based institutions with operations in Australia, China, India, Malaysia, Morocco, New Zealand, South Africa and Thailand. Additionally, EMEAA also manages nine licensed institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and manages one additional institution in China through a joint venture arrangement. These institutions generate revenues by providing professional-oriented undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Several institutions have begun to introduce online and hybrid programs. Students in the EMEAA segment typically self-finance their education or seek third-party financing programs. In certain markets in the EMEAA segment, such as Australia and to a lesser extent China, Thailand and Malaysia, there are various forms of government-supported student financing programs. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, our students' tuition is fully funded by the government.

The GPS segment consists of accredited online institutions, which serve students globally, and campus-based institutions serving students in the United States.The online institutions primarily serve working adults with undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The campus-based institutions primarily serve traditional students seeking undergraduate and graduate degrees. In the United States, students have access to government-supported financing programs.

Intersegment transactions are accounted for in a similar manner as third party transactions and are eliminated in consolidation. The “Corporate” amounts presented in the following tables includes corporate charges that were not allocated to our reportable segments and adjustments to eliminate intersegment items.

We evaluate segment performance based on Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP profit measure defined as Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates, adding back the following items: Foreign currency exchange gain, net, Other income (expense), net, Gain (loss) on derivatives, Loss on debt extinguishment, Interest expense, Interest income, Depreciation and amortization expense, Loss on impairment of assets, Share-based compensation expense and expenses related to our Excellence-in-Process (EiP) initiative. EiP is an enterprise-wide initiative to optimize and standardize Laureate’s processes, creating vertical integration of procurement, information technology, finance, accounting and human resources. It includes the establishment of regional shared services organizations (SSOs) around the world, as well as improvements to the Company's system of internal controls over financial reporting. The increased EiP expenses in the first quarter of 2017 as compared to the first quarter of 2016 relates primarily to severance costs that are predominantly contractual termination benefits recognized in accordance with ASC 712, ‘‘Compensation—Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits.’’

When we review Adjusted EBITDA on a segment basis, we exclude intercompany revenues and expenses, related to network fees and royalties between our segments, which eliminate in consolidation. We use total assets as the measure of assets for reportable segments.

The following tables provide financial information for our reportable segments, including a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates, as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

For the three months ended March 31,	2017			2016
Revenues
LatAm	$	421,436		$	403,898
EMEAA	227,184			244,013
GPS	208,290			260,425
Corporate	(977		)	(1,802		)
Revenues	$	855,933		$	906,534
Adjusted EBITDA of reportable segments
LatAm	$	(35,788	)	$	(20,226	)
EMEAA	53,449			54,463
GPS	63,604			69,728
Total Adjusted EBITDA of reportable segments	81,265			103,965
Reconciling items:
Corporate	(32,666		)	(29,991		)
Depreciation and amortization expense	(64,514		)	(66,207		)
Loss on impairment of assets	—			—
Share-based compensation expense	(22,388		)	(7,164		)
EiP expenses	(24,563		)	(11,760		)
Operating loss	(62,866		)	(11,157		)
Interest income	4,694			5,806
Interest expense	(102,633		)	(103,769		)
Loss on debt extinguishment	(1,515		)	—
Gain (loss) on derivatives	12,147			(10,750		)
Other income (expense), net	436			(41		)
Foreign currency exchange gain, net	2,290			27,682
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates	$	(147,447	)	$	(92,229	)

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Assets
LatAm	$	4,284,433	$	3,932,679
EMEAA	1,351,464		1,333,297
GPS	1,568,848		1,505,242
Corporate	705,846		291,252
Total assets	$	7,910,591	$	7,062,470