10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 1-13144

ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	36-2061311
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

13000 North Meridian Street Carmel, Indiana	46032-1404
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (317) 706-9200

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	x	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

23,362,123

Number of shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, outstanding at March 31, 2013

ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.

Carmel, Indiana

Quarterly Report to Securities and Exchange Commission

March 31, 2013

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Index

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ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	As of
	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012			March 31, 2012
	(unaudited)						(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	210,012		$	246,342		$	178,476
Short-term investments		0			0			114,806
Restricted cash		719			601			1,123
Accounts receivable, net		104,077			77,313			54,411
Deferred income taxes		29,513			44,547			12,566
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		18,651			16,162			17,832
Total current assets		362,972			384,965			379,214
Property and equipment, net		184,123			189,890			198,493
Deferred income taxes		56,858			56,112			34,081
Other assets		39,033			41,263			49,516
Total assets	$	642,986		$	672,230		$	661,304
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	63,713		$	63,304		$	77,664
Accrued compensation and benefits		15,425			21,023			13,323
Other current liabilities		34,807			86,722			50,920
Deferred revenue		120,628			135,900			180,147
Total current liabilities		234,573			306,949			322,054
Long-term debt		150,000			140,000			175,000
Other liabilities		100,138			98,327			72,629
Total liabilities		484,711			545,276			569,683
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued		0			0			0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 37,068,904 issued		371			371			371
Capital surplus		204,219			206,703			194,027
Retained earnings		990,202			959,072			884,230
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)		(7,835	)		(7,930	)		(9,316	)
Treasury stock, 13,706,781, 13,744,395 and 12,934,377 shares, at cost		(1,028,682	)		(1,031,262	)		(977,691	)
Total shareholders’ equity		158,275			126,954			91,621
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	642,986		$	672,230		$	661,304

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Revenue	$	287,711		$	341,794
Costs and expenses:
Cost of educational services		125,221			134,941
Student services and administrative expenses		106,282			106,266
Loss related to private student loan programs		3,464			0
Total costs and expenses		234,967			241,207
Operating income		52,744			100,587
Interest income		34			681
Interest (expense)		(1,152	)		(547	)
Income before provision for income taxes		51,626			100,721
Provision for income taxes		20,496			39,650
Net income	$	31,130		$	61,071
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.33		$	2.40
Diluted	$	1.33		$	2.38
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		23,397			25,420
Diluted		23,481			25,636

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Net Income	$	31,130		$	61,071
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Net actuarial pension loss amortization, net of income tax of $211 and $272		333			423
Prior service cost (credit) amortization, net of income tax of $151 and $151		(238	)		(237	)
Unrealized (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of income tax of $0 and $0		0			(23	)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		95			163
Comprehensive income	$	31,225		$	61,234

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	31,130		$	61,071
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		7,292			7,420
Provision for doubtful accounts		19,885			15,601
Deferred income taxes		13,211			(3,742	)
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises		0			(805	)
Stock-based compensation expense		3,093			4,483
Settlement cost		(46,000	)		0
Other		294			(339	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash		(118	)		1,005
Accounts receivable		(46,649	)		(21,906	)
Accounts payable		409			(1,212	)
Other operating assets and liabilities		(10,693	)		22,166
Deferred revenue		(15,272	)		(46,396	)
Net cash flows from operating activities		(43,418	)		37,346
Cash flows from investing activities:
Facility expenditures and land purchases		(100	)		(132	)
Capital expenditures, net		(1,418	)		(4,518	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments and repayment of notes		215			98,955
Purchase of investments and note advances		(1,241	)		(63,545	)
Net cash flows from investing activities		(2,544	)		30,760
Cash flows from financing activities:
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises		0			805
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		0			4,668
Debt issue costs		0			(1,525	)
Proceeds from revolving borrowings		10,000			175,000
Repayment of revolving borrowings		0			(150,000	)
Repurchase of common stock and shares tendered for taxes		(368	)		(147,571	)
Net cash flows from financing activities		9,632			(118,623	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(36,330	)		(50,517	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		246,342			228,993
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	210,012		$	178,476

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Dollars and shares in thousands)

											Accumulated
	Common Stock				Capital			Retained			Other Comprehensive			Common Stock in Treasury
	Shares		Amount		Surplus			Earnings			Income/(Loss)			Shares			Amount			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011		37,069	$	371	$	189,573		$	827,675		($	9,479	)		(10,969	)	($	839,341	)	$	168,799
For the three months ended March 31, 2012 (unaudited):
Net income									61,071												61,071
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax												163									163
Equity award vesting and exercises									(4,515	)					145			9,183			4,668
Tax benefit from equity award vesting and exercises						417															417
Stock-based compensation						4,037															4,037
Common shares repurchased															(2,097	)		(146,657	)		(146,657	)
Issuance of shares for Directors’ compensation									(1	)					1			38			37
Shares tendered for taxes															(14	)		(914	)		(914	)
Balance as of March 31, 2012		37,069		371		194,027			884,230			(9,316	)		(12,934	)		(977,691	)		91,621
For the nine months ended December 31, 2012 (unaudited):
Net income									79,394												79,394
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax												1,386									1,386
Equity award vesting and exercises									(4,552	)					127			8,229			3,677
Tax benefit from equity award vesting and exercises						501															501
Stock-based compensation						12,175															12,175
Common shares repurchased															(929	)		(61,261	)		(61,261	)
Shares tendered for taxes															(8	)		(539	)		(539	)
Balance as of December 31, 2012		37,069		371		206,703			959,072			(7,930	)		(13,744	)		(1,031,262	)		126,954
For the three months ended March 31, 2013 (unaudited):
Net income									31,130												31,130
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax												95									95
Equity award vesting						(2,948	)								59			2,948			0
Tax benefit from equity award vesting						(2,629	)														(2,629	)
Stock-based compensation						3,093															3,093
Shares tendered for taxes															(22	)		(368	)		(368	)
Balance as of March 31, 2013		37,069	$	371	$	204,219		$	990,202		($	7,835	)		(13,707	)	($	1,028,682	)	$	158,275

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data and unless otherwise stated)

1. The Company and Basis of Presentation

We are a leading proprietary provider of postsecondary degree programs in the United States based on revenue and student enrollment. As of March 31, 2013, we were offering master, bachelor and associate degree programs to approximately 61,000 students at ITT Technical Institute and Daniel Webster College locations. In addition, we offered one or more of our online programs to students who are located in 48 states. As of March 31, 2013, we had 149 college locations (including 147 campuses and two learning sites) in 39 states. All of our college locations are authorized by the applicable education authorities of the states in which they operate and are accredited by an accrediting commission recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”). We have provided career-oriented education programs since 1969 under the “ITT Technical Institute” name and since June 2009 under the “Daniel Webster College” name. Our corporate headquarters are located in Carmel, Indiana.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include our wholly-owned subsidiaries’ accounts and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim periods and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures, including significant accounting policies, normally included in a complete presentation of financial statements prepared in accordance with those principles, rules and regulations have been omitted. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2012 was derived from audited financial statements but, as presented in this report, may not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Arrangements where we may have a variable interest in another party are evaluated in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC” or “Codification”) 810, “Consolidation” (“ASC 810”), to determine whether we would be required to include the financial results of the other party in our consolidated financial statements. Based on our most recent evaluation, we were not required to include the financial results of any variable interest entity in our condensed consolidated financial statements. See Note 8 – Variable Interests, for additional discussion of our variable interests.

In the opinion of our management, the financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to fairly state our financial condition and results of operations. The interim financial information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2012.

2. New Accounting Guidance

In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, which is included in the Codification under ASC 220, “Other Comprehensive Income” (“ASC 220”). This update requires an entity to report the effect, by component, of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2013. The adoption of this guidance requires that we provide additional disclosures regarding the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income during the reporting period. We have included these disclosures in the footnotes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In October 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-04, which makes technical corrections, clarifications and limited-scope improvements to various topics throughout the Codification. The amendments in this ASU that do not have transition guidance are effective upon issuance and the amendments that are subject to transition guidance are effective for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2013. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-02, which is included in the Codification under ASC 350, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other” (“ASC 350”). This update allows an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it must perform a quantitative impairment test. An entity would be required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset, if the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived asset is impaired. This guidance is effective for impairment tests performed for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2013. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, which is included in the Codification under ASC 210, “Balance Sheet” (“ASC 210”). This update provides for enhanced disclosures to help users of financial statements evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on an entity’s financial position. In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01, which clarifies the scope of the disclosures required under ASU No. 2011-11. Both of these updates are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2013. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

3. Fair Value

Fair value for financial reporting is defined as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid upon the transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement of our financial assets utilized assumptions categorized as observable inputs under the accounting guidance. Observable inputs are assumptions based on independent market data sources.

The following table sets forth information regarding the fair value measurement of our financial assets as of March 31, 2013:

			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
			(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Description	As of March 31, 2013		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Cash equivalents:
Money market fund	$	208,212	$	208,212	$	0	$	0
Other assets:
Money market fund		8,623		8,623		0		0
	$	216,835	$	216,835	$	0	$	0

We used quoted prices in active markets for identical assets as of the measurement date to value our financial assets that were categorized as Level 1.

The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, other current liabilities and deferred revenue approximate fair value because of the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments. Investments classified as available-for-sale as of March 31, 2012 were recorded at their market value.

Each of the carrying value and the estimated fair value of the notes receivable and other receivables included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets or Other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was approximately $9,500 as of March 31, 2013, $9,600 as of December 31, 2012 and $19,000 as of March 31, 2012. We estimated the fair value of the notes receivable and other receivables by discounting the future cash flows using current rates for similar arrangements. The assumptions used in this estimate are considered unobservable inputs. Fair value measurements that utilize significant unobservable inputs are categorized as Level 3 measurements under the accounting guidance.

Each of the carrying value and estimated fair value of our long-term debt was approximately $150,000 as of March 31, 2013, $140,000 as of December 31, 2012 and $175,000 as of March 31, 2012. The fair value of our long-term debt was estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current rates for similar loans with similar characteristics and remaining maturities. We utilized inputs that were observable or were principally derived from observable market data to estimate the fair value of our long-term debt. Fair value measurements that utilize significant other observable inputs are categorized as Level 2 measurements under the accounting guidance.

4. Equity Compensation

The stock-based compensation expense and related income tax benefit recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the periods indicated were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Stock-based compensation expense	$	3,093		$	4,483
Income tax (benefit)	($	1,191	)	($	1,726	)

We did not capitalize any stock-based compensation cost in the three months ended March 31, 2013 or 2012.

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As of March 31, 2013, we estimated that pre-tax compensation expense for unvested stock-based compensation grants in the amount of approximately $16,000 net of estimated forfeitures, will be recognized in future periods. This expense will be recognized over the remaining service period applicable to the grantees which, on a weighted-average basis, is approximately 1.6 years.

The stock options granted, forfeited, exercised and expired in the period indicated were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
				Weighted					Weighted
				Average		Aggregate			Average		Aggregate
	# of			Exercise		Exercise			Remaining		Intrinsic
	Shares			Price		Price			Contractual Term		Value (1)
Outstanding at beginning of period		1,574,604		$	84.90	$	133,691
Granted		0		$	0		0
Forfeited		(2,667	)	$	74.99		(200	)
Exercised		0		$	0		0
Expired		(197,244	)	$	47.59		(9,387	)
Outstanding at end of period		1,374,693		$	90.28	$	124,104			3.1	$	0
Exercisable at end of period		1,225,187		$	92.37	$	113,170			2.8	$	0

(1) The aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options was calculated by identifying those stock options that had a lower exercise price than the closing market price of our common stock on March 28, 2013 and multiplying the difference between the closing market price of our common stock and the exercise price of each of those stock options by the number of shares subject to those stock options that were outstanding or exercisable, as applicable.

The following table sets forth information regarding the stock options granted and exercised in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Shares subject to stock options granted		0		156,500
Weighted average grant date fair value per share	$	0	$	31.36
Shares subject to stock options exercised		0		104,054
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised	$	0	$	2,489
Proceeds received from stock options exercised	$	0	$	4,668
Tax benefits realized from stock options exercised	$	0	$	864

The intrinsic value of a stock option is the difference between the fair market value of the stock and the option exercise price.

The fair value of each stock option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the following assumptions:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013	2012
Risk-free interest rates	Not applicable		0.7	%
Expected lives (in years)	Not applicable		4.5
Volatility	Not applicable		51	%
Dividend yield	Not applicable		None

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The following table sets forth the number of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that were granted, forfeited and vested in the period indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	# of RSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at beginning of period		413,645		$	75.35
Granted		0		$	0.00
Forfeited		(13,050	)	$	73.68
Vested		(59,430	)	$	87.66
Unvested at end of period		341,165		$	73.27

The total fair market value of the RSUs that vested and were settled in shares of our common stock was $1,003 in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and $2,754 in the three months ended March 31, 2012. In the three months ended March 31, 2012, 48,935 RSUs vested and were settled in cash for $3,073.

5. Stock Repurchases

As of March 31, 2013, approximately 7.8 million shares remained available for repurchase under the share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”) authorized by our Board of Directors. The terms of the Repurchase Program provide that we may repurchase shares of our common stock, from time to time depending on market conditions and other considerations, in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions in accordance with Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Unless earlier terminated by our Board of Directors, the Repurchase Program will expire when we repurchase all shares authorized for repurchase thereunder.

The following table sets forth information regarding the shares of our common stock that we repurchased in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Number of shares		0		2,097,200
Total cost	$	0	$	146,657
Average cost per share	$	0	$	69.93

6. Debt

On March 21, 2012, we entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) that provides for a $325,000 senior revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”). The Credit Agreement also provides that we may seek additional revolving commitments or term loan commitments in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $125,000. The lenders under the Credit Agreement are not under any obligation to provide any such additional revolving commitments or term loan commitments. The Credit Agreement has a maturity date of March 21, 2015.

A portion of the borrowings under the Revolver were used to prepay the entire outstanding indebtedness under a prior credit agreement which was terminated on March 21, 2012. In addition to the prepayment of the outstanding indebtedness under the prior credit agreement, borrowings under the Credit Agreement are used for general corporate purposes.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at our option, at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus an applicable margin or at an alternative base rate, as defined under the Credit Agreement, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for borrowings under the Revolver is determined based on the ratio of our total Indebtedness (as defined in the Credit Agreement and which primarily includes outstanding borrowings, recorded contingent liabilities related to our guarantee obligations, letters of credit and surety bonds) to EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (the “Leverage Ratio”) as of the end of each fiscal quarter. We also pay a commitment fee on the amount of the unutilized commitments under the Credit Agreement. The amount of the commitment fee is determined based on the Leverage Ratio as of the end of each fiscal quarter.

The Credit Agreement contains, among other things, covenants, representations and warranties and events of default customary for credit facilities. The Credit Agreement is secured by a pledge of the equity interests of our subsidiaries and is guaranteed by one of our subsidiaries. We are required to maintain compliance with a maximum Leverage Ratio, a minimum interest coverage ratio, a minimum liquidity amount and several ratios related to the ED’s regulations. We were in compliance with those requirements as of March 31, 2013.

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As of March 31, 2013, the borrowings under the Credit Agreement totaled $150,000. The effective interest rate on our borrowings was approximately 3.20% per annum in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and approximately 1.40% per annum in the three months ended March 31, 2012. The commitment fee under the Credit Agreement was 0.35% as of March 31, 2013.

The following table sets forth the interest expense (including the facility fee and commitment fee) that we recognized on our borrowings under the Credit Agreement and under the prior credit agreement in the periods indicated:

Three Months Ended March 31,
2013		2012
$	1,013	$	547

7. Investments

Our available-for-sale investments were classified as short-term investments on our March 31, 2012 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. We did not hold any available-for-sale investments as of March 31, 2013 or December 31, 2012. The following table sets forth the aggregate fair value, amortized cost basis and the net unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of our available-for-sale investments as of the dates indicated:

	As of:
	March 31, 2013						December 31, 2012						March 31, 2012
	Aggregate Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)		Aggregate Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)		Aggregate Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Available- for-Sale Investments:
Government obligations	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	80,445	$	80,446	($	1	)
Government agency obligations		0		0		0		0		0		0		17,022		17,022		0
Corporate obligations		0		0		0		0		0		0		17,339		17,340		(1	)
	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	114,806	$	114,808	($	2	)

The following table sets forth the components of investment income included in Interest income in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Interest income on investments	$	34	$	141
Realized net gains on the sale of investments		0		14
Total investment income	$	34	$	155

8. Variable Interests

On January 20, 2010, we entered into agreements with unrelated third parties to establish the PEAKS Private Student Loan Program (“PEAKS Program”), which is a private education loan program for our students. Under the PEAKS Program, an unaffiliated lender originated private education loans to our eligible students and, subsequently, sold those loans to an unaffiliated trust that purchased, owns and collects private education loans (“PEAKS Trust”). The PEAKS Trust issued senior debt in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000 (“PEAKS Senior Debt”) to investors. The lender disbursed the proceeds of the private education loans to us for application to the students’ account balances with us that represented their unpaid education costs. We transferred a portion of the amount of each private education loan disbursed to us under the PEAKS Program to the PEAKS Trust in exchange for a subordinated note issued by the PEAKS Trust (“Subordinated Note”). No new private education loans were or will be originated under the PEAKS Program after July 2011, but immaterial amounts related to loans originated prior to that date were disbursed by the lender through March 2012.

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The Subordinated Note is non-interest bearing and has been recorded net of an unamortized discount based on an imputed interest rate of 9.0% in Other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In the three months ended March 31, 2012, the discount was amortized and recognized in Interest income on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income over the term of the Subordinated Note. We did not recognize any interest income related to the amortization of the Subordinated Note discount on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the three months ended March 31, 2013. The maturity date of the Subordinated Note is in March 2026. The face value of the Subordinated Note was approximately $73,000 as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and $75,400 as of March 31, 2012.

The PEAKS Trust utilized the proceeds from the issuance of the PEAKS Senior Debt and the Subordinated Note to purchase the private education loans made by the lender to our students. The assets of the PEAKS Trust (which include, among other assets, the private education loans owned by the PEAKS Trust) serve as collateral for, and are intended to be the principal source of, the repayment of the PEAKS Senior Debt and the Subordinated Note. The PEAKS Trust is required to maintain assets having an aggregate value that exceeds the outstanding balance of the PEAKS Senior Debt. As of March 31, 2013, the value of the assets of the PEAKS Trust satisfied this requirement.

We guarantee payment of the principal and interest owed on the PEAKS Senior Debt, the administrative fees and expenses of the PEAKS Trust and the required ratio of assets of the PEAKS Trust to outstanding PEAKS Senior Debt (“PEAKS Guarantee”). We made guarantee and other payments related to the PEAKS Program to the PEAKS Trust of $3,094 in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and $0 in the three months ended March 31, 2012. See Note 11 – Contingencies, for further discussion of the PEAKS Guarantee.

We did not explicitly or implicitly provide any financial or other support to the PEAKS Trust during the three months ended March 31, 2013 or 2012 that we were not contractually required to provide, and we do not intend to provide any such support to the PEAKS Trust in the foreseeable future, other than what we are contractually required to provide.

The PEAKS Trust is a variable interest entity as defined under ASC 810. We held variable interests in the PEAKS Trust as of March 31, 2013 as a result of the Subordinated Note and PEAKS Guarantee. To determine whether we were the primary beneficiary of the PEAKS Trust, we:

• assessed the risks that the PEAKS Trust was designed to create and pass through to its variable interest holders;

• identified the variable interests in the PEAKS Trust;

• identified the other variable interest holders and their involvement in the activities of the PEAKS Trust;

• identified the activities that most significantly impact the PEAKS Trust’s economic performance;

• determined whether we have the power to direct those activities; and

• determined whether we have the right to receive the benefits from, or the obligation to absorb the losses of, the PEAKS Trust that could potentially be significant to the PEAKS Trust.

We determined that the activities of the PEAKS Trust that most significantly impact the economic performance of the PEAKS Trust involve:

• establishing the underwriting criteria of, and the interest rates and fees charged on, the private education loans acquired by the PEAKS Trust; and

• the servicing (which includes the collection) of the private education loans owned by the PEAKS Trust.

To make that determination, we analyzed various possible scenarios of student loan portfolio performance to evaluate the potential economic impact on the PEAKS Trust. In our analysis, we made what we believe are reasonable assumptions based on historical data for the following key variables:

• the composition of the credit profiles of the borrowers;

• the interest rates and fees charged on the loans;

• the default rates and the timing of defaults associated with similar types of loans; and

• the prepayment and the speed of repayment associated with similar types of loans.

Based on our analysis, we concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of the PEAKS Trust, because we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the PEAKS Trust. As a result, we are not required under ASC 810 to include the financial results of the PEAKS Trust in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Our conclusion that we are not the primary beneficiary of the PEAKS Trust did not change from the prior reporting period. Therefore, there was no effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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On February 20, 2009, we entered into agreements with an unaffiliated entity (the “2009 Entity”) to create a program that made private education loans available to our students to help pay the students’ cost of education that student financial aid from federal, state and other sources did not cover (the “2009 Loan Program”). Under the 2009 Loan Program, an unaffiliated lender originated private education loans to our eligible students and, subsequently, sold those loans to the 2009 Entity. The 2009 Entity purchased the private education loans from the lender utilizing funds received from its owners in exchange for participation interests in the private education loans acquired by the 2009 Entity. The lender disbursed the proceeds of the private education loans to us for application to the students’ account balances with us that represented their unpaid education costs. No new private education loans were or will be originated under the 2009 Loan Program after December 31, 2011, but immaterial amounts related to loans originated prior to that date were disbursed by the lender through June 2012.

In connection with the 2009 Loan Program, we entered into a risk sharing agreement (the “2009 RSA”) with the 2009 Entity. Under the 2009 RSA, we guarantee the repayment of any private education loans that are charged off above a certain percentage of the private education loans made under the 2009 Loan Program, based on the annual dollar volume. We made payments to the 2009 Entity, or offset amounts owed to us by the 2009 Entity under the Revolving Note (as defined below), related to our guarantee obligations under the 2009 RSA, net of recoveries, in the amount of $741 in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and $192 in the three months ended March 31, 2012. See Note 11 – Contingencies, for further discussion of the 2009 RSA.

In addition, we have made advances to the 2009 Entity under a revolving promissory note (the “Revolving Note”). We did not make any advances in the three months ended March 31, 2013 or 2012 to the 2009 Entity under the Revolving Note that we were not contractually required to make. Certain of the assets of the 2009 Entity serve as collateral for the Revolving Note. The Revolving Note bears interest, is subject to customary terms and conditions and is currently due and payable in full. The amount owed to us under the Revolving Note was approximately $7,600 as of March 31, 2013, $8,300 as of December 31, 2012 and $9,200 as of March 31, 2012.

The advances under the Revolving Note were primarily used by the 2009 Entity to purchase additional private education loans under the 2009 Loan Program that otherwise may not have been originated. We have no immediate plans to significantly increase the amount of advances that we make to the 2009 Entity under the Revolving Note.

The 2009 Entity is a variable interest entity as defined under ASC 810. We held variable interests in the 2009 Entity as of March 31, 2013 as a result of the Revolving Note and 2009 RSA. To determine whether we were the primary beneficiary of the 2009 Entity, we:

• assessed the risks that the 2009 Entity was designed to create and pass through to its variable interest holders;

• identified the variable interests in the 2009 Entity;

• identified the other variable interest holders and their involvement in the activities of the 2009 Entity;

• identified the activities that most significantly impact the 2009 Entity’s economic performance;

• determined whether we have the power to direct those activities; and

• determined whether we have the right to receive the benefits from, or the obligation to absorb the losses of, the 2009 Entity that could potentially be significant to the 2009 Entity.

To identify the activities of the 2009 Entity that most significantly impact the economic performance of the 2009 Entity, we analyzed various possible scenarios of private education loan portfolio performance. In our analysis, we made what we believe are reasonable assumptions based on historical data for the following key variables:

• the composition of the credit profiles of the borrowers;

• the interest rates and fees charged on the loans;

• the default rates and the timing of defaults associated with similar types of loans; and

• the prepayment and the speed of repayment associated with similar types of loans.

We determined that the activities of the 2009 Entity that most significantly impact its economic performance involve:

• establishing the underwriting criteria of, and the interest rates and fees charged on, the private education loans acquired by the 2009 Entity; and

• the servicing (which includes the collection) of the private education loans owned by the 2009 Entity.

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Based on our analysis, we concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of the 2009 Entity, because we do not direct those activities. As a result, we are not required under ASC 810 to include the financial results of the 2009 Entity in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Our conclusion that we are not the primary beneficiary of the 2009 Entity did not change from the prior reporting period. Therefore, there was no effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In the three months ended December 31, 2012, we determined that the Subordinated Note and the Revolving Note were impaired and recorded an impairment charge in the aggregate amount of $15,200. The aggregate carrying value of the Subordinated Note and the Revolving Note was approximately $2,200 as of March 31, 2013, $2,900 as of December 31, 2012 and $19,000 as of March 31, 2012 and was included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2013 and in Other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012. The accrual of interest (in the case of the Revolving Note) and the accretion of discount (in the case of the Subordinated Note) is discontinued when, in our opinion, the borrower may be unable to make payments owed under the note as they become due. We did not recognize any interest income related to the Subordinated Note or the Revolving Note in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income during the time that the Subordinated Note and Revolving Note were impaired, which included the three months ended March 31, 2013.

9. Earnings Per Common Share

Earnings per common share for all periods have been calculated in conformity with ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share.” This data is based on historical net income and the weighted average number of shares of our common stock outstanding during each period as set forth in the following table:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Shares:
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding		23,397		25,420
Shares assumed issued (less shares assumed purchased for treasury) for stock-based compensation		84		216
Outstanding shares for diluted earnings per share calculation		23,481		25,636

A total of approximately 1,598,000 shares in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and approximately 1,535,000 shares in the three months ended March 31, 2012 were excluded from the calculation of our diluted earnings per common share because the effect was anti-dilutive.

10. Employee Pension Benefits

The following table sets forth the components of net periodic pension benefit of the ESI Pension Plan and ESI Excess Pension Plan in the periods indicated:

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Interest cost	$	452		$	530
Expected return on assets		(1,097	)		(1,147	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		544			695
Amortization of prior service (credit)		(389	)		(388	)
Net periodic pension (benefit)	($	490	)	($	310	)

The benefit accruals under the ESI Pension Plan and ESI Excess Pension Plan were frozen effective March 31, 2006. As a result, no service cost has been included in the net periodic pension benefit.

We did not make any contributions to the ESI Pension Plan or the ESI Excess Pension Plan in the three months ended March 31, 2013 or 2012. We do not expect to make any material contributions to the ESI Pension Plan or the ESI Excess Pension Plan in 2013.

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The following table sets forth the changes in the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Defined Benefit Pension Items
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Income Tax Benefit (Expense)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Net of Income Tax
Balance at January 1, 2013	($	13,058	)	$	5,128		($	7,930	)
Amortization of:
Actuarial (gains)/losses		544			(211	)		333
Prior service costs (credits)		(389	)		151			(238	)
Balance at March 31, 2013	($	12,903	)	$	5,068		($	7,835	)

The reclassification of prior service costs/credits and actuarial gains/losses from Accumulated other comprehensive loss are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (benefit). Net periodic pension cost (benefit) was included in compensation expense in Cost of educational services and Student services and administrative expenses on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the three months ended March 31, 2013.

11. Contingencies

As part of our normal operations, one of our insurers issues surety bonds for us that are required by various education authorities that regulate us. We are obligated to reimburse our insurer for any of those surety bonds that are paid by the insurer. As of March 31, 2013, the total face amount of those surety bonds was approximately $24,000.

We are also subject to various claims and contingencies, including those related to litigation, business transactions, guarantee arrangements and employee-related matters, among others. We record a liability for those claims and contingencies, if it is probable that a loss will result and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Although we believe that our estimates related to any claims and contingencies are reasonable, we cannot make any assurances with regard to the accuracy of our estimates, and actual results could differ materially. As of March 31, 2013, our recorded liability for these claims and contingencies was approximately $79,361, the substantial majority of which pertained to our guarantee obligations under the 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program (collectively, the “RSAs”). As of March 31, 2013, $21,783 of the recorded liability was included in Other current liabilities and $57,578 was included in Other liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The $57,578 included in Other liabilities as of March 31, 2013 represents our estimate of the loss that we believe we will realize over the next seven to ten years related to our estimated guarantee obligations under the RSAs.

The following table sets forth the activity with respect to our recorded liability related to our claims and contingencies in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Balance as of January 1	$	123,439		$	36,028
Increases (decreases) from:
Additional reserves		5,041			1,648
Payments, net		(49,842	)		(195	)
Estimated recovery		723			0
Balance as of March 31	$	79,361		$	37,481

We had guaranteed the repayment of private education loans made by a lender to our students in 2007 and early 2008 (the “2007 RSA”) that the lender charged off above a certain percentage of the total dollar volume of private education loans made under the 2007 RSA. In January 2013, we paid $46,000 in a settlement to absolve us from any further obligations with respect to our guarantee obligations under the 2007 RSA. The liability for this settlement was included in Other current liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2012.

We also considered whether additional losses for claims and contingencies were reasonably possible, could be estimated and might be material to our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. In order to estimate the possible range of losses under the RSAs, we made certain assumptions with respect to the performance of the private education loans made under the RSAs over the life of those loans. The life of a private education loan made under the RSAs may be in excess of ten years from the date of disbursement. Therefore, our estimate of the possible range of losses under the RSAs was based on assumptions for periods in excess of ten years, and those assumptions included, among other things, the following:

• the timing and rate at which the private education loans will be paid;

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• the changes in the variable interest rates due on the private education loans;

• the amounts that will be recovered on the private education loans that have defaulted; and

• the fees and expenses associated with servicing the private education loans.

The assumptions have changed, and may continue to change, significantly over time as actual results become known, which would affect our estimated range of possible losses related to the RSAs. With respect to our guarantee obligations under the RSAs, we believe that it is reasonably possible that we may incur losses in an estimated range of $7,000 less than to $43,000 greater than the recorded liability for those contingencies. As with any estimate, as facts and circumstances change, the recorded liability and estimated range of reasonably possible losses could change significantly. With respect to legal proceedings, we determined that we cannot provide an estimate of the possible losses, or the range of possible losses, in excess of the amount, if any, accrued, for various reasons, including but not limited to some or all of the following:

• there are significant factual issues to be resolved;

• there are novel or unsettled legal issues presented;

• the proceedings are in the early stages;

• there is uncertainty as to the likelihood of a class being certified or decertified or the ultimate size and scope of the class;

• there is uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals or motions; and

• in many cases, the plaintiffs have not specified damages in their complaint or in court filings.

Litigation. We are subject to various litigation in the ordinary course of our business. We cannot assure you of the ultimate outcome of any litigation involving us. Although we believe that our estimates related to any litigation are reasonable, deviations from our estimates could produce a materially different result. Any litigation alleging violations of education or consumer protection laws and/or regulations, misrepresentation, fraud or deceptive practices may also subject our affected campuses to additional regulatory scrutiny. The following is a description of pending litigation that falls outside the scope of litigation incidental to the ordinary course of our business.

On March 11, 2013, a complaint in a securities class action lawsuit was filed against us and two of our current executive officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the following caption: William Koetsch, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. ITT Educational Services, Inc., et al. (the “Koetsch Litigation”). The complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by:

• our failure to properly account for the 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program;

• our failure to maintain proper internal controls to ensure that risk-sharing agreements were properly recorded;

• making false statements or failing to disclose adverse facts known about us;

• deceiving the investing public regarding our prospects and business;

• artificially inflating the price of our common stock; and

• causing the plaintiff and other putative class members to purchase our common stock at inflated prices.

The putative class period in this action is from April 20, 2010 through February 23, 2013. The plaintiff seeks, among other things, the designation of this action as a class action, and an award of unspecified compensatory damages, interest, costs and attorney’s fees. All of the defendants intend to defend themselves vigorously against the allegations made in the complaint.

On April 17, 2013, a complaint in a securities class action lawsuit was filed against us and two of our current executive officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the following caption: Massachusetts Laborers’ Annuity Fund, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. ITT Educational Services, Inc., et al. (the “MLAF Litigation”). The complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by:

• our failure to properly account for the 2007 RSA, 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program;

• our failure to establish adequate reserves associated with our guarantee obligations under the 2007 RSA, 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program, which caused us to misrepresent our earnings, liabilities, net income and financial condition throughout the putative class period;

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• making false and misleading statements;

• engaging in a scheme to deceive the market and a course of conduct that artificially inflated the price of our common stock;

• operating as a fraud or deceit on purchasers of our common stock by misrepresenting our liabilities related to the 2007 RSA, 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program, financial results and business prospects;

• artificially inflating the price of our common stock; and

• causing the putative class members to purchase our common stock at artificially inflated prices.

The putative class period in this action is from April 24, 2008 through February 25, 2013. The plaintiff seeks, among other things, the designation of this action as a class action, and an award of unspecified compensatory damages, interest, costs, attorney’s fees and equitable/injunctive or other relief as the Court deems just and proper. All of the defendants intend to defend themselves vigorously against the allegations made in the complaint.

There can be no assurance that the ultimate outcome of the Koetsch Litigation, the MLAF Litigation or other actions (including other actions under federal or state securities laws) will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

The current officers named in the Koetsch Litigation and the MLAF Litigation include Daniel M. Fitzpatrick and Kevin M. Modany.

Certain of our current and former officers and Directors are or may become a party in the actions described above. Our By-laws and Restated Certificate of Incorporation obligate us to indemnify our officers and Directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, provided that their conduct complied with certain requirements. We are obligated to advance defense costs to our officers and Directors, subject to the individual’s obligation to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that the individual was not entitled to indemnification. In addition, our indemnity obligation can, under certain circumstances, include indemnifiable judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with those actions.

Guarantees. We entered into the PEAKS Guarantee in connection with the PEAKS Program. Under the PEAKS Guarantee, we guarantee payment of the principal and interest owed on the PEAKS Senior Debt, the administrative fees and expenses of the PEAKS Trust and the required ratio of assets of the PEAKS Trust to outstanding PEAKS Senior Debt. The PEAKS Senior Debt bears interest at a variable rate based on the LIBOR plus an applicable margin and matures in January 2020. The PEAKS Guarantee agreement contains, among other things, representations and warranties and events of default customary for guarantees. In addition, under the PEAKS Program, some or all of the holders of the PEAKS Senior Debt could require us to purchase their PEAKS Senior Debt in certain limited circumstances that pertain to our continued eligibility to participate in the federal student financial aid programs under Title IV (the “Title IV Programs”) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (the “HEA”). We believe that the likelihood of those limited circumstances occurring is remote. Our guarantee and purchase obligations under the PEAKS Program remain in effect until the PEAKS Senior Debt and the PEAKS Trust’s fees and expenses are paid in full. At such time, we will be entitled to repayment of the amount of any payments made under the PEAKS Guarantee to the extent that funds are remaining in the PEAKS Trust. Payments made under the PEAKS Guarantee that we expect to recover are included in Other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The maximum future payments that we could be required to make under the PEAKS Guarantee include:

• up to $257,000 in principal of PEAKS Senior Debt, which was the approximate outstanding principal balance of the PEAKS Senior Debt as of March 31, 2013;

• accrued interest on the PEAKS Senior Debt;

• the fees and expenses of the PEAKS Trust; and

• amounts by which the ratio of assets of the PEAKS Trust to outstanding PEAKS Senior Debt falls below the required level.

We are not able to estimate the undiscounted maximum potential amount of future payments that we could be required to make under the PEAKS Guarantee, because those payments will be affected by:

• the repayment performance of the private education loans made under the PEAKS Program, the proceeds from which will be used to repay the PEAKS Senior Debt and to pay the fees and expenses of the PEAKS Trust and the performance of which also affects the ratio of assets of the PEAKS Trust to outstanding PEAKS Senior Debt;

• the fact that those loans will consist of a large number of loans of individually immaterial amounts;

• the fact that the interest rate on the PEAKS Senior Debt is a variable rate based on the LIBOR plus a margin; and

• the amount of fees and expenses of the PEAKS Trust, much of which is based on the principal balance of the private education loans held by the PEAKS Trust.

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No new private education loans were or will be originated under the PEAKS Program after July 2011, but immaterial amounts related to loans originated prior to that date were disbursed by the lender through March 2012.

We entered into the 2009 RSA in connection with the 2009 Loan Program. Under the 2009 RSA, we guarantee the repayment of the principal amount (including capitalized origination fees) and accrued interest payable on any private education loans that are charged off above a certain percentage of the private education loans made under the 2009 Loan Program, based on the annual dollar volume. The total initial principal amount of private education loans that the 2009 Entity purchased under the 2009 Loan Program was approximately $141,000. No new private education loans were or will be originated under the 2009 Loan Program after December 31, 2011, but immaterial amounts related to loans originated prior to that date were disbursed by the lender through June 2012. Our obligations under the 2009 RSA will remain in effect until all private education loans made under the 2009 Loan Program are paid in full or charged off. The standard repayment term for a private education loan made under the 2009 Loan Program is ten years, with repayment generally beginning six months after a student graduates or three months after a student withdraws or is terminated from his or her program of study.

Pursuant to the 2009 RSA, we are required to maintain collateral to secure our guarantee obligation in an amount equal to a percentage of the outstanding balance of private education loans disbursed to our students under the 2009 Loan Program. As of March 31, 2013, the total collateral maintained in a restricted bank account was not material. This amount is included in Other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2013. The 2009 RSA also requires that we comply with certain covenants, including that we maintain certain financial ratios which are measured on a quarterly basis. We were in compliance with these covenants as of March 31, 2013.

We made guarantee and other payments related to the RSAs, or offset amounts owed to us by the 2009 Entity under the Revolving Note related to our guarantee obligations under the 2009 RSA, in the aggregate amount, net of recoveries, of approximately $3,835 in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and approximately $192 in the three months ended March 31, 2012. At the end of each reporting period, we assess whether we should recognize a contingent liability related to our guarantee obligations under the RSAs and, if so, in what amount. Our recorded liability for our guarantee obligations under the RSAs is included in Other current liabilities and Other liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements, trend analyses and other information contained in this report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements are made based on our management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. You can identify those statements by the use of words such as “could,” “should,” “would,” “may,” “will,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “potential,” “intend,” “continue” and “contemplate,” as well as similar words and expressions. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and do not guarantee future performance. We cannot assure you that future developments affecting us will be those anticipated by our management. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements are the following:

• changes in federal and state governmental laws and regulations with respect to education and accreditation standards, or the interpretation or enforcement of those laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the level of government funding for, and our eligibility to participate in, student financial aid programs utilized by our students;

• business conditions and growth in the postsecondary education industry and in the general economy;

• our failure to comply with the extensive education laws and regulations and accreditation standards that we are subject to;

• effects of any change in our ownership resulting in a change in control, including, but not limited to, the consequences of such changes on the accreditation and federal and state regulation of our campuses;

• our ability to implement our growth strategies;

• our failure to maintain or renew required federal or state authorizations or accreditations of our campuses or programs of study;

• receptivity of students and employers to our existing program offerings and new curricula;

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• loss of access by our students to lenders for education loans;

• our ability to collect internally funded financing from our students;

• our exposure under our guarantees related to private student loan programs; and

• our ability to successfully defend litigation and other claims brought against us.

Readers are also directed to other risks and uncertainties discussed in other documents we file with the SEC, including, without limitation, those discussed in Item 1A. “Risk Factors.” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC and in Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Overview

You should keep in mind the following points as you read this report:

• References in this document to “we,” “us,” “our” and “ITT/ESI” refer to ITT Educational Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

• The terms “ITT Technical Institute” or “Daniel Webster College” (in singular or plural form) refer to an individual school or campus owned and operated by ITT/ESI, including its learning sites, if any. The term “institution” (in singular or plural form) means a main campus and its additional locations, branch campuses and/or learning sites, if any.

This management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the same titled section contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC for discussion of, among other matters, the following items:

• cash receipts from financial aid programs;

• nature of capital additions;

• seasonality of revenue;

• components of income statement captions;

• federal regulations regarding:

• timing of receipt of funds from the Title IV Programs;

• percentage of applicable revenue that may be derived from the Title IV Programs;

• return of Title IV Program funds for withdrawn students; and

• default rates;

• private loan programs;

• investments; and

• repurchase of shares of our common stock.

This management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, and contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from those estimates and judgments under different assumptions or conditions.

In this management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, when we discuss factors that contributed to a change in our financial condition or results of operations, we disclose the primary factors that materially contributed to that change in the order of significance.

Background

We are a leading proprietary provider of postsecondary degree programs in the United States based on revenue and student enrollment. As of March 31, 2013, we were offering master, bachelor and associate degree programs to approximately 61,000 students. As of March 31, 2013, we had 149 college locations (including 147 campuses and two learning sites) in 39 states. In addition, we offered one or more of our online programs to students who are located in 48 states. All of our college locations are authorized by the applicable education authorities of the states in which they operate, and are accredited by an accrediting commission recognized by the ED. We design our education programs, after consultation with employers and other constituents, to help graduates prepare for careers in various fields involving their areas of study. We have provided career-oriented education programs since 1969 under the “ITT Technical Institute” name and since June 2009 under the “Daniel Webster College” name.

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Our strategy is to pursue multiple opportunities for growth. We are implementing a growth strategy designed to:

• improve the academic outcomes of our students;

• increase the value proposition of our education programs for our students; and

• increase access to high-quality, career-based education.

We intend to pursue this strategy by:

• increasing student enrollment in existing programs at existing campuses;

• increasing the number and types of program and other educational offerings that are delivered in residence and/or online;

• increasing our students’ engagement in their programs of study;

• enhancing the relevancy of our educational offerings;

• assessing student achievement and learning;

• improving the flexibility and convenience of how our institutions deliver their educational offerings;

• increasing our students’ access to financial aid;

• helping our graduates obtain entry-level employment involving their fields of study at higher starting annual salaries;

• operating new campuses across the United States and new institutions in international markets;

• adding learning sites to existing campuses; and

• investing in other education-related opportunities.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, and contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from those estimates and judgments under different assumptions or conditions. We have discussed the critical accounting policies that we believe affect our more significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of the Operations – Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC. There have been no material changes to those critical accounting policies or the underlying accounting estimates or judgments.

New Accounting Guidance

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, which is included in the Codification under ASC 220. This update requires an entity to report the effect, by component, of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2013. The adoption of this guidance requires that we provide additional disclosures regarding the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income during the reporting period. We have included these disclosures in the footnotes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In October 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-04, which makes technical corrections, clarifications and limited-scope improvements to various topics throughout the Codification. The amendments in this ASU that do not have transition guidance are effective upon issuance and the amendments that are subject to transition guidance are effective for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2013. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-02, which is included in the Codification under ASC 350. This update allows an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it must perform a quantitative impairment test. An entity would be required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset, if the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived asset is impaired. This guidance is effective for impairment tests performed for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2013. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, which is included in the Codification under ASC 210. This update provides for enhanced disclosures to help users of financial statements evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on an entity’s financial position. In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01, which clarifies the scope of the disclosures required under ASU No. 2011-11. Both of these updates are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2013. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth the percentage relationship of certain statement of income data to revenue for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
Revenue		100.0	%		100.0	%
Cost of educational services		43.5	%		39.5	%
Student services and administrative expenses		36.9	%		31.1	%
Loss related to private student loan programs		1.2	%		0.0	%
Operating income		18.3	%		29.4	%
Interest (expense) income, net		(0.4	%)		0.1	%
Income before provision for income taxes		17.9	%		29.5	%

The following table sets forth our total student enrollment as of the dates indicated:

	2013				2012
Total Student Enrollment as of:	Total Student Enrollment		(Decrease) To Prior Year		Total Student Enrollment		(Decrease) To Prior  Year
March 31		61,039		(14.2%)		71,123		(15.4%)
June 30		Not applicable		Not applicable		66,397		(15.7%)
September 30		Not applicable		Not applicable		65,662		(17.1%)
December 31		Not applicable		Not applicable		61,059		(16.6%)

Total student enrollment includes all new and continuing students. A continuing student is any student who, in the academic term being measured, is enrolled in a program of study at one of our campuses and was enrolled in the same program at any of our campuses at the end of the immediately preceding academic term. A new student is any student who, in the academic term being measured, enrolls in and begins attending any program of study at one of our campuses:

• for the first time at that campus;

• after graduating in a prior academic term from a different program of study at that campus; or

• after having withdrawn or been terminated from a program of study at that campus.

The following table sets forth our new student enrollment in the periods indicated:

	2013				2012
New Student Enrollment in the Three Months Ended:	New Student Enrollment		(Decrease) To Prior Year		New Student Enrollment		(Decrease) To Prior  Year
March 31		17,412		(3.6%)		18,067		(17.0%)
June 30		Not applicable		Not applicable		15,698		(9.5%)
September 30		Not applicable		Not applicable		19,298		(15.8%)
December 31		Not applicable		Not applicable		13,398		(11.4%)
Total for the year		Not applicable		Not applicable		66,461		(13.9%)

We believe that the 3.6% decrease in new student enrollment in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012 was primarily due to:

• changes that we made to program offerings at select campuses which resulted in a more significant decline in new student enrollment in the criminal justice programs of study compared to our other curricula; and

• a decrease in new student enrollment in our bachelor degree programs.

We believe that the decrease in new student enrollment in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012 was also due to our prospective students’:

• greater sensitivity to the cost of postsecondary education; and

• uncertainty about the value of a postsecondary education due to the prolonged economic and labor market disruptions.

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A continued decline in new and total student enrollment could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, revenue and other results of operations and cash flows. We have taken a number of steps in an attempt to reverse the decline in total and new student enrollment, including, without limitation:

• introducing an institutional scholarship program, called the Opportunity Scholarship, which is intended to help reduce the cost of an ITT Technical Institute education and increase student access to our programs of study; and

• refining our marketing, advertising and communications to focus more on the student value proposition and outcomes of an ITT Technical Institute education.

At the vast majority of our campuses, we generally organize the academic schedule for programs of study offered on the basis of four 12-week academic quarters in a calendar year. The academic quarters typically begin in early March, mid-June, early September and late November or early December. To measure the persistence of our students, the number of continuing students in any academic term is divided by the total student enrollment in the immediately preceding academic term.

The following table sets forth the rates of our students’ persistence as of the dates indicated:

	Student Persistence as of:
Year	March 31			June 30			September 30			December 31
2011		73.5	%		73.1	%		71.5	%		73.4	%
2012		72.4	%		71.3	%		69.8	%		72.6	%
2013		71.5	%		Not applicable			Not applicable			Not applicable

We believe that the decrease in student persistence as of March 31, 2013 compared to March 31, 2012 was primarily due to the number of graduates in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012 decreasing at a lesser rate than the decline in total student enrollment as of December 31, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2012. Revenue decreased $54.1 million, or 15.8%, to $287.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to $341.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012. The primary factors that contributed to this decrease included:

• a 16.6% decrease in total student enrollment as of December 31, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011; and

• a 14.2% decrease in total student enrollment as of March 31, 2013 compared to March 31, 2012.

Cost of educational services decreased $9.7 million, or 7.2%, to $125.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to $134.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012. The primary factors that contributed to this decrease included:

• a decrease in compensation and benefit costs, resulting from fewer employees; and

• a decrease in course supply expenses, due to lower student enrollments.

Cost of educational services as a percentage of revenue increased 400 basis points to 43.5% in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to 39.5% in the three months ended March 31, 2012. The primary factor that contributed to this increase was a decline in revenue, which was partially offset by decreases in compensation and benefit costs and course supply expenses.

Student services and administrative expenses were $106.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. Bad debt expense and media advertising expenses, however, increased in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012. These increases were partially offset by decreases in compensation and benefit costs and certain scholarship-related expenses.

Student services and administrative expenses increased to 36.9% of revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to 31.1% of revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2012. The principal causes of this increase were the decline in revenue and increases in bad debt expense and media advertising expenses, which were partially offset by decreases in compensation and benefit costs and certain scholarship-related expenses. Bad debt expense as a percentage of revenue increased to 6.9% in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to 4.6% in the three months ended March 31, 2012, primarily as a result of an increase in the amount of internal student financing that we provided to our students in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012. The increase in the amount of

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internal student financing was primarily due to the decline in the amount of private education loans available to our students in the three months ended March 31, 2013 as a result of the expiration in 2011 of the two private education loan programs that provided the vast majority of private education loans to our students. See “ – Student Financing Update.”

In the three months ended March 31, 2013, we recorded a loss of $3.5 million for additional reserves related to our guarantee obligations under the 2009 RSA.

Operating income decreased $47.8 million, or 47.6%, to $52.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to $100.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012, primarily as a result of the impact of the factors discussed above in connection with revenue, cost of educational services, and student services and administrative expenses. Our operating margin decreased to 18.3% in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to 29.4% in the three months ended March 31, 2012, primarily due to the impact of the factors discussed above.

Interest income decreased $0.6 million, or 95.0%, to less than $0.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to $0.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012, primarily due to discontinuing the amortization of the discount on the Subordinated Note that we issued in connection with the PEAKS Program. See Note 8 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the Subordinated Note. Interest expense increased $0.6 million, or 110.6%, to $1.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to $0.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012 primarily due to an increase in the effective interest rate on our revolving credit facility.

Our combined federal and state effective income tax rate was 39.7% in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to 39.4% in the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents were $210.0 million as of March 31, 2013 compared to $246.3 million as of December 31, 2012 and $178.5 million as of March 31, 2012. We had no short-term investments as of March 31, 2013 or December 31, 2012 compared to $114.8 million as of March 31, 2012. In total, our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were $210.0 million as of March 31, 2013 compared to $246.3 million as of December 31, 2012 and $293.3 million as of March 31, 2012. Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2013 decreased $36.3 million compared to December 31, 2012, primarily due to a payment of $46.0 million made in January 2013 in a settlement to absolve us from any further obligations with respect to our guarantee obligations under the 2007 RSA, which was partially offset by an increase of $10.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the Revolver. Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments as of March 31, 2013 decreased $83.3 million compared to March 31, 2012, primarily due to:

• repurchases of our common stock in the amount of approximately $61.0 million;

• a payment of $46.0 million in a settlement to absolve us from any further obligations with respect to our guarantee obligations under the 2007 RSA; and

• a net repayment of $25.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Revolver.

These expenditures were partially offset by cash generated from operations.

We are required to recognize the funded status of our defined benefit postretirement plans on our balance sheet. We recorded an asset of $8.1 million for the ESI Pension Plan, a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan commonly referred to as a cash balance plan, and a liability of $0.3 million for the ESI Excess Pension Plan, a nonqualified, unfunded retirement plan, on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2013.

We do not expect to make any material contributions to the ESI Pension Plan or ESI Excess Pension Plan in 2013. In 2012, we did not make any contributions to either the ESI Pension Plan or ESI Excess Pension Plan.

Operations. Net cash used in operating activities was $43.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to net cash generated from operating activities of $37.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012. The $80.8 million decrease in net cash flows from operating activities was primarily due to:

• lower student enrollments;

• a payment made to settle our guarantee obligations under the 2007 RSA; and

• a decrease in the amount of funds received from private education loans made to our students by third-party lenders (see “ – Student Financing Update”).

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Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts was $104.1 million as of March 31, 2013 compared to $54.4 million as of March 31, 2012. Days sales outstanding increased 18.1 days to 32.6 days at March 31, 2013 compared to 14.5 days at March 31, 2012. Our accounts receivable balance and days sales outstanding increased as of March 31, 2013, primarily due to:

• a decrease in the amount of funds received from private education loans made to our students by third-party lenders; and

• a delay in the receipt of certain federal financial aid funds resulting from internal processing issues caused by system enhancements implemented in the three months ended March 31, 2013 (see “ – Student Financing Update”).

Investing. In each of the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we spent $0.1 million to renovate, expand and construct buildings.

Capital expenditures, excluding facility and land purchases and facility construction, totaled $1.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to $4.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012. These expenditures consisted primarily of classroom and laboratory equipment (such as computers and electronic equipment), classroom and office furniture, software and leasehold improvements.

We plan to continue to upgrade our current facilities and equipment in 2013. Cash generated from operations is expected to be sufficient to fund our capital expenditure requirements.

Financing. On March 21, 2012, we entered into the Credit Agreement that provides for a Revolver in the amount of $325.0 million. The Credit Agreement also provides that we may seek additional revolving commitments or term loan commitments in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $125.0 million. The lenders under the Credit Agreement are not under any obligation to provide any such additional revolving commitments or term loan commitments. The Credit Agreement has a maturity date of March 21, 2015.

A portion of the borrowings under the Revolver were used to prepay the entire outstanding indebtedness under a prior credit agreement which was terminated on March 21, 2012. In addition to the prepayment of the outstanding indebtedness under the prior credit agreement, borrowings under the Credit Agreement are used for general corporate purposes.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at our option, at LIBOR plus an applicable margin or at an alternative base rate, as defined under the Credit Agreement, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for borrowings under the Revolver is determined based on the Leverage Ratio as of the end of each fiscal quarter. We also pay a commitment fee on the amount of the unutilized commitments under the Credit Agreement. The amount of the commitment fee is determined based on the Leverage Ratio as of the end of each fiscal quarter.

The Credit Agreement contains, among other things, covenants, representations and warranties and events of default customary for credit facilities. The Credit Agreement is secured by a pledge of the equity interests of our subsidiaries and is guaranteed by one of our subsidiaries. We are required to maintain compliance with a maximum Leverage Ratio, a minimum interest coverage ratio, a minimum liquidity amount and several ratios related to the ED’s regulations. We were in compliance with those requirements as of March 31, 2013.

As of March 31, 2013, the borrowings under the Credit Agreement totaled $150.0 million. The effective interest rate on our borrowings was approximately 3.20% per annum for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and approximately 1.40% per annum for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The commitment fee under the Credit Agreement was 0.35% as of March 31, 2013.

Our Board of Directors has authorized us to repurchase shares of our common stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions in accordance with Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act under the Repurchase Program. The following table sets forth information regarding our share repurchase activity in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Number of shares repurchased		0		2,097,200
Total cost of shares repurchased (in millions)	$	0	$	146.7
Average cost per share	$	0	$	69.93

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Approximately 7.8 million shares remained available for repurchase under the Repurchase Program as of March 31, 2013. Pursuant to the Board’s stock repurchase authorization, we plan to repurchase additional shares of our common stock from time to time in the future depending on market conditions and other considerations.

We believe that cash generated from operations will be adequate to satisfy our working capital, loan repayment and capital expenditure requirements for the foreseeable future. We also believe that any reduction in cash and cash equivalents that may result from their use to purchase facilities, construct facilities, repay loans or repurchase shares of our common stock will not have a material adverse effect on our expansion plans, planned capital expenditures, ability to meet any applicable regulatory financial responsibility standards or ability to conduct normal operations.

Student Financing Update. During the fourth quarter of 2012, we introduced an institutional scholarship program, called the Opportunity Scholarship, which is intended to help reduce the cost of an ITT Technical Institute education and increase student access to our programs of study. We continued to roll-out the Opportunity Scholarship to additional campuses in the three months ended March 31, 2013. We believe that the Opportunity Scholarship will reduce our students’ need and use of private education loans, as well as decrease the internal student financing that we provide to our students. As an institutional scholarship, in addition to us not receiving any cash payment when amounts are awarded under the Opportunity Scholarship, students will not be obligated to make payments to us of amounts awarded under the Opportunity Scholarship and, therefore, we believe that the amounts receivable from students to us, as well as our revenue, should also decrease in 2013, if we continue the roll-out of the Opportunity Scholarship as planned. We continue to plan to introduce the Opportunity Scholarship program at most, if not all, of our ITT Technical Institute locations in 2013. Based on the amount of Opportunity Scholarships that we estimate may be awarded in 2013, we believe that the Opportunity Scholarships, as well as, to a lesser extent, other factors, will have the effect of reducing our revenue per student by approximately 4.0 to 6.0 percent in the full year 2013 compared to 2012, and may result in our bad debt expense as a percentage of revenue being in the range of approximately 4% to 6% in the full year 2013.

As previously discussed, the two private education loan programs that provided the vast majority of the private education loans to our students in 2011 and 2010 expired in 2011. As a result, in 2012 and in the three months ended March 31, 2013, we increased the amount of internal student financing that we provided to our students. The internal student financing that we provide to our students consists of non-interest bearing, unsecured credit extended to our students and is included in Accounts receivable, net on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Payment of the student’s account balance is generally due by the end of the student’s academic year (which is generally nine months) or at the end of enrollment, whichever occurs first. As of March 31, 2013, our accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts increased $49.7 million, or 91.3%, to $104.1 million compared to $54.4 million as of March 31, 2012, primarily due to:

• the increase in the amount of internal financing that we provided to our students since the private education loan programs expired in 2011; and

• a delay in the receipt of certain federal financial aid funds resulting from internal processing issues caused by system enhancements implemented in the three months ended March 31, 2013.

The increased amount of internal student financing that we provided to our students as a result of the expiration of the two primary private education loan programs for our students in 2011 has negatively impacted our liquidity and exposed us to greater credit risk. Internal student financing typically provides for payment to us by our students by the end of the student’s academic year or at the end of enrollment, whichever occurs first, compared to payments from private education loan programs, which we typically received at the beginning of a student’s academic year. This change in the timing of payments had a material adverse effect on our cash flows from operations in the three months ended March 31, 2013. In addition, we have the risk of collection with respect to our internal student financing, which caused us to increase our allowance for doubtful accounts as of March 31, 2013 compared to March 31, 2012 and resulted in an increase in our bad debt expense as a percentage of revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2013 to 6.9% compared to 4.6% in the three months ended March 31, 2012. The increase in internal student financing and the delay in the receipt of certain federal financial aid funds were the primary causes of the 18.1-day increase in our days sales outstanding to 32.6 days as of March 31, 2013 compared to 14.5 days as of March 31, 2012. Further, our deferred revenue decreased $59.5 million, or 33.0%, to $120.6 million as of March 31, 2013 compared to $180.1 million as of March 31, 2012, primarily due to the decrease in the amount of funds received from private education loans made to our students by third-party lenders.

We plan to continue the roll-out of the Opportunity Scholarship, and we may continue to provide internal student financing to our students, either of which could result in a continuation of the adverse factors that are described above, including a material adverse effect on our financial condition and cash flows.

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Contractual Obligations

The following table sets forth our specified contractual obligations as of March 31, 2013:

	Payments Due by Period
			Less than		1-3		3-5		More than
Contractual Obligations	Total		1 Year		Years		Years		5 Years
	(In thousands)
Operating lease obligations	$	163,945	$	48,333	$	76,301	$	30,269	$	9,042
Long-term debt, including scheduled interest payments (a)	$	158,875	$	4,422	$	154,453	$	0	$	0
Claims and contingencies (b)	$	21,783	$	21,783	$	0	$	0	$	0
Total	$	344,603	$	74,538	$	230,754	$	30,269	$	9,042

(a) The long-term debt represents the Revolver under the Credit Agreement and assumes that the $150.0 million outstanding balance under the Revolver as of March 31, 2013 will be outstanding at all times through the date of maturity. The amounts shown include the principal payments that will be due upon maturity as well as interest payments and commitment fees. Interest payments and commitment fees have been calculated based on their scheduled payment dates using the interest rate charged on our borrowings and the rate charged on unutilized commitments as of March 31, 2013.

(b) The $21.8 million in the Claims and contingencies line item consists of the $21.8 million recorded liability for claims and contingencies that was included in Other current liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2013. This is an estimate of the amount of claims and contingencies that we believe we will pay during the next 12 months, the substantial majority of which relate to our guarantee obligations under the RSAs. The recorded liability for claims and contingencies of $57.6 million, which was included in Other liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2013, is not included in the table above, because we cannot reasonably predict the timing of possible payments that we believe we will make after March 31, 2014 related to our claims and contingencies, the substantial majority of which relate to our guarantee obligations under the RSAs. See Note 11 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our claims and contingencies as of March 31, 2013.

The table above does not reflect unrecognized tax benefits of $20.9 million and accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits of $5.9 million, because we cannot reasonably predict the timing of the resolution of the related tax positions.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2013, we leased our non-owned facilities under operating lease agreements. A majority of the operating leases contain renewal options that can be exercised after the initial lease term. Renewal options are generally for periods of one to five years. All operating leases will expire over the next 11 years and management believes that:

• those leases will be renewed or replaced by other leases in the normal course of business;

• we may purchase the facilities represented by those leases; or

• we may purchase or build other replacement facilities.

There are no material restrictions imposed by the lease agreements, and we have not entered into any significant guarantees related to the leases. We are required to make additional payments under the terms of certain operating leases for taxes, insurance and other operating expenses incurred during the operating lease period.

As part of our normal course of operations, one of our insurers issues surety bonds for us that are required by various education authorities that regulate us. We are obligated to reimburse our insurer for any of those surety bonds that are paid by the insurer. As of March 31, 2013, the total face amount of those surety bonds was approximately $24.0 million.

On January 20, 2010, we entered into the PEAKS Program. Under the PEAKS Program, an unaffiliated lender originated private education loans to our eligible students and, subsequently, sold those loans to the PEAKS Trust. The PEAKS Trust issued the PEAKS Senior Debt to investors. The assets of the PEAKS Trust (which include, among other assets, the student loans held by the PEAKS Trust) serve as collateral for, and are intended to be the principal source of, the repayment of the PEAKS Senior Debt. The PEAKS Trust is required to maintain assets having an aggregate value that exceeds the outstanding balance of the PEAKS Senior Debt, which requirement we guarantee. As of March 31, 2013, the value of the assets of the PEAKS Trust satisfied this requirement. The PEAKS Senior Debt bears interest at a variable rate based on the LIBOR plus a margin and matures in January 2020. As of March 31, 2013, the outstanding principal balance of the PEAKS Senior Debt was approximately $257.0 million.

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In connection with the PEAKS Program, the lender disbursed the proceeds of the private education loans to us for application to the students’ account balances with us that represented their unpaid education costs. We transferred to the PEAKS Trust a portion of the amount of each private student loan disbursed to us under the PEAKS Program, in exchange for the Subordinated Note. The Subordinated Note does not bear interest, and principal is due on the Subordinated Note following the repayment of the PEAKS Senior Debt, the payment of fees and expenses of the PEAKS Trust and the reimbursement of the amount of any payments made by us under the PEAKS Guarantee. The PEAKS Trust utilized the proceeds from the issuance of the PEAKS Senior Debt and the Subordinated Note to purchase the student loans from the lender.

Under the PEAKS Guarantee, we guarantee payment of the principal and interest owed on the PEAKS Senior Debt, the administrative fees and expenses of the PEAKS Trust and the required ratio of assets of the PEAKS Trust to outstanding Senior Debt. The PEAKS Guarantee contains, among other things, representations and warranties and events of default customary for guarantees. In addition, under the PEAKS Program, some or all of the holders of the PEAKS Senior Debt could require us to purchase their PEAKS Senior Debt in certain limited circumstances that pertain to our continued eligibility to participate in the Title IV Programs. We believe that the likelihood of those limited circumstances occurring is remote. Our guarantee and purchase obligations under the PEAKS Program remain in effect until the PEAKS Senior Debt and the PEAKS Trust’s fees and expenses are paid in full. At such time, we will be entitled to repayment of the amount of any payments made under our guarantee and payment of the Subordinated Note, in each case only to the extent of available funds remaining in the PEAKS Trust.

We entered into the PEAKS Program to offer our students another source of private education loans that they could use to help pay their education costs owed to us and to supplement the limited amount of private education loans available to our students under other private education loans programs, including the 2009 Loan Program. Under the PEAKS Program, our students had access to a greater amount of private education loans, which resulted in a reduction in the amount of internal financing that we provided to our students in 2010 and 2011. No new private education loans were or will be originated under the PEAKS Program after July 2011, but immaterial amounts related to loans originated prior to that date were disbursed by the lender through March 2012.

On February 20, 2009, we entered into the 2009 Loan Program. In connection with the 2009 Loan Program, we entered into the 2009 RSA. Under the 2009 RSA, we guarantee the repayment of the principal amount (including capitalized origination fees) and accrued interest payable on any private education loans that are charged off above a certain percentage of the private education loans made under the 2009 Loan Program, based on the annual dollar volume. The total initial principal amount of private education loans that the 2009 Entity purchased under the 2009 Loan Program was approximately $141.0 million. No new private education loans were or will be made under the 2009 Loan Program after December 31, 2011, but immaterial amounts related to loans originated prior to that date were disbursed by the lender through June 2012. Our obligations under the 2009 RSA will remain in effect until all private education loans made under the 2009 Loan Program are paid in full or charged off. The standard repayment term for a private education loan made under the 2009 Loan Program is ten years, with repayment generally beginning six months after a student graduates or three months after a student withdraws or is terminated from his or her program of study.

Pursuant to the 2009 RSA, we are required to maintain collateral to secure our guarantee obligation in an amount equal to a percentage of the outstanding balance of private education loans disbursed to our students under the 2009 Loan Program. As of March 31, 2013, the total collateral maintained in a restricted bank account was not material. The 2009 RSA also requires that we comply with certain covenants, including that we maintain certain financial ratios which are measured on a quarterly basis. We were in compliance with these covenants as of March 31, 2013.

In addition, beginning in the second quarter of 2009, we have made advances to the 2009 Entity under the Revolving Note. We made the advances, which bear interest, so that the 2009 Entity could use those funds primarily to provide additional funding for the private education loans, instead of retaining the funds ourselves and providing internal student financing, which is non-interest bearing. The Revolving Note bears interest at a rate based on the prime rate plus an applicable margin. Certain of the assets of the 2009 Entity serve as collateral for the Revolving Note. The Revolving Note is subject to customary terms and conditions and is currently due and payable in full.

In the three months ended March 31, 2013, we made guarantee and other payments related to the RSAs, or offset amounts owed to us by the 2009 Entity under the Revolving Note related to our guarantee obligations under the 2009 RSA, in the aggregate amount, net of recoveries, of approximately $3.8 million. See Notes 8 and 11 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the RSAs.

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At the end of each reporting period, we assess whether we should recognize a contingent liability related to the various claims and contingencies that we are subject to, including those related to litigation, business transactions, guarantee arrangements and employee-related matters, among others. We record a liability for those claims and contingencies, if it is probable that a loss will result and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Although we believe that our estimates related to any claims and contingencies are reasonable, we cannot make any assurances with regard to the accuracy of our estimates, and actual results could differ materially. As of March 31, 2013, our recorded liability for these claims and contingencies was approximately $79.4 million, the substantial majority of which pertained to our guarantee obligations under the RSAs. Approximately $21.8 million of the recorded liability was included in Other current liabilities and approximately $57.6 million was included in Other liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2013. We believe that the $57.6 million loss included in Other liabilities as of March 31, 2013 will be realized over the next seven to ten years related to our estimated guarantee obligations under the RSAs.

We review various factors and make certain assumptions when determining the amount to recognize as a contingent liability with respect to the guarantee arrangements under the RSAs at the end of each reporting period. The principal factor that we review is the repayment performance of the private education loans under each of the RSAs. As each portfolio of private education loans matures, additional data related to the performance of the loans and other information regarding the loans becomes available to us that we utilize to estimate the related contingent liability. In certain reporting periods, there have been disruptions in the servicing of a portion of the private education loans under the RSAs, which we believe has negatively impacted the repayment performance of those private education loans. We cannot predict with any certainty the extent to which the servicing disruptions may affect the repayment performance of those loans in future periods, or whether other servicing disruptions will occur in the future. If additional servicing disruptions occur or other factors negatively impact the repayment performance of the private education loans under the RSAs in the future, the contingent liability associated with those guarantees would increase and we could be required to pay additional material amounts under our guarantee obligations which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

In the normal course of our business, we are subject to fluctuations in interest rates that could impact the cost of our financing activities. Our primary interest rate risk exposure results from changes in the LIBOR.

Changes in the LIBOR would affect the borrowing costs associated with our revolving credit facilities. We estimate that the market risk can best be measured by a hypothetical 100 basis point increase in the LIBOR. If such a hypothetical increase in the LIBOR were to occur, the effect on our results from operations and cash flow would not have been material for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

We are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (“DCP”) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed by us under the Exchange Act is: (a) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms; and (b) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing and evaluating our DCP, we recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and that our management’s duties require it to make its best judgment regarding the design of our DCP. As of the end of our first fiscal quarter of 2013, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision (and with the participation) of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our DCP pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our DCP were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of March 31, 2013.

(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

We are subject to various claims and contingencies in the ordinary course of our business, including those related to litigation, business transactions, employee-related matters and taxes, among others. We cannot assure you of the ultimate outcome of any litigation involving us. Any litigation alleging violations of education or consumer protection laws and/or regulations, misrepresentation, fraud or deceptive practices may also subject our affected campuses to additional regulatory scrutiny.

On March 11, 2013, a complaint in the Koetsch Litigation was filed against us and two of our current executive officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the following caption: William Koetsch, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. ITT Educational Services, Inc., et al. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by:

• our failure to properly account for the 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program;

• our failure to maintain proper internal controls to ensure that risk-sharing agreements were properly recorded;

• making false statements or failing to disclose adverse facts known about us;

• deceiving the investing public regarding our prospects and business;

• artificially inflating the price of our common stock; and

• causing the plaintiff and other putative class members to purchase our common stock at inflated prices.

The putative class period in this action is from April 20, 2010 through February 23, 2013. The plaintiff seeks, among other things, the designation of this action as a class action, and an award of unspecified compensatory damages, interest, costs and attorney’s fees. All of the defendants intend to defend themselves vigorously against the allegations made in the complaint.

On April 17, 2013, a complaint in the MLAF Litigation was filed against us and two of our current executive officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the following caption: Massachusetts Laborers’ Annuity Fund, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. ITT Educational Services, Inc., et al. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by:

• our failure to properly account for the 2007 RSA, 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program;

• our failure to establish adequate reserves associated with our guarantee obligations under the 2007 RSA, 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program, which caused us to misrepresent our earnings, liabilities, net income and financial condition throughout the putative class period;

• making false and misleading statements;

• engaging in a scheme to deceive the market and a course of conduct that artificially inflated the price of our common stock;

• operating as a fraud or deceit on purchasers of our common stock by misrepresenting our liabilities related to the 2007 RSA, 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program, financial results and business prospects;

• artificially inflating the price of our common stock; and

• causing the putative class members to purchase our common stock at artificially inflated prices.

The putative class period in this action is from April 24, 2008 through February 25, 2013. The plaintiff seeks, among other things, the designation of this action as a class action, and an award of unspecified compensatory damages, interest, costs, attorney’s fees and equitable/injunctive or other relief as the Court deems just and proper. All of the defendants intend to defend themselves vigorously against the allegations made in the complaint.

There can be no assurance that the ultimate outcome of the Koetsch Litigation, the MLAF Litigation or other actions (including other actions under federal or state securities laws) will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

The current officers named in the Koetsch Litigation and the MLAF Litigation include Daniel M. Fitzpatrick and Kevin M. Modany.

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Certain of our current and former officers and Directors are or may become a party in the actions described above. Our By-laws and Restated Certificate of Incorporation obligate us to indemnify our officers and Directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, provided that their conduct complied with certain requirements. We are obligated to advance defense costs to our officers and Directors, subject to the individual’s obligation to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that the individual was not entitled to indemnification. In addition, our indemnity obligation can, under certain circumstances, include indemnifiable judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with those actions.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties we describe in this Report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 before deciding to invest in, or retain, shares of our common stock. Additional risks and uncertainties that we do not currently know about, we currently believe are immaterial or we have not predicted may also harm our business operations or adversely affect us. If any of these risks or uncertainties actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or stock price could be materially adversely affected. Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

One or more of our institutions may lose its eligibility to participate in Title IV Programs, if its federal student loan cohort default rates are too high. Under the HEA, an institution may lose its eligibility to participate in some or all Title IV Programs, if the rates at which the institution’s students default on their federal student loans exceed specified percentages. The ED calculates these rates for each institution on an annual basis, based on the number of students who have defaulted, not the dollar amount of such defaults. Each institution that participated in the Federal Family Education Loan (“FFEL”) program and/or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (“FDL”) program receives a FFEL/FDL cohort default rate for each federal fiscal year (“FFY”) based on defaulted FFEL and FDL program loans. A FFY is October 1 through September 30. The ED calculates an institution’s annual cohort default rate as the rate at which borrowers scheduled to begin repayment on their loans in one FFY default on those loans by the end of:

• the next FFY (“Two-Year CDR”); and

• the second succeeding FFY (“Three-Year CDR”).

The ED began calculating a Three-Year CDR for each institution for FFY 2009.

If an institution’s Two-Year CDR is:

• 25% or greater for three consecutive FFYs, the institution loses eligibility to participate in the FDL program and the Federal Pell Grant (“Pell”) program for the remainder of the FFY in which the ED determines that the institution has lost its eligibility and for the two subsequent FFYs; or

• greater than 40% for one FFY, the institution loses eligibility to participate in the FDL programs for the remainder of the FFY in which the ED determines that the institution has lost its eligibility and for the two subsequent FFYs.

None of our institutions had a Two-Year CDR of 25% or greater for any of the FFYs 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011, which are the four most recent FFYs for which official or preliminary Two-Year CDRs have been issued by the ED. The following table sets forth the average of our institutions’ Two-Year CDRs for the FFYs indicated:

FFY	Two-Year CDR Average
2011 (a)		14.5	%
2010 (b)		16.4	%
2009		18.0	%
2008		12.2	%

(a) The most recent FFY for which the ED has published preliminary Two-Year CDRs.

(b) The most recent FFY for which the ED has published official Two-Year CDRs.

We believe that the increase in the Two-Year CDR average for FFYs 2011, 2010 and 2009 compared to the Two-Year CDR average for FFYs 2008 was primarily due to the servicing on the FFEL program loans that were purchased by the ED from the lenders (the “Purchased Loans”). The Purchased Loans were initially serviced by the FFEL program lenders that made those loans, until the Purchased Loans were sold to the ED. Upon receipt of the Purchased Loans, the ED transferred the servicing of those loans to the servicer of the FDL program loans. Shortly thereafter, the ED replaced the servicer of the FDL program loans with four different servicers, and servicing of the Purchased Loans was distributed among the new servicers of the FDL program loans. We believe that the changes in the servicers of the Purchased Loans had a negative

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impact on the servicing of those loans, which could have resulted in a higher Two-Year CDR average with respect to those loans. Our institutions’ Two-Year CDR average for FFYs 2011, 2010 and 2009 with respect to the FFEL program loans that were not sold by the FFEL program lenders to the ED (the “Retained Loans”) was approximately the same as our institutions’ Two-Year CDR average for FFY 2008. We believe that this is primarily due to the absence of any disruption in the servicing of the Retained Loans.

We have appealed the ITT Technical Institute institutions’ official Two-Year CDRs for FFY 2010 on the basis that the Purchased Loans were improperly serviced. Based on the loan servicing information on the Purchased Loans included in the Two-Year CDRs for FFY 2010 that we obtained from the servicers of those loans, we believe that the Purchased Loans included in the Two-Year CDRs for FFY 2011 and, possibly, FFY 2012 may also have been improperly serviced. As a result, we intend to appeal the ITT Technical Institute institutions’ official Two-Year CDRs for FFY 2011 and, possibly, FFY 2012 on the basis that the Purchased Loans were improperly serviced.

Beginning with the official Three-Year CDRs for FFY 2009, the cohort default rate for three consecutive FFYs that triggers loss of eligibility to participate in FDL and Pell programs increases from 25% to 30%. We believe that our institutions’ Three-Year CDRs have been, and will likely continue to be, higher than our institutions’ Two-Year CDRs because of longer repayment and default histories, among other factors. None of our institutions had a preliminary Three-Year CDR of 30% or greater for the 2010 FFY, which is the most recent FFY for which preliminary Three-Year CDRs have been issued by the ED. We believe that the ITT Technical Institute institutions’ official Three-Year CDRs will be less than 30% for FFY 2011. The following table sets forth the average of our institutions’ Three-Year CDRs for the FFYs indicated:

FFY	Three-Year CDR Average
2010 (a)		29.2	%
2009 (b)		32.9	% (c)

(a) The most recent FFY for which the ED has published preliminary Three-Year CDRs.

(b) The most recent FFY for which the ED has published official Three-Year CDRs.

(c) Reduced by the ED from 34.2% as a result of an uncorrected data adjustment.

Since the same Purchased Loans are included in both the Two- and Three-Year CDRs for FFY 2009, we appealed the ITT Technical Institute institutions’ official Three-Year CDRs for FFY 2009 on the basis that those Purchased Loans were improperly serviced. Similarly and for the same reason that we intend to appeal the Two-Year CDRs for FFYs 2011 and, possibly, 2012, as discussed above, we intend to appeal the ITT Technical Institute institutions’ Three-Year CDRs for FFYs 2010, 2011 and, possibly, 2012.

The ED may place an institution on provisional certification status, if the institution’s official:

• Two-Year CDR is 25% or greater in any of the three most recent FFYs; or

• beginning in 2014, Three-Year CDR is 30% or greater for at least two of the three most recent FFYs.

The ED may more closely review an institution that is provisionally certified, if it applies for approval to open a new location or offer a new program of study that requires approval, or makes some other significant change affecting its eligibility. Provisional certification does not otherwise limit an institution’s participation in Title IV Programs.

An institution can appeal its loss of eligibility due to high Three-Year CDRs. During the pendency of any such appeal, the institution remains eligible to participate in the FDL and Pell programs. If an institution continues its participation in the FDL programs during the pendency of any such appeal and the appeal is unsuccessful, the institution must pay the ED the amount of interest, special allowance, reinsurance and any related payments paid by the ED (or which the ED is obligated to pay) with respect to the FDL program loans made to the institution’s students or their parents that would not have been made if the institution had not continued its participation (the “Direct Costs”). If a substantial number of our campuses were subject to losing their eligibility to participate in the FDL and Pell programs because of our institutions’ Three-Year CDRs, the potential amount of the Direct Costs for which we would be liable if our appeals were unsuccessful would prevent us from continuing some or all of the affected campuses’ participation in the FDL program during the pendency of those appeals, which would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Current and future economic conditions in the United States could also adversely affect our institutions’ Two-Year CDRs and Three-Year CDRs. Increases in interest rates, declines in individuals’ incomes, and job losses for our students and graduates or their parents have contributed to, and could continue to contribute to, higher default rates on student loans.

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The servicing and collection efforts of student loan servicers help to lower our institutions’ Two-Year CDRs and Three-Year CDRs. We supplement their efforts by attempting to contact students to advise them of their responsibilities and any deferment, forbearance or alternative repayment plans for which they may qualify.

If any of our institutions lost its eligibility to participate in FDL and Pell programs and we could not arrange for alternative financing sources for the students attending the campuses in that institution, we would probably have to close those campuses, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

The following table sets forth information regarding purchases made by us of shares of our common stock on a monthly basis in the three months ended March 31, 2013:

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)		Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
January 1, 2013 through January 31, 2013		0	$	—		0		7,771,025
February 1, 2013 through February 28, 2013		0	$	—		0		7,771,025
March 1, 2013 through March 31, 2013		0	$	—		0		7,771,025
Total		0	$	—		0

(1) The shares that remained available for repurchase under the Repurchase Program were 7,771,025 as of March 31, 2013. Our Board of Directors has authorized us to repurchase the following number of shares of our common stock pursuant to the Repurchase Program:

Number of Shares	Board Authorization Date
2,000,000	April 1999
2,000,000	April 2000
5,000,000	October 2002
5,000,000	April 2006
5,000,000	April 2007
5,000,000	January 2010
5,000,000	October 2010
5,000,000	July 2011
5,000,000	April 2012

The terms of the Repurchase Program provide that we may repurchase shares of our common stock, from time to time depending on market conditions and other considerations, in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions in accordance with Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act. Unless earlier terminated by our Board of Directors, the Repurchase Program will expire when we repurchase all shares authorized for repurchase thereunder.

Item 6. Exhibits.

A list of exhibits required to be filed as part of this report is set forth in the Index to Exhibits, which immediately precedes the exhibits, and is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	ITT Educational Services, Inc.
Date: April 26, 2013
	By:	/s/ Daniel M. Fitzpatrick
		Daniel M. Fitzpatrick
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
		(Duly Authorized Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as Amended to Date (incorporated herein by reference from the same exhibit number to ITT/ESI’s 2005 second fiscal quarter report on Form 10-Q)
3.2	Restated By-Laws, as Amended to Date (incorporated herein by reference from the same exhibit number to ITT/ESI’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 22, 2011)
31.1	Chief Executive Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2	Chief Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1	Chief Executive Officer’s Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
32.2	Chief Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
101	The following materials from ITT Educational Services, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity; and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a–14(a)/15d–14(a) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Kevin M. Modany, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ITT Educational Services, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April 26, 2013

/s/ Kevin M. Modany

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a–14(a)/15d–14(a) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Daniel M. Fitzpatrick, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ITT Educational Services, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April 26, 2013

/s/ Daniel M. Fitzpatrick

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of ITT Educational Services, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Kevin M. Modany, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Kevin M. Modany

Chief Executive Officer

April 26, 2013

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of ITT Educational Services, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Daniel M. Fitzpatrick, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Daniel M. Fitzpatrick

Chief Financial Officer

April 26, 2013

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Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term, Exercisable at end of period, years	2 years 9 months 18 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding at end of period	0	[1]
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable at end of period	$ 0	[1]

[1] The aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options was calculated by identifying those stock options that had a lower exercise price than the closing market price of our common stock on March 28, 2013 and multiplying the difference between the closing market price of our common stock and the exercise price of each of those stock options by the number of shares subject to those stock options that were outstanding or exercisable, as applicable.

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Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Historical Net Income and Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding

This data is based on historical net income and the weighted average number of shares of our common stock outstanding during each period as set forth in the following table:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Shares:
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding		23,397		25,420
Shares assumed issued (less shares assumed purchased for treasury) for stock-based compensation		84		216
Outstanding shares for diluted earnings per share calculation		23,481		25,636

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Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2013 Payment Guarantee	Mar. 31, 2012 Payment Guarantee	Mar. 31, 2013 Minimum	Mar. 31, 2013 Maximum	Mar. 31, 2013 Education Loan Under 2009 Loan Program
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Face amount of surety bonds		$ 24,000
Approximate claims and contingencies related to litigation, business transactions, guarantee arrangements and employee-related matters and others		79,361	123,439	37,481	36,028
Recorded liability claims and contingencies included in Other current liabilities		21,783
Recorded liability claims and contingencies included in Other liabilities		57,578
Other liabilities repayment period								7 years	10 years
Payment under settlement agreement	46,000
Life of private education loan made under RSAs		10 years
Range of possible losses less than amount accrued		7,000
Range of possible losses greater than portion accrued		43,000
PEAKS senior debt maturity date		2020-01
Maximum future payments for PEAKS senior debt		257,000
Principal amount for private education loans										141,000
Obligation repayment term (in Years)										10 years
Guarantee and other payments						$ 3,835	$ 192

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Aggregate Fair Value, Amortized Cost Basis and Net Unrealized Gains and Losses of Available-for-Sale Investments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Aggregate Fair Value	$ 0	$ 0	$ 114,806
Amortized Cost	0	0	114,808
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)	0	0	(2)
Government Obligations
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Aggregate Fair Value	0	0	80,445
Amortized Cost	0	0	80,446
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)	0	0	(1)
Government Agency Obligations
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Aggregate Fair Value	0	0	17,022
Amortized Cost	0	0	17,022
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)	0	0	0
Corporate Obligations
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Aggregate Fair Value	0	0	17,339
Amortized Cost	0	0	17,340
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)	$ 0	$ 0	$ (1)

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Stock Repurchases - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract]
Shares remaining available for repurchase	7.8

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Components of Net Periodic Pension Benefit of Pension Plan and Excess Pension Plan (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Interest cost	$ 452	$ 530
Expected return on assets	(1,097)	(1,147)
Recognized net actuarial loss	544	695
Amortization of prior service (credit)	(389)	(388)
Net periodic pension (benefit)	$ (490)	$ (310)

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The Company and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

The Company and Basis of Presentation

1. The Company and Basis of Presentation

We are a leading proprietary provider of postsecondary degree programs in the United States based on revenue and student enrollment. As of March 31, 2013, we were offering master, bachelor and associate degree programs to approximately 61,000 students at ITT Technical Institute and Daniel Webster College locations. In addition, we offered one or more of our online programs to students who are located in 48 states. As of March 31, 2013, we had 149 college locations (including 147 campuses and two learning sites) in 39 states. All of our college locations are authorized by the applicable education authorities of the states in which they operate and are accredited by an accrediting commission recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”). We have provided career-oriented education programs since 1969 under the “ITT Technical Institute” name and since June 2009 under the “Daniel Webster College” name. Our corporate headquarters are located in Carmel, Indiana.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include our wholly-owned subsidiaries’ accounts and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim periods and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures, including significant accounting policies, normally included in a complete presentation of financial statements prepared in accordance with those principles, rules and regulations have been omitted. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2012 was derived from audited financial statements but, as presented in this report, may not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Arrangements where we may have a variable interest in another party are evaluated in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC” or “Codification”) 810, “Consolidation” (“ASC 810”), to determine whether we would be required to include the financial results of the other party in our consolidated financial statements. Based on our most recent evaluation, we were not required to include the financial results of any variable interest entity in our condensed consolidated financial statements. See Note 8 – Variable Interests, for additional discussion of our variable interests.

In the opinion of our management, the financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to fairly state our financial condition and results of operations. The interim financial information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2012.

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Components of Investment Income Included in Interest Income (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]
Interest income on investments	$ 34	$ 141
Realized net gains on the sale of investments	0	14
Total investment income	$ 34	$ 155

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Fair Value Measurement of Financial Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial assets fair value disclosure	$ 216,835
Money Market Funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	208,212
Other assets	8,623
(Level 1) Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial assets fair value disclosure	216,835
(Level 1) Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets | Money Market Funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	208,212
Other assets	8,623
(Level 2) Significant Other Observable Inputs
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial assets fair value disclosure	0
(Level 2) Significant Other Observable Inputs | Money Market Funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0
Other assets	0
(Level 3) Significant Unobservable Inputs
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial assets fair value disclosure	0
(Level 3) Significant Unobservable Inputs | Money Market Funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0
Other assets	$ 0

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The Company and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 Location State Attendant
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of students in degree programs	61,000
Number of states where online programs are offered	48
Number of locations	149
Number of campuses	147
Number of learning sites	2
Number of states	39

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Variable Interests - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Jan. 20, 2010
Variable Interest Entity [Abstract]
Senior debt in the aggregate principal amount				$ 300,000
Imputed interest rate	9.00%
Face value of Subordinated Note	73,000	73,000	75,400
Subordinated Note, maturity date	2026-03
Guarantee and other payments related to the PEAKS Program to the PEAKS Trust	3,094		0
Guarantee obligation payment	741		192
Advances to 2009 Entity	0		0
Revolving note, amount owned to company	7,600	8,300	9,200
Aggregate impairment charge of subordinated note and revolving note		15,200
Carrying value of subordinated note and revolving note		2,900	19,000
Carrying value of subordinated note and revolving note,Current	$ 2,200

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Fair Value - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012
(Level 3) Significant Unobservable Inputs
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Estimated fair value of notes receivable	$ 9,500	$ 9,600	$ 19,000
Carrying value of notes receivable	9,500	9,600	19,000
(Level 2) Significant Other Observable Inputs
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Estimated fair value of long-term debt	150,000	140,000	175,000
Carrying value of long-term debt	$ 150,000	$ 140,000	$ 175,000

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Stock-Based Compensation Expense and Related Income Tax Benefit (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 3,093	$ 4,483
Income tax (benefit)	$ (1,191)	$ (1,726)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Total	Common Stock	Capital Surplus	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	Common Stock in Treasury
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 168,799	$ 371	$ 189,573	$ 827,675	$ (9,479)	$ (839,341)
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011		37,069,000				(10,969,000)
Net income	61,071			61,071
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax	163				163
Equity award vesting and exercises (in shares)						145,000
Equity award vesting and exercises	4,668			(4,515)		9,183
Tax benefit from equity award vesting and exercises	417		417
Stock-based compensation	4,037		4,037
Common shares repurchased (in shares)	(2,097,200)					(2,097,000)
Common shares repurchased	(146,657)					(146,657)
Issuance of shares for Directors' compensation (in shares)						1,000
Issuance of shares for Directors' compensation	37			(1)		38
Shares tendered for taxes (in shares)						(14,000)
Shares tendered for taxes	(914)					(914)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2012	91,621	371	194,027	884,230	(9,316)	(977,691)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2012		37,069,000				(12,934,000)
Net income	79,394			79,394
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax	1,386				1,386
Equity award vesting and exercises (in shares)						127,000
Equity award vesting and exercises	3,677			(4,552)		8,229
Tax benefit from equity award vesting and exercises	501		501
Stock-based compensation	12,175		12,175
Common shares repurchased (in shares)						(929,000)
Common shares repurchased	(61,261)					(61,261)
Shares tendered for taxes (in shares)						(8,000)
Shares tendered for taxes	(539)					(539)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	126,954	371	206,703	959,072	(7,930)	(1,031,262)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012		37,069,000				(13,744,000)
Net income	31,130			31,130
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax	95				95
Equity award vesting and exercises (in shares)						59,000
Equity award vesting and exercises	0		(2,948)			2,948
Tax benefit from equity award vesting and exercises	(2,629)		(2,629)
Stock-based compensation	3,093		3,093
Common shares repurchased (in shares)	0
Common shares repurchased	0
Shares tendered for taxes (in shares)						(22,000)
Shares tendered for taxes	(368)					(368)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2013	$ 158,275	$ 371	$ 204,219	$ 990,202	$ (7,835)	$ (1,028,682)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2013		37,069,000				(13,707,000)

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Equity Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
Capitalization of stock-based compensation cost	$ 0	$ 0
Pre-tax compensation expense for unvested stock-based compensation grants	16,000
Service period applicable to the grantees on a weighted-average basis, years	1 year 7 months 6 days
Number of RSUs vested in the period that were settled in cash		48,935
RSUs vested and settled in shares of common stock, amount	1,003	2,754
RSUs vested and settled in cash, amount		$ 3,073

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Debt - Interest Expense Recognized on Borrowing under New Credit Agreement (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Interest expense on borrowings	$ 1,013	$ 547

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 210,012	$ 246,342	$ 178,476
Short-term investments	0	0	114,806
Restricted cash	719	601	1,123
Accounts receivable, net	104,077	77,313	54,411
Deferred income taxes	29,513	44,547	12,566
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	18,651	16,162	17,832
Total current assets	362,972	384,965	379,214
Property and equipment, net	184,123	189,890	198,493
Deferred income taxes	56,858	56,112	34,081
Other assets	39,033	41,263	49,516
Total assets	642,986	672,230	661,304
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	63,713	63,304	77,664
Accrued compensation and benefits	15,425	21,023	13,323
Other current liabilities	34,807	86,722	50,920
Deferred revenue	120,628	135,900	180,147
Total current liabilities	234,573	306,949	322,054
Long-term debt	150,000	140,000	175,000
Other liabilities	100,138	98,327	72,629
Total liabilities	484,711	545,276	569,683
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	0	0	0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 37,068,904 issued	371	371	371
Capital surplus	204,219	206,703	194,027
Retained earnings	990,202	959,072	884,230
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)	(7,835)	(7,930)	(9,316)
Treasury stock, 13,706,781, 13,744,395 and 12,934,377 shares, at cost	(1,028,682)	(1,031,262)	(977,691)
Total shareholders' equity	158,275	126,954	91,621
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 642,986	$ 672,230	$ 661,304

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Historical Net Income and Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding (Detail) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding	23,397	25,420
Shares assumed issued (less shares assumed purchased for treasury) for stock-based compensation	84	216
Outstanding shares for diluted earnings per share calculation	23,481	25,636

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net actuarial pension loss amortization, income tax	$ 211	$ 272
Prior service cost (credit) amortization, income tax	151	151
Unrealized (losses) on available-for-sale securities, income tax	$ 0	$ 0

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Assumptions used to Estimate Grant Date Fair Value of Stock options (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
Risk-free interest rates		0.70%
Expected lives (in years)		4 years 6 months
Volatility		51.00%
Dividend yield

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Stock Repurchases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Information Regarding Shares of Common Stock Repurchased

The following table sets forth information regarding the shares of our common stock that we repurchased in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March  31,
	2013		2012
Number of shares		0		2,097,200
Total cost	$	0	$	146,657
Average cost per share	$	0	$	69.93

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Number of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Granted, Forfeited and Vested (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Number of RSUs
Number of RSUs, Unvested at beginning of period	413,645
Number of RSUs, Granted	0
Number of RSUs, Forfeited	(13,050)
Number of RSUs, Vested	(59,430)
Number of RSUs, Unvested at end of period	341,165
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Unvested at beginning of period	$ 75.35
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted	$ 0.00
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited	$ 73.68
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested	$ 87.66
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Unvested at end of period	$ 73.27

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Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]

Aggregate Fair Value, Amortized Cost Basis and Net Unrealized Gains and Losses Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) of Available-for-Sale Investments

The following table sets forth the aggregate fair value, amortized cost basis and the net unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of our available-for-sale investments as of the dates indicated:

	As of:
	March 31, 2013						December 31, 2012						March 31, 2012
	Aggregate Fair  Value		Amortized Cost		Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)		Aggregate Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)		Aggregate Fair  Value		Amortized Cost		Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Available- for-Sale Investments:
Government obligations	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	80,445	$	80,446	($	1	)
Government agency obligations		0		0		0		0		0		0		17,022		17,022		0
Corporate obligations		0		0		0		0		0		0		17,339		17,340		(1	)
	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	114,806	$	114,808	($	2	)

Components of Investment Income Included in Interest Income

The following table sets forth the components of investment income included in Interest income in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Interest income on investments	$	34	$	141
Realized net gains on the sale of investments		0		14
Total investment income	$	34	$	155

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 31,130	$ 61,071
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	7,292	7,420
Provision for doubtful accounts	19,885	15,601
Deferred income taxes	13,211	(3,742)
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises	0	(805)
Stock-based compensation expense	3,093	4,483
Settlement cost	(46,000)	0
Other	294	(339)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash	(118)	1,005
Accounts receivable	(46,649)	(21,906)
Accounts payable	409	(1,212)
Other operating assets and liabilities	(10,693)	22,166
Deferred revenue	(15,272)	(46,396)
Net cash flows from operating activities	(43,418)	37,346
Cash flows from investing activities:
Facility expenditures and land purchases	(100)	(132)
Capital expenditures, net	(1,418)	(4,518)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments and repayment of notes	215	98,955
Purchase of investments and note advances	(1,241)	(63,545)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(2,544)	30,760
Cash flows from financing activities:
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises	0	805
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0	4,668
Debt issue costs	0	(1,525)
Proceeds from revolving borrowings	10,000	175,000
Repayment of revolving borrowings	0	(150,000)
Repurchase of common stock and shares tendered for taxes	(368)	(147,571)
Net cash flows from financing activities	9,632	(118,623)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(36,330)	(50,517)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	246,342	228,993
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 210,012	$ 178,476

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	37,068,904	37,068,904	37,068,904
Treasury stock, shares	13,706,781	13,744,395	12,934,377

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Earnings Per Common Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share

9. Earnings Per Common Share

Earnings per common share for all periods have been calculated in conformity with ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share.” This data is based on historical net income and the weighted average number of shares of our common stock outstanding during each period as set forth in the following table:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Shares:
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding		23,397		25,420
Shares assumed issued (less shares assumed purchased for treasury) for stock-based compensation		84		216
Outstanding shares for diluted earnings per share calculation		23,481		25,636

A total of approximately 1,598,000 shares in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and approximately 1,535,000 shares in the three months ended March 31, 2012 were excluded from the calculation of our diluted earnings per common share because the effect was anti-dilutive.

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Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	ESI
Entity Registrant Name	ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000922475
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	23,362,123

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Employee Pension Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employee Pension Benefits

10. Employee Pension Benefits

The following table sets forth the components of net periodic pension benefit of the ESI Pension Plan and ESI Excess Pension Plan in the periods indicated:

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Interest cost	$	452		$	530
Expected return on assets		(1,097	)		(1,147	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		544			695
Amortization of prior service (credit)		(389	)		(388	)
Net periodic pension (benefit)	($	490	)	($	310	)

The benefit accruals under the ESI Pension Plan and ESI Excess Pension Plan were frozen effective March 31, 2006. As a result, no service cost has been included in the net periodic pension benefit.

We did not make any contributions to the ESI Pension Plan or the ESI Excess Pension Plan in the three months ended March 31, 2013 or 2012. We do not expect to make any material contributions to the ESI Pension Plan or the ESI Excess Pension Plan in 2013.

The following table sets forth the changes in the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Defined Benefit Pension Items
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Income Tax Benefit (Expense)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Net of Income Tax
Balance at January 1, 2013	($	13,058	)	$	5,128		($	7,930	)
Amortization of:
Actuarial (gains)/losses		544			(211	)		333
Prior service costs (credits)		(389	)		151			(238	)
Balance at March 31, 2013	($	12,903	)	$	5,068		($	7,835	)

The reclassification of prior service costs/credits and actuarial gains/losses from Accumulated other comprehensive loss are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (benefit). Net periodic pension cost (benefit) was included in compensation expense in Cost of educational services and Student services and administrative expenses on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the three months ended March 31, 2013.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 287,711	$ 341,794
Costs and expenses:
Cost of educational services	125,221	134,941
Student services and administrative expenses	106,282	106,266
Loss related to private student loan programs	3,464	0
Total costs and expenses	234,967	241,207
Operating income	52,744	100,587
Interest income	34	681
Interest (expense)	(1,152)	(547)
Income before provision for income taxes	51,626	100,721
Provision for income taxes	20,496	39,650
Net income	$ 31,130	$ 61,071
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 1.33	$ 2.40
Diluted	$ 1.33	$ 2.38
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	23,397	25,420
Diluted	23,481	25,636

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Equity Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Equity Compensation

4. Equity Compensation

The stock-based compensation expense and related income tax benefit recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the periods indicated were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Stock-based compensation expense	$	3,093		$	4,483
Income tax (benefit)	($	1,191	)	($	1,726	)

We did not capitalize any stock-based compensation cost in the three months ended March 31, 2013 or 2012.

As of March 31, 2013, we estimated that pre-tax compensation expense for unvested stock-based compensation grants in the amount of approximately $16,000 net of estimated forfeitures, will be recognized in future periods. This expense will be recognized over the remaining service period applicable to the grantees which, on a weighted-average basis, is approximately 1.6 years.

The stock options granted, forfeited, exercised and expired in the period indicated were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
				Weighted					Weighted
				Average		Aggregate			Average		Aggregate
	# of			Exercise		Exercise			Remaining		Intrinsic
	Shares			Price		Price			Contractual Term		Value (1)
Outstanding at beginning of period		1,574,604		$	84.90	$	133,691
Granted		0		$	0		0
Forfeited		(2,667	)	$	74.99		(200	)
Exercised		0		$	0		0
Expired		(197,244	)	$	47.59		(9,387	)
Outstanding at end of period		1,374,693		$	90.28	$	124,104			3.1	$	0
Exercisable at end of period		1,225,187		$	92.37	$	113,170			2.8	$	0

(1) The aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options was calculated by identifying those stock options that had a lower exercise price than the closing market price of our common stock on March 28, 2013 and multiplying the difference between the closing market price of our common stock and the exercise price of each of those stock options by the number of shares subject to those stock options that were outstanding or exercisable, as applicable.

The following table sets forth information regarding the stock options granted and exercised in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Shares subject to stock options granted		0		156,500
Weighted average grant date fair value per share	$	0	$	31.36
Shares subject to stock options exercised		0		104,054
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised	$	0	$	2,489
Proceeds received from stock options exercised	$	0	$	4,668
Tax benefits realized from stock options exercised	$	0	$	864

The intrinsic value of a stock option is the difference between the fair market value of the stock and the option exercise price.

The fair value of each stock option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the following assumptions:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013	2012
Risk-free interest rates	Not applicable		0.7	%
Expected lives (in years)	Not applicable		4.5
Volatility	Not applicable		51	%
Dividend yield	Not applicable		None

The following table sets forth the number of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that were granted, forfeited and vested in the period indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	# of RSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at beginning of period		413,645		$	75.35
Granted		0		$	0.00
Forfeited		(13,050	)	$	73.68
Vested		(59,430	)	$	87.66
Unvested at end of period		341,165		$	73.27

The total fair market value of the RSUs that vested and were settled in shares of our common stock was $1,003 in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and $2,754 in the three months ended March 31, 2012. In the three months ended March 31, 2012, 48,935 RSUs vested and were settled in cash for $3,073.

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Fair Value

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value

3. Fair Value

Fair value for financial reporting is defined as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid upon the transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement of our financial assets utilized assumptions categorized as observable inputs under the accounting guidance. Observable inputs are assumptions based on independent market data sources.

The following table sets forth information regarding the fair value measurement of our financial assets as of March 31, 2013:

			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
			(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Description	As of March 31, 2013		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Cash equivalents:
Money market fund	$	208,212	$	208,212	$	0	$	0
Other assets:
Money market fund		8,623		8,623		0		0
	$	216,835	$	216,835	$	0	$	0

We used quoted prices in active markets for identical assets as of the measurement date to value our financial assets that were categorized as Level 1.

The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, other current liabilities and deferred revenue approximate fair value because of the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments. Investments classified as available-for-sale as of March 31, 2012 were recorded at their market value.

Each of the carrying value and the estimated fair value of the notes receivable and other receivables included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets or Other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was approximately $9,500 as of March 31, 2013, $9,600 as of December 31, 2012 and $19,000 as of March 31, 2012. We estimated the fair value of the notes receivable and other receivables by discounting the future cash flows using current rates for similar arrangements. The assumptions used in this estimate are considered unobservable inputs. Fair value measurements that utilize significant unobservable inputs are categorized as Level 3 measurements under the accounting guidance.

Each of the carrying value and estimated fair value of our long-term debt was approximately $150,000 as of March 31, 2013, $140,000 as of December 31, 2012 and $175,000 as of March 31, 2012. The fair value of our long-term debt was estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current rates for similar loans with similar characteristics and remaining maturities. We utilized inputs that were observable or were principally derived from observable market data to estimate the fair value of our long-term debt. Fair value measurements that utilize significant other observable inputs are categorized as Level 2 measurements under the accounting guidance.

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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Interest Expense Recognized on Borrowings under New Credit Arrangement and Prior Credit Agreement

The following table sets forth the interest expense (including the facility fee and commitment fee) that we recognized on our borrowings under the Credit Agreement and under the prior credit agreement in the periods indicated:

Three Months Ended March 31,
2013		2012
$	1,013	$	547

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Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Contingencies

11. Contingencies

As part of our normal operations, one of our insurers issues surety bonds for us that are required by various education authorities that regulate us. We are obligated to reimburse our insurer for any of those surety bonds that are paid by the insurer. As of March 31, 2013, the total face amount of those surety bonds was approximately $24,000.

We are also subject to various claims and contingencies, including those related to litigation, business transactions, guarantee arrangements and employee-related matters, among others. We record a liability for those claims and contingencies, if it is probable that a loss will result and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Although we believe that our estimates related to any claims and contingencies are reasonable, we cannot make any assurances with regard to the accuracy of our estimates, and actual results could differ materially. As of March 31, 2013, our recorded liability for these claims and contingencies was approximately $79,361, the substantial majority of which pertained to our guarantee obligations under the 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program (collectively, the “RSAs”). As of March 31, 2013, $21,783 of the recorded liability was included in Other current liabilities and $57,578 was included in Other liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The $57,578 included in Other liabilities as of March 31, 2013 represents our estimate of the loss that we believe we will realize over the next seven to ten years related to our estimated guarantee obligations under the RSAs.

The following table sets forth the activity with respect to our recorded liability related to our claims and contingencies in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Balance as of January 1	$	123,439		$	36,028
Increases (decreases) from:
Additional reserves		5,041			1,648
Payments, net		(49,842	)		(195	)
Estimated recovery		723			0
Balance as of March 31	$	79,361		$	37,481

We had guaranteed the repayment of private education loans made by a lender to our students in 2007 and early 2008 (the “2007 RSA”) that the lender charged off above a certain percentage of the total dollar volume of private education loans made under the 2007 RSA. In January 2013, we paid $46,000 in a settlement to absolve us from any further obligations with respect to our guarantee obligations under the 2007 RSA. The liability for this settlement was included in Other current liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2012.

We also considered whether additional losses for claims and contingencies were reasonably possible, could be estimated and might be material to our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. In order to estimate the possible range of losses under the RSAs, we made certain assumptions with respect to the performance of the private education loans made under the RSAs over the life of those loans. The life of a private education loan made under the RSAs may be in excess of ten years from the date of disbursement. Therefore, our estimate of the possible range of losses under the RSAs was based on assumptions for periods in excess of ten years, and those assumptions included, among other things, the following:

• the timing and rate at which the private education loans will be paid;

• the changes in the variable interest rates due on the private education loans;

• the amounts that will be recovered on the private education loans that have defaulted; and

• the fees and expenses associated with servicing the private education loans.

The assumptions have changed, and may continue to change, significantly over time as actual results become known, which would affect our estimated range of possible losses related to the RSAs. With respect to our guarantee obligations under the RSAs, we believe that it is reasonably possible that we may incur losses in an estimated range of $7,000 less than to $43,000 greater than the recorded liability for those contingencies. As with any estimate, as facts and circumstances change, the recorded liability and estimated range of reasonably possible losses could change significantly. With respect to legal proceedings, we determined that we cannot provide an estimate of the possible losses, or the range of possible losses, in excess of the amount, if any, accrued, for various reasons, including but not limited to some or all of the following:

• there are significant factual issues to be resolved;

• there are novel or unsettled legal issues presented;

• the proceedings are in the early stages;

• there is uncertainty as to the likelihood of a class being certified or decertified or the ultimate size and scope of the class;

• there is uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals or motions; and

• in many cases, the plaintiffs have not specified damages in their complaint or in court filings.

Litigation. We are subject to various litigation in the ordinary course of our business. We cannot assure you of the ultimate outcome of any litigation involving us. Although we believe that our estimates related to any litigation are reasonable, deviations from our estimates could produce a materially different result. Any litigation alleging violations of education or consumer protection laws and/or regulations, misrepresentation, fraud or deceptive practices may also subject our affected campuses to additional regulatory scrutiny. The following is a description of pending litigation that falls outside the scope of litigation incidental to the ordinary course of our business.

On March 11, 2013, a complaint in a securities class action lawsuit was filed against us and two of our current executive officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the following caption: William Koetsch, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. ITT Educational Services, Inc., et al. (the “Koetsch Litigation”). The complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by:

• our failure to properly account for the 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program;

• our failure to maintain proper internal controls to ensure that risk-sharing agreements were properly recorded;

• making false statements or failing to disclose adverse facts known about us;

• deceiving the investing public regarding our prospects and business;

• artificially inflating the price of our common stock; and

• causing the plaintiff and other putative class members to purchase our common stock at inflated prices.

The putative class period in this action is from April 20, 2010 through February 23, 2013. The plaintiff seeks, among other things, the designation of this action as a class action, and an award of unspecified compensatory damages, interest, costs and attorney’s fees. All of the defendants intend to defend themselves vigorously against the allegations made in the complaint.

On April 17, 2013, a complaint in a securities class action lawsuit was filed against us and two of our current executive officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the following caption: Massachusetts Laborers’ Annuity Fund, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. ITT Educational Services, Inc., et al. (the “MLAF Litigation”). The complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by:

• our failure to properly account for the 2007 RSA, 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program;

• our failure to establish adequate reserves associated with our guarantee obligations under the 2007 RSA, 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program, which caused us to misrepresent our earnings, liabilities, net income and financial condition throughout the putative class period;

• making false and misleading statements;

• engaging in a scheme to deceive the market and a course of conduct that artificially inflated the price of our common stock;

• operating as a fraud or deceit on purchasers of our common stock by misrepresenting our liabilities related to the 2007 RSA, 2009 RSA and PEAKS Program, financial results and business prospects;

• artificially inflating the price of our common stock; and

• causing the putative class members to purchase our common stock at artificially inflated prices.

The putative class period in this action is from April 24, 2008 through February 25, 2013. The plaintiff seeks, among other things, the designation of this action as a class action, and an award of unspecified compensatory damages, interest, costs, attorney’s fees and equitable/injunctive or other relief as the Court deems just and proper. All of the defendants intend to defend themselves vigorously against the allegations made in the complaint.

There can be no assurance that the ultimate outcome of the Koetsch Litigation, the MLAF Litigation or other actions (including other actions under federal or state securities laws) will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

The current officers named in the Koetsch Litigation and the MLAF Litigation include Daniel M. Fitzpatrick and Kevin M. Modany.

Certain of our current and former officers and Directors are or may become a party in the actions described above. Our By-laws and Restated Certificate of Incorporation obligate us to indemnify our officers and Directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, provided that their conduct complied with certain requirements. We are obligated to advance defense costs to our officers and Directors, subject to the individual’s obligation to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that the individual was not entitled to indemnification. In addition, our indemnity obligation can, under certain circumstances, include indemnifiable judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with those actions.

Guarantees. We entered into the PEAKS Guarantee in connection with the PEAKS Program. Under the PEAKS Guarantee, we guarantee payment of the principal and interest owed on the PEAKS Senior Debt, the administrative fees and expenses of the PEAKS Trust and the required ratio of assets of the PEAKS Trust to outstanding PEAKS Senior Debt. The PEAKS Senior Debt bears interest at a variable rate based on the LIBOR plus an applicable margin and matures in January 2020. The PEAKS Guarantee agreement contains, among other things, representations and warranties and events of default customary for guarantees. In addition, under the PEAKS Program, some or all of the holders of the PEAKS Senior Debt could require us to purchase their PEAKS Senior Debt in certain limited circumstances that pertain to our continued eligibility to participate in the federal student financial aid programs under Title IV (the “Title IV Programs”) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (the “HEA”). We believe that the likelihood of those limited circumstances occurring is remote. Our guarantee and purchase obligations under the PEAKS Program remain in effect until the PEAKS Senior Debt and the PEAKS Trust’s fees and expenses are paid in full. At such time, we will be entitled to repayment of the amount of any payments made under the PEAKS Guarantee to the extent that funds are remaining in the PEAKS Trust. Payments made under the PEAKS Guarantee that we expect to recover are included in Other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The maximum future payments that we could be required to make under the PEAKS Guarantee include:

• up to $257,000 in principal of PEAKS Senior Debt, which was the approximate outstanding principal balance of the PEAKS Senior Debt as of March 31, 2013;

• accrued interest on the PEAKS Senior Debt;

• the fees and expenses of the PEAKS Trust; and

• amounts by which the ratio of assets of the PEAKS Trust to outstanding PEAKS Senior Debt falls below the required level.

We are not able to estimate the undiscounted maximum potential amount of future payments that we could be required to make under the PEAKS Guarantee, because those payments will be affected by:

• the repayment performance of the private education loans made under the PEAKS Program, the proceeds from which will be used to repay the PEAKS Senior Debt and to pay the fees and expenses of the PEAKS Trust and the performance of which also affects the ratio of assets of the PEAKS Trust to outstanding PEAKS Senior Debt;

• the fact that those loans will consist of a large number of loans of individually immaterial amounts;

• the fact that the interest rate on the PEAKS Senior Debt is a variable rate based on the LIBOR plus a margin; and

• the amount of fees and expenses of the PEAKS Trust, much of which is based on the principal balance of the private education loans held by the PEAKS Trust.

No new private education loans were or will be originated under the PEAKS Program after July 2011, but immaterial amounts related to loans originated prior to that date were disbursed by the lender through March 2012.

We entered into the 2009 RSA in connection with the 2009 Loan Program. Under the 2009 RSA, we guarantee the repayment of the principal amount (including capitalized origination fees) and accrued interest payable on any private education loans that are charged off above a certain percentage of the private education loans made under the 2009 Loan Program, based on the annual dollar volume. The total initial principal amount of private education loans that the 2009 Entity purchased under the 2009 Loan Program was approximately $141,000. No new private education loans were or will be originated under the 2009 Loan Program after December 31, 2011, but immaterial amounts related to loans originated prior to that date were disbursed by the lender through June 2012. Our obligations under the 2009 RSA will remain in effect until all private education loans made under the 2009 Loan Program are paid in full or charged off. The standard repayment term for a private education loan made under the 2009 Loan Program is ten years, with repayment generally beginning six months after a student graduates or three months after a student withdraws or is terminated from his or her program of study.

Pursuant to the 2009 RSA, we are required to maintain collateral to secure our guarantee obligation in an amount equal to a percentage of the outstanding balance of private education loans disbursed to our students under the 2009 Loan Program. As of March 31, 2013, the total collateral maintained in a restricted bank account was not material. This amount is included in Other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2013. The 2009 RSA also requires that we comply with certain covenants, including that we maintain certain financial ratios which are measured on a quarterly basis. We were in compliance with these covenants as of March 31, 2013.

We made guarantee and other payments related to the RSAs, or offset amounts owed to us by the 2009 Entity under the Revolving Note related to our guarantee obligations under the 2009 RSA, in the aggregate amount, net of recoveries, of approximately $3,835 in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and approximately $192 in the three months ended March 31, 2012. At the end of each reporting period, we assess whether we should recognize a contingent liability related to our guarantee obligations under the RSAs and, if so, in what amount. Our recorded liability for our guarantee obligations under the RSAs is included in Other current liabilities and Other liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investments

7. Investments

Our available-for-sale investments were classified as short-term investments on our March 31, 2012 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. We did not hold any available-for-sale investments as of March 31, 2013 or December 31, 2012. The following table sets forth the aggregate fair value, amortized cost basis and the net unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of our available-for-sale investments as of the dates indicated:

	As of:
	March 31, 2013						December 31, 2012						March 31, 2012
	Aggregate Fair  Value		Amortized Cost		Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)		Aggregate Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)		Aggregate Fair  Value		Amortized Cost		Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Available- for-Sale Investments:
Government obligations	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	80,445	$	80,446	($	1	)
Government agency obligations		0		0		0		0		0		0		17,022		17,022		0
Corporate obligations		0		0		0		0		0		0		17,339		17,340		(1	)
	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	114,806	$	114,808	($	2	)

The following table sets forth the components of investment income included in Interest income in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Interest income on investments	$	34	$	141
Realized net gains on the sale of investments		0		14
Total investment income	$	34	$	155

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Stock Repurchases

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Stock Repurchases

5. Stock Repurchases

As of March 31, 2013, approximately 7.8 million shares remained available for repurchase under the share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”) authorized by our Board of Directors. The terms of the Repurchase Program provide that we may repurchase shares of our common stock, from time to time depending on market conditions and other considerations, in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions in accordance with Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Unless earlier terminated by our Board of Directors, the Repurchase Program will expire when we repurchase all shares authorized for repurchase thereunder.

The following table sets forth information regarding the shares of our common stock that we repurchased in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March  31,
	2013		2012
Number of shares		0		2,097,200
Total cost	$	0	$	146,657
Average cost per share	$	0	$	69.93

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Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

6. Debt

On March 21, 2012, we entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) that provides for a $325,000 senior revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”). The Credit Agreement also provides that we may seek additional revolving commitments or term loan commitments in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $125,000. The lenders under the Credit Agreement are not under any obligation to provide any such additional revolving commitments or term loan commitments. The Credit Agreement has a maturity date of March 21, 2015.

A portion of the borrowings under the Revolver were used to prepay the entire outstanding indebtedness under a prior credit agreement which was terminated on March 21, 2012. In addition to the prepayment of the outstanding indebtedness under the prior credit agreement, borrowings under the Credit Agreement are used for general corporate purposes.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at our option, at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus an applicable margin or at an alternative base rate, as defined under the Credit Agreement, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for borrowings under the Revolver is determined based on the ratio of our total Indebtedness (as defined in the Credit Agreement and which primarily includes outstanding borrowings, recorded contingent liabilities related to our guarantee obligations, letters of credit and surety bonds) to EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (the “Leverage Ratio”) as of the end of each fiscal quarter. We also pay a commitment fee on the amount of the unutilized commitments under the Credit Agreement. The amount of the commitment fee is determined based on the Leverage Ratio as of the end of each fiscal quarter.

The Credit Agreement contains, among other things, covenants, representations and warranties and events of default customary for credit facilities. The Credit Agreement is secured by a pledge of the equity interests of our subsidiaries and is guaranteed by one of our subsidiaries. We are required to maintain compliance with a maximum Leverage Ratio, a minimum interest coverage ratio, a minimum liquidity amount and several ratios related to the ED’s regulations. We were in compliance with those requirements as of March 31, 2013.

As of March 31, 2013, the borrowings under the Credit Agreement totaled $150,000. The effective interest rate on our borrowings was approximately 3.20% per annum in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and approximately 1.40% per annum in the three months ended March 31, 2012. The commitment fee under the Credit Agreement was 0.35% as of March 31, 2013.

The following table sets forth the interest expense (including the facility fee and commitment fee) that we recognized on our borrowings under the Credit Agreement and under the prior credit agreement in the periods indicated:

Three Months Ended March 31,
2013		2012
$	1,013	$	547

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Variable Interests

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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Variable Interests

8. Variable Interests

On January 20, 2010, we entered into agreements with unrelated third parties to establish the PEAKS Private Student Loan Program (“PEAKS Program”), which is a private education loan program for our students. Under the PEAKS Program, an unaffiliated lender originated private education loans to our eligible students and, subsequently, sold those loans to an unaffiliated trust that purchased, owns and collects private education loans (“PEAKS Trust”). The PEAKS Trust issued senior debt in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000 (“PEAKS Senior Debt”) to investors. The lender disbursed the proceeds of the private education loans to us for application to the students’ account balances with us that represented their unpaid education costs. We transferred a portion of the amount of each private education loan disbursed to us under the PEAKS Program to the PEAKS Trust in exchange for a subordinated note issued by the PEAKS Trust (“Subordinated Note”). No new private education loans were or will be originated under the PEAKS Program after July 2011, but immaterial amounts related to loans originated prior to that date were disbursed by the lender through March 2012.

The Subordinated Note is non-interest bearing and has been recorded net of an unamortized discount based on an imputed interest rate of 9.0% in Other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In the three months ended March 31, 2012, the discount was amortized and recognized in Interest income on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income over the term of the Subordinated Note. We did not recognize any interest income related to the amortization of the Subordinated Note discount on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the three months ended March 31, 2013. The maturity date of the Subordinated Note is in March 2026. The face value of the Subordinated Note was approximately $73,000 as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and $75,400 as of March 31, 2012.

The PEAKS Trust utilized the proceeds from the issuance of the PEAKS Senior Debt and the Subordinated Note to purchase the private education loans made by the lender to our students. The assets of the PEAKS Trust (which include, among other assets, the private education loans owned by the PEAKS Trust) serve as collateral for, and are intended to be the principal source of, the repayment of the PEAKS Senior Debt and the Subordinated Note. The PEAKS Trust is required to maintain assets having an aggregate value that exceeds the outstanding balance of the PEAKS Senior Debt. As of March 31, 2013, the value of the assets of the PEAKS Trust satisfied this requirement.

We guarantee payment of the principal and interest owed on the PEAKS Senior Debt, the administrative fees and expenses of the PEAKS Trust and the required ratio of assets of the PEAKS Trust to outstanding PEAKS Senior Debt (“PEAKS Guarantee”). We made guarantee and other payments related to the PEAKS Program to the PEAKS Trust of $3,094 in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and $0 in the three months ended March 31, 2012. See Note 11 – Contingencies, for further discussion of the PEAKS Guarantee.

We did not explicitly or implicitly provide any financial or other support to the PEAKS Trust during the three months ended March 31, 2013 or 2012 that we were not contractually required to provide, and we do not intend to provide any such support to the PEAKS Trust in the foreseeable future, other than what we are contractually required to provide.

The PEAKS Trust is a variable interest entity as defined under ASC 810. We held variable interests in the PEAKS Trust as of March 31, 2013 as a result of the Subordinated Note and PEAKS Guarantee. To determine whether we were the primary beneficiary of the PEAKS Trust, we:

• assessed the risks that the PEAKS Trust was designed to create and pass through to its variable interest holders;

• identified the variable interests in the PEAKS Trust;

• identified the other variable interest holders and their involvement in the activities of the PEAKS Trust;

• identified the activities that most significantly impact the PEAKS Trust’s economic performance;

• determined whether we have the power to direct those activities; and

• determined whether we have the right to receive the benefits from, or the obligation to absorb the losses of, the PEAKS Trust that could potentially be significant to the PEAKS Trust.

We determined that the activities of the PEAKS Trust that most significantly impact the economic performance of the PEAKS Trust involve:

• establishing the underwriting criteria of, and the interest rates and fees charged on, the private education loans acquired by the PEAKS Trust; and

• the servicing (which includes the collection) of the private education loans owned by the PEAKS Trust.

To make that determination, we analyzed various possible scenarios of student loan portfolio performance to evaluate the potential economic impact on the PEAKS Trust. In our analysis, we made what we believe are reasonable assumptions based on historical data for the following key variables:

• the composition of the credit profiles of the borrowers;

• the interest rates and fees charged on the loans;

• the default rates and the timing of defaults associated with similar types of loans; and

• the prepayment and the speed of repayment associated with similar types of loans.

Based on our analysis, we concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of the PEAKS Trust, because we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the PEAKS Trust. As a result, we are not required under ASC 810 to include the financial results of the PEAKS Trust in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Our conclusion that we are not the primary beneficiary of the PEAKS Trust did not change from the prior reporting period. Therefore, there was no effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

On February 20, 2009, we entered into agreements with an unaffiliated entity (the “2009 Entity”) to create a program that made private education loans available to our students to help pay the students’ cost of education that student financial aid from federal, state and other sources did not cover (the “2009 Loan Program”). Under the 2009 Loan Program, an unaffiliated lender originated private education loans to our eligible students and, subsequently, sold those loans to the 2009 Entity. The 2009 Entity purchased the private education loans from the lender utilizing funds received from its owners in exchange for participation interests in the private education loans acquired by the 2009 Entity. The lender disbursed the proceeds of the private education loans to us for application to the students’ account balances with us that represented their unpaid education costs. No new private education loans were or will be originated under the 2009 Loan Program after December 31, 2011, but immaterial amounts related to loans originated prior to that date were disbursed by the lender through June 2012.

In connection with the 2009 Loan Program, we entered into a risk sharing agreement (the “2009 RSA”) with the 2009 Entity. Under the 2009 RSA, we guarantee the repayment of any private education loans that are charged off above a certain percentage of the private education loans made under the 2009 Loan Program, based on the annual dollar volume. We made payments to the 2009 Entity, or offset amounts owed to us by the 2009 Entity under the Revolving Note (as defined below), related to our guarantee obligations under the 2009 RSA, net of recoveries, in the amount of $741 in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and $192 in the three months ended March 31, 2012. See Note 11 – Contingencies, for further discussion of the 2009 RSA.

In addition, we have made advances to the 2009 Entity under a revolving promissory note (the “Revolving Note”). We did not make any advances in the three months ended March 31, 2013 or 2012 to the 2009 Entity under the Revolving Note that we were not contractually required to make. Certain of the assets of the 2009 Entity serve as collateral for the Revolving Note. The Revolving Note bears interest, is subject to customary terms and conditions and is currently due and payable in full. The amount owed to us under the Revolving Note was approximately $7,600 as of March 31, 2013, $8,300 as of December 31, 2012 and $9,200 as of March 31, 2012.

The advances under the Revolving Note were primarily used by the 2009 Entity to purchase additional private education loans under the 2009 Loan Program that otherwise may not have been originated. We have no immediate plans to significantly increase the amount of advances that we make to the 2009 Entity under the Revolving Note.

The 2009 Entity is a variable interest entity as defined under ASC 810. We held variable interests in the 2009 Entity as of March 31, 2013 as a result of the Revolving Note and 2009 RSA. To determine whether we were the primary beneficiary of the 2009 Entity, we:

• assessed the risks that the 2009 Entity was designed to create and pass through to its variable interest holders;

• identified the variable interests in the 2009 Entity;

• identified the other variable interest holders and their involvement in the activities of the 2009 Entity;

• identified the activities that most significantly impact the 2009 Entity’s economic performance;

• determined whether we have the power to direct those activities; and

• determined whether we have the right to receive the benefits from, or the obligation to absorb the losses of, the 2009 Entity that could potentially be significant to the 2009 Entity.

To identify the activities of the 2009 Entity that most significantly impact the economic performance of the 2009 Entity, we analyzed various possible scenarios of private education loan portfolio performance. In our analysis, we made what we believe are reasonable assumptions based on historical data for the following key variables:

• the composition of the credit profiles of the borrowers;

• the interest rates and fees charged on the loans;

• the default rates and the timing of defaults associated with similar types of loans; and

• the prepayment and the speed of repayment associated with similar types of loans.

We determined that the activities of the 2009 Entity that most significantly impact its economic performance involve:

• establishing the underwriting criteria of, and the interest rates and fees charged on, the private education loans acquired by the 2009 Entity; and

• the servicing (which includes the collection) of the private education loans owned by the 2009 Entity.

Based on our analysis, we concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of the 2009 Entity, because we do not direct those activities. As a result, we are not required under ASC 810 to include the financial results of the 2009 Entity in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Our conclusion that we are not the primary beneficiary of the 2009 Entity did not change from the prior reporting period. Therefore, there was no effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In the three months ended December 31, 2012, we determined that the Subordinated Note and the Revolving Note were impaired and recorded an impairment charge in the aggregate amount of $15,200. The aggregate carrying value of the Subordinated Note and the Revolving Note was approximately $2,200 as of March 31, 2013, $2,900 as of December 31, 2012 and $19,000 as of March 31, 2012 and was included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2013 and in Other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012. The accrual of interest (in the case of the Revolving Note) and the accretion of discount (in the case of the Subordinated Note) is discontinued when, in our opinion, the borrower may be unable to make payments owed under the note as they become due. We did not recognize any interest income related to the Subordinated Note or the Revolving Note in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income during the time that the Subordinated Note and Revolving Note were impaired, which included the three months ended March 31, 2013.

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Stock Options Granted and Exercised (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
Shares subject to stock options granted	0	156,500
Weighted average grant date fair value per share	$ 0.00	$ 31.36
Shares subject to stock options exercised	0	104,054
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised	$ 0	$ 2,489
Proceeds received from stock options exercised	0	4,668
Tax benefits realized from stock options exercised	$ 0	$ 864

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Activity With Respect to Claims and Contingencies (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Claims and contingencies, beginning balance	$ 123,439	$ 36,028
Additional reserves	5,041	1,648
Payments, net	(49,842)	(195)
Estimated recovery	723	0
Claims and contingencies, ending balance	$ 79,361	$ 37,481

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Equity Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation Expense and Related Income Tax Benefit

The stock-based compensation expense and related income tax benefit recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the periods indicated were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Stock-based compensation expense	$	3,093		$	4,483
Income tax (benefit)	($	1,191	)	($	1,726	)

Stock Options Granted, Forfeited, Exercised and Expired

The stock options granted, forfeited, exercised and expired in the period indicated were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
				Weighted					Weighted
				Average		Aggregate			Average		Aggregate
	# of			Exercise		Exercise			Remaining		Intrinsic
	Shares			Price		Price			Contractual Term		Value (1)
Outstanding at beginning of period		1,574,604		$	84.90	$	133,691
Granted		0		$	0		0
Forfeited		(2,667	)	$	74.99		(200	)
Exercised		0		$	0		0
Expired		(197,244	)	$	47.59		(9,387	)
Outstanding at end of period		1,374,693		$	90.28	$	124,104			3.1	$	0
Exercisable at end of period		1,225,187		$	92.37	$	113,170			2.8	$	0

(1) The aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options was calculated by identifying those stock options that had a lower exercise price than the closing market price of our common stock on March 28, 2013 and multiplying the difference between the closing market price of our common stock and the exercise price of each of those stock options by the number of shares subject to those stock options that were outstanding or exercisable, as applicable.

Stock Options Granted and Exercised

The following table sets forth information regarding the stock options granted and exercised in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March  31,
	2013		2012
Shares subject to stock options granted		0		156,500
Weighted average grant date fair value per share	$	0	$	31.36
Shares subject to stock options exercised		0		104,054
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised	$	0	$	2,489
Proceeds received from stock options exercised	$	0	$	4,668
Tax benefits realized from stock options exercised	$	0	$	864

Assumptions used to Estimate Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Options

The fair value of each stock option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the following assumptions:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013	2012
Risk-free interest rates	Not applicable		0.7	%
Expected lives (in years)	Not applicable		4.5
Volatility	Not applicable		51	%
Dividend yield	Not applicable		None

Number of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Granted, Forfeited and Vested

The following table sets forth the number of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that were granted, forfeited and vested in the period indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	# of RSUs			Weighted Average  Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at beginning of period		413,645		$	75.35
Granted		0		$	0.00
Forfeited		(13,050	)	$	73.68
Vested		(59,430	)	$	87.66
Unvested at end of period		341,165		$	73.27

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Employee Pension Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Net Periodic Pension Benefit of Pension Plan and Excess Pension Plan

The following table sets forth the components of net periodic pension benefit of the ESI Pension Plan and ESI Excess Pension Plan in the periods indicated:

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Interest cost	$	452		$	530
Expected return on assets		(1,097	)		(1,147	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		544			695
Amortization of prior service (credit)		(389	)		(388	)
Net periodic pension (benefit)	($	490	)	($	310	)

Schedule of Changes in Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table sets forth the changes in the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Defined Benefit Pension Items
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Income Tax Benefit (Expense)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Net of Income  Tax
Balance at January 1, 2013	($	13,058	)	$	5,128		($	7,930	)
Amortization of:
Actuarial (gains)/losses		544			(211	)		333
Prior service costs (credits)		(389	)		151			(238	)
Balance at March 31, 2013	($	12,903	)	$	5,068		($	7,835	)

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Schedule of Changes in Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Tax - Beginning Balance	$ (13,058)
Amortization of Actuarial (gains)/losses - Before Tax	544
Amortization of Prior service costs (credits)- Before Tax	(389)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Tax - Ending Balance	(12,903)
Income Tax Benefit (Expense) - Beginning Balance	5,128
Amortization of Actuarial (gains)/losses - Tax Effect	(211)	(272)
Amortization of Prior service costs (credits)- Tax Effect	151
Income Tax Benefit (Expense) - Ending Balance	5,068
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Net of Income Tax - Beginning Balance	(7,930)
Amortization of Actuarial (gains)/losses - Net of Income Tax	333	423
Amortization of Prior service costs (credits)- Net of Income Tax	(238)	(237)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Net of Income Tax - Ending Balance	$ (7,835)

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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]
Available for sale investments	$ 0	$ 0	$ 114,806

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 31,130	$ 61,071
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Net actuarial pension loss amortization, net of income tax of $211 and $272	333	423
Prior service cost (credit) amortization, net of income tax of $151 and $151	(238)	(237)
Unrealized (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of income tax of $0 and $0	0	(23)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	95	163
Comprehensive income	$ 31,225	$ 61,234

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New Accounting Guidance

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

New Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]

New Accounting Guidance

2. New Accounting Guidance

In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, which is included in the Codification under ASC 220, “Other Comprehensive Income” (“ASC 220”). This update requires an entity to report the effect, by component, of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2013. The adoption of this guidance requires that we provide additional disclosures regarding the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income during the reporting period. We have included these disclosures in the footnotes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In October 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-04, which makes technical corrections, clarifications and limited-scope improvements to various topics throughout the Codification. The amendments in this ASU that do not have transition guidance are effective upon issuance and the amendments that are subject to transition guidance are effective for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2013. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-02, which is included in the Codification under ASC 350, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other” (“ASC 350”). This update allows an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it must perform a quantitative impairment test. An entity would be required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset, if the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived asset is impaired. This guidance is effective for impairment tests performed for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2013. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, which is included in the Codification under ASC 210, “Balance Sheet” (“ASC 210”). This update provides for enhanced disclosures to help users of financial statements evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on an entity’s financial position. In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01, which clarifies the scope of the disclosures required under ASU No. 2011-11. Both of these updates are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2013. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Activity With Respect to Claims and Contingencies

The following table sets forth the activity with respect to our recorded liability related to our claims and contingencies in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Balance as of January 1	$	123,439		$	36,028
Increases (decreases) from:
Additional reserves		5,041			1,648
Payments, net		(49,842	)		(195	)
Estimated recovery		723			0
Balance as of March 31	$	79,361		$	37,481

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Information Regarding Shares of Common Stock Repurchased (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Equity [Abstract]
Number of shares	0	2,097,200
Total cost	$ 0	$ 146,657	$ 61,261
Average cost per share	$ 0.00	$ 69.93

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Fair Value (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurement of Financial Assets

The following table sets forth information regarding the fair value measurement of our financial assets as of March 31, 2013:

			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
			(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Description	As of March 31, 2013		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Cash equivalents:
Money market fund	$	208,212	$	208,212	$	0	$	0
Other assets:
Money market fund		8,623		8,623		0		0
	$	216,835	$	216,835	$	0	$	0