Share-Based Compensation (Table)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

The table below details share-based compensation expense for the three months ended November 30, 2012 and 2011:



	Three Months Ended November 30,
($ in thousands)	2012		2011
Instructional and student advisory	$	7,588	$	7,422
Marketing	2,043		2,234
Admissions advisory	170		447
General and administrative	6,023		10,789
Restructuring and other charges	1,065		—
Share-based compensation expense	$	16,889	$	20,892

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the allocation of equity-based compensation costs to a given line item on the balance sheet and income statement for the period. This may include the reporting line for the costs and the amount capitalized and expensed.

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