Share-Based Compensation (Table)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2015

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

Share-based compensation expense

The following details share-based compensation expense for the respective periods:

	Three Months Ended February 28,				Six Months Ended February 28,
($ in thousands)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Instructional and student advisory	$	2,905	$	3,280	$	5,887	$	6,813
Marketing	783		937		1,619		2,045
Admissions advisory	256		212		517		314
General and administrative	6,624		5,644		12,504		11,012
Restructuring and impairment charges	635		464		1,387		2,326
Share-based compensation expense	$	11,203	$	10,537	$	21,914	$	22,510