Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2016

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				Six Months Ended
($ in thousands)	February 29, 2016		February 28, 2015		February 29, 2016		February 28, 2015
Instructional and student advisory	$	2,640	$	2,905	$	5,424	$	5,887
Marketing	594		783		1,358		1,619
Admissions advisory	161		256		326		517
General and administrative	5,507		6,624		11,261		12,504
Restructuring and impairment charges	164		635		217		1,387
Share-based compensation expense	$	9,066	$	11,203	$	18,586	$	21,914