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Graham Holdings Co - Quarter Report: 2018 September (Form 10-Q)



 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
 
ý Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2018
or
¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File Number 1-671
GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
53-0182885
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
1300 North 17th Street, Arlington, Virginia
22209
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(703) 345-6300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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  ý.    No  ¨.
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¨
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¨
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Shares outstanding at October 26, 2018:
Class A Common Stock – 964,001 Shares
Class B Common Stock – 4,337,758 Shares
 




GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY
Index to Form 10-Q
 
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
 
 
 
 
a. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
 
 
 
 
b. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
 
 
 
 
c. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
d. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
 
 
 
 
e. Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
 
 
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
 
 
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
 
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
 
 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
 
 
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
 
 
Item 6.
Exhibits
 
 
Signatures




PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
  
Three Months Ended 
 September 30
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30
  
 
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Operating Revenues
$
674,766

 
$
657,225

 
$
2,006,879

 
$
1,916,029

Operating Costs and Expenses
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
Operating
448,920

 
374,987

 
1,254,726

 
1,082,421

Selling, general and administrative
131,081

 
228,051

 
497,504

 
662,313

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
13,648

 
16,002

 
41,909

 
46,525

Amortization of intangible assets
12,269

 
10,923

 
34,052

 
28,290

Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets
8,109

 
312

 
8,109

 
9,536

  
614,027

 
630,275

 
1,836,300

 
1,829,085

Income from Operations
60,739

 
26,950

 
170,579

 
86,944

Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, net
9,537

 
(532
)
 
13,047

 
1,448

Interest income
611

 
861

 
3,884

 
3,397

Interest expense
(6,135
)
 
(8,619
)
 
(31,371
)
 
(25,783
)
Debt extinguishment costs

 

 
(11,378
)
 

Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit income, net
22,214

 
17,621

 
66,641

 
55,042

Gain on marketable equity securities, net
44,962

 

 
28,306

 

Other income, net
3,142

 
1,963

 
14,662

 
6,881

Income Before Income Taxes
135,070

 
38,244

 
254,370

 
127,929

Provision for Income Taxes
10,000

 
13,400

 
39,700

 
40,000

Net Income
125,070

 
24,844

 
214,670

 
87,929

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
(6
)
 
(60
)
 
(149
)
 
(63
)
Net Income Attributable to Graham Holdings Company Common Stockholders
$
125,064

 
$
24,784

 
$
214,521

 
$
87,866

Per Share Information Attributable to Graham Holdings Company Common Stockholders
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

Basic net income per common share
$
23.43

 
$
4.45

 
$
39.81

 
$
15.74

Basic average number of common shares outstanding
5,302

 
5,518

 
5,354

 
5,530

Diluted net income per common share
$
23.28

 
$
4.42

 
$
39.54

 
$
15.64

Diluted average number of common shares outstanding
5,337

 
5,554

 
5,390

 
5,567


See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
  
Three Months Ended 
 September 30
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net Income
$
125,070

 
$
24,844

 
$
214,670

 
$
87,929

Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Before Tax
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
Translation adjustments arising during the period
(2,844
)
 
11,470

 
(22,447
)
 
34,776

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gains for the period, net

 
47,836

 

 
71,370

Pension and other postretirement plans:
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Amortization of net prior service cost included in net income
69

 
118

 
215

 
358

Amortization of net actuarial gain included in net income
(3,295
)
 
(1,567
)
 
(7,956
)
 
(4,958
)
  
(3,226
)
 
(1,449
)
 
(7,741
)
 
(4,600
)
Cash flow hedge (loss) gain
(6
)
 
(72
)
 
601

 
(215
)
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Before Tax
(6,076
)
 
57,785

 
(29,587
)
 
101,331

Income tax benefit (expense) related to items of other comprehensive (loss) income
874

 
(18,540
)
 
1,976

 
(26,665
)
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net of Tax
(5,202
)
 
39,245

 
(27,611
)
 
74,666

Comprehensive Income
119,868

 
64,089

 
187,059

 
162,595

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(6
)
 
(60
)
 
(149
)
 
(63
)
Total Comprehensive Income Attributable to Graham Holdings Company
$
119,862

 
$
64,029

 
$
186,910

 
$
162,532


See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
As of
(in thousands)
September 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
  
(Unaudited)
 
  
Assets
  
 
  
Current Assets
  
 
  
Cash and cash equivalents
$
265,159

 
$
390,014

Restricted cash
11,576

 
17,552

Investments in marketable equity securities and other investments
517,927

 
557,153

Accounts receivable, net
589,645

 
620,319

Income taxes receivable

 
23,901

Inventories and contracts in progress
73,696

 
60,612

Other current assets
77,864

 
66,253

Total Current Assets
1,535,867

 
1,735,804

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
271,560

 
259,358

Investments in Affiliates
142,756

 
128,590

Goodwill, Net
1,310,075

 
1,299,710

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
114,752

 
102,195

Amortized Intangible Assets, Net
260,055

 
237,976

Prepaid Pension Cost
1,106,162

 
1,056,777

Deferred Income Taxes
15,367

 
15,367

Deferred Charges and Other Assets
117,149

 
102,046

Total Assets
$
4,873,743

 
$
4,937,823

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Equity
  

 
  

Current Liabilities
  

 
  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
448,240

 
$
526,323

Deferred revenue
335,086

 
339,454

Income taxes payable
7,235

 
6,109

Current portion of long-term debt
6,568

 
6,726

Dividends declared
7,071

 

Total Current Liabilities
804,200

 
878,612

Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions
21,607

 
20,865

Accrued Compensation and Related Benefits
179,887

 
193,024

Other Liabilities
59,264

 
65,977

Deferred Income Taxes
355,662

 
362,701

Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

 
10,331

Long-Term Debt
473,060

 
486,561

Total Liabilities
1,893,680

 
2,018,071

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
4,706

 
4,607

Preferred Stock

 

Common Stockholders’ Equity
  

 
  

Common stock
20,000

 
20,000

Capital in excess of par value
376,412

 
370,700

Retained earnings
6,179,948

 
5,791,724

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
  

Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment
(16,133
)
 
6,314

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

 
194,889

Unrealized gain on pensions and other postretirement plans
328,885

 
334,536

Cash flow hedge
303

 
(184
)
Cost of Class B common stock held in treasury
(3,914,058
)
 
(3,802,834
)
Total Equity
2,975,357

 
2,915,145

Total Liabilities and Equity
$
4,873,743

 
$
4,937,823


See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
  
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
  
 
  
Net Income
$
214,670

 
$
87,929

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
  
 
  
Depreciation, amortization and goodwill and other long-lived asset impairment
84,070

 
84,351

Net pension benefit
(55,458
)
 
(44,281
)
Early retirement program expense

 
932

Gain on marketable equity securities and cost method investments, net
(36,793
)
 

Stock-based compensation expense, net
5,172

 
7,528

(Gain) loss on disposition of businesses, property, plant and equipment and investments, net
(13,379
)
 
504

Debt extinguishment costs
10,563

 

Foreign exchange loss (gain)
2,205

 
(6,608
)
Write-down of cost method investments
2,500

 
200

Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of distributions
(10,294
)
 
(1,434
)
(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes
(10,867
)
 
16,306

Change in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
55,200

 
106,230

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(95,100
)
 
(63,255
)
Deferred revenue
38,148

 
27,254

Income taxes receivable
23,073

 
14,477

Other assets and other liabilities, net
(23,757
)
 
(9,795
)
Other
1,905

 
519

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
191,858

 
220,857

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
  
 
  
Investments in certain businesses, net of cash acquired
(111,451
)
 
(299,938
)
Proceeds from sales of marketable equity securities
66,741

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(58,850
)
 
(43,863
)
Advance related to Kaplan University transaction and loan to affiliate
(28,061
)
 
(6,771
)
Net (payments) proceeds from disposition of businesses, property, plant and equipment and investments
(13,483
)
 
2,672

Investments in equity affiliates, cost method and other investments
(10,679
)
 
(66,097
)
Return of investment in equity affiliates
4,521

 
3,527

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
(151,262
)
 
(410,470
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
  
 
  
Repayments of borrowings and early redemption premium
(417,112
)
 
(7,712
)
Issuance of borrowings
400,000

 

Common shares repurchased
(110,848
)
 
(35,394
)
Dividends paid
(21,564
)
 
(21,304
)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest
(16,500
)
 

Payments of debt financing costs
(6,490
)
 

Deferred payments of acquisition and noncontrolling interest

 
(5,187
)
Other
5,303

 
(4,962
)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
(167,211
)
 
(74,559
)
Effect of Currency Exchange Rate Change
(4,216
)
 
9,768

Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
(130,831
)
 
(254,404
)
Beginning Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
407,566

 
670,816

Ending Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
$
276,735

 
$
416,412


See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. ORGANIZATION, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Graham Holdings Company (the Company), is a diversified education and media company. The Company’s Kaplan subsidiary provides a wide variety of educational services, both domestically and outside the United States. The Company’s media operations comprise the ownership and operation of seven television broadcasting stations, several websites and print publications, and a marketing solutions provider. The Company’s other business operations include manufacturing and home health and hospice services.
On March 22, 2018, Kaplan completed the sale of the institutional assets and operations of Kaplan University (KU) to an Indiana non-profit, public-benefit corporation that is a subsidiary affiliated with Purdue University (Purdue) (see Note 2). The gain on the sale of the institutional assets of KU is included in other income, net, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
As a result of the transaction, Kaplan reorganized its higher education operations into the following two operating segments for the purpose of making operating decisions and assessing performance: Higher Education and Professional (U.S.) (see Note 16). The higher education segment comprises the historical KU for-profit postsecondary education business and the current non-academic operations support services provided to the new university, Purdue University Global. The Professional (U.S.) segment comprises the KU School of Professional and Continuing Education, which provides professional training and exam preparation for professional certifications and licensures.
Basis of Presentation – The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with: (i) generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information; (ii) the instructions to Form 10-Q; and (iii) the guidance of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for financial statements required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). They include the assets, liabilities, results of operations and cash flows of the Company, including its domestic and foreign subsidiaries that are more than 50% owned or otherwise controlled by the Company. As permitted under such rules, certain notes and other financial information normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Management believes the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows as of and for the periods presented herein. The Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 may not be indicative of the Company’s future results. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 21, 2018.
The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported herein. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in those estimates.
Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Pronouncements – In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued comprehensive new guidance that supersedes all existing revenue recognition guidance. In August 2015, the FASB issued an amendment to the guidance that defers the effective date by one year. The new guidance requires revenue to be recognized when the Company transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new guidance also significantly expands the disclosure requirements for revenue recognition. The guidance is effective for interim and fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The standard permits two implementation approaches, full retrospective, requiring retrospective application of the new guidance with a restatement of prior years, or modified retrospective, requiring prospective application of the new guidance with disclosure of results under the old guidance in the first year of adoption. The Company adopted the new guidance on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach for contracts not completed as of the adoption date.
Upon adoption of the new guidance, the Company recorded a net increase to the opening balance of retained earnings of $7.4 million. This adjustment was driven by changes in the timing of recognition of both revenues and

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expenses. A change in revenue recognition at a manufacturing business resulted in the acceleration of revenue and associated expenses as revenue is now recognized over time versus at a point in time. A change in the contract term at an education business resulted in a different revenue recognition pattern from previous recognition. Finally, the Company’s treatment of certain commissions paid to employees and agents at its education division changed. The Company previously expensed such commissions as incurred. Upon adoption of the new guidance, the Company capitalizes certain commission costs as an incremental cost of obtaining a contract and subsequently amortizes the cost as the tuition services are delivered to students.
The cumulative effect of the changes to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as a result of adopting the new guidance was as follows:
(in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2017
Adjustments
Balance as of January 1, 2018
Assets
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
$
620,319

$
2,142

$
622,461

Inventories and contracts in progress
60,612

903

61,515

Other current assets
66,253

6,343

72,596

Liabilities
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
526,323

$
88

$
526,411

Deferred revenue
339,454

(346
)
339,108

Deferred income taxes
362,701

2,197

364,898

Equity
 
 
 
Retained earnings
$
5,791,724

$
7,449

$
5,799,173

Under the modified retrospective method of adoption, the Company is required to disclose the impact the adoption of the revenue guidance had on its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Under the previous guidance, KU’s fee revenue with Purdue University Global is not fixed and determinable until the end of Purdue University Global’s fiscal year (see Note 2). As a result, the Company would report $4.5 million less revenue and operating income. If the company continued to follow its accounting policies under the previous guidance for all other revenue streams, revenue would be $0.1 million higher and expenses would be $1.8 million lower for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, revenue and expenses would be $1.2 million and $2.6 million lower, respectively. This is primarily due to the net impact of the change in the timing of the recognition of revenue and costs to obtain a contract.
In January 2016, the FASB issued new guidance that substantially revises the recognition, measurement and presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities. The new guidance, among other things, requires, (i) equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income, with some exceptions, (ii) simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment, (iii) requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, (iv) requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements, and (v) clarifies that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity’s other deferred tax assets. The guidance is effective for interim and fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017.
The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2018 and recorded a cumulative adjustment of $194.9 million to retained earnings on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet related to unrealized gains of available-for-sale securities, net of tax, previously classified within accumulated other comprehensive income. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under this new guidance, with any changes in fair value recognized in net income. In addition, the Company elected the measurement alternative to measure cost method investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value at cost less impairment, adjusted by observable price changes with any fair value changes recognized in net income.
In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance that requires, among other things, a lessee to recognize a right-of-use asset representing an entity’s right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and a liability for lease payments on its balance sheet, regardless of classification of a lease as operating or financing. For leases with a term of twelve months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and liabilities and account for the lease similar to existing guidance for operating leases today. This new guidance supersedes all prior guidance. The guidance is effective for interim and fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The standard provides two methods of adoption. Using a modified retrospective approach, lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at either the beginning of the earliest period presented or in the period of adoption. The Company will adopt

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the new guidance on January 1, 2019 and will recognize and measure leases at that date. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements; however, the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities is expected to have a material effect on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
In March 2017, the FASB issued new guidance that changes the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost for defined benefit plans. The guidance requires an issuer to disaggregate the service cost component of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost from other components. Under the new guidance, service cost will be included in the same line item(s) as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by employees during the period, while the other components will be recognized after income from operations. The guidance is effective for interim and fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The guidance must be applied retrospectively; however, a practical expedient is available which permits an employer to use amounts previously disclosed in its pension and postretirement plans footnote for the prior comparative periods.
The Company adopted the new standard in the first quarter of 2018. In combination with the presentation change to net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost, the Company allocated its costs associated with fringe benefits between operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses. Previously, costs related to fringe benefits were generally classified as selling, general and administrative expenses. The amounts in the previously issued financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the reclassified presentation. The effect of these changes to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 is as follows:
 
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustment
 
Upon Adoption
(in thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
$
352,635

 
$
22,352

 
$
374,987

Selling, general and administrative expenses
232,782

 
(4,731
)
 
228,051

Income from Operations
44,571

 
(17,621
)
 
26,950

Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit income, net

 
17,621

 
17,621

Income Before Income Taxes
38,244

 

 
38,244

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
$
1,011,553

 
$
70,868

 
$
1,082,421

Selling, general and administrative expenses
678,139

 
(15,826
)
 
662,313

Income from Operations
141,986

 
(55,042
)
 
86,944

Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit income, net

 
55,042

 
55,042

Income Before Income Taxes
127,929

 

 
127,929

2. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS OF BUSINESSES
AcquisitionsIn the first nine months of 2018, the Company acquired eight businesses, five in its education division, one in its healthcare division, and two in other businesses for $120.9 million in cash and contingent consideration.
In September 2018, Graham Healthcare Group (GHG) acquired the assets of a small business and Kaplan acquired the test preparation and study guide assets of Barron’s Educational Series, a New York-based education publishing company. The acquisitions are expected to complement the healthcare and test preparation services currently offered by GHG and Kaplan, respectively. GHG is included in the healthcare division. The Barron’s Educational Series acquisition is included in the test preparation division.
In August 2018, SocialCode acquired 100% of the membership interests of Marketplace Strategy (MPS), a Cleveland-based digital marketing agency that provides strategy consulting, optimization services, advertising management and creative solutions on online marketplaces including Amazon. SocialCode’s primary reason for the acquisition is to expand its platform offerings. The acquisition is included in other businesses.
On July 31, 2018, Dekko acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Furnlite, Inc., a Fallston, NC-based manufacturer of power and data solutions for the hospitality and residential furniture industry. Dekko’s primary reasons for the acquisition are to complement existing product offerings and to provide potential synergies across the businesses. The acquisition is included in other businesses.
On July 12, 2018, Kaplan acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the College for Financial Planning (CFFP), a provider of financial education and training to individuals pursuing the Certified Financial Planner certification, a Master of Science in Personal Financial Planning, or a Master of Science in Finance. The acquisition is expected to expand Kaplan’s financial education product offerings and is included in the Professional (U.S.) division.

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In May 2018, Kaplan acquired a 100% interest in Professional Publications, Inc. (PPI), an independent publisher of professional licensing exam review materials and a leader in engineering, surveying, architecture, and interior design licensure exam review, by purchasing all of its issued and outstanding shares. This acquisition is expected to provide certain strategic benefits in the future. This acquisition is included in the Professional (U.S.) division.
In January and February 2018, Kaplan acquired the assets of i-Human Patients, Inc., a leader in cloud-based, interactive patient encounter simulations for medical and nursing professionals and educators, and another small business in its test preparation and international divisions, respectively. These acquisitions are expected to provide strategic benefits in the future.
During 2017, the Company acquired six businesses, two in its education division, two in its television broadcasting division, one in its healthcare division and one in other businesses for $318.9 million in cash and contingent consideration, and the assumption of $59.1 million in certain pension and postretirement obligations.
On January 17, 2017, the Company closed on its agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. and Media General, Inc. to acquire the assets of WCWJ, a CW affiliate television station in Jacksonville, FL and WSLS, an NBC affiliate television station in Roanoke, VA, for cash and the assumption of certain pension obligations. The acquisition of WCWJ and WSLS will complement the other stations that GMG operates. Both of these acquisitions are included in television broadcasting.
In February 2017, Kaplan acquired a 100% interest in Genesis Training Institute, a Dubai-based provider of professional development training in the United Arab Emirates, by purchasing all of its issued and outstanding shares. Additionally, Kaplan acquired a 100% interest in Red Marker Pty Ltd, an Australia-based regulatory technology company by purchasing all of its outstanding shares. These acquisitions are expected to provide certain strategic benefits in the future. Both of these acquisitions are included in Kaplan International.
In April 2017, the Company acquired 97.72% of the issued and outstanding shares of Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc., a Thomson, GA-based supplier of pressure impregnated kiln-dried lumber and plywood products for fire retardant and preservative applications for $206.8 million, net of cash acquired. The fair value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest in Hoover was $3.7 million at the acquisition date, determined using a market approach. The minority shareholders have an option to put some of their shares to the Company starting in 2019 and the remaining shares starting in 2021. The Company has an option to buy the shares of minority shareholders starting in 2027. This acquisition is consistent with the Company’s ongoing strategy of investing in companies with a history of profitability and strong management. Hoover is included in other businesses.
At the end of June 2017, GHG acquired a 100% interest in Hometown Home Health and Hospice, a Lapeer, MI-based healthcare services provider by purchasing all of its issued and outstanding shares. This acquisition expands GHG’s service area in Michigan. GHG is included in healthcare.
Acquisition-related costs for acquisitions that closed during 2018 were $1.2 million and were expensed as incurred. Acquisition-related costs for acquisitions that closed during the first nine months of 2017 were $4.1 million and were expensed as incurred. The aggregate purchase price of the 2018 and 2017 acquisitions was allocated as follows (2018 on a preliminary basis):
 
 
Purchase Price Allocation
 
 
Nine Months Ended
Twelve Months Ended
(in thousands)
 
September 30, 2018
December 31, 2017
Accounts receivable
 
$
2,334

$
12,502

Inventory
 
1,268

25,253

Property, plant and equipment
 
1,518

29,921

Goodwill
 
41,397

143,149

Indefinite-lived intangible assets
 
14,200

33,800

Amortized intangible assets
 
64,327

170,658

Other assets
 
4,912

1,880

Pension and other postretirement benefits liabilities
 

(59,116
)
Other liabilities
 
(7,575
)
(12,177
)
Deferred income taxes
 
(4,460
)
(37,289
)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest
 

(3,666
)
Aggregate purchase price, net of cash acquired
 
$
117,921

$
304,915

The 2018 fair values recorded were based upon preliminary valuations and the estimates and assumptions used in such valuations are subject to change within the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date). The recording of deferred tax assets or liabilities, working capital and the final amount of residual goodwill and other

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intangibles are not yet finalized. Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the net assets recognized and represents the estimated future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. The goodwill recorded due to these acquisitions is attributable to the assembled workforces of the acquired companies and expected synergies. The Company expects to deduct $32.4 million of goodwill for income tax purposes for the acquisitions completed during the first nine months of 2018. The Company expects to deduct $11.0 million of goodwill for income tax purposes for the acquisitions completed in 2017.
The acquired companies were consolidated into the Company’s financial statements starting on their respective acquisition dates. The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations include aggregate revenues for the companies acquired in 2018 of $10.2 million for the third quarter of 2018 and had no impact on operating income. The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations include aggregate revenues and operating losses of $12.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively, for the first nine months of 2018. The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the Company’s results as if the 2018 acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of 2017. The unaudited pro forma information also includes the 2017 acquisitions as if they occurred at the beginning of 2016:
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Operating revenues
$
680,279

 
$
674,991

 
$
2,046,792

 
$
2,033,078

Net income
126,104

 
25,896

 
219,092

 
98,564

These pro forma results were based on estimates and assumptions, which the Company believes are reasonable, and include the historical results of operations of the acquired companies and adjustments for depreciation and amortization of identified assets and the effect of pre-acquisition transaction related expenses incurred by the Company and the acquired entities. The pro forma information does not include efficiencies, cost reductions and synergies expected to result from the acquisitions. They are not the results that would have been realized had these entities been part of the Company during the periods presented and are not necessarily indicative of the Company’s consolidated results of operations in future periods.
Kaplan University Transaction. On April 27, 2017, certain subsidiaries of Kaplan entered into a Contribution and Transfer Agreement to contribute the institutional assets and operations of Kaplan University to an Indiana non-profit, public-benefit corporation that is a subsidiary affiliated with Purdue University. The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Transfer Agreement occurred on March 22, 2018. At the same time, the parties entered into a Transition and Operations Support Agreement (TOSA) pursuant to which Kaplan will provide key non-academic operations support to the new university.
The new university will operate largely online as a new Indiana public university affiliated with Purdue under the name Purdue University Global. As part of the transfer to Purdue University Global, KU transferred students, academic personnel, faculty and operations, property leases for KU’s campuses and learning centers, Kaplan-owned academic curricula and content related to KU courses. The operations support activities that Kaplan will provide to Purdue University Global will include technology support, help-desk functions, human resources support for transferred faculty and employees, admissions support, financial aid administration, marketing and advertising, back-office business functions, certain test preparation and domestic and international student recruiting services.
The transfer of KU does not include any of the assets of the KU School of Professional and Continuing Education, which provides professional training and exam preparation for professional certifications and licensures, nor does it include the transfer of other Kaplan businesses such as Kaplan Test Preparation and Kaplan International. Those entities, programs and business lines will remain part of Kaplan. Kaplan received nominal cash consideration upon transfer of the institutional assets.
Pursuant to the TOSA, Kaplan is not entitled to receive any reimbursement of costs incurred in providing support functions, or any fee, unless and until Purdue University Global has first covered all of its operating costs (subject to a cap). If Purdue University Global achieves cost efficiencies in its operations, then Purdue University Global may be entitled to an additional payment equal to 20 percent of such cost efficiencies (Purdue Efficiency Payment). In addition, during each of Purdue University Global’s first five years, prior to any payment to Kaplan, Purdue University Global is entitled to a priority payment of $10 million per year beyond costs. To the extent Purdue University Global’s revenue is insufficient to pay the $10 million per year priority payment, Kaplan is required to advance an amount to Purdue University Global to cover such insufficiency. At closing, Kaplan paid to Purdue University Global an advance in the amount of $20 million, representing, and in lieu of, priority payments for Purdue University Global’s fiscal years ending June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020.  
To the extent that there are sufficient revenues to pay the Purdue Efficiency Payment, Purdue University Global is reimbursed for its operating costs (subject to a cap) and the priority payment to Purdue University Global is paid. To

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the extent there is remaining revenue, Kaplan will then receive reimbursement for its operating costs (subject to a cap) of providing the support activities. If Kaplan achieves cost efficiencies in its operations, then Kaplan may be entitled to an additional payment equal to 20 percent of such cost efficiencies (Kaplan Efficiency Payment). If there are sufficient revenues, Kaplan may also receive a fee equal to 12.5 percent of Purdue University Global’s revenue. The fee will increase to 13 percent beginning with Purdue University Global’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 and continuing through Purdue University Global’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and then the fee will return to 12.5 percent thereafter. Subject to certain limitations, a portion of the fee that is earned by Kaplan in one year may be carried over and instead paid to Kaplan in subsequent years.
After the first five years of the TOSA, Kaplan and Purdue University Global will be entitled to payments in a manner consistent with the structure described above, except that (i) Purdue University Global will no longer be entitled to a priority payment and (ii) to the extent that there are sufficient revenues after payment of the Kaplan Efficiency Payment (if any), Purdue University Global will be entitled to an annual payment equal to 10 percent of the remaining revenue after the Kaplan Efficiency Payment (if any) is paid and subject to certain other adjustments. The TOSA has a 30-year initial term, which will automatically renew for five-year periods unless terminated. After the sixth year, Purdue University Global has the right to terminate the agreement upon payment of a termination fee equal to 1.25 times Purdue University Global’s revenue for the preceding 12-month period, which payment would be made pursuant to a 10-year note, and at the election of Purdue University Global, it may receive for no additional consideration certain assets used by Kaplan to provide the support activities pursuant to the TOSA. At the end of the 30-year term, if Purdue University Global does not renew the TOSA, Purdue University Global will be obligated to make a final payment of 75% of its total revenue earned during the preceding 12-month period, which payment will be made pursuant to a 10-year note, and at the election of Purdue University Global, it may receive for no additional consideration certain assets used by Kaplan to provide the support activities pursuant to the TOSA. 
Either party may terminate the TOSA at any time if Purdue University Global generates (i) $25 million in cash operating losses for three consecutive years or (ii) aggregate cash operating losses greater than $75 million at any point during the initial term. Operating loss is defined as the amount of revenue Purdue University Global generates minus the sum of (1) Purdue University Global’s and Kaplan’s respective costs in performing academic and support functions and (2) the $10 million priority payment to Purdue University Global in each of the first five years. Upon termination for any reason, Purdue University Global will retain the assets that Kaplan contributed pursuant to the Transfer Agreement. Each party also has certain termination rights in connection with a material default or material breach of the TOSA by the other party.
Pursuant to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) requirements, Purdue assumes responsibility for any liability arising from the operation of the institution. This assumption will not limit Kaplan’s obligation to indemnify Purdue for pre-closing liabilities under the Transfer Agreement. As a result of the transfer of KU, Kaplan will no longer own or operate KU or any other institution participating in student financial aid programs that have been created under Title IV of the U.S. Federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Consequently, Kaplan is no longer responsible for operating KU. However, pursuant to the TOSA, Kaplan will be performing functions that fall within the ED's definition of a third-party servicer and will, therefore, assume certain regulatory responsibilities that require approval by the ED. The third-party servicer arrangement between Kaplan and Purdue University Global is also subject to information security requirements established by the Federal Trade Commission as well as all aspects of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. As a third-party servicer, Kaplan may be required to undergo an annual compliance audit of its administration of the Title IV functions or services that it performs.
As a result of the KU Transaction, the Company recorded a pre-tax gain of $4.3 million in the first quarter of 2018. For financial reporting purposes, Kaplan may receive payment of additional consideration for the sale of the institutional assets as part of the fee to the extent there are sufficient revenues available after paying all amounts required by the TOSA. The Company recorded a $0.5 million and $1.9 million contingent consideration gain related to the disposition in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.
The revenue and operating income related to the KU business disposed of are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Revenue
$

 
$
105,036

 
$
91,526

 
$
327,529

Operating income

 
1,785

 
213

 
18,582

Sale of Businesses. In September 2018, Kaplan Australia completed the sale of a small business which was included in Kaplan International. In February 2018, Kaplan completed the sale of a small business which was included in Test Preparation. In February 2017, GHG completed the sale of Celtic Healthcare of Maryland. In the fourth quarter of 2017, Kaplan Australia completed the sale of a small business, which was included in Kaplan International. As a result of these sales, the Company reported gains (losses) in other non-operating income (see Note 13).

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Other Transactions. In June 2018, the Company incurred $6.2 million of interest expense related to the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest redemption settlement at GHG. The mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest was redeemed and paid in July 2018.
3. INVESTMENTS
As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had money market investments of $86.0 million and $217.6 million, respectively, that are classified as cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Investments in marketable equity securities comprised the following:
  
As of
  
September 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
(in thousands)
 
Total cost
$
239,904

 
$
269,343

Gross unrealized gains
257,975

 
266,972

Total Fair Value
$
497,879

 
$
536,315

There were no purchases of marketable equity securities during the first nine months of 2018 and 2017.
During the first nine months of 2018, the gross cumulative realized gains from the sales of marketable equity securities were $37.3 million. The total proceeds from such sales were $66.7 million. There were no sales of marketable equity securities for the first nine months of 2017.
The gain on marketable equity securities comprised the following:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)
September 30, 2018
 
September 30, 2018
Gain on marketable equity securities, net
$
44,962

 
$
28,306

Plus: Net losses in earnings from marketable equity securities sold

 
4,271

Net unrealized gains in earnings from marketable equity securities still held at the end of the period
$
44,962

 
$
32,577

As of September 30, 2018, the Company held an approximate 11% interest in Intersection Holdings, LLC, and in several other affiliates; GHG held a 40% interest in Residential Home Health Illinois, a 42.5% interest in Residential Hospice Illinois, a 40% interest in the joint venture formed between GHG and a Michigan hospital, and a 40% interest in the joint venture formed between GHG and Allegheny Health Network (AHN). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded $2.5 million and $9.5 million, respectively, in revenue for services provided to the affiliates of GHG. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded $4.5 million and $14.1 million, respectively, in revenue for services provided to the affiliates of GHG. In the third quarter of 2018, the Company recorded $7.9 million in gains in equity in earnings of affiliates related to two of its investments.
Additionally, Kaplan International Holdings Limited (KIHL) held a 45% interest in a joint venture formed with York University. KIHL agreed to loan the joint venture £25 million, of which £16 million was advanced as of December 31, 2017. In the second quarter of 2018, KIHL advanced a final amount of £6 million in additional funding to the joint venture under this agreement, bringing the total amount advanced to £22 million. The loan will be repayable over 25 years at an interest rate of 7% and the loan is guaranteed by the University of York.
The Company held investments without readily determinable fair values in a number of equity securities that are accounted for as cost method investments, which are recorded at cost, less impairment, and adjusted for observable price changes for identical or similar investments of the same issuer. The carrying value of these investments was $27.4 million and $19.9 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded gains of $8.5 million to those equity securities based on observable transactions and an impairment loss of $2.5 million.
4. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts receivable consist of the following:
 
As of
 
September 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
(in thousands)
 
Receivables from contracts with customers, less doubtful accounts of $14,453 and $22,975
$
544,487

 
$
600,215

Other receivables
45,158

 
20,104

 
$
589,645

 
$
620,319


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Bad debt expense was $1.8 million and $6.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively; and $7.9 million and $18.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
5.
INVENTORIES AND CONTRACTS IN PROGRESS
Inventories and contracts in progress consist of the following:
 
As of
 
September 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
(in thousands)
 
Raw materials
$
37,300

 
$
30,429

Work-in-process
10,926

 
10,258

Finished goods
18,506

 
18,851

Contracts in progress
6,964

 
1,074

 
$
73,696

 
$
60,612

6. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The Company reorganized its operations in the first quarter of 2018 into the following six operating segments for the purpose of making operating decisions and assessing performance: Kaplan International, Higher Education, Test Preparation, Professional (U.S.), Television Broadcasting and Healthcare (see Note 16). The reorganization changed the composition of the reporting units within the education division, and resulted in the reassignment of the assets and liabilities to the reporting units affected. The goodwill was allocated to the affected reporting units using the relative fair value approach. As a result of the reassignment and allocation, the Company performed an interim review of the carrying value of goodwill at the education division for possible impairment on both a pre and post-reorganization basis. No impairment of goodwill was indicated at the pre- and post-reorganization reporting units.
In the third quarter of 2018, the Healthcare business recorded an intangible asset impairment charge of $7.9 million following the decision to discontinue the use of the Celtic tradename. The fair value of the intangible asset was estimated using an income approach.
In the second quarter of 2017, as a result of a challenging operating environment, the Forney reporting unit recorded a goodwill and other long-lived asset impairment charge of $9.2 million. The Company performed an interim review of the goodwill and other long-lived assets of the reporting unit by utilizing a discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value. The carrying value of the reporting unit exceeded the estimated fair value, resulting in a goodwill impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying value exceeded the reporting unit’s estimated fair value. Forney is included in other businesses.
Amortization of intangible assets for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $12.3 million and $10.9 million, respectively. Amortization of intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $34.1 million and $28.3 million, respectively. Amortization of intangible assets is estimated to be approximately $12 million for the remainder of 2018, $48 million in 2019, $45 million in 2020, $39 million in 2021, $33 million in 2022 and $83 million thereafter.
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by segment, were as follows:
(in thousands)
Education
 
Television
Broadcasting
 
Healthcare
 
Other
Businesses
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2017
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
Goodwill
$
1,171,812

 
$
190,815

 
$
69,409

 
$
233,825

 
$
1,665,861

Accumulated impairment losses
(350,850
)
 

 

 
(15,301
)
 
(366,151
)
 
820,962

 
190,815

 
69,409

 
218,524

 
1,299,710

Acquisitions
19,981

 

 
217

 
21,199

 
41,397

Dispositions
(11,191
)
 

 

 

 
(11,191
)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
(19,841
)
 

 

 

 
(19,841
)
Balance as of September 30, 2018
  

 
  

 
 
 
  

 
  

Goodwill
1,141,062

 
190,815

 
69,626

 
255,024

 
1,656,527

Accumulated impairment losses
(331,151
)
 

 

 
(15,301
)
 
(346,452
)
 
$
809,911

 
$
190,815

 
$
69,626

 
$
239,723

 
$
1,310,075


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The changes in carrying amount of goodwill at the Company’s education division were as follows:
(in thousands)
Kaplan
International
 
Higher
Education
 
Test
Preparation
 
Professional (U.S.)
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2017
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
Goodwill
$
615,861

 
$
205,494

 
$
166,098

 
$
184,359

 
$
1,171,812

Accumulated impairment losses

 
(131,023
)
 
(102,259
)
 
(117,568
)
 
(350,850
)
 
615,861

 
74,471

 
63,839

 
66,791

 
820,962

Acquisitions
26

 

 
626

 
19,329

 
19,981

Dispositions

 
(11,191
)
 

 

 
(11,191
)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
(19,775
)
 
(40
)
 

 
(26
)
 
(19,841
)
Balance as of September 30, 2018
  

 
  

 
  

 
 
 
  

Goodwill
596,112

 
174,564

 
166,724

 
203,662

 
1,141,062

Accumulated impairment losses

 
(111,324
)
 
(102,259
)
 
(117,568
)
 
(331,151
)
 
$
596,112

 
$
63,240

 
$
64,465

 
$
86,094

 
$
809,911

Other intangible assets consist of the following:
 
 
 
As of September 30, 2018
 
As of December 31, 2017
(in thousands)
Useful Life
Range
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Carrying
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
Amortized Intangible Assets
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Student and customer relationships
2–10 years (1)
 
$
281,639

 
$
106,235

 
$
175,404

 
$
260,464

 
$
83,690

 
$
176,774

Trade names and trademarks
2–10 years
 
71,870

 
37,858

 
34,012

 
50,286

 
25,596

 
24,690

Network affiliation agreements
10 years
 
17,400

 
2,972

 
14,428

 
17,400

 
1,668

 
15,732

Databases and technology
3–6 years
 
28,788

 
8,537

 
20,251

 
19,563

 
5,008

 
14,555

Noncompete agreements
2–5 years
 
1,093

 
778

 
315

 
930

 
467

 
463

Other
1–8 years
 
24,530

 
8,885

 
15,645

 
13,430

 
7,668

 
5,762

  
  
 
$
425,320

 
$
165,265

 
$
260,055

 
$
362,073

 
$
124,097

 
$
237,976

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
  
 
  
 
  

 
  

 
  
 
  

 
  

Trade names and trademarks
  
 
$
95,802

 
  

 
  

 
$
82,745

 
  

 
  

FCC licenses
 
 
18,800

 
 
 
 
 
18,800

 
 
 
 
Licensure and accreditation
  
 
150

 
  

 
  

 
650

 
  

 
  

 
  
 
$
114,752

 
 
 
 
 
$
102,195

 
 
 
 
____________
(1)
As of December 31, 2017, the student and customer relationships’ minimum useful life was 1 year.
7. DEBT
The Company’s borrowings consist of the following:
  
As of
  
September 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
(in thousands)
 
5.75% unsecured notes due June 1, 2026 (1)
$
394,504

 
$

7.25% unsecured notes due February 1, 2019

 
399,507

UK Credit facility (2)
85,024

 
93,671

Other indebtedness
100

 
109

Total Debt
$
479,628

 
$
493,287

Less: current portion
(6,568
)
 
(6,726
)
Total Long-Term Debt
$
473,060

 
$
486,561

____________
(1)
The carrying value is net of $5.5 million of unamortized debt issuance costs as of September 30, 2018.
(2)
The carrying value is net of $0.3 million and $0.4 million of unamortized debt issuance costs as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

The Company’s other indebtedness at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 is at an interest rate of 2% and matures in 2026.
On May 30, 2018, the Company issued $400 million senior unsecured fixed-rate notes due June 1, 2026 (the Notes). The Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, by certain of the Company’s existing and future domestic subsidiaries, as described in the terms of the indenture, dated as of May 30, 2018 (the

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Indenture). The Notes have a coupon rate of 5.75% per annum, payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1, beginning on December 1, 2018. The Company may redeem the Notes in whole or in part at any time at the respective redemption prices described in the Indenture.
On June 29, 2018, the Company used the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, together with cash on hand, to redeem the $400 million of 7.25% notes due February 1, 2019. The Company incurred $11.4 million in debt extinguishment costs in relation to the early termination of the 7.25% notes.
In combination with the issuance of the Notes, the Company and certain of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries named therein as guarantors entered into an amended and restated credit agreement providing for a U.S. $300 million five-year revolving credit facility (the Revolving Credit Facility) with each of the lenders party thereto, certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries from time to time party thereto as foreign borrowers, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (Wells Fargo), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A. as Documentation Agents (the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement), which amends and restates the Company’s existing Five Year Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2015, among the Company, certain of its domestic subsidiaries as guarantors, the several lenders from time to time party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent (the Existing Credit Agreement). The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amends the Existing Credit Agreement to (i) extend the maturity of the Revolving Credit Facility to May 30, 2023, unless the Company and the lenders agree to further extend the term, (ii) increase the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Facility to U.S. $300 million, consisting of a U.S. Dollar tranche of U.S. $200 million for borrowings in U.S. Dollars and a multicurrency tranche equivalent to U.S. $100 million for borrowings in U.S. Dollars and certain foreign currencies, (iii) provide for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility in U.S. Dollars and certain other foreign currencies specified in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, (iv) permit certain foreign subsidiaries of the Company to be added to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as foreign borrowers thereunder and (v) effect certain other modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement.
Under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee on a quarterly basis, based on the Company’s leverage ratio, of between 0.15% and 0.25% of the amount of the average daily unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility. Any borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are made on an unsecured basis and bear interest at the Company’s option, either at (a) a fluctuating interest rate equal to the highest of Wells Fargo’s prime rate, 0.5 percent above the Federal funds rate or the one-month Eurodollar rate plus 1%, or (b) the Eurodollar rate for the applicable currency and interest period as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which is generally a periodic rate equal to LIBOR, CDOR, BBSY or SOR, as applicable, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b) plus an applicable margin that depends on the Company’s consolidated debt to consolidated adjusted EBITDA (as determined pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Total Net Leverage Ratio). The Company and its foreign subsidiaries may draw on the Revolving Credit Facility for general corporate purposes. Any outstanding borrowings must be repaid on or prior to the final termination date. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains terms and conditions, including remedies in the event of a default by the Company, typical of facilities of this type and requires the Company to maintain a Total Net Leverage Ratio of not greater than 3.5 to 1.0 and a consolidated interest coverage ratio of at least 3.5 to 1.0 based upon the ratio of consolidated adjusted EBITDA to consolidated interest expense as determined pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The Company is in compliance with all financial covenants as of September 30, 2018.
During the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company had average borrowings outstanding of approximately $480.6 million and $492.4 million, respectively, at average annual interest rates of approximately 5.1% and 6.3%, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company incurred net interest expense of $5.5 million and $7.8 million, respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company had average borrowings outstanding of approximately $529.2 million and $493.5 million, respectively, at average annual interest rates of approximately 5.7% and 6.3%, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company incurred net interest expense of $27.5 million and $22.4 million, respectively.
In June 2018, the Company incurred $6.2 million of interest expense related to the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest redemption settlement at GHG (see Note 2). The fair value of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest is based on the redemption value resulting from a negotiated settlement.
At September 30, 2018, the fair value of the Company’s 5.75% unsecured notes, based on quoted market prices (Level 2 fair value assessment), totaled $409.4 million, compared with the carrying amount of $394.5 million. At December 31, 2017, the fair value of the Company’s 7.25% unsecured notes, based on quoted market prices (Level 2 fair value assessment), totaled $414.7 million, compared with the carrying amount of $399.5 million. The carrying value of the Company’s other unsecured debt at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 approximates fair value.

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8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:
 
As of September 30, 2018
(in thousands)
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Total
Assets
  
 
  
 
  
Money market investments (1) 
$

 
$
85,999

 
$
85,999

Marketable equity securities (2)
497,879

 

 
497,879

Other current investments (3)
13,069

 
6,979

 
20,048

Interest rate swap (4)

 
418

 
418

Total Financial Assets
$
510,948

 
$
93,396

 
$
604,344

Liabilities
  
 
  
 
  
Deferred compensation plan liabilities (5) 
$

 
$
38,154

 
$
38,154

 
As of December 31, 2017
(in thousands)
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
Money market investments (1) 
$

 
$
217,628

 
$

 
$
217,628

Marketable equity securities (2)
536,315

 

 

 
536,315

Other current investments (3)
9,831

 
11,007

 

 
20,838

Total Financial Assets
$
546,146

 
$
228,635

 
$

 
$
774,781

Liabilities
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
Deferred compensation plan liabilities (5) 
$

 
$
43,414

 
$

 
$
43,414

Interest rate swap (6) 

 
244

 

 
244

Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest (7)

 

 
10,331

 
10,331

Total Financial Liabilities
$

 
$
43,658

 
$
10,331

 
$
53,989

____________
(1)
The Company’s money market investments are included in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and the value considers the liquidity of the counterparty.
(2)
The Company’s investments in marketable equity securities are held in common shares of U.S. corporations that are actively traded on U.S. stock exchanges. Price quotes for these shares are readily available. Investments in marketable securities were classified as available-for-sale in 2017 prior to the adoption of the new accounting guidance (see Note 1).
(3)
Includes U.S. Government Securities, corporate bonds, mutual funds and time deposits. These investments are valued using a market approach based on the quoted market prices of the security or inputs that include quoted market prices for similar instruments and are classified as either Level 1 or Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
(4)
Included in Deferred Charges and Other Assets. The Company utilized a market approach model using the notional amount of the interest rate swap multiplied by the observable inputs of time to maturity and market interest rates.
(5)
Includes Graham Holdings Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan and supplemental savings plan benefits under the Graham Holdings Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, which are included in accrued compensation and related benefits. These plans measure the market value of a participant’s balance in a notional investment account that is comprised primarily of mutual funds, which are based on observable market prices. However, since the deferred compensation obligations are not exchanged in an active market, they are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on deferred compensation are included in operating income.
(6)
Included in Other Liabilities. The Company utilized a market approach model using the notional amount of the interest rate swap multiplied by the observable inputs of time to maturity and market interest rates.
(7)
The fair value of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest is based on an EBITDA multiple, adjusted for working capital and other items, which approximates fair value.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded gains of $8.5 million to equity securities that are accounted for as cost method investments based on observable transactions.
In the third quarter of 2018, the Company recorded long-lived asset impairment charges of $8.1 million. In the second quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a goodwill and other long-lived asset impairment charge of $9.2 million. The remeasurement of the goodwill and other long-lived assets is classified as a Level 3 fair value assessment due to the significance of unobservable inputs developed in the determination of the fair value. The Company used a discounted cash flow model to determine the estimated fair value of the reporting unit and other long-lived assets, and made estimates and assumptions regarding future cash flows, discount rates and long-term growth rates.
9. INCOME TAXES
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Act) was enacted in December 2017, making significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. The SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SAB 118) to address the application of U.S. GAAP in situations when a registrant does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 allows the registrant to record provisional amounts during a measurement period not to extend

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beyond one year of the enactment date. The ultimate impact may materially differ from these provisional amounts due to, among other things, additional analysis, changes in interpretations and assumptions the Company made, additional regulatory guidance that may be issued, and actions the Company may take as a result of the Tax Act. In accordance with SAB 118, the Company has calculated a reasonable estimate of the impact of the Tax Act and recorded a provisional amount in its financial statements based on its understanding of the Tax Act and guidance available as of the date of this filing. The Company expects to complete its analysis within the measurement period in accordance with SAB 118.
Changes as a result of the Tax Act include, but are not limited to, a reduction in the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018 and the imposition of new U.S. taxes on certain non-U.S. earnings. The Company estimates that unremitted non-U.S. subsidiary earnings, when distributed, will not be subject to tax except to the extent non-U.S. withholding taxes are imposed.
Further, the Tax Act provides a 100% dividends received deduction for distributions from non-U.S. subsidiaries after December 31, 2017, subject to certain holding period requirements. The Tax Act establishes a new regime, the Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (GILTI) tax, that may currently subject to U.S. tax the operations of non-U.S. subsidiaries. The GILTI tax is imposed annually based on all current year non-U.S. operations starting January 1, 2018. The Company has elected to record the GILTI tax regime as a periodic tax expense. The Company estimated the 2018 annual GILTI tax expense and considered this when estimating the annual effective tax rate.
In the third quarter of 2018, the Company’s education division released valuation allowances recorded against state deferred tax assets, net of U.S. Federal tax, of approximately $17.8 million because the education division recently generated positive operating results that support the realization of these deferred tax assets.
10. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
Revenue Recognition. The following table presents the Company’s revenue disaggregated by revenue source for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017:
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Education Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kaplan international
$
167,668

 
$
171,259

 
$
535,553

 
$
507,568

Higher education
89,269

 
105,210

 
275,080

 
328,161

Test preparation
67,749

 
72,680

 
195,504

 
212,978

Professional (U.S.)
34,302

 
28,249

 
98,715

 
88,812

Kaplan corporate and other
143

 
49

 
870

 
120

Intersegment elimination
(530
)
 
(642
)
 
(1,617
)
 
(1,438
)
 
358,601

 
376,805

 
1,104,105

 
1,136,201

Television broadcasting
130,014

 
101,295

 
352,902

 
298,893

Manufacturing
126,028

 
115,594

 
369,896

 
298,164

Healthcare
35,486

 
40,473

 
111,315

 
115,592

SocialCode
13,781

 
14,497

 
41,850

 
41,926

Other
10,856

 
8,561

 
26,856

 
25,253

Intersegment elimination

 

 
(45
)
 

Total Revenue
$
674,766

 
$
657,225

 
$
2,006,879

 
$
1,916,029

The Company generated 78% and 76% of its revenue from U.S. domestic sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The remaining 22% and 24% of revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, was from non-U.S. sales.
In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recognized 80% of its revenue over time as control of the services and goods transferred to the customer. The remaining 20% of revenues were recognized at a point in time, when the customer obtained control of the promised goods. The determination of the method by which the Company measures its progress towards the satisfaction of its performance obligations requires judgment and is described below for each revenue stream.
The Company identifies a contract for revenue recognition when there is approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties and payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and the collectability of consideration is probable. The Company evaluates each contract to determine the number of distinct performance obligations in the contract, which requires the use of judgment.
Education Revenue. Education revenue is primarily derived from postsecondary education services, professional education and test preparation services provided both domestically and abroad. Generally tuition and other fees are paid upfront and recorded in deferred revenue in advance of the date when education services are provided to the

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student. In some instances, installment billing is available to students which reduces the amount of cash consideration received in advance of performing the service. The contractual terms and conditions associated with installment billing indicate that the student is liable for the total contract price, therefore mitigating the Company’s exposure to losses associated with nonpayment. The Company determined the installment billing does not represent a significant financing component.
Kaplan International (KI). KI provides higher education, professional education, and test preparation services and materials to students primarily in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Australia. Some KI contracts consist of one performance obligation that is a combination of indistinct promises to the student, while other KI contracts include multiple performance obligations as the promises in the contract are both capable of being distinct and distinct within the context of the contract. One KI business offers an option whereby students receive future services at a discount that is accounted for as a material right.
The transaction price is stated in the contract and known at the time of contract inception, therefore no variable consideration exists. Revenue is allocated to each performance obligation based on its standalone selling price. Any discounts within the contract are allocated across all performance obligations unless observable evidence exists that the discount relates to a specific performance obligation or obligations in the contract. KI generally determines standalone selling prices based on prices charged to students.
Revenue is recognized ratably over the instruction period or access period for higher education, professional education and test preparation services. KI generally uses the time elapsed method, an input measure, as it best depicts the simultaneous consumption and delivery of these services. Course materials determined to be a separate performance obligation are recognized at the point in time when control transfers to the student, generally when the products are delivered to the student.
Higher Education (KHE). In the first quarter of 2018, KHE provided postsecondary education services to students through KU’s online programs and fixed-facility colleges.
These contracts consisted either of one performance obligation that is a combination of distinct promises to a student, or two performance obligations if the student also enrolled in the Kaplan Tuition Cap, which established a maximum amount of tuition that KHE may charge students for higher education services. The Kaplan Tuition Cap was accounted for as a material right. The transaction price of a higher education contract was stated in the contract and known at the time of contract inception, therefore no variable consideration existed. A portion of the transaction price was allocated to the material right, if applicable, based on the expected value method.
Higher education services revenue was recognized ratably over the instruction period. The Company used the time elapsed method, an input measure, as it best depicts the simultaneous consumption and delivery of higher education services.
On March 22, 2018, Kaplan contributed the institutional assets and operations of KU to Purdue University Global (see Note 2). Subsequent to the transaction, KHE provides non-academic operations support services to Purdue University Global pursuant to the TOSA. This contract has a thirty year term and consists of one performance obligation, which represents a series of daily promises to provide support services to Purdue University Global. The transaction price is entirely made up of variable consideration related to the reimbursement of KU support costs and the KU fee. The TOSA outlines a payment structure, which dictates how cash will be distributed at the end of Purdue University Global’s fiscal year, which is the 30th of June. The collectability of the KU support costs and KU fee is entirely dependent on the availability of cash at the end of the fiscal year. This variable consideration is constrained based on fiscal year forecasts prepared for Purdue University Global. The forecasts are updated throughout the fiscal year until the uncertainty is ultimately resolved, which is at the end of each fiscal year for Purdue University Global. As KHE’s performance obligation is made up of a series, the variable consideration is allocated to the distinct service period to which it relates, which is the Purdue University Global fiscal year.
Support services revenue is recognized over time based on the expenses incurred to date and the percentage of expected reimbursement. KU fee revenue is also recognized over time based on the amount of Purdue University Global revenue recognized to date and the percentage of fee expected to be collected for the fiscal year. The Company used these input measures as Purdue Global University simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the services provided by KHE.
Kaplan Test Preparation (KTP). KTP offers test preparation services and materials to students related to pre-college, graduate, health and bar review products. Generally KTP contracts include promises for test preparation services and course materials. As each promise is both capable of being distinct and distinct in the context of the contract, each promise is accounted for as a separate performance obligation. As the transaction price is stated in the contract and known at the time of contract inception, no variable consideration exists. Revenue is allocated to each performance obligation based on its standalone selling price. KTP generally determines standalone selling prices based on prices charged to students. Any discounts within the contract are allocated across all performance

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obligations unless observable evidence exists that the discount relates to a specific performance obligation or obligations in the contract.
Test preparation services revenue is recognized ratably over the period of access. At KTP, an estimate of average access period is developed for each course, and this estimate is evaluated on an ongoing basis and adjusted as necessary. KTP generally uses the time elapsed method, an input measure, as it best depicts the simultaneous consumption and availability of access to test preparation services. Revenue associated with distinct course materials is recognized at the point in time when control transfers to the student, generally when the products are delivered to the student.
KTP offers a guarantee on certain courses that gives students the ability to repeat a course if they are not satisfied with their exam score. The Company accounts for this guarantee as a separate performance obligation.
Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations represents deferred revenue amounts that will be recognized as revenue in future periods. As of September 30, 2018, KTP’s deferred revenue balance related to certain medical and nursing qualifications with an original contract length greater than twelve months was $6.2 million. KTP expects to recognize 82% of this revenue over the next twelve months and the remainder thereafter.
Kaplan Professional (U.S.) (KP): KP provides professional training and exam preparation for professional certifications and licensures to students. KP contracts include promises for professional education services and course materials. Generally KP revenue contracts consist of multiple performance obligations as each distinct promise is both capable of being distinct and distinct in the context of the contract. The transaction price is stated in the contract and known at the time of contract inception, therefore no variable consideration exists. Revenue is allocated to each performance obligation based on its standalone selling price. KP generally determines standalone selling prices based on the prices charged to students. Any discounts within the contract are allocated across all performance obligations unless observable evidence exists that the discount relates to a specific performance obligation or obligations in the contract.
Professional education services revenue is recognized ratably over the period of access. KP generally uses the time elapsed method, an input measure, as it best depicts the simultaneous consumption and availability of access to professional education services. Revenue associated with distinct course materials is recognized at the point in time when control transfers to the student, generally when the products are delivered to the student.
Television Broadcasting Revenue. Television broadcasting revenue at Graham Media Group (GMG) is primarily comprised of television and internet advertising revenue, and retransmission revenue.
Television Advertising Revenue. GMG accounts for the series of advertisements included in television advertising contracts as one performance obligation and recognizes advertising revenue over time. The Company elected the right to invoice practical expedient, an output method, as GMG has the right to consideration that equals the value provided to the customer for advertisements delivered to date. As a result of the election to use the right to invoice practical expedient, GMG does not determine the transaction price or allocate any variable consideration at contract inception. Rather, GMG recognizes revenue commensurate with the amount to which GMG has the right to invoice the customer. Payment is typically received in arrears within sixty days of revenue recognition.
Retransmission Revenue. Retransmission revenue represents compensation paid by cable, satellite and other multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to retransmit GMG’s stations’ broadcasts in its designated market area. The retransmission rights granted to MVPDs are accounted for as a license of functional intellectual property as the retransmitted broadcast provides significant standalone functionality. As such, each retransmission contract with an MVPD includes one performance obligation for each station’s retransmission license. GMG recognizes revenue using the usage-based royalty method in which revenue is recognized in the month the broadcast is retransmitted based on the number of MVPD subscribers and the applicable per user rate identified in the retransmission contract. Payment is typically received in arrears within sixty days of revenue recognition.
Manufacturing Revenue. Manufacturing revenue consists primarily of product sales generated by four businesses: Hoover, Dekko, Joyce and Forney. The Company has determined that each item ordered by the customer is a distinct performance obligation as it has standalone value and is distinct within the context of the contract. For arrangements with multiple performance obligations, the Company initially allocates the transaction price to each obligation based on its standalone selling price, which is the retail price charged to customers. Any discounts within the contract are allocated across all performance obligations unless observable evidence exists that the discount relates to a specific performance obligation or obligations in the contract.
The Company sells some products and services with a right of return. This right of return constitutes variable consideration and is constrained from revenue recognition on a portfolio basis, using the expected value method until the refund period expires.

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The Company recognizes revenue when or as control transfers to the customer. Some manufacturing revenue is recognized ratably over the manufacturing period, if the product created for the customer does not have an alternative use to the Company and the Company has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date. The determination of the method by which the Company measures its progress towards the satisfaction of its performance obligations requires judgment. The Company measures its progress for these products using the units delivered method, an output measure. These arrangements represented 25% and 27% of the manufacturing revenue recognized in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.
Other manufacturing revenue is recognized at the point in time when control transfers to the customer, generally when the products are shipped. Some customers have a bill and hold arrangement with the Company. Revenue for bill and hold arrangements is recognized when control transfers to the customer, even though the customer does not have physical possession of the goods. Control transfers when the bill-and-hold arrangement has been requested from the customer, the product is identified as belonging to the customer and is ready for physical transfer, and the product cannot be directed for use by anyone but the customer.
Payment terms and conditions vary by contract, although terms generally include a requirement of payment within ninety days of delivery.
The Company evaluated the terms of the warranties and guarantees offered by its manufacturing businesses and determined that these should not be accounted for as a separate performance obligation as a distinct service is not identified.
Healthcare Revenue. The Company contracts with patients to provide home health or hospice services. Payment is typically received from third party payors such as Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers. The payor is a third party to the contract that stipulates the transaction price of the contract. The Company identifies the patient as the party who benefits from its healthcare services and as such, the patient is its customer.
The Company determined that healthcare services contracts generally have one performance obligation to provide healthcare services to patients. The transaction price reflects the amount of revenue the Company expects to receive in exchange for providing these services. As the transaction price for healthcare services is known at the time of contract inception, no variable consideration exists. Healthcare revenue is recognized ratably over the period of care. The Company generally uses the time-elapsed method, an input measure as it best depicts the simultaneous delivery and consumption of healthcare services.
Payment is received from third party payors within sixty days after a claim is filed, or in some cases in two installments, one during the contract and one after the services have been provided. Medicare is the most common third party payor.
Home health revenue contracts may be modified to account for changes in the patient’s plan of care. The Company identifies contract modifications when the modification changes the existing enforceable rights and obligations. As modifications to the plan of care modify the original performance obligation, the Company accounts for the contract modification as an adjustment to revenue (either as an increase in or a reduction of revenue) on a cumulative catch-up basis.
Other Revenue. The Company recognizes revenue associated with management services it provides to its affiliates. The Company accounts for the management services provided as one performance obligation and recognizes revenue over time as the services are delivered. The Company uses the right to invoice practical expedient, an output method, as the Company’s right to revenue corresponds directly with the value delivered to the affiliate. As a result of the election to use the right to invoice practical expedient, the Company does not determine the transaction price or allocate any variable consideration at contract inception. Rather, the Company recognizes revenue commensurate with the amount to which it has the right to invoice the affiliate which is based on contractually identified percentages. Payment is received monthly in arrears.
SocialCode Revenue. SocialCode generates media management revenue in exchange for providing social media marketing solutions to its clients. The Company determined that SocialCode contracts generally have one performance obligation made up of a series of promises to manage the client’s media spend on advertising platforms for the duration of the contract period.
SocialCode recognizes revenue, net of media acquisition costs, over time as media management services are delivered to the customer. Generally, SocialCode recognizes revenue using the right to invoice practical expedient, an output method, as SocialCode’s right to revenue corresponds directly with the value delivered to its customer. As a result of the election to use the right to invoice practical expedient, SocialCode does not determine the transaction price or allocate any variable consideration at contract inception. Rather, SocialCode recognizes revenue commensurate with the amount to which it has the right to invoice the customer which is a function of the cost of social media placement plus a management fee, less any applicable discounts. Payment is typically received within forty-five days of revenue recognition.

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SocialCode evaluates whether it is the principal (i.e. presents revenue on a gross basis) or agent (i.e. presents revenue on a net basis) in its contracts. SocialCode presents revenue for media management services net of media acquisition costs, as an agent, as SocialCode does not control the media before placement on social media platforms.
Other Revenue. Other revenue primarily includes advertising and circulation revenue from Slate, Panoply and Foreign Policy. The Company accounts for other advertising revenues consistently with the advertising revenue streams addressed above. Circulation revenue consists of fees that provide customers access to online and print publications. The Company recognizes circulation revenue ratably over the subscription period beginning on the date that the publication is made available to the customer. Circulation revenue contracts are generally annual or monthly subscription contracts that are paid in advance of delivery of performance obligations.
Accounting Policy Elections. The Company has elected to account for shipping and handling activities that occur after the customer has obtained control of the good as a fulfillment cost rather than as an additional promised service. Therefore, revenue for these performance obligations is recognized when control of the good transfers to the customer, which is when the good is ready for shipment. The Company accrues the related shipping and handling costs over the period when revenue is recognized.
The Company has elected to exclude from the measurement of the transaction price all taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected by the entity from a customer.
Practical Expedients. The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less, (ii) contracts for which the amount of revenue recognized is based on the amount to which the Company has the right to invoice the customer for services performed, (iii) contracts for which the consideration received is a usage-based royalty promised in exchange for a license of intellectual property and (iv) contracts for which variable consideration is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied promise to transfer a distinct good or service that forms part of a single performance obligation.
With the exception of the education division, the Company expenses costs to obtain a contract as incurred as all contracts are less than one year.
Deferred Revenue. The Company records deferred revenue when cash payments are received or due in advance of the Company’s performance, including amounts which are refundable. The following table presents the change in the Company’s deferred revenue balance during the nine months ended September 30, 2018:
 
As of
 
 
September 30,
2018
 
January 1,
2018
%
(in thousands)
 
Change
Deferred revenue
$
337,964

 
$
342,640

(1)
The majority of the change in the deferred revenue balance is related to the KU Transaction and cyclical nature of services at the Kaplan international division. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recognized $239.6 million related to the Company’s deferred revenue balance as of January 1, 2018.
Costs to Obtain a Contract. The Company incurs costs to obtain a contract that are both incremental and expected to be recovered as the costs would not have been incurred if the contract was not obtained and the revenue from the contract exceeds the associated cost. The revenue guidance provides a practical expedient to expense sales commissions as incurred in instances where the amortization period is one year or less. The amortization period is defined in the guidance as the contract term, inclusive of any expected contract renewal periods. The Company has elected to apply this practical expedient to all contracts except for contracts in its education division. In the education division costs to obtain a contract are amortized over the applicable amortization period except for cases in which commissions paid on initial contracts and renewals are commensurate. The Company amortizes these costs to obtain a contract on a straight line basis over the amortization period. These expenses are included as operating expenses in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

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The following table presents changes in the Company’s costs to obtain a contract asset during the nine months ended September 30, 2018:
(in thousands)
Balance at
Beginning
of Period
 
Costs associated with new contracts
 
Less: Costs amortized during the period
 
Other
 
Balance
at
End of
Period
2018
$
16,043

 
$
32,827

 
$
(33,642
)
 
$
(540
)
 
$
14,688

The majority of other activity is related to currency translation adjustments during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Amortization expense for costs to obtain a contract was $10.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.
11. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Company’s unvested restricted stock awards contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends and, therefore, are considered participating securities for purposes of computing earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. The diluted earnings per share computed under the two-class method is lower than the diluted earnings per share computed under the treasury stock method, resulting in the presentation of the lower amount in diluted earnings per share. The computation of the earnings per share under the two-class method excludes the income attributable to the unvested restricted stock awards from the numerator and excludes the dilutive impact of those underlying shares from the denominator.
The following reflects the Company’s net income and share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations using the two-class method:
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Numerator for basic earnings per share:
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Net income attributable to Graham Holdings Company common stockholders
$
125,064

 
$
24,784

 
$
214,521

 
$
87,866

Less: Dividends paid-common stock outstanding and unvested restricted shares
(7,048
)
 
(7,047
)
 
(28,635
)
 
(28,329
)
Undistributed earnings
118,016

 
17,737

 
185,886

 
59,537

Percent allocated to common stockholders
99.34
%
 
99.07
%
 
99.34
%
 
99.07
%
 
117,235

 
17,572

 
184,657

 
58,981

Add: Dividends paid-common stock outstanding
7,001

 
6,981

 
28,447

 
28,066

Numerator for basic earnings per share
$
124,236

 
$
24,553

 
$
213,104

 
$
87,047

Add: Additional undistributed earnings due to dilutive stock options
5

 
1

 
8

 
4

Numerator for diluted earnings per share
$
124,241

 
$
24,554

 
$
213,112

 
$
87,051

Denominator:
  

 
  

 
 
 
 
Denominator for basic earnings per share:


 


 


 


Weighted average shares outstanding
5,302

 
5,518

 
5,354

 
5,530

Add: Effect of dilutive stock options
35

 
36

 
36

 
37

Denominator for diluted earnings per share
5,337

 
5,554

 
5,390

 
5,567

Graham Holdings Company Common Stockholders:
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Basic earnings per share
$
23.43

 
$
4.45

 
$
39.81

 
$
15.74

Diluted earnings per share
$
23.28

 
$
4.42

 
$
39.54

 
$
15.64

Diluted earnings per share excludes the following weighted average potential common shares, as the effect would be antidilutive, as computed under the treasury stock method:
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Weighted average restricted stock
21

 
30

 
23

 
29

The diluted earnings per share amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017 exclude the effects of 104,000 stock options outstanding, as their inclusion would have been antidilutive due to a market condition. The diluted earnings per share amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017 exclude the effects of 5,250 restricted stock awards, as their inclusion would have been antidilutive due to a performance condition.

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In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company declared regular dividends totaling $1.33 and $5.32 per common share, respectively. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company declared regular dividends totaling $1.27 and $5.08 per common share, respectively.
12. PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT PLANS
In the first quarter of 2018, the Company adopted new guidance which requires the presentation of service cost in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services by employees during the period, while the other components of the net periodic benefit are recognized in non-operating pension and postretirement benefit income in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
On March 22, 2018, the Company eliminated the accrual of pension benefits for certain Kaplan University employees related to their future service. As a result, the Company remeasured the accumulated and projected benefit obligation of the pension plan as of March 22, 2018, and the Company recorded a curtailment gain in the first quarter of 2018. The new measurement basis was used for the recognition of the Company’s pension benefit following the remeasurement. The curtailment gain on the Kaplan University transaction is included in the gain on the Kaplan University transaction and reported in Other income, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Defined Benefit Plans. The total benefit arising from the Company’s defined benefit pension plans consists of the following components:
  
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Service cost
$
4,473

 
$
4,591

 
$
13,730

 
$
14,096

Interest cost
11,844

 
11,980

 
34,943

 
35,945

Expected return on assets
(31,969
)
 
(30,338
)
 
(97,251
)
 
(91,078
)
Amortization of prior service cost
36

 
42

 
114

 
128

Recognized actuarial gain
(2,974
)
 
(1,039
)
 
(6,994
)
 
(3,372
)
Net Periodic Benefit
(18,590
)
 
(14,764
)
 
(55,458
)
 
(44,281
)
Curtailment gain

 

 
(806
)
 

Special separation benefit expense

 
932

 

 
932

Total Benefit
$
(18,590
)
 
$
(13,832
)
 
$
(56,264
)
 
$
(43,349
)
In the third quarter of 2017, the Company recorded $0.9 million related to a Separation Incentive Program for certain Forney employees, which was funded from the assets of the Company’s pension plan.
The total cost arising from the Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) consists of the following components:
  
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Service cost
$
205

 
$
214

 
$
614

 
$
643

Interest cost
967

 
1,059

 
2,899

 
3,175

Amortization of prior service cost
77

 
114

 
233

 
342

Recognized actuarial loss
600

 
444

 
1,802

 
1,331

Net Periodic Cost
$
1,849

 
$
1,831

 
$
5,548

 
$
5,491

Defined Benefit Plan Assets. The Company’s defined benefit pension obligations are funded by a portfolio made up of a U.S. stock index fund, a relatively small number of stocks and high-quality fixed-income securities that are held by a third-party trustee. The assets of the Company’s pension plan were allocated as follows:
  
As of
  
September 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
  
 
U.S. equities
52
%
 
53
%
U.S. stock index fund
31
%
 
30
%
U.S. fixed income
11
%
 
11
%
International equities
6
%
 
6
%
  
100
%
 
100
%
The Company manages approximately 45% of the pension assets internally, of which the majority is invested in a U.S. stock index fund with the remaining investments in Berkshire Hathaway stock and short-term fixed income securities. The remaining 55% of plan assets are managed by two investment companies. The goal for the

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investments is to produce moderate long-term growth in the value of these assets, while protecting them against large decreases in value. Both investment managers may invest in a combination of equity and fixed-income securities and cash. The managers are not permitted to invest in securities of the Company or in alternative investments. The investment managers cannot invest more than 20% of the assets at the time of purchase in the stock of Berkshire Hathaway or more than 10% of the assets in the securities of any other single issuer, except for obligations of the U.S. Government, without receiving prior approval from the Plan administrator. As of September 30, 2018, the investment managers can invest no more than 23% of the assets they manage in specified international exchanges, at the time the investment is made, and no less than 10% of the assets could be invested in fixed-income securities.
In determining the expected rate of return on plan assets, the Company considers the relative weighting of plan assets, the historical performance of total plan assets and individual asset classes and economic and other indicators of future performance. In addition, the Company may consult with and consider the input of financial and other professionals in developing appropriate return benchmarks.
The Company evaluated its defined benefit pension plan asset portfolio for the existence of significant concentrations (defined as greater than 10% of plan assets) of credit risk as of September 30, 2018. Types of concentrations that were evaluated include, but are not limited to, investment concentrations in a single entity, type of industry, foreign country and individual fund. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the pension plan held investments in one common stock and one U.S. stock index fund that exceeded 10% of total plan assets. These investments were valued at $1,154.4 million and $1,079.3 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, or approximately 46% of total plan assets.
Other Postretirement Plans. The total cost arising from the Company’s other postretirement plans consists of the following components:
  
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Service cost
$
267

 
$
257

 
$
803

 
$
771

Interest cost
170

 
195

 
509

 
584

Amortization of prior service credit
(44
)
 
(38
)
 
(132
)
 
(112
)
Recognized actuarial gain
(921
)
 
(972
)
 
(2,764
)
 
(2,917
)
Net Periodic Benefit
$
(528
)
 
$
(558
)
 
$
(1,584
)
 
$
(1,674
)
13. OTHER NON-OPERATING INCOME
A summary of non-operating income is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Gain on cost method investments
$
8,487

 
$

 
$
8,487

 
$

Impairment of cost method investments
(2,500
)
 
(200
)
 
(2,500
)
 
(200
)
Gain (loss) on sales of businesses
916

 

 
8,157

 
(342
)
Gain on sale of a cost method investment

 

 
2,845

 

Gain on sale of land

 

 
2,542

 

Foreign currency (loss) gain, net
(116
)
 
1,414

 
(2,205
)
 
6,608

Other, net
(3,645
)
 
749

 
(2,664
)
 
815

Total Other Non-Operating Income
$
3,142

 
$
1,963

 
$
14,662

 
$
6,881

In the third quarter of 2018, the Company recorded an $8.5 million gain resulting from observable price changes in the fair value of equity securities accounted for under the cost method.
In the first nine months of 2018, the Company recorded an $8.2 million gain on the sale of three businesses in the education division, including a gain of $4.3 million on the Kaplan University transaction and $1.9 million in contingent consideration gains related to the sale of a business (see Note 2).

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14. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
The other comprehensive (loss) income consists of the following components:
 
Three Months Ended September 30
  
2018
 
2017
  
Before-Tax
 
Income
 
After-Tax
 
Before-Tax
 
Income
 
After-Tax
(in thousands)
Amount
 
Tax
 
Amount
 
Amount
 
Tax
 
Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Translation adjustments arising during the period
$
(2,844
)
 
$

 
$
(2,844
)
 
$
11,470

 
$

 
$
11,470

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Unrealized gains for the period, net

 

 

 
47,836

 
(19,134
)
 
28,702

Pension and other postretirement plans:
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Amortization of net prior service cost included in net income
69

 
(18
)
 
51

 
118

 
(47
)
 
71

Amortization of net actuarial gain included in net income
(3,295
)
 
891

 
(2,404
)
 
(1,567
)
 
627

 
(940
)
 
(3,226
)
 
873

 
(2,353
)
 
(1,449
)
 
580

 
(869
)
Cash flow hedge:
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Loss for the period
(6
)
 
1

 
(5
)
 
(72
)
 
14

 
(58
)
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
$
(6,076
)
 
$
874

 
$
(5,202
)
 
$
57,785

 
$
(18,540
)
 
$
39,245

  
Nine Months Ended September 30
  
2018
 
2017
  
Before-Tax
 
Income
 
After-Tax
 
Before-Tax
 
Income
 
After-Tax
(in thousands)
Amount
 
Tax
 
Amount
 
Amount
 
Tax
 
Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Translation adjustments arising during the period
$
(22,447
)
 
$

 
$
(22,447
)
 
$
34,776

 
$

 
$
34,776

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
Unrealized gains for the period, net

 

 

 
71,370

 
(28,548
)
 
42,822

Pension and other postretirement plans:
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Amortization of net prior service cost included in net income
215

 
(58
)
 
157

 
358

 
(143
)
 
215

Amortization of net actuarial gain included in net income
(7,956
)
 
2,148

 
(5,808
)
 
(4,958
)
 
1,983

 
(2,975
)
  
(7,741
)
 
2,090

 
(5,651
)
 
(4,600
)
 
1,840

 
(2,760
)
Cash flow hedge:
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Gain (loss) for the period
601

 
(114
)
 
487

 
(215
)
 
43

 
(172
)
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
$
(29,587
)
 
$
1,976

 
$
(27,611
)
 
$
101,331

 
$
(26,665
)
 
$
74,666

The accumulated balances related to each component of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:
(in thousands, net of taxes)
Cumulative
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
 
Unrealized Gain
on Available-for- Sale Securities
 
Unrealized Gain
on Pensions
and Other
Postretirement
Plans
 
Cash Flow
Hedge
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance as of December 31, 2017
$
6,314

 
$
194,889

 
$
334,536

 
$
(184
)
 
$
535,555

Reclassification of unrealized gains on available-for-sale-securities to retained earnings as a result of adoption of new guidance

 
(194,889
)
 

 

 
(194,889
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications
(22,447
)
 

 

 
569

 
(21,878
)
Net amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 
(5,651
)
 
(82
)
 
(5,733
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
(22,447
)
 

 
(5,651
)
 
487

 
(27,611
)
Balance as of September 30, 2018
$
(16,133
)
 
$

 
$
328,885

 
$
303

 
$
313,055


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The amounts and line items of reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) are as follows:
  
Three Months Ended 
 September 30
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30
 
Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
  
 
 
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
Pension and Other Postretirement Plans:
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
Amortization of net prior service cost
$
69

 
$
118

 
$
215

 
$
358

 
(1)
Amortization of net actuarial gain
(3,295
)
 
(1,567
)
 
(7,956
)
 
(4,958
)
 
(1)
  
(3,226
)
 
(1,449
)
 
(7,741
)
 
(4,600
)
 
Before tax
  
873

 
580

 
2,090

 
1,840

 
Provision for Income Taxes
  
(2,353
)
 
(869
)
 
(5,651
)
 
(2,760
)
 
Net of Tax
Cash Flow Hedge
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
  
(59
)
 
51

 
(101
)
 
123

 
Interest expense
  
11

 
(11
)
 
19

 
(25
)
 
Provision for Income Taxes
  
(48
)
 
40

 
(82
)
 
98

 
Net of Tax
Total reclassification for the period
$
(2,401
)
 
$
(829
)
 
$
(5,733
)
 
$
(2,662
)
 
Net of Tax
____________
(1)
These accumulated other comprehensive income components are components of net periodic pension and postretirement plan cost (see Note 12) and are included in non-operating pension and postretirement benefit income in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
15. CONTINGENCIES
Litigation, Legal and Other Matters.  The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to complaints and administrative proceedings and are defendants in various civil lawsuits that have arisen in the ordinary course of their businesses, including contract disputes; actions alleging negligence, libel, defamation, invasion of privacy; trademark, copyright and patent infringement; U.S. False Claims Act (False Claims Act) violations; violations of applicable wage and hour laws; and statutory or common law claims involving current and former students and employees. Although the outcomes of the legal claims and proceedings against the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, based on currently available information, management believes that there are no existing claims or proceedings that are likely to have a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, based on currently available information, management believes it is reasonably possible that future losses from existing and threatened legal, regulatory and other proceedings in excess of the amounts recorded could reach approximately $45 million.
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), a department of the U.K. government responsible for the collection of taxes, has raised assessments against the Kaplan U.K. Pathways business for Value Added Tax (VAT) relating to 2017 and earlier years, which have been paid by Kaplan. Kaplan is continuing to pay the disputed VAT for subsequent periods. Kaplan has challenged these assessments and the case is currently on appeal to a tax tribunal with a hearing expected in January 2019. The Company believes it has met all requirements under U.K. VAT law and expects to recover the £15.4 million receivable related to the assessments that have been paid. If the Company does not prevail in this case, a pre-tax charge of £15.4 million will be recorded to operating expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.
In March 2018, HMRC issued VAT guidance with an effective date of May 31, 2018 that could impact the U.K. Pathways business if this guidance were to become law; this new guidance is separate from the VAT case discussed above. The Company is in the process of reviewing this new guidance, and considering the possibility that this guidance could be part of U.K. legislation in the future. If the Company is not successful in preserving a valid exemption under U.K. VAT law, the U.K Pathways business would incur additional VAT expense in the future.
In connection with the sale of the KHE Campuses business in September 2015, Kaplan is secondarily liable on a number of leases that were transferred to the buyer, Education Corporation of America (ECA); the leases run through 2024 with commitments totaling approximately $16.3 million at September 30, 2018. In September 2018, ECA announced plans to close a number of its campuses and teach out certain programs. In October 2018, ECA filed in Federal Court for receivership in pursuit of a plan to reorganize its business and continue operations. If ECA is unsuccessful in its reorganization plan, the Company would become primarily liable under the transferred leases.
Department of Education (ED) Program Reviews.  The ED has undertaken program reviews at various KHE locations. On February 23, 2015, the ED began a review of Kaplan University (KU). The review relates to Kaplan’s administration of its Title IV and Higher Education Act programs and the initial focus was on the 2013 to 2014 and 2014 to 2015 award years. In September 2018, the ED issued a preliminary report with respect to this program review that included a number of findings related to Return to Title IV Funds as discussed in the Company’s 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The preliminary report also included requests for additional information related to student attendance and other areas. While the Company does not expect this open program review to have a

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material impact on KHE, the Company cannot predict the final outcome of this review, when it will be completed or any liability or other limitations that the ED may place on KHE as a result of this review.
In addition, there are two open program reviews at campuses that were part of the KHE Campuses business prior to its sale in 2015 to Education Corporation of America (ECA), and we await the ED’s final reports on the program reviews at former KHE Broomall, PA; and Pittsburgh, PA, locations. Kaplan retains responsibility for any financial obligation resulting from the ED program reviews at KU and KHE Campuses business that were open at the time of sale. The Company does not expect the open program reviews to have a material impact on KHE; however, the results of open program reviews and their impact on Kaplan’s operations are uncertain.
16. BUSINESS SEGMENTS
As a result of the Kaplan University transaction, the Company reorganized its operations in the first quarter of 2018 into the following six reportable segments for the purpose of making operating decisions and assessing performance: Kaplan International, Kaplan Higher Education, Kaplan Test Preparation, Kaplan Professional (U.S.), Television Broadcasting and Healthcare.
Kaplan reorganized its higher education operations into the following two operating segments: Higher Education and Professional (U.S.). The higher education segment comprises the historical KU for-profit postsecondary education business and the current non-academic operations support services provided to the new university, Purdue University Global. The Professional (U.S.) segment comprises the KU School of Professional and Continuing Education, which provides professional training and exam preparation for professional certifications and licensures.
The business segments disclosed in the condensed consolidated financial statements are based on this new organizational structure and information reviewed by the Company’s management to evaluate the business segment results. Segment operating results have been restated to reflect this organizational change.

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The following table summarizes the financial information related to each of the Company’s business segments:
  
Three Months Ended
 
Nine months ended
 
September 30
 
September 30
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Operating Revenues
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
Education
$
358,601

 
$
376,805

 
$
1,104,105

 
$
1,136,201

Television broadcasting
130,014

 
101,295

 
352,902

 
298,893

Healthcare
35,486

 
40,473

 
111,315

 
115,592

Other businesses
150,665

 
138,652

 
438,602

 
365,343

Corporate office

 

 

 

Intersegment elimination

 

 
(45
)
 

  
$
674,766

 
$
657,225

 
$
2,006,879

 
$
1,916,029

Income (Loss) from Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Education
$
22,262

 
$
13,797

 
$
82,516

 
$
56,565

Television broadcasting
55,453

 
33,462

 
137,113

 
99,722

Healthcare
(8,702
)
 
920

 
(9,329
)
 
378

Other businesses
4,613

 
(7,021
)
 
(136
)
 
(25,961
)
Corporate office
(12,887
)
 
(14,208
)
 
(39,585
)
 
(43,760
)
  
$
60,739

 
$
26,950

 
$
170,579

 
$
86,944

Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Affiliates, Net
9,537

 
(532
)
 
13,047

 
1,448

Interest Expense, Net
(5,524
)
 
(7,758
)
 
(27,487
)
 
(22,386
)
Debt Extinguishment Costs

 

 
(11,378
)
 

Non-Operating Pension and Postretirement Benefit Income, Net
22,214

 
17,621

 
66,641

 
55,042

Loss on Marketable Equity Securities, Net
44,962

 

 
28,306

 

Other Income, Net
3,142

 
1,963

 
14,662

 
6,881

Income Before Income Taxes
$
135,070

 
$
38,244

 
$
254,370

 
$
127,929

Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Education
$
6,685

 
$
8,085

 
$
21,130

 
$
24,994

Television broadcasting
3,198

 
3,118

 
9,243

 
8,703

Healthcare
648

 
1,166

 
1,948

 
3,429

Other businesses
2,865

 
3,354

 
8,830

 
8,539

Corporate office
252

 
279

 
758

 
860

  
$
13,648

 
$
16,002

 
$
41,909

 
$
46,525

Amortization of Intangible Assets and Impairment of Goodwill and Other Long-Lived Assets
 
 
 
 
  

 
 
Education
$
2,682

 
$
1,355

 
$
5,494

 
$
3,798

Television broadcasting
1,408

 
1,071

 
4,224

 
2,943

Healthcare
9,839

 
2,420

 
13,456

 
5,718

Other businesses
6,449

 
6,389

 
18,987

 
25,367

Corporate office

 

 

 

  
$
20,378

 
$
11,235

 
$
42,161

 
$
37,826

Pension Expense
 
 
 
 
  

 
 
Education
$
2,107

 
$
2,430

 
$
6,649

 
$
7,289

Television broadcasting
544

 
485

 
1,638

 
1,457

Healthcare
143

 
166

 
430

 
498

Other businesses
346

 
277

 
1,013

 
843

Corporate office
1,333

 
1,233

 
4,000

 
4,009

  
$
4,473

 
$
4,591

 
$
13,730

 
$
14,096


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Asset information for the Company’s business segments are as follows:
  
As of
(in thousands)
September 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Identifiable Assets
  
 
  
Education
$
1,599,680

 
$
1,592,097

Television broadcasting
455,746

 
455,884

Healthcare
108,685

 
129,856

Other businesses
819,419

 
855,399

Corporate office
143,416

 
182,905

  
$
3,126,946

 
$
3,216,141

Marketable Equity Securities
497,879

 
536,315

Investments in Affiliates
142,756

 
128,590

Prepaid Pension Cost
1,106,162

 
1,056,777

Total Assets
$
4,873,743

 
$
4,937,823

  
The Company’s education division comprises the following operating segments:
  
Three Months Ended
 
Nine months ended
  
September 30
 
September 30
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Operating Revenues
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
Kaplan international
$
167,668

 
$
171,259

 
$
535,553

 
$
507,568

Higher education
89,269

 
105,210

 
275,080

 
328,161

Test preparation
67,749

 
72,680

 
195,504

 
212,978

Professional (U.S.)
34,302

 
28,249

 
98,715

 
88,812

Kaplan corporate and other
143

 
49

 
870

 
120

Intersegment elimination
(530
)
 
(642
)
 
(1,617
)
 
(1,438
)
  
$
358,601

 
$
376,805

 
$
1,104,105

 
$
1,136,201

Income (Loss) from Operations
 
 
  

 
  

 
  

Kaplan international
$
8,375

 
$
5,348

 
$
52,966

 
$
29,009

Higher education
6,042

 
1,493

 
18,616

 
17,079

Test preparation
10,572

 
7,330

 
17,213

 
10,207

Professional (U.S.)
6,768

 
7,316

 
20,863

 
22,045

Kaplan corporate and other
(9,452
)
 
(7,631
)
 
(27,110
)
 
(21,739
)
Intersegment elimination
(43
)
 
(59
)
 
(32
)
 
(36
)
  
$
22,262

 
$
13,797

 
$
82,516

 
$
56,565

Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

Kaplan international
$
3,759

 
$
3,780

 
$
11,497

 
$
11,071

Higher education
915

 
2,010

 
4,047

 
7,142

Test preparation
1,033

 
1,407

 
2,984

 
4,080

Professional (U.S.)
859

 
758

 
2,171

 
2,306

Kaplan corporate and other
119

 
130

 
431

 
395

  
$
6,685

 
$
8,085

 
$
21,130

 
$
24,994

Amortization of Intangible Assets
$
2,682

 
$
1,355

 
$
5,494

 
$
3,798

Pension Expense
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

Kaplan international
$
66

 
$
24

 
$
233

 
$
198

Higher education
1,050

 
467

 
3,260

 
3,951

Test preparation
577

 
244

 
2,035

 
2,066

Professional (U.S.)
291

 
81

 
871

 
685

Kaplan corporate and other
123

 
1,614

 
250

 
389

  
$
2,107

 
$
2,430

 
$
6,649

 
$
7,289


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Asset information for the Company’s education division is as follows:
  
As of
(in thousands)
September 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Identifiable assets
  
 
  
Kaplan international
$
1,109,470

 
$
1,115,919

Higher education
144,274

 
231,986

Test preparation
155,846

 
130,938

Professional (U.S.)
160,120

 
91,630

Kaplan corporate and other
29,970

 
21,624

  
$
1,599,680

 
$
1,592,097


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
This analysis should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.
Results of Operations
The Company reported net income attributable to common shares of $125.1 million ($23.28 per share) for the third quarter of 2018, compared to $24.8 million ($4.42 per share) for the third quarter of 2017.
Items included in the Company’s net income for the third quarter of 2018:
a $7.9 million intangible asset impairment charge at the healthcare business (after-tax impact of $5.8 million, or $1.08 per share);
a $1.0 million reduction to operating expenses from property, plant and equipment gains in connection with the spectrum repacking mandate of the FCC (after-tax impact of $0.8 million, or $0.14 per share);
$45.0 million in net gains on marketable equity securities (after-tax impact of $33.6 million, or $6.26 per share);
non-operating gain, net, of $10.1 million from sales, write-ups and impairments of cost method and equity method investments, and related to sales of businesses (after-tax impact of $8.0 million, or $1.48 per share);
$0.1 million in non-operating foreign currency losses (after-tax impact of $0.1 million, or $0.02 per share); and
a nonrecurring discrete $17.8 million deferred state tax benefit related to the release of valuation allowances ($3.31 per share).
Items included in the Company’s net income for the third quarter of 2017:
$1.4 million in non-operating foreign currency gains (after-tax impact of $0.9 million, or $0.16 per share).
Revenue for the third quarter of 2018 was $674.8 million, up 3% from $657.2 million in the third quarter of 2017. Revenues grew at the television broadcasting and manufacturing businesses, offset by lower revenue at the education division. The Company reported operating income of $60.7 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared to $27.0 million for the third quarter of 2017. The operating income increase is driven by higher earnings in television broadcasting, education and SocialCode, offset by the decline in healthcare results, largely due to the intangible asset impairment charge.
For the first nine months of 2018, the Company reported net income attributable to common shares of $214.5 million ($39.54 per share), compared to $87.9 million ($15.64 per share) for the first nine months of 2017.
Items included in the Company’s net income for the first nine months of 2018:
a $7.9 million intangible asset impairment charge at the healthcare business (after-tax impact of $5.8 million, or $1.08 per share);
a $2.1 million reduction to operating expenses from property, plant and equipment gains in connection with the spectrum repacking mandate of the FCC (after-tax impact of $1.6 million, or $0.29 per share);
$6.2 million in interest expense related to the settlement of a mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest ($1.14 per share);
$11.4 million in debt extinguishment costs (after-tax impact of $8.6 million, or $1.60 per share);
$28.3 million in net gains on marketable equity securities (after-tax impact of $20.9 million, or $3.86 per share);
non-operating gain, net, of $17.0 million from sales, write-ups and impairments of cost method and equity method investments, and related to sales of land and businesses (after-tax impact of $13.4 million, or $2.46 per share);
a $4.3 million gain on the Kaplan University Transaction (after-tax impact of $1.8 million, or $0.33 per share);
$2.2 million in non-operating foreign currency losses (after-tax impact of $1.7 million, or $0.31 per share);
a nonrecurring discrete $17.8 million deferred state tax benefit related to the release of valuation allowances ($3.31 per share); and
$1.8 million in income tax benefits related to stock compensation ($0.33 per share).

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Items included in the Company’s net income for the first nine months of 2017:
a $9.2 million goodwill and other long-lived asset impairment charge in other businesses (after-tax impact of $5.8 million, or $1.03 per share);
$6.6 million in non-operating foreign currency gains (after-tax impact of $4.2 million, or $0.74 per share); and
$5.9 million in income tax benefits related to stock compensation ($1.06 per share).
Revenue for the first nine months of 2018 was $2,006.9 million, up 5% from $1,916.0 million in the first nine months of 2017. Revenues increased at the television broadcasting and manufacturing businesses, offset by lower revenue at the education division. The Company reported operating income of $170.6 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared to $86.9 million for first nine months of 2017. Operating results improved at the education, television broadcasting and manufacturing businesses.
On April 27, 2017, certain subsidiaries of Kaplan, Inc. (Kaplan), a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company entered into a Contribution and Transfer Agreement (Transfer Agreement) to contribute the institutional assets and operations of Kaplan University (KU) to an Indiana non-profit, public-benefit corporation that is a subsidiary affiliated with Purdue University (Purdue). The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Transfer Agreement occurred on March 22, 2018. At the same time, the parties entered into a Transition and Operations Support Agreement (TOSA) pursuant to which Kaplan will provide key non-academic operations support to the new university. The new university operates largely online as an Indiana public university affiliated with Purdue under the name Purdue University Global (Purdue Global).
Division Results
Education  
Education division revenue totaled $358.6 million for the third quarter of 2018, down 5% from $376.8 million for the same period of 2017. Kaplan reported operating income of $22.3 million for the third quarter of 2018, up 61% from $13.8 million for the third quarter of 2017.
For the first nine months of 2018, education division revenue totaled $1,104.1 million, down 3% from revenue of $1,136.2 million for the same period of 2017. Kaplan reported operating income of $82.5 million for the first nine months of 2018, a 46% increase from $56.6 million for the first nine months of 2017.
As a result of the KU Transaction that closed on March 22, 2018, the Company has revised the financial reporting for its education division to provide operating results for Higher Education and Professional (U.S.).
A summary of Kaplan’s operating results is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
  
September 30
 
  
 
September 30
 
  
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
% Change
 
2018
 
2017
 
% Change
Revenue
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Kaplan international
$
167,668

 
$
171,259

 
(2
)
 
$
535,553

 
$
507,568

 
6

Higher education
89,269

 
105,210

 
(15
)
 
275,080

 
328,161

 
(16
)
Test preparation
67,749

 
72,680

 
(7
)
 
195,504

 
212,978

 
(8
)
Professional (U.S.)
34,302

 
28,249

 
21

 
98,715

 
88,812

 
11

Kaplan corporate and other
143

 
49

 

 
870

 
120

 

Intersegment elimination
(530
)
 
(642
)
 

 
(1,617
)
 
(1,438
)
 

  
$
358,601

 
$
376,805

 
(5
)
 
$
1,104,105

 
$
1,136,201

 
(3
)
Operating Income (Loss)
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

Kaplan international
$
8,375

 
$
5,348

 
57

 
$
52,966

 
$
29,009

 
83

Higher education
6,042

 
1,493

 

 
18,616

 
17,079

 
9

Test preparation
10,572

 
7,330

 
44

 
17,213

 
10,207

 
69

Professional (U.S.)
6,768

 
7,316

 
(7
)
 
20,863

 
22,045

 
(5
)
Kaplan corporate and other
(6,770
)
 
(6,276
)
 
(8
)
 
(21,616
)
 
(17,941
)
 
(20
)
Amortization of intangible assets
(2,682
)
 
(1,355
)
 
(98
)
 
(5,494
)
 
(3,798
)
 
(45
)
Intersegment elimination
(43
)
 
(59
)
 

 
(32
)
 
(36
)
 

  
$
22,262

 
$
13,797

 
61

 
$
82,516

 
$
56,565

 
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Kaplan International includes English-language programs, and postsecondary education and professional training businesses largely outside the United States. Kaplan International revenue declined 2% and increased 6% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, respectively. On a constant currency basis, revenue was flat for the third quarter and increased 2% for the first nine months of 2018. Operating income increased to $8.4 million in the third

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quarter of 2018, compared to $5.3 million in the third quarter of 2017 due to improved results at UK Professional and English-language. Operating income increased to $53.0 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared to $29.0 million for the same period of 2017 due largely to improved results at Pathways, UK Professional, English-language and MPW. Restructuring costs at Kaplan International totaled $0.9 million for the first nine months of 2017.
In March 2018, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, a department of the U.K. government responsible for the collection of taxes, issued VAT guidance with an effective date of May 31, 2018 that could impact the U.K. Pathways business if this guidance were to become law. The Company is in the process of reviewing this new guidance, and considering the possibility that this guidance could be part of U.K. legislation in the future. If the Company is not successful in preserving a valid exemption under U.K. VAT law, the U.K Pathways business would likely incur additional VAT expense of an estimated £4.5 million per year.
Prior to the KU Transaction closing on March 22, 2018, Higher Education included Kaplan’s domestic postsecondary education businesses, made up of fixed-facility colleges and online postsecondary and career programs. Following the KU Transaction closing, the Higher Education division includes the results as a service provider to higher education institutions. The costs and expenses incurred by Kaplan as a service provider to higher education institutions are generally classified as operating; prior to the KU Transaction, a portion of these costs and expenses were classified as selling, general and administrative.
In the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, Higher Education revenue was down 15% and 16%, respectively, due largely to the sale of KU on March 22, 2018 and fewer average enrollments at KU prior to the sale. The Company recorded the service fee with Purdue Global beginning in the second quarter of 2018, based on an assessment of its collectability under the TOSA. The service fee recorded in the second quarter has since been collected from Purdue Global for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. In the third quarter of 2018, the Company recorded a portion of the service fee with Purdue Global based on an assessment of its collectability under the TOSA. The Company will continue to assess the collectability of the service fee with Purdue Global on a quarterly basis to make a determination as to whether to record all or part of the service fee in the future and whether to make adjustments to service fee amounts recognized in earlier periods.
Kaplan Test Preparation (KTP) includes Kaplan’s standardized test preparation programs. In September 2018, KTP acquired the test preparation and study guide assets of Barron’s Educational Series, a New York-based education publishing company. KTP revenue declined 7% and 8% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, respectively due to lower enrollments in certain test preparation programs and the disposition of Dev Bootcamp, which made up the majority of KTP’s new economy skills training programs. KTP operating results improved in the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, due primarily to decreased losses from the new economy skills training programs. Operating losses for the new economy skills training programs were $2.8 million and $11.2 million for the first nine months of 2018 and 2017, respectively, including $1.3 million in restructuring costs in the third quarter of 2017. Dev Bootcamp was closed in the second half of 2017.
Kaplan Professional (U.S.) includes the domestic professional and other continuing education businesses. In the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, Kaplan Professional (U.S.) revenue was up 21% and 11%, respectively, due partly to the May 2018 acquisition of Professional Publications, Inc. (PPI), an independent publisher of professional licensing exam review materials that provides engineering, surveying, architecture, and interior design licensure exam review products, and the July 2018 acquisition of College for Financial Planning (CFFP), a provider of financial education and training to individuals through programs of study for professionals pursuing a career in Financial Planning. Kaplan Professional (U.S) operating results declined 7% and 5% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, respectively, due mostly to a delay in the CFA exam release and registration dates and increased spending on sales and technology, offset in part by income from PPI and CFFP.
Kaplan corporate and other represents unallocated expenses of Kaplan, Inc.’s corporate office, other minor businesses and certain shared activities, with increased healthcare expense in 2018.
Television Broadcasting
Revenue at the television broadcasting division increased 28% to $130.0 million in the third quarter of 2018, from $101.3 million in the same period of 2017 due to a $20.7 million increase in political advertising revenue and a $10.2 million increase in retransmission revenues. Operating income for the third quarter of 2018 increased 66% to $55.5 million, from $33.5 million in the same period of 2017 due to higher revenues.
Revenue at the television broadcasting division increased 18% to $352.9 million in the first nine months of 2018, from $298.9 million in the same period of 2017. The revenue increase is due to $27.1 million in higher retransmission revenues, a $26.8 million increase in political advertising revenue and $8.6 million in 2018 incremental winter Olympics-related advertising revenue at the Company’s NBC stations. Operating income for the

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first nine months of 2018 increased 37% to $137.1 million, from $99.7 million in the same period of 2017 due to higher revenues.
In the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, the television broadcasting division recorded $1.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively, in reductions to operating expenses related to non-cash property, plant and equipment gains due to new equipment received at no cost in connection with the spectrum repacking mandate of the FCC.
In the third quarter of 2017, the Company’s television stations in Texas and Florida ran extensive news programming coverage of hurricanes Harvey and Irma; this adversely impacted revenues by an estimated $2.1 million and resulted in $0.6 million in additional expenses during the third quarter of 2017.
Healthcare
The Graham Healthcare Group (GHG) provides home health and hospice services in three states. At the end of June 2017, GHG acquired Hometown Home Health and Hospice, a Lapeer, MI-based healthcare services provider. Healthcare revenues were down 12% and 4% in the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, respectively. The revenue declines are primarily due to a new management services agreement (MSA) with one of GHG’s joint ventures that was effective in the third quarter of 2018. In the third quarter of 2018, GHG recorded a $7.9 million intangible asset impairment charge related to the Celtic trademark, which is in the process of being phased-out. The decline in GHG operating results in 2018 is due to the intangible asset impairment charge and a decline in results from the MSA with one of GHG’s joint ventures.
Other Businesses
A summary of Other Businesses’ operating results is as follows:
  
 
Three Months Ended
 
  
 
Nine Months Ended
 
  
  
 
September 30
 
%
 
September 30
 
%
(in thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
 
Change
 
2018
 
2017
 
Change
Operating Revenues
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Manufacturing
 
$
126,028

 
$
115,594

 
9

 
$
369,896

 
$
298,164

 
24

SocialCode
 
13,781

 
14,497

 
(5
)
 
41,850

 
41,926

 
0

Other
 
10,856

 
8,561

 
27

 
26,856

 
25,253

 
6

  
 
$
150,665

 
$
138,652

 
9

 
$
438,602

 
$
365,343

 
20

Operating Expenses
 
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

Manufacturing
 
$
120,882

 
$
108,881

 
11

 
$
347,457

 
$
291,961

 
19

SocialCode
 
8,657

 
20,745

 
(58
)
 
42,249

 
50,078

 
(16
)
Other
 
16,513

 
16,047

 
3

 
49,032

 
49,265

 
0

  
 
$
146,052

 
$
145,673

 
0

 
$
438,738

 
$
391,304

 
12

Operating Income (Loss)
 
  

 
  

 
  
 
  

 
  

 
  
Manufacturing
 
$
5,146

 
$
6,713

 
(23
)
 
$
22,439

 
$
6,203

 

SocialCode
 
5,124

 
(6,248
)
 

 
(399
)
 
(8,152
)
 
95

Other
 
(5,657
)
 
(7,486
)
 
24

 
(22,176
)
 
(24,012
)
 
8

  
 
$
4,613

 
$
(7,021
)
 

 
$
(136
)
 
$
(25,961
)
 
99

Depreciation
 
  

 
 
 
  
 
  

 
  

 
  
Manufacturing
 
$
2,333

 
$
2,717

 
(14
)
 
$
7,115

 
$
6,629

 
7

SocialCode
 
187

 
256

 
(27
)
 
620

 
753

 
(18
)
Other
 
345

 
381

 
(9
)
 
1,095

 
1,157

 
(5
)
  
 
$
2,865

 
$
3,354

 
(15
)
 
$
8,830

 
$
8,539

 
3

Amortization of Intangible Assets and Impairment of Goodwill and Other Long-Lived Assets
 
  

 
 
 
  
 
  

 
  

 
  
Manufacturing
 
$
6,345

 
$
6,306

 
1

 
$
18,216

 
$
25,117

 
(27
)
SocialCode
 
104

 
83

 
25

 
771

 
250

 

Other
 

 

 

 

 

 

  
 
$
6,449

 
$
6,389

 
1

 
$
18,987

 
$
25,367

 
(25
)
Pension Expense
 
  

 
  

 
  
 
  

 
  

 
  
Manufacturing
 
$
18

 
$
15

 
20

 
$
54

 
$
62

 
(13
)
SocialCode
 
181

 
149

 
21

 
542

 
445

 
22

Other
 
147

 
113

 
30

 
417

 
336

 
24

  
 
$
346

 
$
277

 
25

 
$
1,013

 
$
843

 
20

Manufacturing includes four businesses: Dekko, a manufacturer of electrical workspace solutions, architectural lighting and electrical components and assemblies; Joyce/Dayton Corp., a manufacturer of screw jacks and other linear motion systems; Forney, a global supplier of products and systems that control and monitor combustion processes in electric utility and industrial applications; and Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc., a supplier of

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pressure impregnated kiln-dried lumber and plywood products for fire retardant and preservative applications that the Company acquired in April 2017. In July 2018, Dekko acquired Furnlite, Inc., a Fallston, NC-based manufacturer of power and data solutions for the hospitality and residential furniture industry.
Manufacturing revenues increased in the first nine months of 2018 due to the Hoover acquisition. Manufacturing operating income decreased in the third quarter of 2018 due largely to a decline at Hoover from the adverse impact of lower wood prices on inventory values. Operating income increased in the first nine months of 2018 due largely to the Hoover acquisition. Also, in the second quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a $9.2 million goodwill and other long-lived asset impairment charge at Forney, due to lower than expected revenues resulting from sluggish overall demand for its energy products.
SocialCode is a provider of marketing solutions on social, mobile and video platforms. In the third quarter of 2018, SocialCode acquired Marketplace Strategy (MPS), a Cleveland-based Amazon sales acceleration agency. SocialCode’s revenue decreased 5% in the third quarter of 2018 and was flat for the first nine months of 2018. SocialCode reported operating income of $5.1 million and an operating loss of $0.4 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, respectively, compared to operating losses of $6.2 million and $8.2 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2017, respectively. The improved results include a $7.5 million and $7.2 million credit related to SocialCode’s phantom equity plans in the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, respectively; 2017 results included $5.1 million and $1.2 million in expense related to SocialCode’s phantom equity plans in the third quarter and first nine months, respectively. As of September 30, 2018, the accrual balance related to these plans is $7.9 million.
Other businesses include Slate and Foreign Policy, which publish online and print magazines and websites; and two investment stage businesses, Panoply and CyberVista. Losses from each of these businesses in the first nine months of 2018 adversely affected operating results.
Corporate Office
Corporate office includes the expenses of the Company’s corporate office and certain continuing obligations related to prior business dispositions.
Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Affiliates
At September 30, 2018, the Company held interests in a number of home health and hospice joint ventures, and interests in several other affiliates. In the second half of 2017, the Company acquired approximately 11% of Intersection Holdings, LLC, which provides digital marketing and advertising services and products for cities, transit systems, airports, and other public and private spaces. The Company recorded equity in earnings of affiliates of $9.5 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared to equity in losses of affiliates of $0.5 million for the third quarter of 2017. In the third quarter of 2018, the Company recorded $7.9 million in gains in equity in earnings of affiliates related to two of its investments. The Company recorded equity in earnings of affiliates of $13.0 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared to $1.4 million for the first nine months of 2017.
Net Interest Expense, Debt Extinguishment Costs and Related Balances 
On May 30, 2018, the Company issued 5.75% unsecured eight-year fixed-rate notes due June 1, 2026. Interest is payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1, beginning on December 1, 2018. On June 29, 2018, the Company used the net proceeds from the sale of the notes and other cash to repay $400 million of 7.25% notes that were due February 1, 2019. The Company incurred $11.4 million in debt extinguishment costs related to the early termination of the 7.25% notes.
The Company incurred net interest expense of $5.5 million and $27.5 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, compared to $7.8 million and $22.4 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2017. The Company incurred $6.2 million in interest expense related to the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest at GHG settled in the second quarter of 2018.
At September 30, 2018, the Company had $479.6 million in borrowings outstanding at an average interest rate of 5.1% and cash, marketable equity securities and other investments of $794.7 million.
Non-operating Pension and Postretirement Benefit Income, net
In the first quarter of 2018, the Company adopted new accounting guidance that changes the income statement classification of net periodic pension and postretirement pension cost. Under the new guidance, service cost is included in operating income, while the other components (including expected return on assets) are included in non-operating income. The new guidance was required to be applied retrospectively, with prior period financial information revised to reflect the reclassification. From a segment reporting perspective, this change had a

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significant impact on Corporate office reporting, with minimal impact on the television broadcasting and Kaplan corporate reporting.
The Company recorded net non-operating pension and postretirement benefit income of $22.2 million and $66.6 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, compared to $17.6 million and $55.0 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2017.
Gain on Marketable Equity Securities, net
In the first quarter of 2018, the Company adopted new guidance that requires changes in the fair value of marketable equity securities to be included in non-operating income (expense) on a prospective basis. Overall, the Company recognized $45.0 million and $28.3 million in net gains on marketable equity securities in the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, respectively.
Other Non-Operating Income (Expense) 
The Company recorded total other non-operating income, net, of $3.1 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared to $2.0 million for the third quarter of 2017. The 2018 amounts included $8.5 million in fair value increases on cost method investments and other items, partially offset by a $3.3 million net loss related to sales of businesses and contingent consideration; a $2.5 million impairment of a cost method investment; and $0.1 million in foreign currency losses. The 2017 amounts included $1.4 million in foreign currency gains and other items.
The Company recorded total other non-operating income, net, of $14.7 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared to $6.9 million for the first nine months of 2017. The 2018 amounts included $8.5 million in fair value increases on cost method investments; $4.0 million net gain related to sales of businesses and contingent consideration; a $2.8 million gain on sale of a cost method investment; a $2.5 million gain on sale of land; and other items, partially offset by a $2.5 million impairment of a cost method investment and $2.2 million in foreign currency losses. The 2017 amounts included $6.6 million in foreign currency gains and other items.
Provision for Income Taxes
The Company’s effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2018 was 15.6%. In the third quarter of 2018, the Company recorded a $17.8 million deferred state tax benefit related to the release of valuation allowances. Excluding this $17.8 million benefit and a $1.8 million income tax benefit related to stock compensation, the overall income tax rate for the first nine months of 2018 was 23.3%. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was enacted in December 2017, which included lowering the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%.
The Company's effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2017 was 31.3%. This low effective tax rate is due to a $5.9 million income tax benefit related to the vesting of restricted stock awards. In the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted a new accounting standard that requires all excess income tax benefits and deficiencies from stock compensation to be recorded as discrete items in the provision for income taxes. Excluding this $5.9 million benefit, the overall income tax rate for the first nine months of 2017 was 35.9%.
Earnings Per Share
The calculation of diluted earnings per share for the third quarter and first nine months of 2018 was based on 5,336,612 and 5,390,049 weighted average shares outstanding, compared to 5,554,458 and 5,566,874 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2017. At September 30, 2018, there were 5,316,329 shares outstanding. On November 9, 2017, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to acquire up to 500,000 shares of its Class B common stock; the Company has remaining authorization for 286,025 shares as of September 30, 2018.
Adoption of Revenue Recognition Standard
On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the new revenue recognition guidance using the modified retrospective approach. In connection with the KU Transaction, Kaplan recognized $4.5 million in service fee revenue and operating income in the third quarter of 2018. Under the previous guidance, this would not have been recognized as a determination would not have been made until the end of Purdue Global’s fiscal year (June 30, 2019). If the company applied the accounting policies under the previous guidance for all other revenue streams, revenue would have been $1.2 million lower and operating expenses would have been $2.6 million lower for the first nine months of 2018.

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Financial Condition: Capital Resources and Liquidity
Acquisitions, Dispositions and Exchanges
AcquisitionsIn the first nine months of 2018, the Company acquired eight businesses, five in its education division, one in its healthcare division, and two in other businesses for $120.9 million in cash and contingent consideration.
In September 2018, Graham Healthcare Group (GHG) acquired the assets of a small business and Kaplan acquired the test preparation and study guide assets of Barron’s Educational Series, a New York-based education publishing company. The acquisitions are expected to complement the healthcare and test preparation services currently offered by GHG and Kaplan, respectively. GHG is included in the healthcare division. The Barron’s Educational Series acquisition is included in the test preparation division.
In August 2018, SocialCode acquired 100% of the membership interests of Marketplace Strategy (MPS), a Cleveland-based digital marketing agency that provides strategy consulting, optimization services, advertising management and creative solutions on online marketplaces including Amazon. SocialCode’s primary reason for the acquisition is to expand its platform offerings. The acquisition is included in other businesses.
On July 31, 2018, Dekko acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Furnlite, Inc., a Fallston, NC-based manufacturer of power and data solutions for the hospitality and residential furniture industry. Dekko’s primary reasons for the acquisition are to complement existing product offerings and to provide potential synergies across the businesses. The acquisition is included in other businesses.
On July 12, 2018, Kaplan acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the College for Financial Planning (CFFP), a provider of financial education and training to individuals pursuing the Certified Financial Planner certification, a Master of Science in Personal Financial Planning, or a Master of Science in Finance. The acquisition is expected to expand Kaplan’s financial education product offerings and is included in the Professional (U.S.) division.
In May 2018, Kaplan acquired a 100% interest in Professional Publications, Inc. (PPI), an independent publisher of professional licensing exam review materials and a leader in engineering, surveying, architecture, and interior design licensure exam review, by purchasing all of its issued and outstanding shares. This acquisition is expected to provide certain strategic benefits in the future. This acquisition is included in the Professional (U.S.) division.
In January and February 2018, Kaplan acquired the assets of i-Human Patients, Inc., a leader in cloud-based, interactive patient encounter simulations for medical and nursing professionals and educators, and another small business in its test preparation and international divisions, respectively. These acquisitions are expected to provide strategic benefits in the future.
During 2017, the Company acquired six businesses, two in its education division, two in its television broadcasting division, one in its healthcare division and one in other businesses for $318.9 million in cash and contingent consideration, and the assumption of $59.1 million in certain pension and postretirement obligations.
On January 17, 2017, the Company closed on its agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. and Media General, Inc. to acquire the assets of WCWJ, a CW affiliate television station in Jacksonville, FL and WSLS, an NBC affiliate television station in Roanoke, VA, for cash and the assumption of certain pension obligations. The acquisition of WCWJ and WSLS will complement the other stations that GMG operates. Both of these acquisitions are included in television broadcasting.
In February 2017, Kaplan acquired a 100% interest in Genesis Training Institute, a Dubai-based provider of professional development training in the United Arab Emirates, by purchasing all of its issued and outstanding shares. Additionally, Kaplan acquired a 100% interest in Red Marker Pty Ltd, an Australia-based regulatory technology company by purchasing all of its outstanding shares. These acquisitions are expected to provide certain strategic benefits in the future. Both of these acquisitions are included in Kaplan International.
In April 2017, the Company acquired 97.72% of the issued and outstanding shares of Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc., a Thomson, GA-based supplier of pressure impregnated kiln-dried lumber and plywood products for fire retardant and preservative applications for $206.8 million, net of cash acquired. The fair value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest in Hoover was $3.7 million at the acquisition date, determined using a market approach. The minority shareholders have an option to put some of their shares to the Company starting in 2019 and the remaining shares starting in 2021. The Company has an option to buy the shares of minority shareholders starting in 2027. This acquisition is consistent with the Company’s ongoing strategy of investing in companies with a history of profitability and strong management. Hoover is included in other businesses.

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At the end of June 2017, GHG acquired a 100% interest in Hometown Home Health and Hospice, a Lapeer, MI-based healthcare services provider by purchasing all of its issued and outstanding shares. This acquisition expands GHG’s service area in Michigan. GHG is included in healthcare.
Kaplan University Transaction. On April 27, 2017, certain subsidiaries of Kaplan entered into a Contribution and Transfer Agreement to contribute the institutional assets and operations of Kaplan University to an Indiana non-profit, public-benefit corporation that is a subsidiary affiliated with Purdue University. The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Transfer Agreement occurred on March 22, 2018. At the same time, the parties entered into a Transition and Operations Support Agreement (TOSA) pursuant to which Kaplan will provide key non-academic operations support to the new university.
The new university will operate largely online as a new Indiana public university affiliated with Purdue under the name Purdue University Global. As part of the transfer to Purdue University Global, KU transferred students, academic personnel, faculty and operations, property leases for KU’s campuses and learning centers, Kaplan-owned academic curricula and content related to KU courses. The operations support activities that Kaplan will provide to Purdue University Global will include technology support, help-desk functions, human resources support for transferred faculty and employees, admissions support, financial aid administration, marketing and advertising, back-office business functions, certain test preparation and domestic and international student recruiting services.
The transfer of KU does not include any of the assets of the KU School of Professional and Continuing Education, which provides professional training and exam preparation for professional certifications and licensures, nor does it include the transfer of other Kaplan businesses such as Kaplan Test Preparation and Kaplan International. Those entities, programs and business lines will remain part of Kaplan. Kaplan received nominal cash consideration upon transfer of the institutional assets.
Pursuant to the TOSA, Kaplan is not entitled to receive any reimbursement of costs incurred in providing support functions, or any fee, unless and until Purdue University Global has first covered all of its operating costs (subject to a cap). If Purdue University Global achieves cost efficiencies in its operations, then Purdue University Global may be entitled to an additional payment equal to 20 percent of such cost efficiencies (Purdue Efficiency Payment). In addition, during each of Purdue University Global’s first five years, prior to any payment to Kaplan, Purdue University Global is entitled to a priority payment of $10 million per year beyond costs. To the extent Purdue University Global’s revenue is insufficient to pay the $10 million per year priority payment, Kaplan is required to advance an amount to Purdue University Global to cover such insufficiency. At closing, Kaplan paid to Purdue University Global an advance in the amount of $20 million, representing, and in lieu of, priority payments for Purdue University Global’s fiscal years ending June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020.  
To the extent that there are sufficient revenues to pay the Purdue Efficiency Payment, Purdue University Global is reimbursed for its operating costs (subject to a cap) and the priority payment to Purdue University Global is paid. To the extent there is remaining revenue, Kaplan will then receive reimbursement for its operating costs (subject to a cap) of providing the support activities. If Kaplan achieves cost efficiencies in its operations, then Kaplan may be entitled to an additional payment equal to 20 percent of such cost efficiencies (Kaplan Efficiency Payment). If there are sufficient revenues, Kaplan may also receive a fee equal to 12.5 percent of Purdue University Global’s revenue. The fee will increase to 13 percent beginning with Purdue University Global’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 and continuing through Purdue University Global’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and then the fee will return to 12.5 percent thereafter. Subject to certain limitations, a portion of the fee that is earned by Kaplan in one year may be carried over and instead paid to Kaplan in subsequent years.
After the first five years of the TOSA, Kaplan and Purdue University Global will be entitled to payments in a manner consistent with the structure described above, except that (i) Purdue University Global will no longer be entitled to a priority payment and (ii) to the extent that there are sufficient revenues after payment of the Kaplan Efficiency Payment (if any), Purdue University Global will be entitled to an annual payment equal to 10 percent of the remaining revenue after the Kaplan Efficiency Payment (if any) is paid and subject to certain other adjustments. The TOSA has a 30-year initial term, which will automatically renew for five-year periods unless terminated. After the sixth year, Purdue University Global has the right to terminate the agreement upon payment of a termination fee equal to 1.25 times Purdue University Global’s revenue for the preceding 12-month period, which payment would be made pursuant to a 10-year note, and at the election of Purdue University Global, it may receive for no additional consideration certain assets used by Kaplan to provide the support activities pursuant to the TOSA. At the end of the 30-year term, if Purdue University Global does not renew the TOSA, Purdue University Global will be obligated to make a final payment of 75% of its total revenue earned during the preceding 12-month period, which payment will be made pursuant to a 10-year note, and at the election of Purdue University Global, it may receive for no additional consideration certain assets used by Kaplan to provide the support activities pursuant to the TOSA. 
Either party may terminate the TOSA at any time if Purdue University Global generates (i) $25 million in cash operating losses for three consecutive years or (ii) aggregate cash operating losses greater than $75 million at any point during the initial term. Operating loss is defined as the amount of revenue Purdue University Global generates

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minus the sum of (1) Purdue University Global’s and Kaplan’s respective costs in performing academic and support functions and (2) the $10 million priority payment to Purdue University Global in each of the first five years. Upon termination for any reason, Purdue University Global will retain the assets that Kaplan contributed pursuant to the Transfer Agreement. Each party also has certain termination rights in connection with a material default or material breach of the TOSA by the other party.
Pursuant to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) requirements, Purdue assumes responsibility for any liability arising from the operation of the institution. This assumption will not limit Kaplan’s obligation to indemnify Purdue for pre-closing liabilities under the Transfer Agreement. As a result of the transfer of KU, Kaplan will no longer own or operate KU or any other institution participating in student financial aid programs that have been created under Title IV of the U.S. Federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Consequently, Kaplan is no longer responsible for operating KU. However, pursuant to the TOSA, Kaplan will be performing functions that fall within the ED's definition of a third-party servicer and will, therefore, assume certain regulatory responsibilities that require approval by the ED. The third-party servicer arrangement between Kaplan and Purdue University Global is also subject to information security requirements established by the Federal Trade Commission as well as all aspects of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. As a third-party servicer, Kaplan may be required to undergo an annual compliance audit of its administration of the Title IV functions or services that it performs.
As a result of the KU Transaction, the Company recorded a pre-tax gain of $4.3 million in the first quarter of 2018. For financial reporting purposes, Kaplan may receive payment of additional consideration for the sale of the institutional assets as part of the fee to the extent there are sufficient revenues available after paying all amounts required by the TOSA. The Company recorded a $0.5 million and $1.9 million contingent consideration gain related to the disposition in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.
Sale of Businesses. In September 2018, Kaplan Australia completed the sale of a small business which was included in Kaplan International. In February 2018, Kaplan completed the sale of a small business which was included in Test Preparation. In February 2017, GHG completed the sale of Celtic Healthcare of Maryland. In the fourth quarter of 2017, Kaplan Australia completed the sale of a small business, which was included in Kaplan International. As a result of these sales, the Company reported gains (losses) in other non-operating income.
Other Transactions. In June 2018, the Company incurred $6.2 million of interest expense related to the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest redemption settlement at GHG. The mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest was redeemed and paid in July 2018.
Capital Expenditures
During the first nine months of 2018, the Company’s capital expenditures totaled $57.8 million. This amount includes assets acquired during the year, whereas the amounts reflected in the Company’s Condensed Statements of Cash Flows are based on cash payments made during the relevant periods. The Company estimates that its capital expenditures will be in the range of $95 million to $105 million in 2018. This includes amounts for constructing an academic and student residential facility in connection with Kaplan’s Pathways program in Liverpool, U.K. This also includes capital expenditures in connection with spectrum repacking at the Company’s television stations in Jacksonville, FL, and Roanoke, VA, as mandated by the FCC; these expenditures are expected to be largely reimbursed to the Company by the FCC.
Liquidity
The Company’s borrowings were $479.6 million and $493.3 million, at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
At September 30, 2018, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments in marketable securities and other investments totaling $794.7 million, compared with $964.7 million at December 31, 2017. At September 30, 2018, the Company held approximately $165 million in cash and cash equivalents in businesses domiciled outside the U.S., of which approximately $5 million is not available for immediate use in operations or for distribution. Additionally, Kaplan’s business operations outside the U.S. retain cash balances to support ongoing working capital requirements, capital expenditures, and regulatory requirements. As a result, the Company considers a significant portion of the cash and cash equivalents balance held outside the U.S. as not readily available for use in U.S. operations.
The Company’s net cash provided by operating activities, as reported in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, was $191.9 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared to $220.9 million for the first nine months of 2017. The decrease is due to a reduction in cash receipts from customers and increased pre-payments.
On May 30, 2018, the Company issued $400 million senior unsecured fixed-rate notes due June 1, 2026 (the Notes). The Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, by certain of the Company’s

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existing and future domestic subsidiaries, as described in the terms of the indenture, dated as of May 30, 2018 (the Indenture). The Notes have a coupon rate of 5.75% per annum, payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1, beginning on December 1, 2018. The Company may redeem the Notes in whole or in part at any time at the respective redemption prices described in the Indenture.
On June 29, 2018, the Company used the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, together with cash on hand, to redeem the $400 million of 7.25% notes due February 1, 2019. The Company incurred $11.4 million in debt extinguishment costs in relation to the early termination of the 7.25% notes.
In combination with the issuance of the Notes, the Company and certain of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries named therein as guarantors entered into an amended and restated credit agreement providing for a U.S. $300 million five-year revolving credit facility (the Revolving Credit Facility) with each of the lenders party thereto, certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries from time to time party thereto as foreign borrowers, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (Wells Fargo), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A. as Documentation Agents (the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement), which amends and restates the Company’s existing Five Year Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2015, among the Company, certain of its domestic subsidiaries as guarantors, the several lenders from time to time party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent (the Existing Credit Agreement). The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amends the Existing Credit Agreement to (i) extend the maturity of the Revolving Credit Facility to May 30, 2023, unless the Company and the lenders agree to further extend the term, (ii) increase the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Facility to U.S. $300 million, consisting of a U.S. Dollar tranche of U.S. $200 million for borrowings in U.S. Dollars and a multicurrency tranche equivalent to U.S. $100 million for borrowings in U.S. Dollars and certain foreign currencies, (iii) provide for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility in U.S. Dollars and certain other foreign currencies specified in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, (iv) permit certain foreign subsidiaries of the Company to be added to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as foreign borrowers thereunder and (v) effect certain other modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement.
Under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee on a quarterly basis, based on the Company’s leverage ratio, of between 0.15% and 0.25% of the amount of the average daily unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility. Any borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are made on an unsecured basis and bear interest at the Company’s option, either at (a) a fluctuating interest rate equal to the highest of Wells Fargo’s prime rate, 0.5 percent above the Federal funds rate or the one-month Eurodollar rate plus 1%, or (b) the Eurodollar rate for the applicable currency and interest period as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which is generally a periodic rate equal to LIBOR, CDOR, BBSY or SOR, as applicable, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b) plus an applicable margin that depends on the Company’s consolidated debt to consolidated adjusted EBITDA (as determined pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Total Net Leverage Ratio). The Company and its foreign subsidiaries may draw on the Revolving Credit Facility for general corporate purposes. Any outstanding borrowings must be repaid on or prior to the final termination date. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains terms and conditions, including remedies in the event of a default by the Company, typical of facilities of this type and requires the Company to maintain a Total Net Leverage Ratio of not greater than 3.5 to 1.0 and a consolidated interest coverage ratio of at least 3.5 to 1.0 based upon the ratio of consolidated adjusted EBITDA to consolidated interest expense as determined pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
In the first nine months of 2018, the Company acquired an additional 186,653 shares of its Class B common stock at a cost of approximately $110.8 million.
On May 21, 2018, Moody’s affirmed the Company’s credit ratings, but revised the outlook from Negative to Stable.
The Company’s current credit ratings are as follows:
 
Moody’s
 
Standard
& Poor’s
Long-term
Ba1
 
BB+
At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had working capital of $731.7 million and $857.2 million, respectively. The Company maintains working capital levels consistent with its underlying business requirements and consistently generates cash from operations in excess of required interest or principal payments. The Company expects to fund its estimated capital needs primarily through existing cash balances and internally generated funds. In management’s opinion, the Company will have sufficient liquidity to meet its various cash needs within the next 12 months.
In July 2016, Kaplan International Holdings Limited (KIHL) entered into an agreement with University of York International Pathway College LLP (York International College) to loan the LLP approximately £25 million over the

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next eighteen months, to construct an academic building in the UK to be used by the College. York International College is a limited liability partnership joint venture between Kaplan York Limited (a subsidiary of Kaplan International Colleges UK Limited) and a subsidiary of the University of York, that operates a pathways college. The loan will be repayable over 25 years at an interest rate of 7% and the loan is guaranteed by the University of York. While there is no strict requirement to make annual principal and interest payments, interest will be rolled up and accrue interest at 7% if no such payments are made. The loan becomes due and payable if the partnership agreement with Kaplan is terminated. As of December 31, 2017, KIHL advanced approximately £16.0 million to York International College. In the second quarter of 2018, KIHL advanced a final amount of £6 million in additional funding to the joint venture under this agreement, bringing the total amount advanced to £22 million.
There were no other significant changes to the Company’s contractual obligations or other commercial commitments from those disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Revenue Recognition. The determination of whether revenue should be reported on a gross or net basis is based on an assessment of whether the Company acts as a principal or an agent in the transaction. In certain cases, the Company is considered the agent, and the Company records revenue equal to the net amount retained when the fee is earned. In these cases, costs incurred with third-party suppliers is excluded from the Company’s revenue. The Company assesses whether it obtained control of the specified goods or services before they are transferred to the customer as part of this assessment. In addition, the Company considers other indicators such as the party primarily responsible for fulfillment, inventory risk and discretion in establishing price.
Please refer to Note 1 - Organization, Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Note 10 - Revenue From Contracts with Customers for further discussion of the new revenue recognition guidance.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains certain forward-looking statements that are based largely on the Company’s current expectations. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and achievements to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. For more information about these forward-looking statements and related risks, please refer to the section titled “Forward-Looking Statements” in Part I of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
The Company is exposed to market risk in the normal course of its business due primarily to its ownership of marketable equity securities, which are subject to equity price risk; to its borrowing and cash-management activities, which are subject to interest rate risk; and to its foreign business operations, which are subject to foreign exchange rate risk. The Company’s market risk disclosures set forth in its 2017 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K have not otherwise changed significantly.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
An evaluation was performed by the Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the Company’s principal executive officer) and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (the Company’s principal financial officer), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), as of September 30, 2018. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as designed and implemented, are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, in a manner that allows timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2018 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
The Company faces a number of significant risks and uncertainties in connection with its operations. If any of the events or developments described below occurs, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.
There have been no material changes to the Risk Factors disclosed in our 2017 Form 10-K, other than as disclosed in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, and the Form 8-K filed May 21, 2018.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
During the quarter ended September 30, 2018, the Company purchased shares of its Class B Common Stock as set forth in the following table:
Period
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased
 
Average Price Paid per Share
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan*
 
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan*
July
 

 
$

 

 
315,646

August
 
14,025

 
564.05

 
14,025

 
301,621

September
 
15,596

 
567.20

 
15,596

 
286,025

 
 
29,621

 
$
565.71

 
29,621

 
 
*On November 9, 2017 the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to purchase, on the open market or otherwise, up to 500,000 shares of its Class B Common Stock. There is no expiration date for that authorization. All purchases made during the quarter ended September 30, 2018 were open market transactions.

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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number 
Description 
 
 
3.1
 
 
3.2
 
 
3.3
 
 
4.1
 
 
4.2
 
 
31.1
 
 
31.2
 
 
32
 
 
101
The following financial information from Graham Holdings Company Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2018, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed "furnished" and not "filed" or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, are deemed "furnished" and not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.
*
Furnished herewith.

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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.
 
 
 
GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date: October 31, 2018
 
/s/ Timothy J. O’Shaughnessy
 
 
Timothy J. O’Shaughnessy,
President & Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
Date: October 31, 2018
 
/s/ Wallace R. Cooney
 
 
Wallace R. Cooney,
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

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