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Alostar Bank Of Commerce [Member] Alostar Bank of Commerce [Member] Refers to entities under term loan agreement. HPF Holdco, LLC, Rushing Creek 4, LLC and Tiger Capital Group LLC [Member] HPF Holdco, LLC, Rushing Creek 4, LLC and Tiger Capital Group, LLC [Member] Represents lease of property which represents ownership and is reflected on the entity's balance sheet as an asset. Capital Lease Property [Member] Capital Lease-Property (rate of 8.0%) [Member] Judgment amount required against the Company to cause a breach of covenant in regards to the Term Loan. Judgment amount to cause breach of covenant The Loan may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time, subject to the payment of a prepayment premium equal to the principal amount prepaid at any time up to but not including the second anniversary of the Closing Date. 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This element is for unclassified presentations; for classified presentations there is a separate and distinct element. Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure Restricted cash Fair value portion of other short-term liabilities. Other Short-Term Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure Other short-term liabilities Represents the number of locations closed and online business exited. Number of locations closed Represents the percentage of total revenue earned in the segment. Percentage of total revenue Percentage of Total Revenue Transportation and Skilled Trades offers academic programs mainly in the career-oriented disciplines of transportation and skilled trades. Transportation and Skilled Trades [Member] Transitional includes the campus that is currently being taught. This school employs a gradual teach-out process, enabling them to continue to operate while current students complete their course of study, however they no longer enroll new students. 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