$APEI
AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC Stock $apei

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2023 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000120179223000004 Filed on March 14, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022 Q2
Revenue	$149.7M	$152.4M	$149.6M
YoY Change	-3.27%	-1.01%	91.77%
Cost Of Revenue	$73.89M	$72.87M	$72.09M
YoY Change	3.06%	8.17%	137.18%
Gross Profit	$75.80M	$79.57M	$77.52M
YoY Change	-8.73%	-8.15%	62.79%
Gross Profit Margin	50.64%	52.2%	51.81%
Selling, General & Admin	$73.41M	$69.74M	$65.77M
YoY Change	6.54%	14.77%	53.14%
% of Gross Profit	96.85%	87.65%	84.84%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$7.756M	$7.878M	$8.119M
YoY Change	-4.81%	-4.75%	221.54%
% of Gross Profit	10.23%	9.9%	10.47%
Operating Expenses	$73.41M	$77.62M	$73.89M
YoY Change	6.54%	12.43%	72.04%
Operating Profit	-$5.370M	$1.952M	$3.631M
YoY Change	-203.27%	-88.91%	83.85%
Interest Expense	-$1.779M	-$7.389M	-$3.390M
YoY Change	-46.97%	137.59%	-14225.0%
% of Operating Profit		-378.53%	-93.36%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$7.149M	-$7.651M	-$145.4M
YoY Change	-212.09%	-157.15%	-7371.39%
Income Tax	-$1.414M	-$1.124M	-$35.33M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$5.740M	-$6.583M	-$110.0M
YoY Change	-207.63%	-170.17%	-20821.09%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-3.83%	-4.32%	-73.54%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.38	-$0.35	-$5.83
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.38	-$0.35	-$5.832M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	19.03M shares	18.89M shares	18.86M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	19.07M shares		18.91M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$136.2M	$129.5M	$184.5M
YoY Change	-20.35%	-13.48%	-41.78%
Cash & Equivalents	$136.2M	$129.5M	$184.5M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$17.43M	$11.41M	$14.63M
YoY Change	12.28%	-2.33%	54.57%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses	$17.43M	$11.41M
Receivables	$37.07M	$42.35M	$26.82M
Other Receivables	$5.189M	$2.871M	$4.765M
Total Short-Term Assets	$195.9M	$186.1M	$230.7M
YoY Change	-12.91%	-8.17%	-34.16%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$100.3M	$100.9M	$210.2M
YoY Change	0.23%	-1.49%	219.38%
Goodwill	$112.6M	$112.6M
YoY Change	-53.85%	-53.76%
Intangibles	$50.79M	$54.73M
YoY Change	-38.13%	-35.67%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$16.28M	$16.52M	$43.87M
YoY Change	2.49%	17.65%	507.65%
Total Long-Term Assets	$422.7M	$429.0M	$431.3M
YoY Change	-22.66%	-17.98%	264.15%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$195.9M	$186.1M	$230.7M
Total Long-Term Assets	$422.7M	$429.0M	$431.3M
Total Assets	$618.5M	$615.1M	$662.1M
YoY Change	-19.82%	-15.24%	41.19%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$6.797M	$3.808M	$26.55M
YoY Change	-39.71%	-71.79%	771.35%
Accrued Expenses	$13.78M	$13.78M	$32.26M
YoY Change	-0.06%	27.41%	194.58%
Deferred Revenue	$28.90M	$23.76M
YoY Change	3.58%	8.99%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$0.00	$8.856M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$79.33M	$70.76M	$95.06M
YoY Change	-15.34%	-15.44%	74.96%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$93.56M	$93.15M	$148.8M
YoY Change	-37.72%	-38.62%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$102.6M	$101.3M	$102.2M
YoY Change	6.18%	45.79%	1312.98%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$93.56M	$93.15M	$251.0M
YoY Change	-37.72%	-38.62%	3370.36%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$79.33M	$70.76M	$95.06M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$93.56M	$93.15M	$251.0M
Total Liabilities	$275.6M	$265.3M	$346.1M
YoY Change	-20.85%	-14.41%	426.01%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$6.323M	$13.89M
YoY Change	-95.29%	-89.23%
Common Stock	$294.3M	$293.0M
YoY Change	2.36%	2.26%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$342.9M	$349.7M	$316.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$618.5M	$615.1M	$662.1M
YoY Change	-19.82%	-15.24%	41.19%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$5.740M	-$6.583M	-$110.0M
YoY Change	-207.63%	-170.17%	-20821.09%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$7.756M	$7.878M	$8.119M
YoY Change	-4.81%	-4.75%	221.54%
Cash From Operating Activities	$12.76M	-$23.03M	$20.14M
YoY Change	-49.48%	-246.82%	-963.46%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$3.206M	$5.484M	-$4.344M
YoY Change	8.13%	-191.17%	-389.6%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	$0.00	$11.00K
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$3.206M	-$5.484M	-$4.333M
YoY Change	1049.1%	2.64%	189.25%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$28.00K
YoY Change	-98.74%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$2.849M	-27.53M	-2.227M
YoY Change	-22.16%	1149.57%	6648.48%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$12.76M	-23.03M	20.14M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$3.206M	-5.484M	-4.333M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$2.849M	-27.53M	-2.227M
Net Change In Cash	$6.703M	-56.04M	13.58M
YoY Change	-68.55%	-788.48%	-451.44%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$12.76M	-$23.03M	$20.14M
Capital Expenditures	$3.206M	$5.484M	-$4.344M
Free Cash Flow	$9.552M	-$28.51M	$24.48M
YoY Change	-57.15%	-231.39%	-738.83%

Facts In Submission

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CY2022	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	Nature of the Business <div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> American Public Education, Inc., or APEI, which together with its subsidiaries is referred to as the “Company,” is a provider of online and campus-based postsecondary education and, with the acquisition of Graduate School USA, career learning to students through the following subsidiary institutions:</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">American Public University System, Inc., or APUS, provides online postsecondary education directed primarily at the needs of the military, military-affiliated, public service and service-minded communities through American Military University, or AMU, and American Public University, or APU. APUS is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, or HLC. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Rasmussen College, LLC, which is referred to herein as Rasmussen University, or RU, a nursing- and health sciences-focused institution, provides postsecondary education to students at its 22 campuses across six states and online. The Company completed the acquisition of RU, or the Rasmussen Acquisition, on September 1, 2021, or the RU Closing Date. Please refer to “Note 3. Acquisition Activity” in these Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on this acquisition. The Consolidated Financial Statements do not include the operating results or financial position of RU for any periods prior to the Closing Date. RU is institutionally accredited by HLC.</span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">National Education Seminars, Inc., which is referred to herein as Hondros College of Nursing, or HCN, provides nursing education to students enrolled at six campuses in Ohio, one campus in Indianapolis, Indiana, and, beginning in October 2022, one campus in Detroit, Michigan, to serve the needs of the nursing and healthcare communities. HCN is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau for Health Education Schools, or ABHES. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;padding-left:14.5pt">American Public Training LLC, which is referred to herein as Graduate School USA, or GSUSA, provides career learning and leadership training in-person and online to the federal workforce. The Company completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of GSUSA, or the GSUSA Acquisition, on January 1, 2022, or the GSUSA Closing Date. Please refer to “Note 3. Acquisition Activity” in these Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on this acquisition. The Consolidated Financial Statements do not include the operating results or financial position of GSUSA for any periods prior to the GSUSA Closing Date. GSUSA is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training, or ACCET. </span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">GSUSA operates as a stand-alone subsidiary of APEI but does not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as a reportable segment. Therefore, GSUSA’s results are combined and presented within “Corporate and Other”. Please refer to “Note 14. Segment Information” for more information on the Company’s reporting segments. </span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company’s subsidiary institutions are licensed or otherwise authorized by state authorities to offer postsecondary education programs to the extent the institutions believe such licenses or authorizations are required, and APUS, RU, and HCN are certified by the United States Department of Education, or ED, to participate in student financial aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, or Title IV programs. During the third quarter of 2021, the Company revised its reportable segments, as discussed further in “Note 14. Segment Information”. Prior period segment disclosures have been restated to conform to the current period presentation.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> The Company’s operations are organized into the following three reportable segments:</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">American Public University System Segment, </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">or</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> APUS Segment.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This segment reflects the operational activities of APUS.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Rasmussen University Segment, or RU Segment</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. This segment reflects the operational activities of RU.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Hondros College of Nursing Segment, </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">or</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> HCN Segment.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> This segment reflects the operational activities of HCN.</span></div>Adjustments to reconcile segment results to the Consolidated Financial Statements are included in “Corporate and Other”. These adjustments include unallocated corporate activity and eliminations, which generally were previously reported within the APEI Segment, and effective January 1, 2022, the operational activities of GSUSA.
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CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	0.0268
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	318000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	-0.0021
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitAmount	-305000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitPercent	-0.0118
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitAmount	-219000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitPercent	-0.0087
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitAmount	479000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitPercent	-0.0032
CY2020	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Expense Benefit Bargain Purchase Gain Loss EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExpenseBenefitBargainPurchaseGainLoss	0	usd
CY2020	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Expense Benefit Bargain Purchase Gain Loss Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExpenseBenefitBargainPurchaseGainLossPercent	0
CY2021	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Expense Benefit Bargain Purchase Gain Loss EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExpenseBenefitBargainPurchaseGainLoss	0	usd
CY2021	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Expense Benefit Bargain Purchase Gain Loss Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExpenseBenefitBargainPurchaseGainLossPercent	0
CY2022	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Expense Benefit Bargain Purchase Gain Loss EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExpenseBenefitBargainPurchaseGainLoss	-947000	usd
CY2022	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Expense Benefit Bargain Purchase Gain Loss Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExpenseBenefitBargainPurchaseGainLossPercent	0.0063
CY2020	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Postemployment Benefits Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPostemploymentBenefitsAmount	-67000	usd
CY2020	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Postemployment Benefits Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPostemploymentBenefitsPercent	-0.0026
CY2021	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Postemployment Benefits Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPostemploymentBenefitsAmount	0	usd
CY2021	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Postemployment Benefits Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPostemploymentBenefitsPercent	0
CY2022	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Postemployment Benefits Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPostemploymentBenefitsAmount	0	usd
CY2022	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Postemployment Benefits Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPostemploymentBenefitsPercent	0
CY2020	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Uncertain Tax Position Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUncertainTaxPositionAmount	49000	usd
CY2020	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Uncertain Tax Position Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUncertainTaxPositionPercent	0.0019
CY2021	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Uncertain Tax Position Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUncertainTaxPositionAmount	0	usd
CY2021	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Uncertain Tax Position Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUncertainTaxPositionPercent	0
CY2022	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Uncertain Tax Position Amount EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUncertainTaxPositionAmount	0	usd
CY2022	apei	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Uncertain Tax Position Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUncertainTaxPositionPercent	0
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	287000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0.0111
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	206000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0.0082
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-197000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0.0013
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems	-18000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.0007
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems	-35000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.0014
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems	12000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.0001
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7020000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.2717
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7511000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.2973
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-36276000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.2397
CY2022	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee Percent DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent	0.60
CY2022	apei	Defined Contribution Plan Employee Immediately Vesting Percentage DefinedContributionPlanEmployeeImmediatelyVestingPercentage	1
CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	4200000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	5100000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	6200000	usd
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	43134	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	23.77
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P9Y8M23D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	156000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	17370	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	33.11
CY2020	apei	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Granted Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantedWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm	P10Y
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	0	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	0	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	60504	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	26.45
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P8Y11M15D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	264000	usd
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	14378	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	23.77
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P8Y8M23D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	88000	usd
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	60504	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	26.45
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P8Y11M15D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	264000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	51230	shares
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	27.72
CY2021	apei	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Granted Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantedWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm	P10Y
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	0	shares
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	10214	shares
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	30.83
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	101520	shares
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	26.65
CY2021	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P8Y4M20D
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	34547	shares
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	25.34
CY2021	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P7Y1M6D
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	0	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	101520	shares
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	26.65
CY2021	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P8Y4M20D
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	0	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	56249	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	13.90
CY2022	apei	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Granted Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantedWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm	P10Y
CY2022	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	0	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	24181	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	27.99
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	133588	shares
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	21.04
CY2022	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P8Y1M2D
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	37000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	58782	shares
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	25.19
CY2022	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P6Y7M2D
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	0	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.4874
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.4418
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.4808
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P10Y
CY2021	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P10Y
CY2022	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P10Y
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0068
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0135
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0295
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	18.99
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	15.13
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	8.53
CY2020	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	7075000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	7654000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	8009000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	1900000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	2300000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	1500000	usd
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Authorized Amount1 StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1	35000000	usd
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Authorized Amount1 StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1	25000000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased And Retired During Period Shares StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares	547563	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Shares StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares	13600000	shares
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount1 StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1	8400000	usd
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Number Of Shares Authorized To Be Repurchased StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased	78847	shares
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Number Of Shares Authorized To Be Repurchased StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased	99469	shares
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Number Of Shares Authorized To Be Repurchased StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased	80764	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Number Of Reportable Segments NumberOfReportableSegments	3	segment
CY2020	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	321785000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	418803000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	606328000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	12984000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	17832000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	32127000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	24757000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	30371000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-137348000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Nonoperating Net InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet	1092000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Nonoperating Net InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet	-4277000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Nonoperating Net InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet	-17728000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7020000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7511000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-36276000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	4926000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	11828000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	16389000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	725608000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	615056000	usd
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	88541000	usd
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	78014000	usd
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	98248000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	154000000	usd
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	10751000	usd
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	1999000	usd
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-43000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	13387000	usd
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	8107000	usd
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CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	6378000	usd
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CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.28
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CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-0.35
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CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-5.82
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CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-0.35

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