Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Stock options  
Schedule of stock-based compensation expense included in the consolidated statements of operations

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Servicing and support

 

$

2,270 

 

$

1,468 

 

$

364 

 

Technology and content development

 

 

1,548 

 

 

794 

 

 

159 

 

Program marketing and sales

 

 

1,057 

 

 

676 

 

 

178 

 

General and administrative

 

 

7,624 

 

 

4,589 

 

 

1,725 

 

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Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

12,499 

 

$

7,527 

 

$

2,426 

 

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Summary assumptions used for estimating the fair value of the stock options granted

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.5% - 1.9%

 

1.7% - 2.1%

 

0.9% - 2.0%

Expected term (years)

 

5.56 - 6.08

 

5.11 - 6.25

 

5.54 - 6.31

Expected volatility

 

50%

 

50% - 55%

 

55% - 58%

Dividend yield

 

0%

 

0%

 

0%

Weighted average grant date fair value

 

$12.54

 

$5.71

 

$4.58

 

Summary of stock option activity

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

Number of
Options

 

Weighted-Average
Exercise Price per
Share

 

Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
(in years)

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in thousands)

 

Outstanding balance at December 31, 2014

 

 

5,850,211

 

$

5.39

 

 

7.33

 

$

83,487

 

Granted

 

 

692,814

 

 

25.73

 

 

9.04

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(1,141,731

)

 

4.67

 

 

5.76

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(96,441

)

 

12.34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

(6,343

)

 

12.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Outstanding balance at December 31, 2015

 

 

5,298,510

 

 

8.07

 

 

6.66

 

 

105,595

 

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Exercisable at December 31, 2015

 

 

3,426,496

 

 

4.30

 

 

5.77

 

 

81,131

 

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Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2015

 

 

5,161,978

 

 

7.82

 

 

6.61

 

 

104,132

 

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Summary of the number of shares of common stock subject to stock options granted during the period, as well as the associated exercise price per share and the estimated fair value per share of the Company's common stock on the grant date.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

Grant Date

 

Number of
Shares
Underlying
Options
Granted

 

Exercise Price
per Share

 

Estimated
Grant Date Fair
Value per Share

 

January 1, 2015

 

 

3,518 

 

$

19.66 

 

$

19.66 

 

January 2, 2015

 

 

14,888 

 

 

19.48 

 

 

19.48 

 

April 1, 2015

 

 

608,746 

 

 

25.52 

 

 

25.52 

 

June 1, 2015

 

 

28,770 

 

 

28.23 

 

 

28.23 

 

June 3, 2015

 

 

10,629 

 

 

28.58 

 

 

28.58 

 

July 1, 2015

 

 

19,743 

 

 

30.83 

 

 

30.83 

 

October 1, 2015

 

 

6,520 

 

 

32.20 

 

 

32.20 

 

 

Restricted Stock Units  
Summary of restricted stock unit activity

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

Number of
Restricted Stock
Units

 

Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value

 

Outstanding balance at December 31, 2014

 

 

992,665

 

$

11.39

 

Granted

 

 

585,765

 

 

25.74

 

Vested

 

 

(272,128

)

 

11.54

 

Forfeited

 

 

(86,294

)

 

15.20

 

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Outstanding balance at December 31, 2015

 

 

1,220,008

 

 

17.97

 

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