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Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	14. Related Party Transactions Related party transactions include transactions between the University and certain of its affiliates. The following transactions were in the normal course of operations and were measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the parties. As of and for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, related party transactions consisted of the following: Affiliates GCU Community Fund (“GCUCF”) — GCUCF was formed in 2014 to provide seed funding for entrepreneurial ventures initiated by the University’s students. The University’s President, CEO and Chairman serves as the president of GCUCF. The University is not the primary beneficiary of GCUCF, and accordingly, the University does not consolidate GCUCF’s statement of activities with its financial results. The University contributed $500 for the year ended December 31, 2015.

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The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122745

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