Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Revenues Disaggregated by Nature of Transfer of Services (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues			$ 613,675
Scholarships			(101,176)		$ (135,630)
Net Revenues	$ 155,454	$ 236,209	512,499	$ 667,953	$ 702,716
Tuition Revenues [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues			522,430
Ancillary Revenues [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues			$ 91,245