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INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Summary of Goodwill Balances by Reporting Unit) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 860,865	$ 851,282	$ 854,188
Chamberlain [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	4,716	4,716	4,716
AUC [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	68,321	68,321	68,321
RUSM and RUSVM [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	237,173	237,173	237,173
Becker and ACAMS [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	306,776	306,653	306,642
Adtalem Brazil [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	221,683	212,223	215,140
DeVry University [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 22,196	$ 22,196	$ 22,196

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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