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Debt - Other Debt (Details) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 72 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 22, 2017 PEN (S/) | Dec. 20, 2017 BRL (R$) | May 12, 2016 USD ($) loan | Nov. 18, 2015 USD ($) payment | Sep. 12, 2014 USD ($) loan | Dec. 20, 2013 AUD ($) loan | Oct. 31, 2017 BRL (R$) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 AUD ($) | Oct. 31, 2014 BRL (R$) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) campus | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) campus | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 loan | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) | Dec. 22, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 22, 2017 PEN (S/) | Dec. 20, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 20, 2017 BRL (R$) | May 12, 2016 MXN ($) | Nov. 18, 2015 EUR (€) | Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2015 MXN ($) | Sep. 12, 2014 BRL (R$) | May 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,468,938,000 |  | $ 3,853,012,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,038,946,000 |  | 1,421,379,000 | $ 528,025,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Promissory notes payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79,569,000 |  | 210,948,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale-leaseback assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,673,000 |  | 10,333,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale-leaseback financings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,333,000 |  | 15,673,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net capital lease assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 170,918,000 |  | 193,767,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas Educacionais (FMU) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Promissory notes payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 100,382,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 250,000,000 |
Lines of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term debt, weighted average interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.68% |  | 6.49% |  |  | 6.68% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate lines of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 136,683,000 |  | $ 125,681,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,799,000 |  | 66,081,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 80,884,000 |  | $ 59,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lines of credit | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50% |  | 1.75% |  |  | 2.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lines of credit | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.51% |  | 20.00% |  |  | 9.51% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lines of credit | Syndicated Facility Agreement | Term Loan Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing under credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | 22,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lines of credit | Syndicated Facility Agreement | THINK | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,100,000 | $ 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing under credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 45,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 34,749,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of term loans (loan) | loan |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incremental borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 15,444,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lines of credit | Syndicated Facility Agreement | THINK | Term Loan One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | 22,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly principal payments |  |  |  |  |  | 1,125,000 |  |  |  |  | 869,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing under credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financed note term |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lines of credit | Syndicated Facility Agreement | THINK | Term Loan Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financed note term |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lines of credit | Amended Syndicated Facility Agreement | THINK | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing under credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,087,000 |  | $ 16,753,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incremental borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  | 11,583,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lines of credit | Amended Syndicated Facility Agreement | THINK | Term Loan One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50% | 2.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly principal payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 833,000 |  | 643,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing under credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  | $ 7,722,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.25% | 4.25% | 4.29% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lines of credit | Amended Syndicated Facility Agreement | THINK | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.75% | 2.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing under credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  | $ 11,583,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.50% | 4.50% | 4.55% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas Educacionais (FMU) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.60% |  | 17.00% |  |  | 10.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of loans outstanding (loan) | loan |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 46,438,000 |  | $ 59,841,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  |  |  | $ 110,310,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 259,139,000 |
Quarterly principal payments | R$ |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 22,027,000 |  |  | R$ 6,478,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |
Financed note term |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38,641,000 |  | $ 44,452,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Certificados de Depósitos Interbancários (CDI) | Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas Educacionais (FMU) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  | 3.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Minimum | Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.85% |  |  |  |  | 7.85% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Maximum | Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.70% |  |  |  |  | 8.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Secured Notes Payable | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.20% |  | 3.00% |  |  | 2.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Secured Notes Payable | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.50% |  | 18.53% |  |  | 12.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | UVM Mexico Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.72% |  | 8.94% |  |  | 10.72% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of loans outstanding (loan) | loan |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  | $ 120,527,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 112,625,000 |  | $ 107,793,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,224,600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | UVM Mexico Loan Originated in 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.09% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 62,992,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 79,000,000 | $ 1,300,000,000 |  |
Notes payable and other debt | UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 86,065,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 1,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balloon payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21,516,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 425,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017 | Mexican Interbanking Offer Rate (TIIE) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.02% | 10.02% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017 | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly principal payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,152,000 | $ 42,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017 | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly principal payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,873,000 | $ 76,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Subsidiary of the Company Borrowing Agreement | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,365,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 76,000,000 | S/ 247,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balloon payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,455,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | S/ 14,438,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.62% | 6.62% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic principal payment | S/ 9,281,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,864,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Subsidiary of the Company Borrowing Agreement | Brazil |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 108,424,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 110,000,000 | R$ 360,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Subsidiary of the Company Borrowing Agreement | Brazil | Certificados de Depósitos Interbancários (CDI) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  | 2.55% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.44% | 9.44% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Subsidiary of the Company Borrowing Agreement | Brazil | Certificados de Depósitos Interbancários (CDI) | Payment Period One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic principal payment |  | R$ 13,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,065,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Subsidiary of the Company Borrowing Agreement | Brazil | Certificados de Depósitos Interbancários (CDI) | Payment Period Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic principal payment |  | 22,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,777,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Subsidiary of the Company Borrowing Agreement | Brazil | Certificados de Depósitos Interbancários (CDI) | Payment Period Three |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic principal payment |  | R$ 27,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,132,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Financing of Construction of Campuses | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average short term borrowing rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.97% |  | 7.97% |  |  | 7.97% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 42,195,000 |  | $ 47,833,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of financed campuses (campus) | campus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Promissory notes payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,365,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Financing of Construction of Campuses | Peru | Investor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Promissory notes payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19,162,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Financing of Construction of Campuses | Panama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21,429,000 |  | 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Financing of Construction of Campuses | Panama | Investor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.11%
Notes payable and other debt | Hunan International Economics University (HIEU) Loans | China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.99% |  |  |  |  | 4.99% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21,351,000 |  | $ 61,862,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Hunan International Economics University (HIEU) Loans | Minimum | China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Hunan International Economics University (HIEU) Loans | Maximum | China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.99% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Notes Payable of Real Estate Subsidiary | Chile |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 67,120,000 |  | $ 62,695,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Notes Payable of Real Estate Subsidiary | Minimum | Chile |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.96% |  | 4.80% |  |  | 3.96% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Notes Payable of Real Estate Subsidiary | Maximum | Chile |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.89% |  | 8.08% |  |  | 6.89% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Credit Facility | Borrowing Agreement with Two Banks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,895,000 |  | $ 96,570,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  |  | $ 106,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 100,000,000 |  |  |  |
Balloon payment |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of principal payments (payment) | payment |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic principal payment |  |  |  | $ 1,875,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Lease Obligations | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Lease Obligations | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42.87% |  |  |  |  | 42.87% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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