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Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale - Additional Information (Details) € in Thousands, د.م. in Thousands, R in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Feb. 01, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) campus | Jan. 17, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 12, 2018 EUR (€) | Sep. 07, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 07, 2018 ZAR (R) | Apr. 24, 2018 USD ($) | Apr. 12, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 11, 2017 USD ($) | Nov. 29, 2017 MAD (د.م.)
INTI Education Holdings Sdn Bhd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of campuses of higher education institutions (campus) | campus |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, noncontrolling owners, ownership percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.10% |  |
St. Augustine | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |
Laureate Somed Holding | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions | د.م. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | د.م. 500,000
Laureate Somed Holding | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | La Société Maroc Emirats Arabes Unis de Développement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, noncontrolling owners, ownership percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |
INTI Education Holdings Sdn Bhd | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 161,800,000 |
Consideration including portion attributable to minority owners received from dispositions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 180,000,000 |
INTI Education Holdings Sdn Bhd | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, noncontrolling owners, ownership percent |  | 10.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Monash South Africa (MSA) | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  |  |  |  | $ 24,000 | R 343,000 |  |  |  |  |
Iniciativas Culturales de Espana S.L. and Laureate I B.V. | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  | $ 878,000 |  | € 770 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | St. Augustine | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | Exeter Street Holdings, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds | $ 346,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Closing adjustments | 11,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt assumed | 58,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fees | 7,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | INTI Education Holdings Sdn Bhd | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  |  | $ 125,860,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration including portion attributable to minority owners received from dispositions |  |  | $ 140,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt | $ 340,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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