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Dispositions (Details) € in Thousands, R in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Aug. 27, 2019 USD ($) | May 31, 2019 USD ($) | May 09, 2019 USD ($) | Apr. 08, 2019 USD ($) | Feb. 12, 2019 USD ($) campus | Feb. 01, 2019 USD ($) | Jan. 25, 2018 USD ($) | Jan. 25, 2018 HKD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | May 31, 2019 EUR (€) | Apr. 08, 2019 ZAR (R) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 507,749 |  |  | $ 583,572 | $ 576,261 | $ 525,745
St. Augustine | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LEI Lie Ying Limited | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,700 |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from second holdback payment |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,100 | $ 71,463 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts of material contingent liabilities remaining |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivables from sale of business, noncurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,900 |  |  | $ 25,900 |  |
Monash South Africa (MSA) | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  |  |  | $ 1,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 15,000 |  |  |
Accounts payable disposed of |  |  |  | $ 20,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percent |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Laureate South Africa Pty Ltd (LSA) | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  |  |  | $ 7,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 99,000 |  |  |
Monash South Africa Limited And LEI AMEA Investments B.V. | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of business |  |  |  | 9,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exeter Street Holdings, LLC | St. Augustine | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of business |  |  |  |  |  | 346,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current assets disposed of |  |  |  |  |  | 11,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable disposed of |  |  |  |  |  | 58,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 7,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from dispositions |  |  |  |  |  | 301,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of business |  |  |  |  |  | $ 223,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LEI Singapore Holdings Pte Limited, Laureate I B.V.,Laureate International B.V. | Pearl Retail Solutions Private Limited | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  |  | $ 145,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current assets disposed of |  |  | 145,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from dispositions |  |  | $ 77,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percent |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Iniciativas Culturales de Espãna S.L., (“ICE”), and Laureate I B.V | Affiliated Entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of business |  | $ 906,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from dispositions |  | 760,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of business |  | 615,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefit from disposition |  | 30,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Iniciativas Culturales de Espãna S.L., (“ICE”), and Laureate I B.V | Ensilis—Educação e Formação, Unipessoal, Lda | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  | 857,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 770,000 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable disposed of |  | 109,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Laureate I B.V. | Education Turkey B.V. | Affiliated Entity | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions | $ 90,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of business | 75,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of business | (37,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt assumed | $ 15,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percent | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bilgi Egitim Ve Kultur Vakfi (Bilgi Foundation) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and restricted cash | $ 89,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stamford International University | China YuHua Education Investment Limited |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  |  |  |  | $ 35,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of campuses | campus |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stamford International University | China YuHua Education Investment Limited | Affiliated Entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  | 2,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt assumed |  | $ 1,400 |  |  | $ 4,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stamford International University | LEI Singapore | Affiliated Entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of business |  |  |  |  | 22,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from dispositions |  |  |  |  | 18,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of business |  |  |  | $ 2,300 | 10,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net of debt assumed by purchaser |  |  |  |  | $ 26,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stamford International University | LEI Singapore Holdings Pte Limited, Laureate I B.V.,Laureate International B.V. | Affiliated Entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of business |  |  | $ 19,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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