XML 72 R145.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.19.3.a.u2

Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jan. 10, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
--- | --- | ---
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Finance lease obligations |  | $ 58,253
Subsequent Event | Education Holding Costa Rica, S.R.L. | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Laureate Costa Rica |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Consideration received from dispositions | $ 15,000 |
Disposal group, contingent liability | $ 7,000 |
Disposal group, contingent liability, period | 2 years |
Finance lease obligations | $ 30,000 |

X
- Definition Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Contingent Consideration, Liability + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | laur_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationContingentConsiderationLiability
Namespace Prefix: | laur_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Period + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | laur_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationContingentConsiderationLiabilityPeriod
Namespace Prefix: | laur_
Data Type: | xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918701-209980 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888419&loc=SL77918627-209977 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiability
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis=us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | dei_LegalEntityAxis=laur_EducationHoldingCostaRicaS.R.L.Member
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis=us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationsDisposedOfBySaleMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis=laur_LusitaniaS.R.L.UniversidadULatinaS.R.L.ULatinaandUniversidadAmericanaUAMS.R.L.Member
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |