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Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale - Loss On Impairment of Assets (Details) $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 14, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) subsidiary institution | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of discontinued VIE institutions | institution |  | 1 |  |
Long-lived assets |  | $ 1,199,219 | $ 1,275,341 |
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairments of long-lived assets |  | 43,284 | $ 3,080 | $ 33,476
Central America & U.S. Campuses |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of long-lived assets to be disposed of |  | $ 25,000 |  |
Central America & U.S. Campuses | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of subsidiaries with impaired long-lived assets (subsidiary) | subsidiary |  | 2 |  |
Central America & U.S. Campuses | Tradenames |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of long-lived assets to be disposed of |  | $ 17,400 |  |
Rest of World |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  | 0 |  |
Rest of World | Tradenames |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of long-lived assets to be disposed of |  | $ 16,100 |  |
Exeter Street Holdings, LLC |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percent of ownership disposed of | 100.00% |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions | $ 7,300 |  |  |
Affiliated Entity |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of campuses |  | 5 |  |

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