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Dispositions (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 29, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 11, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 06, 2020 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2020 | Jan. 10, 2020 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 HKD ($) | Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) numberOfPerformanceMetrics | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Oct. 01, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 323,398,000 |  | $ 0 | $ 350,939,000 | $ 248,000 |  |
Gain (loss) on disposal of subsidiaries, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (621,000) |  | 1,474,000 | 1,178,000 | $ 1,474,000 |  |
LEI Lie Ying Limited | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Final holdback payment |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,300,000 | $ 141,647 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,900,000
Fundacion Educacion y Cultura | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash proceeds received |  | $ 195,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount receivable |  | 21,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 288,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposal of subsidiaries, net |  | $ 344,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turkey Operations | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Turkey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivable agreement period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turkey Operations | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Turkey | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash proceeds received |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,436,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Education Holding Cost Rica, S.R.L. | Costa Rica Operations | 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 |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000 |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses, net of cash divested |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Education Holding Cost Rica, S.R.L. | Costa Rica Operations | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Certain Performance Metrics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  |  |  |  | $ 7,000,000 |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration period |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts of material contingent liabilities remaining |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration, performance metrics met | numberOfPerformanceMetrics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Exeter Street Holdings, LLC | NewSchool of Architecture and Design, LLC | 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 |  |  | $ 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percent |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,800,000 |  |  | 2,800,000 |  |  |
Receivable agreement period |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, subsidies |  |  | $ 7,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
INTI Education Holdings Sdn Bhd | Malaysia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Taxes withheld | $ 4,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
INTI Education Holdings Sdn Bhd | Affiliated Entity | Malaysia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions | 140,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,200,000 |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 19,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receipts from sales, net of cash sold and property and equipment | $ 116,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Taxes withheld |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 420,000 |  |  | $ 420,000 |  |  |
Percent of ownership of minority owner disposed of |  |  |  | 10.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
INTI Education Holdings Sdn Bhd | Affiliated Entity | Malaysia | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,700,000 |

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