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Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Dispositions | Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale As discussed in Note 1, Description of Business, the Company's remaining principal markets are Mexico and Peru (the Continuing Operations). All remaining markets are being divested (the Discontinued Operations). As described in Note 6, Dispositions, a number of sale transactions closed during 2020, 2019 and 2018. In the tables below, certain classification changes have been made to the prior year amounts in order to conform to the current year presentation. On the Consolidated Statements of Operations, the results from the Discontinued Operations, which in prior periods were presented in two lines, have been combined into one line called (Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax, for all periods presented. Summarized operating results and cash flows of the Discontinued Operations are presented in the following table:
For the years ended December 31, | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
Revenues | $ | 1,674,602 |  | $ | 2,539,995 |  | $ | 3,075,320 |
Depreciation and amortization expense | (60,378) |  | (111,376) |  | (155,430) |
Share-based compensation expense | (3,050) |  | (2,669) |  | (4,217) |
Other direct costs | (1,313,258) |  | (2,026,187) |  | (2,436,416) |
Loss on impairment of assets | (438,258) |  | (691) |  | (13,112) |
Other non-operating expense | (68,553) |  | (70,719) |  | (91,132) |
Gain on sale of discontinued operations before taxes, net | 25,048 |  | 793,475 |  | 293,114 |
Pretax (loss) income of discontinued operations | (183,847) |  | 1,121,828 |  | 668,127 |
Income tax expense | (114,257) |  | (33,681) |  | (105,880) |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax | $ | (298,104) |  | $ | 1,088,147 |  | $ | 562,247 |
Operating cash flows of discontinued operations | $ | 288,271 |  | $ | 315,406 |  | $ | 396,042 |
Investing cash flows of discontinued operations | $ | (48,428) |  | $ | (99,725) |  | $ | (169,082) |
Financing cash flows of discontinued operations | $ | (969) |  | $ | (103,583) |  | $ | (61,622) |
2020 Impairments and Losses Recognized on Held-For-Sale Disposal Groups Chile As described in Note 1, Description of Business, the Company is exploring strategic alternatives for each of its businesses and, as part of that process, the Company is evaluating all potential options for its remaining businesses, including sales, spin-offs or business combinations. During the second quarter of 2020, the Company received and considered information regarding the market valuation for control of its Chilean operations, which was both a reporting unit and an asset group. In a divestiture scenario, this market feedback revealed the range of values that could be expected to be offered by potential investors, and this range of values was lower than carrying value. The reasons for this included uncertainties that market participants had around operating higher education institutions in Chile related to the challenging political and regulatory environment and the possibility that a new Chilean constitution could become effective as early as the summer of 2022. These uncertainties particularly affected the views of market participants (as well as the views of the Company) about operating a not-for-profit education institution in Chile. After assessing these factors, the Company concluded that it was more likely than not that the fair value of its Chile reporting unit was less than its carrying value. Accordingly, the Company performed an impairment test of the long-lived assets that were part of the Chile reporting unit. Because Chile had not yet met the held-for-sale criteria as of June 30, 2020, the long-lived assets other than goodwill were evaluated for impairment under the held-and-used model, based on the probability-weighted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group. Goodwill was also evaluated for impairment. The projections used in the impairment testing included key assumptions around the effect of regulatory uncertainties on the future cash flows expected to be generated, reducing the estimates of those cash flows. In addition, the projections incorporated assumptions around growth rates, tax rates and discount rates. The inputs used were not observable to active markets and were therefore deemed “Level 3” inputs in the fair value hierarchy. As a result of the impairment test, the Company determined that the carrying value of the Chile asset group exceeded its fair value by approximately $418,000 and recorded an impairment charge in that amount during the second quarter of 2020, as follows:
Goodwill and tradenames |  | $ | 238,400 |
Land and buildings |  | 80,600 |
Other long-lived assets |  | 36,500 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net |  | 62,500 |
Total Chile impairment |  | $ | 418,000 |
In addition, the Company had recorded within stockholders’ equity, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income, approximately $293,000 of accumulated foreign currency translation losses associated with the Chilean operations. As discussed further in Note 6, Dispositions, the Company completed the divestiture of its Chilean operations during the third quarter of 2020 and, as a result, these accumulated foreign currency translation losses were recognized as part of the loss on sale. Honduras During the second quarter of 2020, the Company recorded a loss of approximately $10,000 related to the Honduras disposal group, which was classified as a Discontinued Operation, in order to write down the carrying value of those assets to their estimated fair value at that time, in accordance with ASC 360-10, “Impairment and Disposal of Long-lived Assets” (ASC 360-10). During the third quarter of 2020, the Company recorded an additional loss of approximately $10,000 related to the Honduras disposal group, in order to adjust the carrying value of those assets to their estimated fair value based on the sale agreement for the institution that was signed in October 2020, as discussed further below. Brazil As discussed further below, during the third quarter of 2020, the Company signed an agreement to sell its Brazil operations and, as a result, Brazil was classified as a Discontinued Operation for all periods presented. In connection with this decision to sell Brazil, the Company recorded a loss of approximately $190,000 in order to write down the carrying value of the Brazil disposal group to its estimated fair value less costs to sell, as required by ASC 360-10. The estimated fair value was based on an offer received from a market participant. Because the held-for-sale criteria were met during the third quarter, the carrying value used to evaluate the Brazil business included the accumulated foreign currency translation losses associated with Brazil, resulting in this loss. During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company recorded an additional loss of approximately $15,000 in order to adjust the carrying value of the Brazil disposal group to its estimated fair value less costs to sell as of December 31, 2020. 2019 Losses Recognized on Held-For-Sale Disposal Groups During 2019, the Company recognized total losses of approximately $43,000 related to the write-down of held-for-sale disposal groups. Of this amount, approximately $25,000 relates to the Costa Rica disposal group and was recorded during the third quarter of 2019, in order to write down the carrying value of those assets to their estimated fair value, per ASC 360-10. As discussed in Note 6, Dispositions, the Costa Rica institutions were sold on January 10, 2020. The remaining loss relates to a write down of the carrying value of our Honduras disposal group that was recorded during the fourth quarter of 2019, in order to reduce the carrying value of those assets to their estimated fair value at that time. 2018 Loss on Impairment of Assets In connection with our goodwill impairment testing in the fourth quarter of 2018, we wrote off the remaining goodwill balance of $3,080 associated with our operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which are now included in Discontinued Operations. During 2018 we also recorded an impairment charge of $10,030 for the University of Liverpool (Liverpool), an institution in our Online & Partnerships segment that is now included in Discontinued Operations. The impairment was caused by Liverpool's decision not to renew its institutional partnership agreement and to stop enrolling new students and begin a teach-out process. As a result, we recorded an impairment charge related to the fixed assets of this entity that were no longer recoverable based on expected future cash flows. The assets and liabilities of the Discontinued Operations, which are subject to finalization, have been classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, in accordance with ASC 205. The assets and liabilities are recorded at the lower of their carrying values or their estimated 'fair values less costs to sell.' The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities that were classified as held for sale are presented in the following table:
| December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019
Assets of Discontinued Operations |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 270,164 |  | $ | 333,455 |
Receivables, net | 113,386 |  | 209,704 |
Property and equipment, net | 259,471 |  | 784,198 |
Goodwill and tradenames | 1,202,496 |  | 1,668,971 |
Operating lease assets | 136,806 |  | 399,345 |
Other assets | 183,742 |  | 446,532 |
Valuation allowance on held-for-sale disposal groups | (248,630) |  | (43,079) |
Subtotal: assets of Discontinued Operations | $ | 1,917,435 |  | $ | 3,799,126 |
Other assets classified as Held for Sale |  |
Property and equipment, net | — |  | 8,403 |
Subtotal: other assets classified as held for sale | $ | — |  | $ | 8,403 |
Total assets held for sale | $ | 1,917,435 |  | $ | 3,807,529 |
| December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations |  |
Deferred revenue and student deposits | $ | 87,793 |  | $ | 176,255 |
Operating leases, including current portion | 151,413 |  | 388,202 |
Long-term debt, seller notes and finance leases, including current portion | 171,451 |  | 304,355 |
Other liabilities | 291,599 |  | 486,081 |
Total liabilities held for sale | $ | 702,256 |  | $ | 1,354,893 |
Discontinued Operations with Signed Sale Agreements Pending Closure at December 31, 2020 Brazil Operations On November 2, 2020, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement with Ânima Holding S.A. (Anima) for the sale of its Brazilian operations. The transaction value is approximately 4,400,000 Brazilian Reals (approximately $765,000 at the time of signing), including 3,800,000 Brazilian Reals (approximately $660,700 at the time of signing) in cash consideration, which is subject to certain adjustments, and the assumption of net indebtedness. Under the agreement with Anima, the Company will be entitled to receive up to 203,000 Brazilian Reals (approximately $35,300 at the time of signing) in additional cash consideration if certain metrics are achieved following the closing. The transaction is targeted to close by the end of the second quarter of 2021. Walden On September 11, 2020, Laureate entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the Walden Sale Agreement) with Adtalem Global Education Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Walden Purchaser). Pursuant to the Walden Sale Agreement, the Company has agreed to sell to the Walden Purchaser all of the issued and outstanding equity interest in Walden e-Learning, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and its subsidiary, Walden University, LLC, a Florida limited liability company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (together with Walden e-Learning, LLC, the Walden Group), in exchange for a purchase price of $1,480,000 in cash, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Walden Sale Agreement. The closing of this transaction is expected to occur toward the end of 2021 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval by the U.S. Department of Education and the Higher Learning Commission and required antitrust approvals. Under certain specified circumstances, the Walden Purchaser may be required to pay the Company a termination fee of $88,000, including if the Walden Purchaser terminates the Walden Sale Agreement as a result of the imposition by the U.S. Department of Education of certain specified restrictions, or if Laureate terminates the Walden Sale Agreement as a result of the Walden Purchaser’s failure to consummate the transaction upon satisfaction of the closing conditions. Honduras On October 13, 2020, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Fundación Nasser, a not-for-profit foundation in Honduras, to transfer control of its operations in Honduras for total cash consideration of approximately $29,800, prior to closing costs. The buyer will also assume indebtedness which, as of December 31, 2020, was approximately $29,500. The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approval, and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2021. Dispositions 2020 Dispositions Sale of Costa Rica Operations On January 10, 2020, Laureate International B.V., a Netherlands private limited liability company (Laureate International), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into, and consummated the transactions contemplated by, an Equity Purchase Agreement (the Costa Rica Agreement) with SP Costa Rica Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Costa Rica Buyer). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Costa Rica Buyer purchased from Laureate International (i) all of the equity units of Education Holding Costa Rica, S.R.L., which owned, directly or indirectly, all of the equity units of Lusitania S.R.L., Universidad ULatina, S.R.L. (ULatina) and Universidad Americana UAM, S.R.L. (collectively, Laureate Costa Rica) and (ii) a note due from ULatina to Laureate International. Consideration for the transaction consisted of $15,000 paid at closing and up to $7,000 to be paid within the next two years if Laureate Costa Rica met certain performance metrics. One of the performance metrics was finalized during the second quarter of 2020 and did not result in any additional proceeds to the Company; the maximum additional proceeds that the Company could receive if the remaining performance metric is met is $5,000. The proceeds received, net of cash sold, transaction fees and a working capital adjustment that was completed during the second quarter of 2020, were approximately $1,800. Additionally, Laureate Costa Rica retained obligations to pay approximately $30,000 in finance lease indebtedness for which the Costa Rica Buyer has no recourse to Laureate International. During the third quarter of 2019, the Company recorded a loss of approximately $25,000 on the held-for-sale Costa Rica disposal group, in order to write down the carrying value of those assets to their estimated fair value, per ASC 360-10. Upon completion of the sale in January 2020 and after including the working capital adjustment, the Company recognized additional pre-tax loss of approximately $18,600, which related to subsequent changes in net carrying values. Accordingly, the total loss on the sale of Costa Rica was approximately $43,600 and is included in loss from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020. The Costa Rica Buyer is controlled by certain affiliates of Sterling Capital Partners II, L.P. (Sterling II). Sterling II has the right to designate a director to the Laureate Board of Directors pursuant to a securityholders agreement, and Steven Taslitz currently serves as the Sterling-designated director. Mr. Taslitz did not participate in the Laureate Board of Directors’ consideration of the transaction, which was approved by Laureate's Audit Committee as a related party transaction. Sale of NewSchool of Architecture and Design, LLC (NSAD) On March 6, 2020, the Company completed the sale of NSAD. Under the terms of the membership interests purchase agreement, Exeter Street Holdings, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, sold 100% of the outstanding membership interests of NSAD to Ambow NSAD, Inc. and Ambow Education Holding, Ltd. (the NSAD Buyers) for a purchase price of one dollar, subject to certain adjustments. NSAD is a higher education institution located in California that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and non-degree certificates in design and construction management. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company agreed to pay subsidies to the NSAD Buyers totaling approximately $7,300, of which all but $2,800 was settled at the closing date. The remaining subsidy of $2,800 is being paid to the NSAD Buyers ratably on a quarterly basis over the next four years. The Company recognized a pre-tax loss on the sale of approximately $5,900, which is included in loss from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020. Sale of China Operations-Receipt of Escrow On January 25, 2018, the Company completed the sale of LEI Lie Ying Limited in China. At the closing of the sale on January 25, 2018, a portion of the total transaction value was paid into an escrow account, to be distributed to the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of the escrow agreement. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had recorded a receivable of approximately $25,900 for the portion of the escrowed amount that the Company expected to receive. Per the terms of the escrow agreement, in June 2020, the Company received approximately 141,647 Hong Kong Dollars (approximately $18,300 at the date of receipt) from the escrow, which was offset against the receivable recorded, and is included in receipts from sales of discontinued operations within investing activities on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Under the terms of the agreement, the remaining escrow receivable amount was due in late January 2021. The Company is pursuing collection and considers the net receivable remaining to be fully collectable. Divestiture of Chilean Operations On September 10, 2020, Laureate International and Laureate I, B.V., each a Netherlands private limited liability company (together, the LDES Sellers), and Servicios Regionales Universitarios LE, S.C., a Mexican company (sociedad civil) (together with the LDES Sellers, the Controlling Entities), all of which are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, entered into a Master Agreement (the Chile Agreement) with Fundación Educación y Cultura, a Chilean non-for-profit foundation (the Chile Buyer). Pursuant to the Chile Agreement, as of September 11, 2020, Laureate completed the divestiture of its operations in Chile through the transfer of control of its not-for-profit institutions, Universidad Andrés Bello, Universidad de Las Américas and Universidad Viña del Mar, to the Chile Buyer, and the sale of its for-profit operations, which includes the sale of Instituto Profesional AIEP to Universidad Andrés Bello. The not-for-profit institutions were consolidated by Laureate under the variable interest entity model. The cash proceeds received at closing, prior to transaction fees, were approximately $195,300. In addition, the purchase price includes a note receivable of $21,500 that is payable one year from the date of divestiture. At the closing date, the Chilean operations had a cash balance (cash sold) of approximately $288,000 that was transferred to the Chile Buyer as part of the transaction. This divestiture resulted in a pre-tax loss of approximately $338,200, which related primarily to the accumulated foreign currency translation losses associated with the Chilean operations. The loss is recorded in loss from discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020. As discussed in Note 4, Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale, during the second quarter of 2020, the Company recorded an impairment charge of approximately $418,000 related to the long-lived assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill of the Chilean operations, in order to write down the carrying value of the Chilean operations assets to its estimated fair value. Inti Education Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (Inti Holdings) On February 28, 2020, Exeter Street Holdings Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysia corporation (the Malaysia Seller), and LEI Holdings, LTD., a Hong Kong corporation (the Malaysia Seller Guarantor), each of which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Laureate, entered into a Share Sale & Purchase Agreement (the Malaysia Sale Agreement) with HOPE Education Group (Hong Kong) Company Limited (the Malaysia Purchaser) and HOPE Education Group Co. Ltd. (the Malaysia Purchaser Guarantor). Pursuant to the Malaysia Sale Agreement, the Malaysia Purchaser would purchase from the Malaysia Seller all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Inti Education Holdings Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysia corporation (Inti Holdings), the Malaysia Seller’s Guarantor would guarantee certain obligations of the Malaysia Seller and the Malaysia Purchaser’s Guarantor would guarantee certain obligations of the Malaysia Purchaser. Inti Holdings was the indirect owner of INTI University and Colleges, a higher education institution with five campuses in Malaysia. In connection with the Malaysia Sale Agreement, the Malaysia Seller entered into a separate agreement with the current minority owner of the equity of Inti Holdings relating to the purchase by the Malaysia Seller of the minority owner’s 10.10% interest in Inti Holdings, the closing of which was a precondition to the closing of the transaction under the Malaysia Sale Agreement. The sale of Inti Holdings was completed on September 29, 2020. The total purchase price, including the payment to the current minority owner, was $140,000. The closing of the transaction was subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by regulators in Malaysia. At the time of the signing of the Malaysia Sale Agreement in February 2020, the Malaysia Purchaser paid to the Malaysia Seller a cash deposit of $5,000, which the Company initially recorded as a liability pending the closing of the sale, and which was recognized as part of the gain on sale upon the closing of the transaction in September 2020. The cash proceeds received, prior to transaction fees and net of approximately $19,500 of cash sold, were approximately $116,300 and are included in Receipts from sales of discontinued operations, net of cash sold, property and equipment and other within investing activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2020. In addition, the Malaysia Purchaser withheld $4,200 for taxes that the Company collected in February 2021. The payment to the minority owner for their 10.10% interest in Inti Holdings, which totaled approximately $13,700, was made in early October 2020. An additional $420, which represents the minority owner’s share of the taxes that were withheld as noted above, will be paid to the minority owner following receipt by the Company. The Company recognized a pre-tax gain on sale of approximately $47,900, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020. Divestiture of Turkey Operations: Receipt of Portion of Deferred Consideration As previously disclosed, in August 2019, the Company completed the divestiture of its operations in Turkey. The total consideration included a deferred payment of $15,000 in the form of an instrument that was payable one year after closing. At the time of the divestiture, the Company determined that this deferred amount would be recognized if collected. In early October 2020, the Company received $8,436 of the deferred consideration and recognized this as a reduction to the loss on the sale of control of the Turkish operations. The outstanding amount was due in January 2021, and the Company is pursuing collection. Australia and New Zealand Operations On July 29, 2020, LEI AMEA Investments B.V., a Netherlands private limited liability company (the ANZ Seller), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and the Company, solely as guarantor of certain of the ANZ Seller’s obligations thereunder, entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the ANZ Purchase Agreement) with SEI Newco Inc., a Delaware corporation (the ANZ Purchaser), and Strategic Education, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the ANZ Purchaser’s Guarantor). Pursuant to the ANZ Purchase Agreement, the ANZ Seller has agreed to sell to the ANZ Purchaser all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of (i) LEI Higher Education Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian private company and the direct owner of Torrens University Australia, (ii) LEI Australia Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian private company and the indirect owner of Think Education, (iii) LESA Education Services Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian private company, and (iv) LEI New Zealand, a New Zealand company and the indirect owner of Media Design School (collectively, the ANZ Target Companies). The ANZ Purchaser’s Guarantor will guarantee the obligations of the ANZ Purchaser. The closing of the transaction occurred on November 3, 2020, following completion of the required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The proceeds received, net of cash sold and transaction fees, were approximately $624,200. The Company recognized a pre-tax gain on sale of approximately $555,800, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020. Campus Guadalajara Norte Sale In November 2020, an agreement was signed between Universidad del Valle de Mexico, SC (UVM) and Grupo Dalton for the sale of the land and buildings of Campus Guadalajara Norte, after a decision was made to relocate all students from the Campus Guadalajara Norte to the nearby Campus Zapopan in Jalisco, Mexico. The total purchase price was approximately $13,900, prior to transaction fees. As of December 31, 2020, the Company has received approximately $7,000 of the total purchase price, with the outstanding amount of approximately $6,900 to be paid before the one-year anniversary of the signing of the agreement. The Company recognized a pre-tax operating gain on the sale of this property and equipment of approximately $5,800, which is included in Direct costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020. 2019 Dispositions Sale of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, LLC On February 1, 2019, the Company completed the sale of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, LLC (St. Augustine), in the United States. The total transaction value under the sale agreement was $400,000. Upon completion of the sale, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $346,400, which included $11,700 of customary closing adjustments, and was net of $58,100 of debt assumed by the purchaser and $7,200 of fees. The proceeds net of cash sold were approximately $301,800, which the Company used to repay outstanding indebtedness under its U.S. term loan and revolving credit facility. The Company recognized a gain on the sale of approximately $223,000, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019. Sale of Thailand Operations On February 12, 2019, the Company completed the sale of its interests in Thai Education Holdings Company Limited, a Thailand corporation (TEDCO), and Far East Stamford International Co. Ltd. (FES), a Thailand corporation. TEDCO was the owner of a controlling interest in FES, which was the license holder for Stamford International University, which had three campuses in Thailand. The total purchase price was approximately $35,300, and net proceeds were approximately $26,400, net of debt assumed by the buyer and other customary closing adjustments and fees. Of the $26,400 in net proceeds, $22,200, or $18,800 net of cash sold, was received at closing. The balance of $4,200 was payable upon satisfaction of certain post-closing requirements; the first post-closing requirement was satisfied in May 2019 and the Company received $2,800. The second post-closing requirement was satisfied in February 2020 and the Company received approximately $1,400. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recognized a gain on the sale of approximately $10,800, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Additional Gain on Sale of China Operations As discussed further below, on January 25, 2018, the Company completed the sale of LEI Lie Ying Limited (LEILY). A portion of the purchase price was held back and subject to deduction of any indemnifiable losses payable to the buyer pursuant to the sale purchase agreement. On January 25, 2019, Laureate received HKD 71,463 (approximately $9,100 at date of receipt) for the second and final holdback payment, net of legal fees. Also, as of December 31, 2018, the Company had recorded a liability of approximately $14,300 related to loss contingencies for which the Company had indemnified the buyer. During the first quarter of 2019, the legal matter that this loss contingency related to was settled, with no cost to the Company. Accordingly, during the first quarter of 2019, the Company reversed the loss contingency and recognized additional gain on the sale of LEILY of approximately $13,700, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019. The remaining liability recorded relates to certain legal fees. Additionally, at the closing of the sale on January 25, 2018, a portion of the total transaction value was paid into an escrow account and will be distributed to the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of the escrow agreement. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has recorded a receivable of approximately $25,900 for the portion of the escrowed amount that the Company expected to receive; the majority of this receivable was collected in 2020, as described above. Sale of Monash South Africa On April 8, 2019, the Company completed the sale of its institution in South Africa, Monash South Africa, as well as the sale of the real estate associated with that institution. The transactions consisted of: (i) the transfer by Monash South Africa Limited (MSA), an Australia limited company that is an indirect 75%-owned subsidiary of the Company, to The Independent Institute of Education Limited (IIE), a South Africa limited company that is a subsidiary of ADvTECH Limited, of all of MSA’s assets and certain of its operational liabilities for a sale price of 15,000 South African Rand (ZAR) (subject to customary adjustments) (or approximately $1,100 at the closing date) and (ii) the sale by LEI AMEA Investments B.V., a Netherlands limited company that is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, of all of the shares of Laureate South Africa Pty. Ltd. (LSA), a South Africa limited company, to IIE for a net sale price of approximately ZAR 99,000 (subject to customary adjustments) (or approximately $7,000 at the closing date). In addition, IIE assumed debt of approximately $20,200. In the aggregate, including working capital adjustments, the Company received approximately $9,000 from the buyer, which approximated the amount of cash sold with the business. The Company recognized a gain for these transactions of approximately $2,300, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019. Sale of India Operations On May 9, 2019, LEI Singapore Holdings Pte Limited, a Singapore corporation, Laureate I B.V., a Netherlands private limited company (Laureate I), and Laureate International B.V., a Netherlands private limited company (collectively, the India Sellers), all of which are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, closed a transaction pursuant to the share purchase agreement (the India Agreement), among the India Sellers, Global University Systems India Bidco B.V., a Netherlands private limited liability company (the India Purchaser) and Global University Systems Holding B.V. (the India Purchaser Guarantor), a Netherlands private limited liability company. Pursuant to the India Agreement, the India Purchaser acquired from the India Sellers all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Pearl Retail Solutions Private Limited, an India corporation (PRS), M-Power Energy India Private Limited (M-Power), an India corporation, and Data Ram Sons Private Limited (Data Ram), an India corporation. As a result of the closing of the transaction, the Company no longer consolidates its network institutions in India, including Creative Arts Education Society (CAES), the operator of Pearl Academy, and University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES). In connection with the India Agreement, certain of the India Sellers also closed a separate transaction with the minority owners of PRS relating to the purchase by them of the minority owners’ 10% interest in PRS. The total purchase price under the India Agreement was $145,600. The net proceeds received by the India Sellers, before the payment to the 10% minority owners and after transaction fees and taxes, including receipt in July 2019 of certain taxes withheld at closing, were approximately $145,800, or approximately $77,300 net of cash sold, which the Company used to repay indebtedness under its term loan that had a maturity date of April 2024 (the 2024 Term Loan). The Company recognized a gain for these transactions of approximately $19,500, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019. Sale of Spain and Portugal Operations On May 31, 2019, Iniciativas Culturales de España S.L., a Spanish private limited liability company (ICE), and Laureate I, both of which are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, closed a previously announced transaction pursuant to the sale and purchase agreement (the Spain and Portugal Sale Agreement) with Samarinda Investments, S.L., a Spanish limited liability company (Samarinda). Pursuant to the Spain and Portugal Sale Agreement, Samarinda acquired from ICE all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of each of Universidad Europea de Madrid, S.L.U., Iniciativas Educativas de Mallorca, S.L.U., Iniciativa Educativa UEA, S.L.U., Universidad Europea de Canarias, S.L.U., and Universidad Europea de Valencia, S.L.U. (together, the Spain Companies), and Samarinda acquired from Laureate I all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Ensilis—Educação e Formação, Unipessoal, Lda. (the Portugal Company). Three of the Spain Companies are the entities that operate Universidad Europea de Madrid, Universidad Europea de Canarias, and Universidad Europea de Valencia. The Portugal Company is the entity that operates Universidade Europeia, a comprehensive university in Portugal, and Instituto Português de Administração de Marketing (IPAM Lisbon and IPAM Porto), post-secondary schools of marketing in Portugal. The total purchase price under the Spain and Portugal Sale Agreement was EUR 770,000 (or approximately $857,000 at the date of closing), subject to customary closing adjustments. After payment of transaction fees, receipt of working capital and other adjustments, as well as settlement of foreign currency swaps, the total net proceeds received by ICE and Laureate I were approximately $906,000, or approximately $760,000 net of cash sold, which the Company used to repay indebtedness, including full repayment of the remaining balance outstanding under the 2024 Term Loan. Additionally, the buyer assumed debt of approximately $109,000. The Company recognized a gain for these transactions of approximately $615,000, including a tax benefit of approximately $30,000 that relates to the reversal of net deferred tax liabilities, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019. Sale of Turkey Operations On August 27, 2019, Laureate I B.V. and Can Uluslararasi Yatirim Holding A.Ş. (Can Holding), a Turkish company, executed and closed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the Turkey SPA). Pursuant to the Turkey SPA, Can Holding purchased from Laureate I B.V. 100% of the share capital of Education Turkey B.V. (ET), a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands. ET and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries and affiliates together have the right to appoint a majority of the Trustees of Bilgi Eğitim ve Kültür Vakfı (Bilgi Foundation). Bilgi Foundation is the sponsor of Istanbul Bilgi University (Bilgi), an institution located in Turkey that the Company previously consolidated under the variable interest entity model. As a result of the closing of the Turkey SPA on August 27, 2019, the Company no longer consolidates Bilgi. The total purchase price was $90,000, which consisted of cash proceeds of $75,000 and deferred purchase price of $15,000 in the form of an instrument payable one year after closing. The deferred purchase price carries no stated interest rate. At the date of sale, Bilgi had approximately $89,000 of cash and restricted cash on its balance sheet. The Company recognized a loss for this transaction of approximately $37,700, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019. Sale of Universidad Interamericana de Panamá (UIP) In early October 2019, the Company closed on the previously announced sale of UIP, in addition to real estate which serves as the campus of UIP, to Universal Knowledge Systems, Inc. and Global Education Services, Inc. (the UIP Buyers). Pursuant to the sale and purchase agreement (the UIP Agreement), the UIP Buyers purchased from the Universidad U Latina, SRL and Education Holding Costa Rica EHCR, SRL (the UIP Sellers) 100% of the ownership interests of UIP, a higher education institution in Panama. Excelencia y Superacion S.A. (EXSUSA), an affiliate of the UIP Buyers, was also party to the UIP Agreement as a guarantor of the UIP Sellers’ obligations under the UIP Agreement. In addition, Desarrollos Urbanos Educativos S. de R.L. (DUE), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into and closed a real estate purchase agreement (the DUE Real Estate Purchase Agreement) with EXSUSA, pursuant to which EXSUSA or its designees purchased the campus real estate. The total enterprise value under the UIP Agreement and the DUE Real Estate Purchase Agreement was approximately $86,750, and the net proceeds received were approximately $82,000. The Company recognized a net gain for this transaction of approximately $21,000, including a tax benefit of approximately $1,500, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019. Sale of UniNorte On November 1, 2019, the Company closed on the previously announced sale of its institution UniNorte, a traditional higher education institution in Manaus, Brazil. Under the sale agreement, Cenesup - Centro Nacional de Ensino Superior Ltda., a limited liability company organized under the laws of Brazil (the UniNorte Purchaser) purchased 100% of the quota capital of Sodecam - Sociedade de Desenvolvimento Cultural do Amazonas Ltda., a limited liability company organized under the laws of Brazil, which is the maintaining entity of UniNorte. The Company and Ser Educacional S.A., the parent of the UniNorte Purchaser, are also parties to the Agreement as guarantors of certain obligations of their respective subsidiaries. The Company received cash proceeds of approximately $43,000, net of transaction costs, and recognized a total net loss on the transaction of approximately $300. UniNorte was not part of the strategic shift described in Note 1, Description of Business, and Note 4, Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale. Dissolution of Dormant Subsidiaries During the third and fourth quarters of 2019, the Company dissolved several dormant subsidiaries, resulting in the release of accumulated foreign currency translation loss of approximately $37,500. This loss is included in Loss on disposals of subsidiaries, net in Continuing Operations, as these entities were not part of the strategic shift described in Note 1, Description of Business, and Note 4, Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale. 2018 Dispositions Sale of Cyprus and Italy Operations On January 11, 2018, we completed the sale of European University-Cyprus Ltd (EUC) and Laureate Italy S.r.L. (Laureate Italy). Upon closing, we received gross proceeds of approximately EUR 232,000 (approximately $275,500, or approximately $244,300 net of cash sold and net of the approximately $4,100 working capital settlement between the Company and the buyer that was completed during the second quarter of 2018), and recognized a total gain on sale for the year ended December 31, 2018 of approximately $218,000, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company used the proceeds from this transaction, along with borrowings on our revolving credit facility that were subsequently repaid with the China sale proceeds discussed below, to repay $350,000 of the principal balance on our syndicated term loan that had a maturity date of April 2024 (the 2024 Term Loan), as discussed in Note 9, Debt. Sale of China Operations On January 25, 2018, we completed the sale of LEI Lie Ying Limited (LEILY) for a total transaction value of Chinese Renminbi (RMB) 1,430,000 (approximately $225,500 at the time of sale), of which RMB 50,000 (approximately $7,900 at the time of sale) will not be paid because certain conditions were not satisfied by the closing date. At closing, the Company received initial gross proceeds totaling approximately $128,800 (approximately $110,800 net of cash sold), net of banker transaction fees and certain taxes and duties totaling approximately $16,000. Six months after the closing date, the buyer was required to pay to the Company the Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) equivalent of RMB 120,000 (the First Holdback Payment). On July 27, 2018, the Company received the First Holdback Payment from the buyer, net of withholding taxes and agreed-upon legal fees, for a net payment of HKD 142,221 or $18,117 at the date of receipt, prior to banker transaction fees. Twelve months after the closing date, the buyer was required to pay to the Company the HKD equivalent of RMB 60,000 (the Second Holdback Payment). On January 25, 2019, Laureate received HKD 71,463 (approximately $9,100) for the Second Holdback Payment, net of legal fees. Both the First Holdback Payment and the Second Holdback Payment were subject to deduction of any indemnifiable losses payable by the Company to the buyer pursuant to the sale purchase agreement. The remainder of the transaction value was paid into an escrow account and will be distributed to the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of the escrow agreement. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had recorded a receivable for the Second Holdback Payment that was collected in January 2019, as well as a receivable of approximately $25,900 for the portion of the escrowed amount that the Company expects to receive. In addition, the Company had recorded a liability of approximately $14,300 related to loss contingencies for which we have indemnified the buyer. The Company recognized a gain on the sale of LEILY for the year ended December 31, 2018 of approximately $84,000, including tax effect, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Sale of German Operations On April 12, 2018, LEI European Investments B.V., a Netherlands private limited liability company (LEI BV), and Laureate International B.V., a Netherlands private limited liability company (Laureate International), both of which are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Laureate Education, Inc., executed and closed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the Laureate Germany SPA) with Global University Systems Germany B.V., a Netherlands private limited liability company (Global University Systems). Pursuant to the Laureate Germany SPA, Global University Systems purchased from LEI BV all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Laureate Germany Holding GmbH and its consolidated institutions, including the University of Applied Sciences Europe and Laureate Academies GmbH (collectively, Laureate Germany), and Laureate International guaranteed the obligations of LEI BV under the Laureate Germany SPA. Upon completion of the sale, LEI BV received gross proceeds of EUR 1,000 (approximately $1,200 at the date of receipt). At the date of sale, Laureate Germany had approximately $12,900 of cash and restricted cash on its balance sheet. In connection with this transaction, the Company contributed capital to Laureate Germany of approximately $3,600. The Company recognized a loss on the sale of Laureate Germany for the year ended December 31, 2018 of approximately $5,500, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Sale of Moroccan Operations On November 29, 2017, Laureate Middle East Holdings B.V., a Netherlands private limited liability company and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (LMEH), and La Société Maroc Emirats Arabes Unis de Développement, a Morocco company (SOMED and, together with LMEH, the Morocco Sellers), Laureate I B.V., a Netherlands private limited liability company and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the Morocco Guarantor), and UPM Pédagogique, a Morocco company (the Morocco Purchaser), entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the Laureate Somed SPA), pursuant to which the Morocco Purchaser agreed to purchase from the Morocco Sellers all of the issued and outstanding capital shares of Laureate Somed Holding, a Morocco company (Laureate Somed), for a total transaction value of 500,000 Moroccan Dirhams, and the Morocco Guarantor agreed to guarantee certain obligations of LMEH under the Laureate Somed SPA. The transaction closed on April 13, 2018, and LMEH received net proceeds of 300,000 Moroccan Dirhams (approximately $32,500 at the date of sale, or approximately $31,100 net of cash sold). The proceeds were used for general debt repayment across the Company rather than repayment of a specific tranche. Prior to the consummation of the sale, LMEH owned approximately 60% of the capital shares of Laureate Somed, while SOMED owned the remaining approximately 40% of the capital shares of Laureate Somed. Laureate Somed is the operator of Université Internationale de Casablanca, a comprehensive campus-based university in Casablanca, Morocco. The Company recognized a gain on the sale of Laureate Somed of approximately $17,400 for the year ended December 31, 2018, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Sale of Kendall College, LLC On January 15, 2018, Kendall College, LLC (Kendall), an Illinois limited liability company and indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Laureate, The Dining Room at Kendall NFP, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, National Louis University, an Illinois not for profit corporation (NLU), and Laureate, solely as guarantor of certain of Kendall’s obligations thereunder, entered into an asset purchase agreement. On August 6, 2018, we closed the transaction and Kendall transferred to NLU certain assets, including all of Kendall's education programs, subject to certain conditions, in exchange for consideration of one dollar. Closing of the transaction was subject to prior receipt of regulatory consents, including those of the U.S. Department of Education and the Higher Learning Commission. As part of the agreement, at closing Laureate paid to NLU $14,000 to support NLU’s construction of facilities for the acquired culinary program on NLU’s campus, subject to possible partial recoupment under specified conditions during the 10-year post-closing period. In addition, at closing Laureate paid approximately $2,100 to NLU for a working capital adjustment and other items provided for under the agreement. This payment was included in the loss on sale, which totaled approximately $17,200, including tax effect, and is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018. Also, at the closing date of the sale, the cease-use criteria were met for a leased building that was not part of the sale transaction and that has a lease term ending in July 2028. Accordingly, during the third quarter of 2018, the Company recorded a liability of approximately $24,000 for the present value of the remaining lease costs, less estimated sublease income, which was charged to loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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