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Debt - Other Debt (Details) |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 22, 2017 PEN (S/) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) campus | Dec. 31, 2020 MXN ($) campus | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 PEN (S/) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) | Dec. 22, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 22, 2017 PEN (S/) | Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2015 MXN ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of long-term debt |  | $ 705,353,000 |  | $ 2,507,790,000 | $ 867,915,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lines of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  | 59,014,000 |  | $ 14,542,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available borrowing capacity |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term debt, weighted average interest rate |  | 6.13% |  | 7.93% |  | 6.13% | 6.13% |  |  |  |  |  |
Lines of credit | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  | 2.10% |  |  |  | 2.10% | 2.10% |  |  |  |  |  |
Lines of credit | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  | 7.93% |  |  |  | 7.93% | 7.93% |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  | $ 12,694,000 |  | $ 23,480,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Minimum | Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 2.10% |  | 7.85% |  | 2.10% | 2.10% |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Maximum | Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 7.85% |  | 8.70% |  | 7.85% | 7.85% |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Secured Notes Payable | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  | 2.10% |  | 5.75% |  | 2.10% | 2.10% |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Secured Notes Payable | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  | 10.25% |  | 10.25% |  | 10.25% | 10.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | UVM Mexico Loan Originated in 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total interest rate |  |  |  | 9.06% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  |  |  | $ 77,569,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 79,000,000 | $ 1,300,000,000
Notes payable and other debt | UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  | $ 68,013,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 89,000,000 | $ 1,700,000,000 |  |  |  |
Balloon payment |  | $ 21,388,000 |  |  |  | $ 425,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017 | Mexican Interbanking Offer Rate (TIIE) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  | 5.98% | 5.98% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017 | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly principal payments |  | $ 2,139,000 | $ 42,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017 | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly principal payments |  | 3,850,000 | $ 76,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Financing of Construction of Campuses | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  | $ 13,361,000 |  | 14,542,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of financed campuses (campus) | campus |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average short term borrowing rate |  | 7.93% |  |  |  | 7.93% | 7.93% |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other debt | Subsidiary of the Company Borrowing Agreement | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding |  | $ 44,029,000 |  | $ 52,278,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 76,000,000 | S/ 247,500,000 |  |
Balloon payment |  | 4,003,000 |  |  |  |  | S/ 14,438,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.62% | 6.62% |  |
Periodic principal payment | S/ 9,281,000 | $ 2,573,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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