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Other Financial Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Other Financial Information | Other Financial Information Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income AOCI in our Consolidated Balance Sheets includes the accumulated translation adjustments arising from translation of foreign subsidiaries’ financial statements, the unrealized gains or losses on derivatives designated as effective hedges, and the accumulated net gains or losses that are not recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost for our minimum pension liability. Laureate reports changes in AOCI in our Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and the change in AOCI includes the removal of the cumulative translation adjustment related to subsidiaries that were sold during the period. The components of these balances were as follows:
December 31, |  | 2021 |  | 2020
|  | Laureate Education, Inc. | Noncontrolling Interests | Total |  | Laureate Education, Inc. | Noncontrolling Interests | Total
Foreign currency translation loss |  | $ | (529,472) |  | $ | 946 |  | $ | (528,526) |  |  | $ | (951,456) |  | $ | 958 |  | $ | (950,498) |
Unrealized gains on derivatives |  | 10,416 |  | — |  | 10,416 |  |  | 10,416 |  | — |  | 10,416 |
Minimum pension liability adjustment |  | (1,148) |  | — |  | (1,148) |  |  | (946) |  | — |  | (946) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | $ | (520,204) |  | $ | 946 |  | $ | (519,258) |  |  | $ | (941,986) |  | $ | 958 |  | $ | (941,028) |
Foreign Currency Exchange of Certain Intercompany Loans Laureate periodically reviews its investment and cash repatriation strategies in order to meet our liquidity requirements in the United States. Laureate recognized currency exchange adjustments attributable to intercompany loans that are not designated as indefinitely invested as Foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net, of $27,292, $21,171 and $(11,769) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Supplemental Schedule for Transactions with Noncontrolling Interest Holders Transactions with noncontrolling interest holders had the following effects on the equity attributable to Laureate:
For the years ended December 31, | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Net income (loss) attributable to Laureate Education, Inc. | $ | 192,446 |  |  | $ | (613,331) |  |  | $ | 938,484 |
Decrease in equity for changes in noncontrolling interests | (181) |  |  | (2,610) |  |  | (3,700) |
Change from net income (loss) attributable to Laureate Education, Inc. and net transfers to the noncontrolling interests | $ | 192,265 |  |  | $ | (615,941) |  |  | $ | 934,784 |
Write Off of Accounts and Notes Receivable During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, Laureate wrote off approximately $31,600, $24,300 and $4,500, respectively, of fully reserved accounts and notes receivable that were deemed uncollectible.

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