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Segment Reporting - Summary Financial Information by Reporting Segment (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2012 CTU [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 CTU [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Health Education [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Health Education [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Health Education [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Health Education [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Culinary Arts [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Culinary Arts [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 Culinary Arts [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Design & Technology [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Design & Technology [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Design & Technology [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Design & Technology [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Corporate and Other [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Corporate and Other [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Transitional Schools [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Transitional Schools [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Transitional Schools [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and assets impairment charges |  | $ 85,600,000 |  | $ 188,800,000 | $ 2,700,000 |  | $ 96,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 45,400,000 | $ 65,700,000 |  | $ 94,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 31,000,000 | $ 31,000,000
Indefinite lived intangible assets impairment charges | 12,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  | 8,100,000 |  | 67,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83,350,000 | 168,697,000 |  | 210,000 |  | 41,900,000 | 41,871,000 | 64,626,000 |  | 73,748,000 |  |  | 41,500,000 | 40,752,000 |  |  |  | 700,000 | 727,000 | 30,113,000
Insurance recovery related to the settlement of claims under certain insurance policies |  |  | 19,000,000 |  |  | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,000,000 | 7,000,000 |  |  |
Administrative expense for an estimate for potential reimbursements of government funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement of administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal expense related to the settlements of legal matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40,800,000 |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |

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