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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 | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2012 CTU [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 CTU [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 CTU [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Health Education [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Health Education [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Health Education [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Culinary Arts [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Culinary Arts [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Culinary Arts [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Design & Technology [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 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, 2013 Transitional Schools [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Transitional Schools [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Transitional Schools [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 DTEG Ongoing Schools [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 DTEG Facilities [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and asset impairment |  |  | $ 85,600,000 |  | $ 22,691,000 | $ 127,007,000 | $ 191,524,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,700,000 | $ 44,800,000 |  | $ 13,000,000 | $ 8,100,000 | $ 94,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 37,300,000 |  |
Preliminary settlement legal matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,700,000 |  |  |  |
Pending legal settlement | 15,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairments charges | 7,000,000 | 40,800,000 |  |  | 22,687,000 | 125,529,000 | 191,524,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,100,000 |  |  |  |  | 2,600,000 |  |  | (2,300,000) | (1,800,000)
Goodwill Impairment |  |  |  |  |  | 83,350,000 | 168,700,000 |  |  |  |  | 41,293,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,752,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,305,000 |  |  |
Insurance recovery related to the settlement of claims under certain insurance policies |  |  |  | 19,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,000,000 | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,700,000 |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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