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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 Campus Segment	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of Reporting Segments	4us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of teach out campuses sold	2ceco_NumberOfCampusSold
Number of additional campuses	21
Decrease in Revenue	$ 9,400,000
Expense for bad debts	7,500,000
Loss from Continuing Operations	1,900,000
Loans disbursed under Credit Agreement secured by cash, percentage	100.00%
Restricted cash and cash Equivalents	22,938,000	12,564,000
Certificates of Deposit, at Carrying Value	12,900,000	12,600,000
Additional restricted cash for securitization	10,000,000
Number of days past due to write off student receivables	Greater than 90 days
Costs of other goods and services included in educational services and facilities expense	20,500,000	29,100,000	41,300,000
Advertising costs	212,400,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense	227,900,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense	247,200,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Maximum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Maturity period of Cash equivalents including short-term investments	90 days
Career Colleges Segment [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of campuses	3
Number of teach out campuses sold	1
Transitional Group Segment [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of teach out campuses sold	1
Transitional Group [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of additional campuses	20
Culinary Arts [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of Campuses	16
Cash Receipts [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of cash receipts from Title IV Program funding	78.00%	78.00%	80.00%
Title IV Programs [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Student fund portion in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short term investments	12,200,000
Student Loans [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
decrease in student receivables	$ 1,900,000
Student Loans [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Student receivables period	1 year
Student Loans [Member] \| Current Assets [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Student receivables period	1 year
Student Loans [Member] \| Non Current Assets [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Student receivables period	1 year
Student Loans [Member] \| Non Current Assets [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Student receivables period	5 years