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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014 Campus	Dec. 31, 2014 Campus	Dec. 03, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Number of campuses completed teach out activities		21ceco_NumberOfCampusesWhichCompletedTeachOut	21ceco_NumberOfCampusesWhichCompletedTeachOut
Number of campus sold			2ceco_NumberOfCampusSold
Asset impairment charges		$ 10.0ceco_ImpairmentAmountDiscontinuedOperations
Number of LCB institutions resulting in impairment		4ceco_NumberOfCampusesResultingInImpairment
Sale agreement amount	305.0ceco_SaleAgreementAmount
Cash received on sale	276.5us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
Gain on sale of business	130.1us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
Transaction costs				8.9us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
Income tax expense	$ 87.9ceco_DiscontinuedOperationsIncomeTaxExpenseAttributedToSaleOfInternationalOperations		$ 87.9ceco_DiscontinuedOperationsIncomeTaxExpenseAttributedToSaleOfInternationalOperations
Lease expiration year			2022

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Income tax expense recorded due to the sale of International operations, including the tax effect of the difference in basis for financial reporting purposes versus tax reporting.

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The latest lease expiration of all leases related to discontinued operations.

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The number of campuses that failed the recoverability test and required a fair value calculation.

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The number of campuses which completed their teach-out activities for the reporting period.

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The total amount of consideration pursuant to the Purchase Agreement prior to distributions and adjustments.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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