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Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 Cmp	Jun. 30, 2017 Segment
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of reporting segments | Segment		4
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Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of campuses completed teach out activities | Cmp	3

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

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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