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Segment Reporting - Summary Financial Information by Reporting Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 146,222	$ 182,626	$ 308,331	$ 381,512
Percentage of total revenue		100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Operating Income (Loss)		$ 9,104	$ 17,290	$ 18,885	$ 24,269
Total Assets	[1]	506,475		506,475		$ 559,601
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	[1]	6,087		6,087		6,253
University Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 137,419	$ 142,344	$ 285,707	$ 287,283
Percentage of total revenue		94.00%	77.90%	92.70%	75.30%
Operating Income (Loss)		$ 29,139	$ 36,808	$ 56,815	$ 57,952
Total Assets	[1]	141,269		141,269		142,224
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)		(5,847)	(5,761)	(10,396)	(11,573)
Total Assets	[1]	290,811		290,811		334,945
Subtotal [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 137,419	$ 142,344	$ 285,707	$ 287,283
Percentage of total revenue		94.00%	77.90%	92.70%	75.30%
Operating Income (Loss)		$ 23,292	$ 31,047	$ 46,419	$ 46,379
Total Assets	[1]	432,080		432,080		477,169
Culinary Arts [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 6,646	$ 29,998	$ 16,935	$ 68,621
Percentage of total revenue		4.50%	16.40%	5.50%	18.00%
Operating Income (Loss)		$ (6,753)	$ 361	$ (11,012)	$ 3,467
Total Assets	[1]	52,324		52,324		57,443
Transitional Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 2,157	$ 10,284	$ 5,689	$ 25,608
Percentage of total revenue		1.50%	5.60%	1.80%	6.70%
Operating Income (Loss)		$ (7,435)	$ (14,118)	$ (16,522)	$ (25,577)
Total Assets	[1]	15,984		15,984		18,736
CTU [Member] | University Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 91,204	$ 91,736	$ 185,239	$ 183,702
Percentage of total revenue		62.40%	50.20%	60.10%	48.20%
Operating Income (Loss)		$ 28,064	$ 29,970	$ 51,084	$ 49,207
Total Assets	[1]	73,081		73,081		76,143
AIU [Member] | University Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 46,215	$ 50,608	$ 100,468	$ 103,581
Percentage of total revenue		31.60%	27.70%	32.60%	27.20%
Operating Income (Loss)		$ 1,075	$ 6,838	$ 5,731	$ 8,745
Total Assets	[1]	$ 68,188		$ 68,188		$ 66,081
[1] Total assets do not include intercompany receivable or payable activity between schools and corporate and investments in subsidiaries.

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