XML 48 R36.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.22.1

Revenue Recognition - Changes in Deferred Revenue Balances (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
--- | ---
Mar. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2021
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross deferred revenue, beginning balance |  | $ 113,719 | $ 85,402
Revenue earned from prior balances |  | (90,939) | (68,092)
Billings during period | [1] | 135,196 | 154,345
Revenue earned for new billings during the period |  | (90,388) | (114,739)
Other adjustments |  | 262 | 1,106
Gross deferred revenue, ending balance |  | 67,850 | 58,022
University Group [Member] | CTU [Member] |  |  |
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross deferred revenue, beginning balance |  | 64,674 | 28,522
Revenue earned from prior balances |  | (53,952) | (25,689)
Billings during period | [1] | 86,621 | 101,784
Revenue earned for new billings during the period |  | (58,599) | (79,691)
Other adjustments |  | 599 | 210
Gross deferred revenue, ending balance |  | 39,343 | 25,136
University Group [Member] | AIUS [Member] |  |  |
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross deferred revenue, beginning balance |  | 49,045 | 56,880
Revenue earned from prior balances |  | (36,987) | (42,403)
Billings during period | [1] | 48,575 | 52,561
Revenue earned for new billings during the period |  | (31,789) | (35,048)
Other adjustments |  | (337) | 896
Gross deferred revenue, ending balance |  | $ 28,507 | $ 32,886
[1] | Billings during period includes adjustments for prior billings.

X
- Definition Contract with customer liability revenue recognized including additions. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | prdo_ContractWithCustomerLiabilityRevenueRecognizedIncludingAdditions
Namespace Prefix: | prdo_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Contract with customers new revenue during period. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | prdo_ContractWithCustomersNewRevenueDuringPeriod
Namespace Prefix: | prdo_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition For the current period, the amount of new charges billed to customers for services to be provided for the current academic term. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | prdo_CurrentPeriodCharges
Namespace Prefix: | prdo_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The amount of other adjustments to the deferred revenue balance during the current period. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | prdo_DeferredRevenueOtherAdjustments
Namespace Prefix: | prdo_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The gross amount of deferred revenue before offsetting with any contract asset balances. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | prdo_GrossDeferredRevenue
Namespace Prefix: | prdo_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=prdo_UniversityGroupMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis=prdo_CTUMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis=prdo_AIUSMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |