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Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property and equipment, gross | 220,227 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | $ 225,492 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (137,961)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | (131,071)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Property and equipment, net | 82,266 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 94,421 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Minimum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Estimated useful life of property and equipment | 3 years |
Maximum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Estimated useful life of property and equipment | 40 years |
Land [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property and equipment, gross | 7,138 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember | 7,138 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember
Buildings and improvements [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property and equipment, gross | 18,998 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember | 19,105 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember
Buildings and improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Estimated useful life of property and equipment | 5 years |
Buildings and improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Estimated useful life of property and equipment | 40 years |
Furniture, equipment and computer hardware and software [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property and equipment, gross | 153,417 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = stra_FurnitureEquipmentAndComputerHardwareAndSoftwareMember | 159,160 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = stra_FurnitureEquipmentAndComputerHardwareAndSoftwareMember
Furniture, equipment and computer hardware and software [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Estimated useful life of property and equipment | 5 years |
Furniture, equipment and computer hardware and software [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Estimated useful life of property and equipment | 10 years |
Leasehold improvements [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property and equipment, gross | 38,732 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember | 39,299 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
Leasehold improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Estimated useful life of property and equipment | 3 years |
Leasehold improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Estimated useful life of property and equipment | 10 years |
Construction in progress [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property and equipment, gross | 1,942 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember | $ 790 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember

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