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Regulation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 29, 2015
Regulation (Textual)
Average of median annual earning percentage	8.00%stra_AverageOfMedianAnnualEarningPercentage
Average of median discretionary percentage	20.00%stra_AverageOfMedianDiscretionaryPercentage
Debt to earnings rates description	A program would fail if the program's graduates have an annual income rate of 12% or greater and a discretionary income rate of 30% or greater.
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Regulation (Textual)
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Regulation (Textual)
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Regulation (Textual)
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