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Regulation (Details) |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 08, 2017 item | Oct. 21, 2014 item | Sep. 26, 2014 item | Sep. 11, 2014 item | Aug. 20, 2014 item | Dec. 31, 2018 state item | Dec. 31, 2014 item | Apr. 29, 2015 USD ($)
Regulation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of debt-to-earnings measures |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Failed programs | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ineligible years |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Number of consecutive years program has to fail both metrics to become ineligible |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |
Number of consecutive years program has to fail one metric to become ineligible |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |
Number of metrics that can't be failed for consecutive years |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average of median annual earning percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00% |  |
Average of median discretionary percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average of median annual earning percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00% |  |
Average of median discretionary percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |
Capella University |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of current programs in the Zone |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Strayer University |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of current programs in the Zone |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Number of conducted compliance reviews |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Number of reviews in which no further action was required |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of on-site reviews conducted |  |  | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |  |
Number of states in which compliance reviews were conducted | state |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Number of reviews also covered compliance with additional agencies |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Strayer University | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount due to department of education | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500

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