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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Summary of disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers | The following table presents the Company’s revenues from contracts with customers disaggregated by material revenue category for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2020 (in thousands):
| For the three months ended March 31,
| 2019 |  | 2020
Strayer University Segment |  |  |
Tuition, net of discounts, grants and scholarships | $ | 125,983 |  |  | $ | 140,497 |
Other(1) | 4,762 |  |  | 5,157 |
Total Strayer University Segment | 130,745 |  |  | 145,654 |
Capella University Segment |  |  |
Tuition, net of discounts, grants and scholarships | 110,221 |  |  | 114,186 |
Other(1) | 5,542 |  |  | 5,462 |
Total Capella University Segment | 115,763 |  |  | 119,648 |
Consolidated revenue | $ | 246,508 |  |  | $ | 265,302 |
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(1) | Other revenue is primarily comprised of academic fees, sales of course materials, placement fees and other revenue streams.
Schedule of Graduation Fund liability | The table below presents activity in the contract liability related to the Graduation Fund (in thousands):
| For the three months ended March 31,
| 2019 |  | 2020
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 43,329 |  |  | $ | 49,641 |
Revenue deferred | 6,945 |  |  | 7,179 |
Benefit redeemed | (5,798 | ) |  | (5,608 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 44,476 |  |  | $ | 51,212 |

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