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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2020 (in thousands):
| For the three months ended September 30, |  | For the nine months ended September 30,
| 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020
Strayer University Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tuition, net of discounts, grants and scholarships | $ | 125,184 |  |  | $ | 124,344 |  |  | $ | 378,099 |  |  | $ | 398,385 |
Other(1) | 4,809 |  |  | 4,067 |  |  | 14,367 |  |  | 13,760 |
Total Strayer University Segment | 129,993 |  |  | 128,411 |  |  | 392,466 |  |  | 412,145 |
Capella University Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tuition, net of discounts, grants and scholarships | 106,479 |  |  | 105,565 |  |  | 324,647 |  |  | 332,234 |
Other(1) | 5,275 |  |  | 5,050 |  |  | 16,252 |  |  | 15,780 |
Total Capella University Segment | 111,754 |  |  | 110,615 |  |  | 340,899 |  |  | 348,014 |
Consolidated revenue | $ | 241,747 |  |  | $ | 239,026 |  |  | $ | 733,365 |  |  | $ | 760,159 |
_________________________________________ (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 nine months ended September 30,
| 2019 |  | 2020
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 43,329 |  |  | $ | 49,641 |
Revenue deferred | 21,358 |  |  | 19,044 |
Benefit redeemed | (17,947) |  |  | (17,077) |
Balance at end of period | $ | 46,740 |  |  | $ | 51,608 |

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