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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Graduation Fund Liability | The table below presents activity in the Graduation Fund for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019 (in thousands): ​
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​ |  | December 31, |  | December 31,
​ | ​ | 2018 | ​ | 2019
Balance at beginning of period | ​ | $ | 37,400 | ​ | $ | 43,329
Revenue deferred | ​ |  | 27,349 | ​ |  | 30,071
Benefit redeemed | ​ |  | (21,420) | ​ |  | (23,759)
Balance at end of period | ​ | $ | 43,329 | ​ | $ | 49,641
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Summary of Disaggregation of Revenue | The following table presents the Company’s revenues from contracts with customers disaggregated by material revenue category for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018, and 2019 (in thousands): ​
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​ |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019
Strayer University Segment | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Tuition, net of discounts, grants and scholarships | ​ | $ | 433,938 | ​ | $ | 455,765 | ​ | $ | 517,586
Other(1) | ​ |  | 20,913 | ​ |  | 22,074 | ​ |  | 19,383
Total Strayer University Segment | ​ |  | 454,851 | ​ |  | 477,839 | ​ |  | 536,969
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Capella University Segment | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Tuition, net of discounts, grants and scholarships | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 148,168 | ​ |  | 438,676
Other(1) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 8,178 | ​ |  | 21,492
Total Capella University Segment | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 156,346 | ​ |  | 460,168
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Consolidated revenue | ​ | $ | 454,851 | ​ | $ | 634,185 | ​ | $ | 997,137
(1) | Other revenue is primarily comprised of academic fees, sales of textbooks, other course materials, and other revenue streams.

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