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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Goodwill | The following table presents changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019 (in thousands): ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | Strayer |  | Capella |  | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | University | ​ | University | ​ | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2017 | ​ | $ | 20,744 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 20,744
Additions | ​ |  | 330,581 | ​ |  | 393,348 | ​ |  | 723,929
Impairments | ​ |  | (13,944) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (13,944)
Adjustments | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 1,811 | ​ |  | 1,811
Balance as of December 31, 2018 | ​ |  | 337,381 | ​ |  | 395,159 | ​ |  | 732,540
Additions | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Impairments | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Adjustments | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (465) | ​ |  | (465)
Balance as of December 31, 2019 | ​ | $ | 337,381 | ​ | $ | 394,694 | ​ | $ | 732,075
Schedule of Intangible Assets | The following table represents the balance of the Company’s intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019 (in thousands): ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | December 31, 2018 | ​ | December 31, 2019
​ |  | Gross |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | Gross |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Carrying | ​ | Accumulated | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Carrying | ​ | Accumulated | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Amount | ​ | Amortization | ​ | Net | ​ | Amount | ​ | Amortization | ​ | Net
Subject to amortization |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Student relationships | ​ | $ | 166,000 | ​ | $ | (23,056) | ​ | $ | 142,944 | ​ | $ | 166,000 | ​ | $ | (78,389) | ​ | $ | 87,611
Not subject to amortization | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Trade names | ​ |  | 185,400 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 185,400 | ​ |  | 185,400 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 185,400
Total | ​ | $ | 351,400 | ​ | $ | (23,056) | ​ | $ | 328,344 | ​ | $ | 351,400 | ​ | $ | (78,389) | ​ | $ | 273,011
Schedule of Future Amortization Expense for Finite-Lived Intangible Assets | The following table presents future amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2019 (in thousands): ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​
2020 |  | $ | 55,333
2021 | ​ |  | 32,278
2022 | ​ |  | —
2023 | ​ |  | —
2024 | ​ |  | —
2025 and thereafter | ​ |  | —
Total | ​ | $ | 87,611
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