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Litigation	9 Months Ended
Litigation	Sep. 30, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Litigation	Litigation The Company is involved in litigation and other legal proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of its business. Certain of these matters are discussed below. From time to time, certain matters may arise that are other than ordinary and routine. The outcome of such matters is uncertain, and the Company may incur costs in the future to defend, settle, or otherwise resolve them. The Company accrues for estimated costs related to existing lawsuits, claims and proceedings when it is probable that it will incur these costs in the future and the costs are reasonably estimable. The Company currently believes that the ultimate outcome of such matters will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, depending on the amount and timing, an unfavorable resolution of some or all of these matters could materially affect future results of operations in a particular period. On April 20, 2021, Capella University received a letter from the Department of Education referencing the Wright matter (described below), and indicating that the Department will require a fact-finding process pursuant to the borrower defense to repayment regulations to determine the validity of more than 1,000 borrower defense applications that have been submitted regarding Capella. According to the Department, some of the applications allege similar claims as in the Wright matter concerning alleged misrepresentations of the length of time to complete doctoral programs. Capella has since received approximately 500 applications for borrower defense to repayment and is cooperating with the Department’s fact-finding process. At this time, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of the Department's fact-finding process or the resolution of the borrower defense applications. Wright, et al. v. Capella Education Co., et al. was filed several years ago in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. After the court granted Capella’s motion to dismiss in relation to all but one plaintiff, the plaintiff filed a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint on October 5, 2020, seeking to add six named plaintiffs as well as additional sub-classes and causes of action to the lawsuit. On April 2, 2021, the magistrate judge issued an order granting plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint in part, allowing for the addition of six new plaintiffs as well as additional subclasses and causes of action. On September 22, 2021, the court affirmed the magistrate’s order, and plaintiffs have since filed their second amended complaint. The Company is currently unable to predict the ultimate timing or outcome of this litigation or reasonably estimate the range of possible losses due to various reasons, including, among other, the early stage of litigation and that there are significant factual and legal issues to be resolved. Capella intends to vigorously defend this case, including any request for class certification.