$LAUR
LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. Stock $laur

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2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000162828020002350 Filed on February 27, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
Revenue	$351.8M	$277.3M	$370.9M
YoY Change	-60.58%	-64.37%	-63.1%
Cost Of Revenue	$242.7M	$229.7M	$707.4M
YoY Change	-121.29%	-65.48%	-2.54%
Gross Profit	$109.2M	$47.53M	-$336.4M
YoY Change	-196.64%	-57.83%	-220.39%
Gross Profit Margin	31.04%	17.14%	-90.7%
Selling, General & Admin	$51.90M	$65.90M	$54.60M
YoY Change	-29.1%	-10.58%	-25.41%
% of Gross Profit	47.53%	138.65%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$47.10M	$48.90M	$49.80M
YoY Change	-5.8%	-18.23%	-20.19%
% of Gross Profit	43.13%	102.88%
Operating Expenses	$51.80M	$66.00M	$54.60M
YoY Change	-29.23%	-10.57%	-25.41%
Operating Profit	$57.32M	-$18.41M	$51.98M
YoY Change	-57.38%	-163.49%	-76.27%
Interest Expense	-$39.40M	$28.32M	$41.47M
YoY Change	-241.73%	-51.44%	-31.02%
% of Operating Profit	-68.74%		79.78%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$200.0K	$992.0K	$7.704M
YoY Change	0.0%	-88.07%	-8565.93%
Pretax Income	-$1.700M	-$38.56M	$182.2M
YoY Change	-98.86%	-12.56%	-31.65%
Income Tax	-$62.90M	$48.09M	$74.56M
% Of Pretax Income			40.93%
Net Earnings	$60.88M	-$95.23M	$781.6M
YoY Change	-14.94%	0.46%	248.29%
Net Earnings / Revenue	17.3%	-34.34%	210.71%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.28	-$0.43	$3.48
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.28	-$0.43	$3.48
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding			224.7M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		224.2M shares	224.9M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$61.60M	$323.9M	$236.4M
YoY Change	-84.12%	-17.44%	-41.25%
Cash & Equivalents	$61.58M	$93.15M	$209.8M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$519.5M	$668.7M	$697.3M
YoY Change	5.66%	-6.54%	-16.33%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses	$29.81M	$64.02M	$98.08M
Receivables	$62.70M	$360.3M	$354.2M
Other Receivables	$12.39M	$60.50M	$56.10M
Total Short-Term Assets	$916.1M	$1.124B	$1.121B
YoY Change	-24.74%	-22.71%	-11.86%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$640.6M	$1.191B	$1.238B
YoY Change	-49.77%	-5.27%	-30.96%
Goodwill	$606.5M	$1.677B	$1.737B
YoY Change	4.83%	-1.88%	-4.48%
Intangibles	$562.1M
YoY Change	-51.19%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$72.25M	$175.2M	$190.0M
YoY Change	-58.16%	0.18%	-21.09%
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.580B	$5.701B	$5.971B
YoY Change	0.5%	2.97%	5.52%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$916.1M	$1.124B	$1.121B
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.580B	$5.701B	$5.971B
Total Assets	$6.496B	$6.825B	$7.092B
YoY Change	-4.04%	-2.37%	2.33%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$63.43M	$69.89M	$70.91M
YoY Change	-2.95%	35.98%	-2.15%
Accrued Expenses	$103.6M	$260.1M	$231.8M
YoY Change	-53.37%	-3.4%	-17.12%
Deferred Revenue	$54.85M	$464.3M	$283.8M
YoY Change	-71.61%	-0.2%	-19.37%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$49.20M	$131.4M	$150.4M
YoY Change	-60.51%	2.98%	-17.54%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.045B	$1.376B	$1.205B
YoY Change	-12.19%	-10.48%	-3.71%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.103B	$1.158B	$1.222B
YoY Change	-57.45%	-53.77%	-55.66%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$31.30M	$159.3M	$169.6M
YoY Change	-85.35%	-33.38%	-40.14%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.711B	$1.646B	$1.740B
YoY Change	-45.77%	-47.16%	-49.85%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.045B	$1.376B	$1.205B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.711B	$1.646B	$1.740B
Total Liabilities	$3.680B	$3.982B	$3.972B
YoY Change	-21.77%	-20.46%	-17.29%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$436.5M	$375.6M	$470.9M
YoY Change	-182.22%	-158.38%	-185.83%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$271.1M	$104.8M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	16.01M shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.817B	$2.843B	$3.118B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$6.496B	$6.825B	$7.092B
YoY Change	-4.04%	-2.37%	2.33%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$60.88M	-$95.23M	$781.6M
YoY Change	-14.94%	0.46%	248.29%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$47.10M	$48.90M	$49.80M
YoY Change	-5.8%	-18.23%	-20.19%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$18.20M	$445.7M	$54.70M
YoY Change	-34.53%	58.11%	35.4%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$53.50M	-$39.30M	-$30.50M
YoY Change	-38.86%	-30.81%	-38.38%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$119.6M	-$12.40M	$838.8M
YoY Change	-602.52%	-164.25%	7456.76%
Cash From Investing Activities	$66.10M	-$51.70M	$808.3M
YoY Change	-159.39%	37.87%	-2204.95%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-86.40M	-191.5M	-946.5M
YoY Change	-212.5%	104.16%	3827.39%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-18.20M	445.7M	54.70M
Cash From Investing Activities	66.10M	-51.70M	808.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	-86.40M	-191.5M	-946.5M
Net Change In Cash	-38.50M	202.5M	-83.50M
YoY Change	-38.2%	34.46%	277.83%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$18.20M	$445.7M	$54.70M
Capital Expenditures	-$53.50M	-$39.30M	-$30.50M
Free Cash Flow	$35.30M	$485.0M	$85.20M
YoY Change	-40.87%	43.19%	-5.23%

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CY2019	laur	Non Cash Interest Expense Operating Activities NonCashInterestExpenseOperatingActivities	3535000	USD
CY2018	laur	Non Cash Interest Expense Operating Activities NonCashInterestExpenseOperatingActivities	15408000	USD
CY2017	laur	Non Cash Interest Expense Operating Activities NonCashInterestExpenseOperatingActivities	49582000	USD
CY2018	laur	Interest Paid For Deferred Purchase Price Of Acquisition InterestPaidForDeferredPurchasePriceOfAcquisition	4463000	USD
CY2017	laur	Interest Paid For Deferred Purchase Price Of Acquisition InterestPaidForDeferredPurchasePriceOfAcquisition	39419000	USD
CY2019	laur	Interest Paid For Deferred Purchase Price Of Acquisition InterestPaidForDeferredPurchasePriceOfAcquisition	5305000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	12994000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	10791000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	64788000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	100829000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	112440000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	124308000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Income Taxes And Tax Credits DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits	-29813000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Income Taxes And Tax Credits DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits	-7474000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Income Taxes And Tax Credits DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits	-164785000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized	-29186000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized	-37796000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized	-4135000	USD
CY2019	laur	Increase Decrease From Non Income Tax Contingencies IncreaseDecreaseFromNonIncomeTaxContingencies	-9075000	USD
CY2018	laur	Increase Decrease From Non Income Tax Contingencies IncreaseDecreaseFromNonIncomeTaxContingencies	-6839000	USD
CY2017	laur	Increase Decrease From Non Income Tax Contingencies IncreaseDecreaseFromNonIncomeTaxContingencies	2883000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	5341000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	10297000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-3463000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	163202000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	83316000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	129335000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	42047000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	39347000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	60051000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	5574000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	-7512000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	-30407000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes Payable Net Of Income Taxes Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesPayableNetOfIncomeTaxesReceivable	-36220000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes Payable Net Of Income Taxes Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesPayableNetOfIncomeTaxesReceivable	48875000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes Payable Net Of Income Taxes Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesPayableNetOfIncomeTaxesReceivable	-10695000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability	-53152000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability	52733000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability	11076000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	339769000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	396858000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	192157000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	155641000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	238046000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	274063000	USD
CY2019	laur	Payments For Deferred Project Costs PaymentsForDeferredProjectCosts	17701000	USD
CY2018	laur	Payments For Deferred Project Costs PaymentsForDeferredProjectCosts	19866000	USD
CY2017	laur	Payments For Deferred Project Costs PaymentsForDeferredProjectCosts	19717000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sales Of Business Affiliate And Productive Assets ProceedsFromSalesOfBusinessAffiliateAndProductiveAssets	1266042000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sales Of Business Affiliate And Productive Assets ProceedsFromSalesOfBusinessAffiliateAndProductiveAssets	375807000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sales Of Business Affiliate And Productive Assets ProceedsFromSalesOfBusinessAffiliateAndProductiveAssets	9831000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Derivative Instrument Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities	-12866000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Derivative Instrument Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities	9960000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Derivative Instrument Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Insurance Settlement Investing Activities ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities	842000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Insurance Settlement Investing Activities ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities	27356000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Insurance Settlement Investing Activities ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities	370000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	1205000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	17019000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	835000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Long Term Loans For Related Parties ProceedsFromPaymentsForLongTermLoansForRelatedParties	84000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Long Term Loans For Related Parties ProceedsFromPaymentsForLongTermLoansForRelatedParties	-2778000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Long Term Loans For Related Parties ProceedsFromPaymentsForLongTermLoansForRelatedParties	-268000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Other Investments ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments	11473000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Other Investments ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Other Investments ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	1116760000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	115494000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-284682000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	1123179000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	485470000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	2898836000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	2507790000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	867915000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	3038946000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Related Party Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfRelatedPartyDebt	-20157000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Related Party Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfRelatedPartyDebt	-13650000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Related Party Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfRelatedPartyDebt	-94891000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Minority Shareholders PaymentsToMinorityShareholders	5761000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Minority Shareholders PaymentsToMinorityShareholders	127000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Minority Shareholders PaymentsToMinorityShareholders	17443000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfRedeemableConvertiblePreferredStock	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfRedeemableConvertiblePreferredStock	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfRedeemableConvertiblePreferredStock	55290000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	11103000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	19371000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Initial Public Offering ProceedsFromIssuanceInitialPublicOffering	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Initial Public Offering ProceedsFromIssuanceInitialPublicOffering	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Initial Public Offering ProceedsFromIssuanceInitialPublicOffering	456359000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	14007000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	264093000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	2245000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	2528000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	2151000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	9091000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	587000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	81242000	USD
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CY2018	laur	Proceedsfrom Repaymentsof Debt Noncontrolling Interest ProceedsfromRepaymentsofDebtNoncontrollingInterest	0	USD
CY2017	laur	Proceedsfrom Repaymentsof Debt Noncontrolling Interest ProceedsfromRepaymentsofDebtNoncontrollingInterest	943000	USD
CY2019	laur	Distributions From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interests DistributionsFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterests	-2026000	USD
CY2018	laur	Distributions From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interests DistributionsFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterests	311000	USD
CY2017	laur	Distributions From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interests DistributionsFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterests	186000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-1673977000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-410129000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	157570000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	-7338000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	-13481000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	25906000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Discontinued Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInDiscontinuedOperations	167764000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Discontinued Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInDiscontinuedOperations	-30915000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Discontinued Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInDiscontinuedOperations	-32983000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	-57022000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	57827000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	57968000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	583572000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	525745000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	467777000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	526550000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	583572000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	525745000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	938484000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	370067000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	91465000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	339629000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	387780000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Current AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent	83800000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Current AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent	337686000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	519498000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	491667000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Current AssetsCurrent	942927000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Current AssetsCurrent	1217133000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	1701495000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	1707089000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill	1119454000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill	1126244000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	1431000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	25429000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	861878000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Assets Noncurrent DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAssetsNoncurrent	305973000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	6515628000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Assets Noncurrent DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAssetsNoncurrent	1035197000	USD
CY2019Q4	laur	Other Assets Noncurrent Excluding Intangible Assets And Goodwill OtherAssetsNoncurrentExcludingIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill	1582470000	USD
CY2018Q4	laur	Other Assets Noncurrent Excluding Intangible Assets And Goodwill OtherAssetsNoncurrentExcludingIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill	1658544000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	6769636000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Current LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent	64204000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Current LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent	321520000	USD
CY2019Q4	laur	Liabilities Current Excluding Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation LiabilitiesCurrentExcludingDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation	1006600000	USD
CY2018Q4	laur	Liabilities Current Excluding Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation LiabilitiesCurrentExcludingDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation	868567000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	792358000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Noncurrent LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNoncurrent	124914000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Noncurrent LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNoncurrent	358863000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Noncurrent LiabilitiesNoncurrent	1711106000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Noncurrent LiabilitiesNoncurrent	3155344000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	3699182000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	4704294000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	2804151000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	2050946000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	2816963000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	2061079000	USD
CY2019	laur	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivables Deemed Uncollectible Period AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivablesDeemedUncollectiblePeriod	P2Y
CY2019Q4	laur	Deferred Costs Online Course Development Noncurrent DeferredCostsOnlineCourseDevelopmentNoncurrent	55728000	USD
CY2018Q4	laur	Deferred Costs Online Course Development Noncurrent DeferredCostsOnlineCourseDevelopmentNoncurrent	57065000	USD
CY2019Q4	laur	Deferred Costs Accreditations Noncurrent DeferredCostsAccreditationsNoncurrent	2697000	USD
CY2018Q4	laur	Deferred Costs Accreditations Noncurrent DeferredCostsAccreditationsNoncurrent	2734000	USD
CY2019Q4	laur	Deferred Costs Gross DeferredCostsGross	209163000	USD
CY2018Q4	laur	Deferred Costs Gross DeferredCostsGross	184855000	USD
CY2019Q4	laur	Accumulated Amortization Of Deferred Costs AccumulatedAmortizationOfDeferredCosts	139165000	USD
CY2018Q4	laur	Accumulated Amortization Of Deferred Costs AccumulatedAmortizationOfDeferredCosts	118020000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Net DeferredFinanceCostsNet	66069000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Net DeferredFinanceCostsNet	88241000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	227399000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	232282000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	222679000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	861878000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	883916000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Expense OperatingLeaseExpense	13000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	3250326000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation Expected Timing Of Satisfaction Period1 RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationExpectedTimingOfSatisfactionPeriod1	P12M
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Gross Current AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent	432910000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Gross Current AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent	373855000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	216816000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	193226000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Contract Cost Gross CapitalizedContractCostGross	23900000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Contract Cost Gross CapitalizedContractCostGross	11500000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Contract Cost Accumulated Amortization CapitalizedContractCostAccumulatedAmortization	12300	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Contract Cost Accumulated Amortization CapitalizedContractCostAccumulatedAmortization	4400000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Capitalized Contract Cost Amortization CapitalizedContractCostAmortization	10200000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Capitalized Contract Cost Amortization CapitalizedContractCostAmortization	4400000	USD
CY2019	laur	Number Of Discontinued Vie Institutions NumberOfDiscontinuedVIEInstitutions	1	institution
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation	1372883000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation	389773000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation	189118000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable Related Parties Classified Current NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent	11523000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable Related Parties Classified Current NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent	23820000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation	680383000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable Related Parties Current And Noncurrent NotesPayableRelatedPartiesCurrentAndNoncurrent	21518000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable Related Parties Current And Noncurrent NotesPayableRelatedPartiesCurrentAndNoncurrent	45391000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable Related Parties Noncurrent NotesPayableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent	9995000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable Related Parties Noncurrent NotesPayableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent	21571000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Number Of Operating Segments NumberOfOperatingSegments	6	segment
CY2019	laur	Income Loss Before Interest Tax Depreciation And Amortization Adjusted IncomeLossBeforeInterestTaxDepreciationAndAmortizationAdjusted	796293000	USD
CY2018	laur	Income Loss Before Interest Tax Depreciation And Amortization Adjusted IncomeLossBeforeInterestTaxDepreciationAndAmortizationAdjusted	787463000	USD
CY2017	laur	Income Loss Before Interest Tax Depreciation And Amortization Adjusted IncomeLossBeforeInterestTaxDepreciationAndAmortizationAdjusted	811350000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	94398000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	121239000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-76767000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	3250326000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	3290213000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	3333073000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	1199219000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	1275341000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	1825284000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	4658000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Goodwill Transfers GoodwillTransfers	-15165000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	-107688000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Goodwill Purchase Accounting Adjustments GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments	0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	1707089000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	1333000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Transfers GoodwillTransfers	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	-6927000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Purchase Accounting Adjustments GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	1701495000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	1352000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	5780000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	11514000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	194000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense After Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive	0	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	91123000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	1120885000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill	1253717000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	102044000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	1151673000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	10030000	USD
CY2019Q4	laur	Finance Lease Liability And Sale Lease Back Financing FinanceLeaseLiabilityAndSaleLeaseBackFinancing	100113000	USD
CY2018Q4	laur	Capital Lease Obligations And Sale Lease Back Financing CapitalLeaseObligationsAndSaleLeaseBackFinancing	119443000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt And Capital Lease Obligations DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	1445208000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt And Capital Lease Obligations DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	2782153000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Net DeferredFinanceCostsNet	66069000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Net DeferredFinanceCostsNet	88241000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations Current LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent	118822000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations Current LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent	100818000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	1260317000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	2593094000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-28267000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-7481000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-8392000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs And Discounts AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts	12025000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs And Discounts AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts	12542000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs And Discounts AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts	14100000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Gross DeferredFinanceCostsGross	8607000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Gross DeferredFinanceCostsGross	513000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Gross DeferredFinanceCostsGross	81097000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Net DeferredFinanceCostsNet	66069000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Net DeferredFinanceCostsNet	88241000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	861878000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset	54084000	USD
CY2019Q4	laur	Lease Right Of Use Asset LeaseRightOfUseAsset	915962000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	91558000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent	4940000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	792358000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	53313000	USD
CY2019Q4	laur	Lease Liability LeaseLiability	942169000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P9Y3M18D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P11Y7M6D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.0950
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.0840
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	172752000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	6277000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	3971000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	5247000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	14983000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Sublease Income SubleaseIncome	4777000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	198453000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Remainder Of Fiscal Year LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear	169592000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Remainder Of Fiscal Year FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear	9664000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	159404000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	9628000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	151025000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	9234000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	140569000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	8183000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	146332000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	6355000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	543266000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	49840000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	1310188000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	92904000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	426272000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount FinanceLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	34651000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	883916000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	58253000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	182838000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Payment On Liability FinanceLeaseInterestPaymentOnLiability	3971000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	4506000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Finance Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability	39052000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	16684000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	169172000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	170099000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	151795000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	142995000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	135426000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	128441000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	119955000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	482220000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	1160832000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Indemnification Assets Amount As Of Acquisition Date BusinessCombinationIndemnificationAssetsAmountAsOfAcquisitionDate	69040000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Indemnification Assets Amount As Of Acquisition Date BusinessCombinationIndemnificationAssetsAmountAsOfAcquisitionDate	82061000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Gross NotesReceivableGross	28856000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Gross NotesReceivableGross	16531000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	5909000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	6395000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Net NotesReceivableNet	22947000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Net NotesReceivableNet	10136000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Policy For Uncollectible Amounts FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesPolicyForUncollectibleAmounts	Delinquency is the primary indicator of credit quality for our financing receivables. Receivable balances are considered delinquent when contractual payments on the loan become past due. Delinquent financing receivables are placed on non-accrual status for interest income. The accrual of interest is resumed when the financing receivable becomes contractually current and when collection of all remaining amounts due is reasonably assured. We record an Allowance for doubtful accounts to reduce our financing receivables to their net realizable value. The Allowance for doubtful accounts is based on the age of the receivables, the status of past-due amounts, historical collection trends, current economic conditions, and student enrollment status. Each of our institutions evaluates its balances for potential impairment. We consider impaired loans to be those that are past due one year or greater, and those that are modified as a troubled debt restructuring (TDR).
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus	15600000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCurrent	13256000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Gross NotesReceivableGross	28856000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus	11333000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCurrent	5198000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Gross NotesReceivableGross	16531000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	7086000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Write Offs FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs	2238000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	24000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Lease And Other Losses ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	1088000	USD
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CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	6472000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Write Offs FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs	1482000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	675000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Lease And Other Losses ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	1407000	USD
CY2018	laur	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Currency Translation Adjustments FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCurrencyTranslationAdjustments	677000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	6395000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Write Offs FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs	1952000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Lease And Other Losses ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	1942000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	5909000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2	1537000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Post Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2	1152000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Number Of Contracts2 FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2	469	loan
CY2018	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2	1405000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Post Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2	1308000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Number Of Contracts2 FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2	446	loan
CY2017	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2	2319000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Post Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2	2109000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Recorded Investment1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1	519000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Number Of Contracts1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1	143	loan
CY2018	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Recorded Investment1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1	487000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Number Of Contracts1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1	200	loan
CY2017	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Recorded Investment1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1	890000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	10791000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	64788000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	9020000	shares
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CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	698000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	14.99
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CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	4283000	shares
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	19.01
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CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	16.95
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CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	0	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	2761000	shares
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CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	1600000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	19.92
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CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	18.34
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	18.18
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	3396000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	9020000	shares
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