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2018 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000155837020001013 Filed on February 20, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
Revenue	$177.5M	$155.5M	$236.8M
YoY Change	-34.59%	-34.19%	8.48%
Cost Of Revenue			$102.2M
YoY Change			7.58%
Gross Profit			$134.6M
YoY Change			9.16%
Gross Profit Margin			56.84%
Selling, General & Admin	$33.95M	$41.64M	$35.86M
YoY Change	153.34%	14.16%	191.0%
% of Gross Profit			26.64%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$3.900M	$3.800M	$14.10M
YoY Change	-71.53%	-72.06%	3.68%
% of Gross Profit			10.48%
Operating Expenses	$33.95M	$41.64M	$35.86M
YoY Change	153.34%	14.16%	191.0%
Operating Profit	$80.15M	$29.42M	$58.49M
YoY Change	-12.26%	-50.71%	6.17%
Interest Expense	$575.0K	$558.0K	$57.00K
YoY Change	9.11%	-1.59%	-88.48%
% of Operating Profit	0.72%	1.9%	0.1%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$93.79M	$42.48M	$60.00M
YoY Change	2.42%	-29.86%	8.43%
Income Tax	$18.26M	$8.720M	$13.96M
% Of Pretax Income	19.47%	20.53%	23.27%
Net Earnings	$75.53M	$33.76M	$46.04M
YoY Change	10.66%	-14.1%	15.54%
Net Earnings / Revenue	42.54%	21.72%	19.44%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.58	$0.71	$0.97
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.56	$0.70	$0.95
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	47.71M	47.68M	47.60M
Diluted Shares Outstanding	48.42M	48.42M	48.41M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$189.3M	$113.6M	$298.2M
YoY Change	-22.0%	-57.89%	91.52%
Cash & Equivalents	$120.3M	$44.88M	$221.6M
Short-Term Investments	$69.00M	$68.80M	$76.50M
Other Short-Term Assets	$6.963M	$8.607M	$8.748M
YoY Change	-71.68%	-65.16%	-60.52%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$46.83M	$65.12M	$0.00
Other Receivables	$4.700M	$6.200M	$300.0K
Total Short-Term Assets	$309.5M	$255.2M	$1.282B
YoY Change	-17.45%	-34.03%	369.83%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$111.0M	$110.9M	$112.2M
YoY Change	-87.96%	-87.64%	-87.37%
Goodwill	$2.941M	$2.941M	$2.941M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$478.0K	$743.0K	$657.0K
YoY Change	-33.89%	-3.0%	-62.59%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.015B	$997.5M	$118.4M
YoY Change	9.24%	10.33%	-86.78%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$309.5M	$255.2M	$1.282B
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.015B	$997.5M	$118.4M
Total Assets	$1.324B	$1.253B	$1.400B
YoY Change	1.57%	-2.96%	19.8%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$14.27M	$17.00M	$35.44M
YoY Change	-51.01%	-38.25%	57.61%
Accrued Expenses	$8.907M	$13.51M	$19.00M
YoY Change	-57.09%	-41.72%	-7.97%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$36.50M	$6.600M	$6.600M
YoY Change	444.78%	-1.49%	-1.49%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$80.52M	$54.94M	$223.8M
YoY Change	-66.19%	-80.73%	9.26%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$23.40M	$55.00M	$56.60M
YoY Change	-60.93%	-10.71%	-10.58%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.0%	-100.0%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$23.40M	$55.00M	$56.60M
YoY Change	1850.0%	4001.42%	3849.76%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$80.52M	$54.94M	$223.8M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$23.40M	$55.00M	$56.60M
Total Liabilities	$110.4M	$114.3M	$299.7M
YoY Change	-65.24%	-69.53%	1.12%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.082B	$1.007B	$972.9M
YoY Change	26.69%	28.08%	30.3%
Common Stock	$257.3M	$252.4M	$241.7M
YoY Change	10.35%	9.98%	7.3%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$125.5M	$120.0M	$113.8M
YoY Change	24.59%	21.13%	14.85%
Treasury Stock Shares	$4.489M	4.436M shares	4.295M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.214B	$1.138B	$1.100B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.324B	$1.253B	$1.400B
YoY Change	1.57%	-2.96%	19.8%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$75.53M	$33.76M	$46.04M
YoY Change	10.66%	-14.1%	15.54%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$3.900M	$3.800M	$14.10M
YoY Change	-71.53%	-72.06%	3.68%
Cash From Operating Activities	$102.6M	$40.70M	-$63.20M
YoY Change	193.14%	-70.12%	-363.33%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$21.60M	-$155.6M	-$43.90M
YoY Change	-43.46%	500.77%	44.88%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$900.0K	$7.400M	$14.90M
YoY Change	-50.0%	1380.0%	-291.03%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$22.50M	-$148.3M	-$28.90M
YoY Change	-43.75%	483.86%	-24.15%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-4.500M	-7.600M	-1.900M
YoY Change	66.67%	850.0%	-311.11%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	102.6M	40.70M	-63.20M
Cash From Investing Activities	-22.50M	-148.3M	-28.90M
Cash From Financing Activities	-4.500M	-7.600M	-1.900M
Net Change In Cash	75.60M	-115.2M	-94.00M
YoY Change	-1081.82%	-204.73%	612.12%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$102.6M	$40.70M	-$63.20M
Capital Expenditures	-$21.60M	-$155.6M	-$43.90M
Free Cash Flow	$124.2M	$196.3M	-$19.30M
YoY Change	69.67%	21.1%	-135.54%

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CY2017	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	203505000
CY2017	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	1510000
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	2898000
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	7372000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	985951000
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CY2018	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	9606000
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	4356000
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	4632000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	35786000
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	2173000
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	3821000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	203319000
CY2019	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	10300000
CY2018	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	19508000
CY2017	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	12688000
CY2018	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	8669000
CY2017	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	18478000
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CY2018	lope	Depreciation And Amortization Excluding Intangible Assets DepreciationAndAmortizationExcludingIntangibleAssets	35673000
CY2017	lope	Depreciation And Amortization Excluding Intangible Assets DepreciationAndAmortizationExcludingIntangibleAssets	54228000
CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	8223000
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Income Taxes And Tax Credits DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits	1670000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Income Taxes And Tax Credits DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits	-5160000
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CY2018	lope	Gain Loss On Transaction Net Of Costs And Asset Impairment GainLossOnTransactionNetOfCostsAndAssetImpairment	-12605000
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	335000
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-2101000
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-3883000
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-766000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	51480000
CY2018	lope	Accounts Receivable Related To University Operations AccountsReceivableRelatedToUniversityOperations	7784000
CY2017	lope	Accounts Receivable Related To University Operations AccountsReceivableRelatedToUniversityOperations	19848000
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	-2136000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	-1553000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	2399000
CY2019	lope	Increase Decrease In Operating Lease Liabilities Recognized In Exchange For Right Of Use Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLeaseLiabilitiesRecognizedInExchangeForRightOfUseAssets	833000
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable Trade IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade	-3095000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable Trade IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade	-14306000
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	5078000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable Trade IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade	5378000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	-15700000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	3079000
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	-1044000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	-8662000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	16048000
CY2018	lope	Increase Decrease In Deferred Rent IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRent	-189000
CY2017	lope	Increase Decrease In Deferred Rent IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRent	-369000
CY2019	lope	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability Excluding Student Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiabilityExcludingStudentDeposits	-25000
CY2018	lope	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability Excluding Student Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiabilityExcludingStudentDeposits	6881000
CY2017	lope	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability Excluding Student Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiabilityExcludingStudentDeposits	6156000
CY2018	lope	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability Student Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiabilityStudentDeposits	-7288000
CY2017	lope	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability Student Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiabilityStudentDeposits	9417000
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CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	199085000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	304898000
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	22391000
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	94527000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	113586000
CY2018	lope	Purchase Of Land Related To Offsite Development PurchaseOfLandRelatedToOffsiteDevelopment	330000
CY2017	lope	Purchase Of Land Related To Offsite Development PurchaseOfLandRelatedToOffsiteDevelopment	10368000
CY2019	lope	Purchase Of Land Related To Offsite Development PurchaseOfLandRelatedToOffsiteDevelopment	260000
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	361184000
CY2018	lope	Payments Related To Disposition Of Productive Assets PaymentsRelatedToDispositionOfProductiveAssets	131550000
CY2018	lope	Payments Of Funding At Closing In Excess Of Required Capital PaymentsOfFundingAtClosingInExcessOfRequiredCapital	7377000
CY2018	lope	Proceeds From Repayment Of Excess Funds ProceedsFromRepaymentOfExcessFunds	7377000
CY2019	lope	Loans For Funding Of Capital Expenditure LoansForFundingOfCapitalExpenditure	169819000
CY2018	lope	Loans For Funding Of Capital Expenditure LoansForFundingOfCapitalExpenditure	29996000
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Marketable Securities PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities	9384000
CY2019	lope	Repayment Of Notes Receivable Additional Funding For Capital Expenditures RepaymentOfNotesReceivableAdditionalFundingForCapitalExpenditures	100000000
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Marketable Securities PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities	46948000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Marketable Securities PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities	94054000
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Marketable Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities	57163000
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Marketable Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities	65116000
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Marketable Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities	65259000
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-405875000
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-238235000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-152064000
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Debt And Capital Lease Obligations RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	92433000
CY2018	us-gaap	Repayments Of Debt And Capital Lease Obligations RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	6719000
CY2017	us-gaap	Repayments Of Debt And Capital Lease Obligations RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	6805000
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	2385000
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Notes Payable ProceedsFromNotesPayable	243750000
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	-68750000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	43913000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	11300000
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	3821000
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	4632000
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	7372000
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	40090000
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-26845000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-35733000
CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	-59441000
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	-65995000
CY2017	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	117101000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	182013000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	248008000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	130907000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	122572000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	182013000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	248008000
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	11516000
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	1511000
CY2017	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	2252000
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	59903000
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	78195000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	69606000
CY2018	lope	Sale Transaction To Affiliates Through Secured Note Financing SaleTransactionToAffiliatesThroughSecuredNoteFinancing	870097000
CY2019	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	469000
CY2018	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	1121000
CY2017	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	6682000
CY2018	lope	Reclassification Of Capitalized Costs Due To Adoption Of Asc606 ReclassificationOfCapitalizedCostsDueToAdoptionOfASC606	9015000
CY2018	lope	Reclassification Of Deferred Revenue Due To Adoption Of Asc606 ReclassificationOfDeferredRevenueDueToAdoptionOfASC606	7451000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	177548000
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	778643000
CY2019	lope	Gross Up Of Right Of Use Assets And Lease Liabilities Adoption Of Asu201602 GrossUpOfRightOfUseAssetsAndLeaseLiabilitiesAdoptionOfAsu201602	498000
CY2019	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	14203000
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CY2018	lope	Reclassification Of Tax Effect Within Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income ReclassificationOfTaxEffectWithinAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome	156000
CY2019	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">1. Nature of Business</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-indent:18pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “GCE”) is a publicly traded education services company. Prior to July 1, 2018, GCE owned and operated Grand Canyon University (the “University”), a comprehensive regionally accredited university that offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs, emphases and certificates across nine colleges both online and on ground at its campus in Phoenix, Arizona, at leased facilities and at facilities owned by third party employers of its students. On July <span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">1, 2018, the Company sold the University to Grand Canyon University, an Arizona non-profit corporation formerly known as Gazelle University (“GCU”). As a result of this transaction (the “Transaction”), GCE became an education services company focused on providing a full array of support services to institutions in the post-secondary education sector. GCE provides education services, that include technology and academic services, counseling services and support, marketing and communication services, and for its largest university partner several back-office services such as accounting, reporting, tax, human resources, and procurement services. GCE has developed significant technological solutions, infrastructure and operational processes to provide services to these institutions on a large scale. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for a full description of the Transaction.</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">On January 22, 2019, GCE acquired, by merger, all of the outstanding equity interest of Orbis Education Services, LLC (“Orbis Education”), an education services company that supports healthcare education programs for 22 university partners across the United States, for $361,184<span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">, net of cash acquired (the “Acquisition”). The Company financed a portion of the purchase price through a credit facility provided by a consortium of banks led by our existing bank group. See Note 3 to our consolidated financial statement for a full description of the Acquisition.</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">As a result of the Transaction and Acquisition, the Company no longer owns and operates an institution of higher education, but instead provides a bundle of services in support of its 22<span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> university partners. </span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-indent:18pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">GCE was formed in Delaware in November 2003 as a limited liability company, under the name Significant Education, LLC, for the purchase of acquiring the assets of the University from a non-profit foundation on February 2, 2004. On August 24, 2005, the Company converted from a limited liability company to a corporation and changed its name to Significant Education, Inc. On May 9, 2008, the Company changed its name to Grand Canyon Education, Inc. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries were historically used to facilitate expansion of the university campus prior to the transaction.</p>
CY2018Q2	lope	Number Of Colleges NumberOfColleges	9
CY2019Q4	lope	Number Of University Service Partners NumberOfUniversityServicePartners	22
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	213247000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Revenue BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue	213247000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Revenue BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue	195656000
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	75531000
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	259175000
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	229011000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Net Income Loss BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss	76669000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Net Income Loss BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss	69551000
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CY2018	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Net Income Loss BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss	200264000
CY2019	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Use of Estimates</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-indent:18pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</p>
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CY2018	lope	Capitalized Interest Rate On Borrowing To Finance Improvement CapitalizedInterestRateOnBorrowingToFinanceImprovement	0.037
CY2017	lope	Capitalized Interest Rate On Borrowing To Finance Improvement CapitalizedInterestRateOnBorrowingToFinanceImprovement	0.028
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Costs Incurred InterestCostsIncurred	11311000
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Costs Incurred InterestCostsIncurred	2292000
CY2017	us-gaap	Interest Costs Incurred InterestCostsIncurred	2656000
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized Adjustment InterestCostsCapitalizedAdjustment	756000
CY2017	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized Adjustment InterestCostsCapitalizedAdjustment	487000
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	11311000
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	1536000
CY2017	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	2169000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life PropertyPlantAndEquipmentUsefulLife	P15Y
CY2019	lope	Royalty Amortization Period RoyaltyAmortizationPeriod	P20Y
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Uncertain Tax Positions Current LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsCurrent	1960000
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	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	512499000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable	0
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CY2019	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Concentration of Credit Risk</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-indent:18pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The Company believes the credit risk related to cash equivalents and investments is limited due to its adherence to an investment policy that required investments to have a minimum BBB rating, depending on the type of security, by one major rating agency at the time of purchase. All of the Company’s cash equivalents and investments as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 consist of investments rated BBB or higher by at least one rating agency. Additionally, the Company utilizes more than one financial institution to conduct initial and ongoing credit analysis on its investment portfolio to monitor and lower the potential impact of market risk associated with its cash equivalents and investment portfolio. The Company is also subject to credit risk for its accounts receivable balance. The Company has not experienced any losses on receivables since July 1, 2018, the date the Company transitioned to an education service company. To manage accounts receivable risk, the Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts, if needed. Our dependence on our largest university partner subjects us to the risk that declines in that partner’s operations would result in a sustained reduction in revenues and interest income on Secured Note for the Company.</p>
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	498000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Capital Lease Obligation BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCapitalLeaseObligation	13069000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Investments Investments	21601000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Investments Investments	69002000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Next Twelve Months FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths	8419000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	216767000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	200728000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	97033000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	89689000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	119734000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	111039000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	8223000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	202057000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	8419000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	14331000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	34331000
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CY2019Q1	lope	Cash Collateral Released On Repayment Of Debt CashCollateralReleasedOnRepaymentOfDebt	61667000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	56.14
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	33144000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	33144000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	33145000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive	8341000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	140918000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrual For Taxes Other Than Income Taxes Current AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent	0
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CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	48266000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	48235000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	10000000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	10000000
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CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	92.34
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0
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CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.21
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.21
CY2018	us-gaap	Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of2017 Change In Tax Rate Income Tax Expense Benefit TaxCutsAndJobsActOf2017ChangeInTaxRateIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	10700000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	-1344000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	56010000
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	69496000
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	85555000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-6189000
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-487000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	843000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	58327000
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	57989000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	80209000
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeitures Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	82.11
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CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.210
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.024
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.040
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.032
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CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits Other EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther	0.010
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits Other EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther	0.007
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CY2017	lope	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Excess Tax Benefits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationExcessTaxBenefits	0.058
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CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.184
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CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.283
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Employee Compensation DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation	780000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets State Taxes DeferredTaxAssetsStateTaxes	1764000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets State Taxes DeferredTaxAssetsStateTaxes	879000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	432000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	386000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	29002000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	5075000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	10865000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	10778000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Goodwill DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsGoodwill	36295000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Goodwill DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsGoodwill	762000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	162000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities	47322000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities	11540000
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	65.57
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeited In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod	95000
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeitures Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	71.60
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	63.28
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CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod	152000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	18320000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	6773000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	1960000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	76.43
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	1960000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	5671000
CY2019	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	96000
CY2018	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	75000
CY2018	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	123000
CY2019	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	954000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	6773000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	1960000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	6773000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	1960000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest On Income Taxes Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued	153000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest On Income Taxes Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued	217000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued	0
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued	0
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CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	38.32
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod	192000
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	70.44
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod	375000
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	32.46
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeited In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod	34000
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeitures Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	44.51
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber	776000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	49.16
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CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	93.62
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	2179000
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Investment Income Nonoperating InvestmentIncomeNonoperating	981000
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod	174000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Price SharePrice	95.79
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CY2017	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	12688000
CY2019	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	2575000
CY2018	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	4877000
CY2017	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	5075000
CY2019	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	7725000
CY2018	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	14631000
CY2017	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	7613000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Obligation Contributions By Plan Participant DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationContributionsByPlanParticipant	2238000
CY2018	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Obligation Contributions By Plan Participant DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationContributionsByPlanParticipant	1625000
CY2017	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Obligation Contributions By Plan Participant DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationContributionsByPlanParticipant	2837000
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	197287000
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	174820000
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	193289000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	213247000
CY2019Q1	lope	Technology And Academic Services TechnologyAndAcademicServices	18625000
CY2019Q2	lope	Technology And Academic Services TechnologyAndAcademicServices	22528000
CY2019Q3	lope	Technology And Academic Services TechnologyAndAcademicServices	24231000
CY2019Q4	lope	Technology And Academic Services TechnologyAndAcademicServices	25128000
CY2019Q1	lope	Counseling Services And Support CounselingServicesAndSupport	53093000
CY2019Q2	lope	Counseling Services And Support CounselingServicesAndSupport	54299000
CY2019Q3	lope	Counseling Services And Support CounselingServicesAndSupport	56249000
CY2019Q4	lope	Counseling Services And Support CounselingServicesAndSupport	59957000
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Marketing Expense MarketingExpense	35967000
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Marketing Expense MarketingExpense	35726000
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Marketing Expense MarketingExpense	37340000
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	2179000
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Investment Income Nonoperating InvestmentIncomeNonoperating	1567000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Marketing Expense MarketingExpense	33863000
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