Revenue Recognition (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Summary of disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers

The following table presents the Company’s revenues from contracts with customers disaggregated by material revenue category for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019 (in thousands):



	For the three months ended June 30,				For the six months ended June 30,
	2018		2019		2018		2019
Strayer University Segment
Tuition, net of discounts, grants and scholarships	$	109,744	$	124,402	$	220,704	$	247,917
Other⁽¹⁾	4,159		4,509		8,470		9,052
Total Strayer University Segment	113,903		128,911		229,174		256,969
Capella University Segment
Tuition, net of discounts, grants and scholarships	—		107,066		—		216,533
Other⁽¹⁾	—		5,105		—		10,336
Total Capella University Segment	—		112,171		—		226,869
Non-Degree Programs Segment⁽²⁾	765		4,028		1,963		7,780
Consolidated revenue	$	114,668	$	245,110	$	231,137	$	491,618

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⁽¹⁾	Other revenue is primarily comprised of academic fees, sales of course materials, and other revenue streams.

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Non-Degree Programs revenue is primarily comprised of tuition revenue and placement fee revenue.

Schedule of Graduation Fund liability

The table below presents activity in the contract liability related to the Graduation Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019 (in thousands):



	As of June 30,
	2018			2019
Balance at beginning of period	$	37,400		$	43,329
Revenue deferred	12,917			14,787
Benefit redeemed	(10,497		)	(12,025		)
Balance at end of period	$	39,820		$	46,091