Student Receivables - Changes in Current and Non-Current Receivables Allowance (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Receivables [Abstract]
Recoveries of amounts previously written off	$ 0.9	$ 1.3

The cash inflow from loans reinstated and recovered that were previously deemed uncollectible.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109223946&loc=d3e3179-108585

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