Student Receivables - Changes in Current and Non-Current Receivables Allowance (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Receivables [Abstract]
Balance, Beginning of Period	$ 42,147	$ 31,964
Beginning balance related to business acquisition		2,174
Provision for credit losses	13,724	12,862
Amounts Written-off	(13,067)	(11,601)
Recoveries	981	696
Balance, End of Period	$ 43,785	$ 36,095

Allowance for Credit Loss balance related to business acquisition.

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Amount of writeoff of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time, charged against allowance for credit loss.

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- Definition

Amount of allowance for credit loss for right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right to consideration is unconditional.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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- Definition

Amount of cash inflow from recovery of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time, previously written off.

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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)
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- Definition

Amount of expense (reversal of expense) for expected credit loss on accounts receivable.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
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