Debt (Details 1) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2016 GBP (£)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other indebtedness		$ 1,322	$ 1,479
Total Debt		493,344	491,847
Less: current portion		(6,158)	(6,128)
Total Long-Term Debt		487,186	485,719
7.25% Unsecured Notes due February 1, 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured notes	[1]	$ 399,166	399,052
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		7.25%
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 100	100
Kaplan Four-Year Credit Agreement dated July 14, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
UK Credit Facility	[2]	92,856	91,316
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 500
Education [Member] | Kaplan Four-Year Credit Agreement dated July 14, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
UK Credit Facility | £				£ 75,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs			$ 500

[1] The carrying value is net of $0.1 million of unamortized debt issuance costs as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

[2] The carrying value is net of $0.5 million of unamortized debt issuance costs as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.