BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Details Textual) $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended
	Dec. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Damasio Educacional [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number Of Students In Degree Programs		50,000
Number Of Campuses		220
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill		$ 46,862
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		81,400
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred					$ 66,000
Business Combination, Additional Payments Required		15,400
Damasio Educacional [Member] | Title Four Eligibility And Accreditations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill		19,300
Damasio Educacional [Member] | Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill		$ 8,000
Faculdade Ideal [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill			$ 6,754
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			100
Faculdade Ideal [Member] | Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill			1,000
Faculdade Ideal [Member] | Accreditations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill			$ 5,800
Faculdade Martha Falcao [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill				$ 5,249
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				11,400
Business Combination, Additional Payments Required				1,600
Faculdade Martha Falcao [Member] | Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill				1,000
Faculdade Martha Falcao [Member] | Accreditations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill				$ 4,100
Grupo Ibmec Educacional S A [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number Of Students In Degree Programs	15,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 62,609
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	190,800
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	180,500
Business Combination, Additional Payments Required	10,300
Grupo Ibmec Educacional S A [Member] | Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	18,400
Grupo Ibmec Educacional S A [Member] | Accreditations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 36,700