BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Acquired Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization and Values and Estimated Useful Lives) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 15, 2015	Feb. 02, 2015	Oct. 02, 2014	Jul. 02, 2013
Faculdade Diferencial Integral [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, estimated useful lives				15 years
Faculdade Diferencial Integral [Member] | Clinical Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets				$ 583
Amortizable intangible assets, estimated useful lives				15 years
Damasio Educacional [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, estimated useful lives		8 years
Damasio Educacional [Member] | Student Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets		$ 5,294
Amortizable intangible assets, estimated useful lives		6 years
Damasio Educacional [Member] | Franchise Contracts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets		$ 13,085
Amortizable intangible assets, estimated useful lives		18 years
Damasio Educacional [Member] | Test Preparation Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets		$ 1,342
Amortizable intangible assets, estimated useful lives		1 year
Faculdade Martha Falcao [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, estimated useful lives			2 years
Faculdade Martha Falcao [Member] | Curriculum Software [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets			$ 121
Amortizable intangible assets, estimated useful lives			2 years
Grupo Ibmec Educacional S A [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, estimated useful lives	5 years
Grupo Ibmec Educacional S A [Member] | Student Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets	$ 5,720
Amortizable intangible assets, estimated useful lives	5 years
Grupo Ibmec Educacional S A [Member] | Curriculum Software [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets	$ 1,821
Amortizable intangible assets, estimated useful lives	5 years