BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	Jun. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2013 USD ($)
Faculdade Diferencial Integral [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life						15 years
Number Of Students In Degree Programs						2,900
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill						$ 17,723
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred						16,100
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration						9,000
Faculdade Diferencial Integral [Member] | Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill						1,900
Faculdade Diferencial Integral [Member] | Accreditations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill						$ 15,200
Damasio Educacional [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life			8 years
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			$ 47,011
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			66,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred			81,300
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration			15,400
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
Damasio Educacional [Member] | Accreditations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill			$ 19,300
Faculdade Ideal [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill				$ 6,754
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred				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]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life					2 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill					$ 5,249
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred					11,500
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration					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]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life		5 years
Number Of Students In Degree Programs		15,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill		$ 60,634
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		180,500
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred		$ 191,000
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		100.00%
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration		$ 10,500
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		$ 34,700
Faculdade de Imperatriz [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number Of Students In Degree Programs	2,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 2,652
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	3,500
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 6,300
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	100.00%
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration	$ 2,800
Faculdade de Imperatriz [Member] | Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	500
Faculdade de Imperatriz [Member] | Accreditations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 2,100