Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 27, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	DEVRY EDUCATION GROUP INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000730464
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	DV
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		62,626,000