INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Summary of Goodwill Balances by Reporting Unit) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 861,001	$ 588,007	$ 565,012
Chamberlain [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	4,716	4,716	4,716
AUC [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	68,321	68,321	68,321
RUSM and RUSVM [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	237,173	237,173	237,173
Becker [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	306,444	32,043	32,386
Devry Brazil [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	222,151	223,558	194,409
DeVry University [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	22,196	22,196	22,196
Carrington [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 0	$ 0	$ 5,811