Nature Of Operations - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 Location
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Number of locations in which DeVry University programs offered	90
DeVry Brasil
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Number of campus	6
DeVry Brasil | Minimum
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Number of Students	21,000