Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 266,172	$ 253,961	$ 520,785	$ 490,900
Operating cost and expense:
Cost of educational services	127,258	118,077	255,292	229,611
Student services and administrative expense	96,648	89,251	195,735	178,415
Restructuring expense	1,955	3,535	8,485	43,008
Gain on sale of assets	0	0	(4,779)	0
Insurance settlement gain		(15,571)	0	(15,571)
Total operating cost and expense	225,861	195,292	454,733	435,463
Operating income from continuing operations	40,311	58,669	66,052	55,437
Other income (expense):
Interest and dividend income	1,215	1,173	1,893	2,142
Interest expense	(5,066)	(5,006)	(10,394)	(9,924)
Investment gain (loss)	419	(1,122)	442	(1,122)
Loss on derivative	(28,006)		(28,006)	0
Net other expense	(31,438)	(4,955)	(36,065)	(8,904)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	8,873	53,714	29,987	46,533
Income tax provision	(7,570)	(11,857)	(11,276)	(9,527)
Income from continuing operations	1,303	41,857	18,711	37,006
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes	3,294	3,768	411	(1,951)
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations before income taxes		(32,714)	0	(32,714)
Income tax benefit	823	4,595	550	5,580
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	4,117	(24,351)	961	(29,085)
Net income	5,420	17,506	19,672	7,921
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest from continuing operations	105	88	214	152
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations		(299)	0	(308)
Net income attributable to Adtalem Global Education	5,525	17,295	19,886	7,765
Amounts attributable to Adtalem Global Education:
Net income from continuing operations	1,408	41,945	18,925	37,158
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	4,117	(24,650)	961	(29,393)
Net income attributable to Adtalem Global Education	$ 5,525	$ 17,295	$ 19,886	$ 7,765
Basic:
Continuing operations	$ 0.03	$ 0.71	$ 0.35	$ 0.62
Discontinued operations	0.08	(0.42)	0.02	(0.49)
Net	0.10	0.29	0.36	0.13
Diluted:
Continuing operations	0.03	0.70	0.34	0.61
Discontinued operations	0.08	(0.41)	0.02	(0.49)
Net	$ 0.10	$ 0.29	$ 0.36	$ 0.13
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic shares	53,890	59,185	54,691	59,756
Diluted shares	54,280	60,000	55,192	60,598