Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 271,487	$ 258,703	$ 792,272	$ 749,603
Operating cost and expense:
Cost of educational services	118,712	120,192	374,004	349,803
Student services and administrative expense	96,434	90,746	292,169	269,161
Restructuring expense	1,854	2,186	10,339	45,194
Gain on sale of assets	0	0	(4,779)	0
Settlement gain			0	(15,571)
Total operating cost and expense	217,000	213,124	671,733	648,587
Operating income from continuing operations	54,487	45,579	120,539	101,016
Other income (expense):
Interest and dividend income	782	1,062	2,675	3,204
Interest expense	(5,191)	(4,786)	(15,585)	(14,710)
Investment (loss) gain	(1,548)	715	(1,106)	(407)
Gain on derivative	111,838		83,832	0
Net other income (expense)	105,881	(3,009)	69,816	(11,913)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	160,368	42,570	190,355	89,103
Provision for income taxes	(6,937)	(7,843)	(18,213)	(17,370)
Income from continuing operations	153,431	34,727	172,142	71,733
Discontinued operations:
(Loss) income from discontinued operations before income taxes	(5,947)	3,222	(5,536)	1,271
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations before income taxes		(265)	0	(32,979)
Benefit from income taxes	3,228	182	3,778	5,762
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	(2,719)	3,139	(1,758)	(25,946)
Net income	150,712	37,866	170,384	45,787
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest from continuing operations	120	113	334	265
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations		(74)	0	(382)
Net income attributable to Adtalem Global Education	150,832	37,905	170,718	45,670
Amounts attributable to Adtalem Global Education:
Net income from continuing operations	153,551	34,840	172,476	71,998
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations	(2,719)	3,065	(1,758)	(26,328)
Net income attributable to Adtalem Global Education	$ 150,832	$ 37,905	$ 170,718	$ 45,670
Basic:
Continuing operations	$ 2.90	$ 0.60	$ 3.19	$ 1.22
Discontinued operations	(0.05)	0.05	(0.03)	(0.44)
Net	2.85	0.65	3.15	0.77
Diluted:
Continuing operations	2.88	0.59	3.16	1.20
Discontinued operations	(0.05)	0.05	(0.03)	(0.44)
Net	$ 2.83	$ 0.64	$ 3.13	$ 0.76
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic shares	52,955	58,061	54,117	59,199
Diluted shares	53,319	58,802	54,576	60,004