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	Apr. 24, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 11, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 24, 2020 BRL (R$)
Property and equipment, net				$ 81,250
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Payments to Acquire Loans Held-for-investment			0	10,000	0
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash transferred			313,518	0	0
Cash balance				95,243
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net, Pretax			110,723	0	0
Cash and restricted cash transferred in divestitures of discontinued operations			$ 0	50,069	$ 0
Carrington College [Member] \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
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DeVry University [Member]
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Receivable with Imputed Interest, Due Date		Jan. 01, 2022
Operating lease, option to extend			true
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract			1 year
Cash and restricted cash transferred in divestitures of discontinued operations				$ 40,200
Adtalem Educacional Do Brasil [Member] \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Consideration from disposal \| R$						R$ 1,920
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash transferred	$ 313,500
Proceeds From Sales Of Business Sale, Proceeds	345,900
Proceeds From Sales Of Business, Cash	56,000
Proceeds from Sales of Business, Affiliate and Productive Assets	401,900
Cash balance	$ 88,400
Derivative notional amount \| R$						R$ 2,154
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net			$ 110,700
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net, Pretax			$ 110,700