Nature of Operations	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of Operations	1. Nature of Operations In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Adtalem Global Education Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is collectively referred to as “Adtalem,” “we,” “our,” “us,” or similar references. Adtalem is a leading workforce solutions provider. We present two reportable segments as follows: Medical and Healthcare – Offers degree and non-degree programs in the medical and healthcare postsecondary education industry. This segment includes the operations of Chamberlain University (“Chamberlain”), American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (“AUC”), Ross University School of Medicine (“RUSM”), and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (“RUSVM”). AUC, RUSM, and RUSVM are collectively referred to as the “medical and veterinary schools.” Financial Services – Offers test preparation, certifications, conferences, seminars, memberships, and subscriptions to business professionals in the areas of accounting, anti-money laundering, banking, and mortgage lending. This segment includes the operations of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (“ACAMS”), Becker Professional Education (“Becker”), OnCourse Learning (“OCL”), and EduPristine. “Home Office and Other” includes activities not allocated to a reportable segment. See Note 19 “Segment Information” for additional information. Adtalem Education of Brazil (“Adtalem Brazil”), Carrington College (“Carrington”), and DeVry University are presented as discontinued operations and assets held for sale in all periods presented as applicable. See Note 3 “Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale” for additional information. On September 11, 2020, Adtalem entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Laureate Education, Inc., a Delaware public benefit corporation (“Seller”), pursuant to which Adtalem has agreed to acquire from Seller all of the issued and outstanding equity interest in Walden e-Learning, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“e-Learning”), and its subsidiary, Walden University, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (together with e-Learning, “Walden”), in exchange for a purchase price of $1.48 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Agreement (the “Acquisition”). Walden owns and operates Walden University, an online for-profit university headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Board of Directors of Adtalem (the “Board”) has unanimously approved the Acquisition. The closing of the Acquisition is expected to occur in mid-calendar year 2021 and is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approval by the U.S. Department of Education and the Higher Learning Commission and required antitrust approvals. Also on September 11, 2020, to provide future funding for the Acquisition, Adtalem entered into a commitment letter (the “Commitment Letter”) with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. (“MSSF”), Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”), Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (“CS”) and Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC (“CSLF” and, together with CS and their respective affiliates, “Credit Suisse”), and MUFG Bank, Ltd. (together with MSSF, Barclays and Credit Suisse, the “Commitment Parties”), pursuant to which the Commitment Parties committed to provide to Adtalem (i)(A) a senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1 billion (the “Term Facility”) and (B) a senior secured revolving loan facility in an aggregate commitment amount of $400 million (the “Revolving Facility”) and (ii) to the extent one or more series of senior secured notes pursuant to a Rule 144A offering or other private placement in an aggregate principal amount of $650 million are not issued (in escrow or otherwise) prior to the consummation of the Acquisition, a senior secured bridge term loan credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $650 million (together with the Term Facility and the Revolving Facility, the “Facilities”). The proceeds of the Facilities will be used, among other things, to finance the Acquisition, refinance Adtalem’s existing credit agreement, pay fees and expenses related to the Acquisition, and in the case of the Revolving Facility, to finance ongoing working capital and general corporate purposes. The commitments under the Commitment Letter are subject to customary closing conditions. Acquisition and integration costs incurred for this transaction, including costs related to the proposed financing, during the three months ended September 30, 2020 were $13.4 million. On September 16, 2020, Laureate Education, Inc. (“Laureate”) advised Adtalem that Walden University had received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) indicating that the DOJ, along with several other government agencies, is conducting an investigation into allegations that Walden University may have violated the federal False Claims Act by misrepresenting its compliance with provisions of its Program Participation Agreement with the U.S. Department of Education relating, generally, to potential false representations to the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and false advertising to students about (1) the content and cost of Walden’s Masters of Science in Nursing program, or (2) the availability of clinical site placements required for mandatory practicum courses for such program (collectively, the “DOJ Investigation”). Subsequently, Walden disclosed the DOJ Investigation to the Higher Learning Commission (the “HLC”). On October 13, 2020, Laureate advised Adtalem that Walden University had received a letter from the HLC notifying Walden University that the HLC seeks to assign a public Governmental Investigation designation to Walden University. If imposed, the status would remain in place until the President of the HLC determines that it is no longer required because the institution has resolved the issues that led to the designation. Pursuant to HLC policy, on October 26, 2020, Walden University exercised its opportunity respond to the notice before the Governmental Investigation designation would be assigned and made public. Pursuant to its access rights under the terms of the Agreement, Adtalem is conducting its own investigation of the matters addressed in the DOJ and HLC correspondence, including reviewing relevant documents and other information and interviewing relevant Laureate and/or Walden University personnel. As a condition to closing the acquisition, certain designated regulatory authorities, including the HLC, must consent to the acquisition. Pursuant to Section 5.05(a) of the Agreement, the parties are required to cooperate and use reasonable best efforts to obtain those designated pre-closing consents from, among others, the HLC. Consistent with the HLC’s policies and procedures, a Governmental Investigation designation by the HLC could delay or prevent the HLC’s approval of a substantive change application to approve the proposed acquisition of Walden University. We are in the early stages of evaluating these regulatory developments and the potential impact, if any, on our planned acquisition of Walden University.

Nature of Operations

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

1. Nature of Operations

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Adtalem Global Education Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is collectively referred to as “Adtalem,” “we,” “our,” “us,” or similar references.

Adtalem is a leading workforce solutions provider. We present two reportable segments as follows:

Medical and Healthcare – Offers degree and non-degree programs in the medical and healthcare postsecondary education industry. This segment includes the operations of Chamberlain University (“Chamberlain”), American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (“AUC”), Ross University School of Medicine (“RUSM”), and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (“RUSVM”). AUC, RUSM, and RUSVM are collectively referred to as the “medical and veterinary schools.”

Financial Services – Offers test preparation, certifications, conferences, seminars, memberships, and subscriptions to business professionals in the areas of accounting, anti-money laundering, banking, and mortgage lending. This segment includes the operations of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (“ACAMS”), Becker Professional Education (“Becker”), OnCourse Learning (“OCL”), and EduPristine.

“Home Office and Other” includes activities not allocated to a reportable segment. See Note 19 “Segment Information” for additional information.

Adtalem Education of Brazil (“Adtalem Brazil”), Carrington College (“Carrington”), and DeVry University are presented as discontinued operations and assets held for sale in all periods presented as applicable. See Note 3 “Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale” for additional information.

On September 11, 2020, Adtalem entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Laureate Education, Inc., a Delaware public benefit corporation (“Seller”), pursuant to which Adtalem has agreed to acquire from Seller all of the issued and outstanding equity interest in Walden e-Learning, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“e-Learning”), and its subsidiary, Walden University, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (together with e-Learning, “Walden”), in exchange for a purchase price of $1.48 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Agreement (the “Acquisition”). Walden owns and operates Walden University, an online for-profit university headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Board of Directors of Adtalem (the “Board”) has unanimously approved the Acquisition. The closing of the Acquisition is expected to occur in mid-calendar year 2021 and is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approval by the U.S. Department of Education and the Higher Learning Commission and required antitrust approvals.

Also on September 11, 2020, to provide future funding for the Acquisition, Adtalem entered into a commitment letter (the “Commitment Letter”) with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. (“MSSF”), Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”), Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (“CS”) and Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC (“CSLF” and, together with CS and their respective affiliates, “Credit Suisse”), and MUFG Bank, Ltd. (together with MSSF, Barclays and Credit Suisse, the “Commitment Parties”), pursuant to which the Commitment Parties committed to provide to Adtalem (i)(A) a senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1 billion (the “Term Facility”) and (B) a senior secured revolving loan facility in an aggregate commitment amount of $400 million (the “Revolving Facility”) and (ii) to the extent one or more series of senior secured notes pursuant to a Rule 144A offering or other private placement in an aggregate principal amount of $650 million are not issued (in escrow or otherwise) prior to the consummation of the Acquisition, a senior secured bridge term loan credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $650 million (together with the Term Facility and the Revolving Facility, the “Facilities”). The proceeds of the Facilities will be used, among other things, to finance the Acquisition, refinance Adtalem’s existing credit agreement, pay fees and expenses related to the Acquisition, and in the case of the Revolving Facility, to finance ongoing working capital and general corporate purposes. The commitments under the Commitment Letter are subject to customary closing conditions. Acquisition and integration costs incurred for this transaction, including costs related to the proposed financing, during the three months ended September 30, 2020 were $13.4 million.

On September 16, 2020, Laureate Education, Inc. (“Laureate”) advised Adtalem that Walden University had received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) indicating that the DOJ, along with several other government

agencies, is conducting an investigation into allegations that Walden University may have violated the federal False Claims Act by misrepresenting its compliance with provisions of its Program Participation Agreement with the U.S. Department of Education relating, generally, to potential false representations to the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and false advertising to students about (1) the content and cost of Walden’s Masters of Science in Nursing program, or (2) the availability of clinical site placements required for mandatory practicum courses for such program (collectively, the “DOJ Investigation”). Subsequently, Walden disclosed the DOJ Investigation to the Higher Learning Commission (the “HLC”). On October 13, 2020, Laureate advised Adtalem that Walden University had received a letter from the HLC notifying Walden University that the HLC seeks to assign a public Governmental Investigation designation to Walden University. If imposed, the status would remain in place until the President of the HLC determines that it is no longer required because the institution has resolved the issues that led to the designation. Pursuant to HLC policy, on October 26, 2020, Walden University exercised its opportunity respond to the notice before the Governmental Investigation designation would be assigned and made public.

Pursuant to its access rights under the terms of the Agreement, Adtalem is conducting its own investigation of the matters addressed in the DOJ and HLC correspondence, including reviewing relevant documents and other information and interviewing relevant Laureate and/or Walden University personnel. As a condition to closing the acquisition, certain designated regulatory authorities, including the HLC, must consent to the acquisition. Pursuant to Section 5.05(a) of the Agreement, the parties are required to cooperate and use reasonable best efforts to obtain those designated pre-closing consents from, among others, the HLC. Consistent with the HLC’s policies and procedures, a Governmental Investigation designation by the HLC could delay or prevent the HLC’s approval of a substantive change application to approve the proposed acquisition of Walden University. We are in the early stages of evaluating these regulatory developments and the potential impact, if any, on our planned acquisition of Walden University.