Nature of Operations	9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
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. (“Laureate” or “Seller”), a Delaware public benefit corporation, 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 the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 and is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approval by the U.S. Department of Education and the Higher Learning Commission (the “HLC”) and required antitrust approvals. Acquisition and integration costs incurred for this transaction during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 were $3.6 million and $28.2 million, respectively. On September 16, 2020, 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 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. On November 9, 2020, the HLC assigned the designation of “Under Governmental Investigation” to Walden University, which will remain in place until the President of the HLC determines the institution has resolved the issues that led to the designation. On April 28, 2021, Laureate advised Adtalem that the DOJ has decided not to intervene at this time in a recently unsealed federal lawsuit in which a former student and a former preceptor are seeking to bring claims on behalf of the government against Laureate and Walden. Pursuant to its access rights under the terms of the Agreement, Adtalem is continuing to conduct 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. We continue to evaluate these regulatory developments and the potential impact, if any, on our planned Acquisition.

Nature of Operations

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

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. (“Laureate” or “Seller”), a Delaware public benefit corporation, 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 the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 and is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approval by the U.S. Department of Education and the Higher Learning Commission (the “HLC”) and required antitrust approvals. Acquisition and integration costs incurred for this transaction during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 were $3.6 million and $28.2 million, respectively.

On September 16, 2020, 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 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. On November 9, 2020, the HLC assigned the designation of “Under Governmental Investigation” to Walden University, which will remain in place until the President of the HLC determines the institution has resolved the issues that led to the designation. On April 28, 2021, Laureate advised Adtalem that the DOJ has decided not to intervene at this time in a recently unsealed federal lawsuit in which a former student and a former preceptor are seeking to bring claims on behalf of the government against Laureate and Walden.

Pursuant to its access rights under the terms of the Agreement, Adtalem is continuing to conduct 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. We continue to evaluate these regulatory developments and the potential impact, if any, on our planned Acquisition.