Description of Business and Change in Ownership	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP [Abstract]
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP	DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP Description of Business Education Management Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is among the largest providers of post-secondary education in North America, with approximately 151,200 enrolled students as of October 2011. The Company offers campus-based education through four different education systems and through online platforms at three of the four education systems, or through a combination of both. These four education systems are the Company's reportable segments and include The Art Institutes, Argosy University, Brown Mackie Colleges and South university. Refer to Note 18, "Segment Reporting" for additional information. The Company is committed to offering quality academic programs and strives to improve the learning experience for its students. The curriculum is designed with a distinct emphasis on applied career-oriented content and is primarily taught by faculty members that possess practical and relevant professional experience in their respective fields. Going Private Transaction On June 1, 2006, the Company was acquired by a consortium of private equity investment funds led by Providence Equity Partners, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and Leeds Equity Partners (collectively, the “Sponsors”). The Sponsors, together with certain other investors, became the owners of the Company (the “Transaction”). The acquisition of the Company was financed by equity invested by the Sponsors and other investors, cash on hand, borrowings under a new senior secured credit facility by wholly-owned subsidiary Education Management LLC (“EM LLC”) and the issuance by EM LLC and Education Management Finance Corp. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of EM LLC) of $375.0 million of 8.75% senior notes due on June 1, 2014 (the "Senior Notes") and $385.0 million of 10.25% senior subordinated notes originally due in 2016 (the “Senior Subordinated Notes”). Initial public offering In October 2009, the Company completed an initial public offering of 23.0 million shares of common stock, $0.01 par value (the "common stock"), at a per share price of $18.00 (the “initial public offering”). Net proceeds to EDMC, after transaction costs, totaled approximately $387.3 million. The SponsoDors did not sell any of their shares in connection with the initial public offering. Of the net proceeds from the initial public offering, $355.5 million was used to purchase $316.0 million of the $385.0 million Senior Subordinated Notes then outstanding and $29.6 million was used to pay a termination fee under a management agreement entered into with the Sponsors in connection with the Transaction. In connection with the initial public offering, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a 4.4737 for one split of the Company’s common stock, which was paid in the form of a stock dividend on September 30, 2009. As a result of the stock split, the Company amended and restated its articles of incorporation to, among other things, increase the Company’s number of authorized shares of common stock. All information presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes has been adjusted to reflect the Company’s amended and restated articles of incorporation and stock split. Government Regulations Each of the Company’s schools located in the United States is recognized by accreditation agencies and by the U.S. Department of Education, enabling students to access federal student loans, grants and other forms of public and private financial aid. Participating institutions are required to administer Title IV program funds in accordance with the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (“HEA”), and U.S. Department of Education regulations and must use diligence in approving and disbursing funds and servicing loans. In the event a participating institution does not comply with federal requirements or if student loan default rates are at a level that exceeds certain thresholds set by statute and regulation, that institution could lose its eligibility to participate in Title IV programs or could be required to repay funds determined to have been improperly disbursed. Most of the students that attend the Company’s institutions participate in federal and state financial aid and assistance programs. The percentage of net revenues derived from Title IV programs on a cash accounting basis was a weighted average of approximately 79% and 78% in fiscal 2012 and 2011, respectively. Reclassifications Certain reclassifications of fiscal 2011 and 2010 data have been made to conform to the fiscal 2012 presentation. These reclassifications did not materially change any of the previously reported amounts. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which requires that the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income be presented in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The Company has adopted ASU 2011-05 in the current quarter before the required effective date of September 30, 2012. ASU 2011-05 does not change the items reported in other comprehensive income or affect whether a component of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. Therefore, the new standard has not impacted the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP

Description of Business

Education Management Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is among the largest providers of post-secondary education in North America, with approximately 151,200 enrolled students as of October 2011. The Company offers campus-based education through four different education systems and through online platforms at three of the four education systems, or through a combination of both. These four education systems are the Company's reportable segments and include The Art Institutes, Argosy University, Brown Mackie Colleges and South university. Refer to Note 18, "Segment Reporting" for additional information.

The Company is committed to offering quality academic programs and strives to improve the learning experience for its students. The curriculum is designed with a distinct emphasis on applied career-oriented content and is primarily taught by faculty members that possess practical and relevant professional experience in their respective fields.

Going Private Transaction

On June 1, 2006, the Company was acquired by a consortium of private equity investment funds led by Providence Equity Partners, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and Leeds Equity Partners (collectively, the “Sponsors”). The Sponsors, together with certain other investors, became the owners of the Company (the “Transaction”).

The acquisition of the Company was financed by equity invested by the Sponsors and other investors, cash on hand, borrowings under a new senior secured credit facility by wholly-owned subsidiary Education Management LLC (“EM LLC”) and the issuance by EM LLC and Education Management Finance Corp. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of EM LLC) of $375.0 million of 8.75% senior notes due on June 1, 2014 (the "Senior Notes") and $385.0 million of 10.25% senior subordinated notes originally due in 2016 (the “Senior Subordinated Notes”).

Initial public offering

In October 2009, the Company completed an initial public offering of 23.0 million shares of common stock, $0.01 par value (the "common stock"), at a per share price of $18.00 (the “initial public offering”). Net proceeds to EDMC, after transaction costs, totaled approximately $387.3 million. The SponsoDors did not sell any of their shares in connection with the initial public offering. Of the net proceeds from the initial public offering, $355.5 million was used to purchase $316.0 million of the $385.0 million Senior Subordinated Notes then outstanding and $29.6 million was used to pay a termination fee under a management agreement entered into with the Sponsors in connection with the Transaction.

In connection with the initial public offering, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a 4.4737 for one split of the Company’s common stock, which was paid in the form of a stock dividend on September 30, 2009. As a result of the stock split, the Company amended and restated its articles of incorporation to, among other things, increase the Company’s number of authorized shares of common stock. All information presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes has been adjusted to reflect the Company’s amended and restated articles of incorporation and stock split.

Government Regulations

Each of the Company’s schools located in the United States is recognized by accreditation agencies and by the U.S. Department of Education, enabling students to access federal student loans, grants and other forms of public and private financial aid. Participating institutions are required to administer Title IV program funds in accordance with the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (“HEA”), and U.S. Department of Education regulations and must use diligence in approving and disbursing funds and servicing loans. In the event a participating institution does not comply with federal requirements or if student loan default rates are at a level that exceeds certain thresholds set by statute and regulation, that institution could lose its eligibility to participate in Title IV programs or could be required to repay funds determined to have been improperly disbursed. Most of the students that attend the Company’s institutions participate in federal and state financial aid and assistance programs. The percentage of net revenues derived from Title IV programs on a cash accounting basis was a weighted average of approximately 79% and 78% in fiscal 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications of fiscal 2011 and 2010 data have been made to conform to the fiscal 2012 presentation. These reclassifications did not materially change any of the previously reported amounts.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which requires that the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income be presented in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The Company has adopted ASU 2011-05 in the current quarter before the required effective date of September 30, 2012. ASU 2011-05 does not change the items reported in other comprehensive income or affect whether a component of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. Therefore, the new standard has not impacted the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.