Guarantor Subsidiaries Financial Information Guarantor Subsidiaries Financial Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Sep. 30, 2009	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2006	Jun. 30, 2009
Balance Sheet
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 191,008,000				$ 403,224,000				$ 373,546,000				$ 191,008,000	$ 403,224,000	$ 373,546,000		$ 363,318,000
Restricted cash	267,880,000				47,513,000								267,880,000	47,513,000
Student receivables, net of allowances of $187,102 and $124,242	198,411,000				157,793,000								198,411,000	157,793,000
Inventories	8,382,000				9,594,000								8,382,000	9,594,000
Other current assets	40,399,000				46,166,000								40,399,000	46,166,000
Total current assets	837,718,000				769,535,000								837,718,000	769,535,000
Property and equipment, net	651,797,000				692,601,000								651,797,000	692,601,000
Intangible assets, net (Note 5)	330,029,000				462,387,000								330,029,000	462,387,000
Goodwill	963,550,000				2,581,999,000								963,550,000	2,581,999,000
Total other long-term assets	56,001,000				46,613,000								56,001,000	46,613,000
Total assets	2,839,095,000				4,553,135,000								2,839,095,000	4,553,135,000
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 8)	12,076,000				12,076,000								12,076,000	12,076,000
Total current liabilities	534,005,000				536,941,000								534,005,000	536,941,000
Long-term debt, less current portion (Note 8)	1,453,468,000				1,466,774,000								1,453,468,000	1,466,774,000
Other long-term liabilities	45,533,000				35,897,000								45,533,000	35,897,000
Deferred income taxes	181,245,000				274,754,000								181,245,000	274,754,000
Total shareholders' equity	496,564,000				2,103,944,000				2,076,695,000				496,564,000	2,103,944,000	2,076,695,000		1,485,653,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	2,839,095,000				4,553,135,000								2,839,095,000	4,553,135,000
Income Statement
Net revenues	639,185,000	702,499,000	737,188,000	682,095,000	695,391,000	754,340,000	771,866,000	666,032,000	650,757,000	667,896,000	655,469,000	534,399,000	2,760,967,000	2,887,629,000	2,508,521,000
Educational services													(1,504,378,000)	(1,480,776,000)	(1,267,106,000)
General and administrative													(760,841,000)	(759,099,000)	(667,191,000)
Management Fee, Amount Paid													0	0	(32,055,000)
Depreciation and amortization													158,663,000	146,480,000	123,359,000
Goodwill impairment													1,618,449,000			1,501,500,000
Total costs and expenses													4,170,647,000	2,386,355,000	2,089,711,000
(Loss) Income before interest, loss on extinguishment of debt and income taxes													(1,409,680,000)	501,274,000	418,810,000
Interest expense, net													110,330,000	120,694,000	121,456,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt													9,474,000	11,368,000	47,207,000
(Loss) Income before income taxes	(1,234,550,000)	(442,340,000)	103,291,000	44,115,000	58,103,000	113,457,000	138,432,000	59,220,000	80,932,000	109,252,000	34,540,000	25,423,000	(1,529,484,000)	369,212,000	250,147,000
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes													(13,743,000)	139,704,000	81,641,000
Net (loss) income	(1,188,706,000)	(417,116,000)	63,127,000	26,954,000	34,799,000	72,983,000	85,278,000	36,448,000	47,900,000	84,570,000	20,274,000	15,762,000	(1,515,741,000)	229,508,000	168,506,000
Net change in unrecognized loss on interest rate swaps, net of tax													(13,646,000)	(14,901,000)	(10,881,000)
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)													(658,000)	1,165,000	458,000
Other comprehensive (loss) income													(5,847,000)	10,066,000	13,372,000
Comprehensive income (loss)													(1,521,588,000)	239,574,000	181,878,000
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operations													(10,850,000)	399,733,000	307,115,000
Expenditures for long-lived assets													(93,546,000)	(138,105,000)	(175,782,000)
Other investing activities													(15,307,000)	(23,107,000)	(14,416,000)
Net cash flows used in investing activities													(108,853,000)	(161,212,000)	(190,198,000)
Net borrowings of debt and other													111,300,000	79,000,000	0
Issuance of common stock net of repurchases for treasury													2,618,000	1,460,000	389,441,000
Net cash flows used in financing activities													(92,108,000)	(209,159,000)	(106,442,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents													(405,000)	316,000	(247,000)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents													(212,216,000)	29,678,000	10,228,000
EM LLC [Member]
Balance Sheet
Cash and cash equivalents	(26,249,000)				(16,816,000)					11,522,000			(26,249,000)	(16,816,000)			15,789,000
Restricted cash	42,931,000				30,685,000								42,931,000	30,685,000
Student receivables, net of allowances of $187,102 and $124,242	4,149,000				3,758,000								4,149,000	3,758,000
Inventories	0				(296,000)								0	(296,000)
Other current assets	35,543,000				25,229,000								35,543,000	25,229,000
Total current assets	56,374,000				42,560,000								56,374,000	42,560,000
Property and equipment, net	72,279,000				71,417,000								72,279,000	71,417,000
Intangible assets, net (Note 5)	2,031,000				2,300,000								2,031,000	2,300,000
Goodwill	7,328,000				7,328,000								7,328,000	7,328,000
Intercompany balances	1,059,102,000				1,206,218,000								1,059,102,000	1,206,218,000
Total other long-term assets	15,276,000				30,229,000								15,276,000	30,229,000
Investments in subsidiaries	826,651,000				2,189,687,000								826,651,000	2,189,687,000
Total assets	2,039,041,000				3,549,739,000								2,039,041,000	3,549,739,000
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 8)	123,150,000				90,850,000								123,150,000	90,850,000
Other current liabilities	63,935,000				94,837,000								63,935,000	94,837,000
Total current liabilities	187,085,000				185,687,000								187,085,000	185,687,000
Long-term debt, less current portion (Note 8)	1,453,234,000				1,466,277,000								1,453,234,000	1,466,277,000
Other long-term liabilities	52,450,000				42,841,000								52,450,000	42,841,000
Deferred income taxes	1,530,000				(11,224,000)								1,530,000	(11,224,000)
Total liabilities	1,694,299,000				1,683,581,000								1,694,299,000	1,683,581,000
Total shareholders' equity	344,742,000				1,866,158,000								344,742,000	1,866,158,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	2,039,041,000				3,549,739,000								2,039,041,000	3,549,739,000
Income Statement
Net revenues													0	0	0
Educational services													93,322,000	77,100,000	60,658,000
General and administrative													(82,634,000)	(112,066,000)	(94,146,000)
Management Fee, Amount Paid															32,055,000
Depreciation and amortization													26,637,000	24,668,000	18,936,000
Goodwill impairment													0
Total costs and expenses													37,325,000	(10,298,000)	17,503,000
(Loss) Income before interest, loss on extinguishment of debt and income taxes													(37,325,000)	10,298,000	(17,503,000)
Interest expense, net													107,772,000	121,581,000	120,309,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt													9,474,000	11,368,000	47,207,000
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries													1,362,378,000	(305,846,000)	(293,212,000)
(Loss) Income before income taxes													(1,516,949,000)	183,195,000	108,193,000
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes													(1,380,000)	(46,414,000)	(60,403,000)
Net (loss) income													(1,515,569,000)	229,609,000	168,596,000
Net change in unrecognized loss on interest rate swaps, net of tax													(5,189,000)	8,901,000	12,914,000
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)													(658,000)	1,165,000	458,000
Other comprehensive (loss) income													(5,847,000)	10,066,000	13,372,000
Comprehensive income (loss)													(1,521,416,000)	239,675,000	181,968,000
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operations													(35,071,000)	(99,516,000)	(85,735,000)
Expenditures for long-lived assets													(10,373,000)	(14,143,000)	(16,783,000)
Other investing activities													(375,000)	0	0
Net cash flows used in investing activities													(10,748,000)	(14,143,000)	(16,783,000)
Net borrowings of debt and other													9,610,000	11,615,000	(493,206,000)
Issuance of common stock net of repurchases for treasury													0	0	0
Intercompany transactions													26,776,000	73,706,000	591,457,000
Net cash flows used in financing activities													36,386,000	85,321,000	98,251,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents													0	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents													(9,433,000)	(28,338,000)	(4,267,000)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Balance Sheet
Cash and cash equivalents	98,000				270,000					314,000			98,000	270,000			481,000
Restricted cash	0				0								0	0
Student receivables, net of allowances of $187,102 and $124,242	153,000				78,000								153,000	78,000
Inventories	159,000				172,000								159,000	172,000
Other current assets	660,000				586,000								660,000	586,000
Total current assets	1,070,000				1,106,000								1,070,000	1,106,000
Property and equipment, net	7,846,000				7,552,000								7,846,000	7,552,000
Intangible assets, net (Note 5)	39,000				51,000								39,000	51,000
Goodwill	0				0								0	0
Intercompany balances	(26,456,000)				(29,516,000)								(26,456,000)	(29,516,000)
Total other long-term assets	0				0								0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	0				0								0	0
Total assets	(17,501,000)				(20,807,000)								(17,501,000)	(20,807,000)
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 8)	0				0								0	0
Other current liabilities	8,319,000				3,517,000								8,319,000	3,517,000
Total current liabilities	8,319,000				3,517,000								8,319,000	3,517,000
Long-term debt, less current portion (Note 8)	0				0								0	0
Other long-term liabilities	374,000				433,000								374,000	433,000
Deferred income taxes	515,000				265,000								515,000	265,000
Total liabilities	9,208,000				4,215,000								9,208,000	4,215,000
Total shareholders' equity	(26,709,000)				(25,022,000)								(26,709,000)	(25,022,000)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	(17,501,000)				(20,807,000)								(17,501,000)	(20,807,000)
Income Statement
Net revenues													9,000,000	5,920,000	(3,178,000)
Educational services													10,554,000	30,852,000	(684,000)
General and administrative													(352,000)	(2,524,000)	(573,000)
Management Fee, Amount Paid															0
Depreciation and amortization													500,000	342,000	243,000
Goodwill impairment													0
Total costs and expenses													10,702,000	28,670,000	(1,014,000)
(Loss) Income before interest, loss on extinguishment of debt and income taxes													(1,702,000)	(22,750,000)	(2,164,000)
Interest expense, net													0	(3,305,000)	(1,649,000)
Loss on extinguishment of debt													0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries													0	0	0
(Loss) Income before income taxes													(1,702,000)	(19,445,000)	(515,000)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes													(15,000)	(7,358,000)	(168,000)
Net (loss) income													(1,687,000)	(12,087,000)	(347,000)
Net change in unrecognized loss on interest rate swaps, net of tax													0	0	0
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)													0	0	0
Other comprehensive (loss) income													0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)													(1,687,000)	(12,087,000)	(347,000)
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operations													4,015,000	33,747,000	(40,919,000)
Expenditures for long-lived assets													(1,127,000)	(1,496,000)	(1,801,000)
Other investing activities													0	0	0
Net cash flows used in investing activities													(1,127,000)	(1,496,000)	(1,801,000)
Net borrowings of debt and other													0	0	0
Issuance of common stock net of repurchases for treasury													0	0	0
Intercompany transactions													(3,060,000)	(32,295,000)	42,553,000
Net cash flows used in financing activities													(3,060,000)	(32,295,000)	42,553,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents													0	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents													(172,000)	(44,000)	(167,000)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Balance Sheet
Cash and cash equivalents	213,960,000				369,637,000					313,403,000			213,960,000	369,637,000			305,287,000
Restricted cash	224,949,000				16,828,000								224,949,000	16,828,000
Student receivables, net of allowances of $187,102 and $124,242	216,284,000				169,121,000								216,284,000	169,121,000
Inventories	8,223,000				9,718,000								8,223,000	9,718,000
Other current assets	113,660,000				110,432,000								113,660,000	110,432,000
Total current assets	777,076,000				675,736,000								777,076,000	675,736,000
Property and equipment, net	571,672,000				613,632,000								571,672,000	613,632,000
Intangible assets, net (Note 5)	327,959,000				460,036,000								327,959,000	460,036,000
Goodwill	956,222,000				2,574,671,000								956,222,000	2,574,671,000
Intercompany balances	(1,181,164,000)				(1,364,228,000)								(1,181,164,000)	(1,364,228,000)
Total other long-term assets	40,724,000				16,384,000								40,724,000	16,384,000
Investments in subsidiaries	0				0								0	0
Total assets	1,492,489,000				2,976,231,000								1,492,489,000	2,976,231,000
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 8)	226,000				226,000								226,000	226,000
Other current liabilities	338,378,000				347,514,000								338,378,000	347,514,000
Total current liabilities	338,604,000				347,740,000								338,604,000	347,740,000
Long-term debt, less current portion (Note 8)	234,000				497,000								234,000	497,000
Other long-term liabilities	190,465,000				181,426,000								190,465,000	181,426,000
Deferred income taxes	109,826,000				231,859,000								109,826,000	231,859,000
Total liabilities	639,129,000				761,522,000								639,129,000	761,522,000
Total shareholders' equity	853,360,000				2,214,709,000								853,360,000	2,214,709,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	1,492,489,000				2,976,231,000								1,492,489,000	2,976,231,000
Income Statement
Net revenues													2,751,967,000	2,881,709,000	2,511,699,000
Educational services													1,400,502,000	1,372,823,000	1,207,132,000
General and administrative													843,551,000	873,461,000	761,682,000
Management Fee, Amount Paid															0
Depreciation and amortization													131,526,000	121,471,000	104,180,000
Goodwill impairment													1,746,765,000
Total costs and expenses													4,122,344,000	2,367,755,000	2,072,994,000
(Loss) Income before interest, loss on extinguishment of debt and income taxes													(1,370,377,000)	513,954,000	438,705,000
Interest expense, net													2,565,000	2,464,000	2,854,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt													0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries													0	0	0
(Loss) Income before income taxes													(1,372,942,000)	511,490,000	435,851,000
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes													(12,251,000)	193,557,000	142,292,000
Net (loss) income													(1,360,691,000)	317,933,000	293,559,000
Net change in unrecognized loss on interest rate swaps, net of tax													0	0	0
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)													(658,000)	1,165,000	458,000
Other comprehensive (loss) income													(658,000)	1,165,000	458,000
Comprehensive income (loss)													(1,361,349,000)	319,098,000	294,017,000
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operations													17,140,000	463,676,000	431,407,000
Expenditures for long-lived assets													(82,046,000)	(122,466,000)	(157,198,000)
Other investing activities													(14,932,000)	(23,107,000)	(14,416,000)
Net cash flows used in investing activities													(96,978,000)	(145,573,000)	(171,614,000)
Net borrowings of debt and other													(263,000)	(358,000)	(730,000)
Issuance of common stock net of repurchases for treasury													0	0	0
Intercompany transactions													(75,171,000)	(261,827,000)	(250,700,000)
Net cash flows used in financing activities													(75,434,000)	(262,185,000)	(251,430,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents													(405,000)	316,000	(247,000)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents													(155,677,000)	56,234,000	8,116,000
Eliminations [Member]
Balance Sheet
Cash and cash equivalents	0				0								0	0
Restricted cash	0				0								0	0
Student receivables, net of allowances of $187,102 and $124,242	0				0								0	0
Inventories	0				0								0	0
Other current assets	0				0								0	0
Total current assets	0				0								0	0
Property and equipment, net	0				0								0	0
Intangible assets, net (Note 5)	0				0								0	0
Goodwill	0				0								0	0
Intercompany balances	0				0								0	0
Total other long-term assets	0				0								0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	(826,651,000)				(2,189,687,000)								(826,651,000)	(2,189,687,000)
Total assets	(826,651,000)				(2,189,687,000)								(826,651,000)	(2,189,687,000)
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 8)	0				0								0	0
Other current liabilities	0				0								0	0
Total current liabilities	0				0								0	0
Long-term debt, less current portion (Note 8)	0				0								0	0
Other long-term liabilities	0				0								0	0
Deferred income taxes	0				0								0	0
Total liabilities	0				0								0	0
Total shareholders' equity	(826,651,000)				(2,189,687,000)								(826,651,000)	(2,189,687,000)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	(826,651,000)				(2,189,687,000)								(826,651,000)	(2,189,687,000)
Income Statement
Net revenues													0	0	0
Educational services													0	0	0
General and administrative													0	0	0
Management Fee, Amount Paid															0
Depreciation and amortization													0	0	0
Goodwill impairment													0
Total costs and expenses													0	0	0
(Loss) Income before interest, loss on extinguishment of debt and income taxes													0	0	0
Interest expense, net													0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt													0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries													(1,362,378,000)	305,846,000	293,212,000
(Loss) Income before income taxes													1,362,378,000	(305,846,000)	(293,212,000)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes													0	0	0
Net (loss) income													1,362,378,000	(305,846,000)	(293,212,000)
Net change in unrecognized loss on interest rate swaps, net of tax													0	0	0
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)													658,000	(1,165,000)	(458,000)
Other comprehensive (loss) income													658,000	(1,165,000)	(458,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)													1,363,036,000	(307,011,000)	(293,670,000)
EM LLC Consolidated [Member]
Balance Sheet
Cash and cash equivalents	187,809,000				353,091,000					325,239,000			187,809,000	353,091,000			321,557,000
Restricted cash	267,880,000				47,513,000								267,880,000	47,513,000
Student receivables, net of allowances of $187,102 and $124,242	220,586,000				172,957,000								220,586,000	172,957,000
Inventories	8,382,000				9,594,000								8,382,000	9,594,000
Other current assets	149,863,000				136,247,000								149,863,000	136,247,000
Total current assets	834,520,000				719,402,000								834,520,000	719,402,000
Property and equipment, net	651,797,000				692,601,000								651,797,000	692,601,000
Intangible assets, net (Note 5)	330,029,000				462,387,000								330,029,000	462,387,000
Goodwill	963,550,000				2,581,999,000								963,550,000	2,581,999,000
Intercompany balances	(148,518,000)				(187,526,000)								(148,518,000)	(187,526,000)
Total other long-term assets	56,000,000				46,613,000								56,000,000	46,613,000
Investments in subsidiaries	0				0								0	0
Total assets	2,687,378,000				4,315,476,000								2,687,378,000	4,315,476,000
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 8)	123,376,000				91,076,000								123,376,000	91,076,000
Other current liabilities	410,632,000				445,868,000								410,632,000	445,868,000
Total current liabilities	534,008,000				536,944,000								534,008,000	536,944,000
Long-term debt, less current portion (Note 8)	1,453,468,000				1,466,774,000								1,453,468,000	1,466,774,000
Other long-term liabilities	243,289,000				224,700,000								243,289,000	224,700,000
Deferred income taxes	111,871,000				220,900,000								111,871,000	220,900,000
Total liabilities	2,342,636,000				2,449,318,000								2,342,636,000	2,449,318,000
Total shareholders' equity	344,742,000				1,866,158,000								344,742,000	1,866,158,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	2,687,378,000				4,315,476,000								2,687,378,000	4,315,476,000
Income Statement
Net revenues													2,760,967,000	2,887,629,000	2,508,521,000
Educational services													1,504,378,000	1,480,775,000	1,267,106,000
General and administrative													760,565,000	758,871,000	666,963,000
Management Fee, Amount Paid															32,055,000
Depreciation and amortization													158,663,000	146,481,000	123,359,000
Goodwill impairment													1,746,765,000
Total costs and expenses													4,170,371,000	2,386,127,000	2,089,483,000
(Loss) Income before interest, loss on extinguishment of debt and income taxes													(1,409,404,000)	501,502,000	419,038,000
Interest expense, net													110,337,000	120,740,000	121,514,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt													9,474,000	11,368,000	47,207,000
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries													0	0	0
(Loss) Income before income taxes													(1,529,215,000)	369,394,000	250,317,000
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes													(13,646,000)	139,785,000	81,721,000
Net (loss) income													(1,515,569,000)	229,609,000	168,596,000
Net change in unrecognized loss on interest rate swaps, net of tax													(5,189,000)	8,901,000	12,914,000
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)													(658,000)	1,165,000	458,000
Other comprehensive (loss) income													(5,847,000)	10,066,000	13,372,000
Comprehensive income (loss)													(1,521,416,000)	239,675,000	181,968,000
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operations													(13,916,000)	397,907,000	304,753,000
Expenditures for long-lived assets													(93,546,000)	(138,105,000)	(175,782,000)
Other investing activities													(15,307,000)	(23,107,000)	(14,416,000)
Net cash flows used in investing activities													(108,853,000)	(161,212,000)	(190,198,000)
Net borrowings of debt and other													9,347,000	11,257,000	(493,936,000)
Issuance of common stock net of repurchases for treasury													0	0	0
Intercompany transactions													(51,455,000)	(220,416,000)	383,310,000
Net cash flows used in financing activities													(42,108,000)	(209,159,000)	(110,626,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents													(405,000)	316,000	(247,000)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents													(165,282,000)	27,852,000	3,682,000
EDMC [Member]
Balance Sheet
Cash and cash equivalents	3,199,000				50,133,000					48,307,000			3,199,000	50,133,000			41,761,000
Restricted cash	0				0								0	0
Student receivables, net of allowances of $187,102 and $124,242	(1,000)				0								(1,000)	0
Inventories	0				0								0	0
Other current assets	0				0								0	0
Total current assets	3,198,000				50,133,000								3,198,000	50,133,000
Property and equipment, net	0				0								0	0
Intangible assets, net (Note 5)	0				0								0	0
Goodwill	0				0								0	0
Intercompany balances	148,518,000				187,526,000								148,518,000	187,526,000
Total other long-term assets	1,000				0								1,000	0
Investments in subsidiaries	344,742,000				1,866,158,000								344,742,000	1,866,158,000
Total assets	496,459,000				2,103,817,000								496,459,000	2,103,817,000
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 8)	0				0								0	0
Other current liabilities	(3,000)				(3,000)								(3,000)	(3,000)
Total current liabilities	(3,000)				(3,000)								(3,000)	(3,000)
Long-term debt, less current portion (Note 8)	0				0								0	0
Other long-term liabilities	2,000				0								2,000	0
Deferred income taxes	(104,000)				(124,000)								(104,000)	(124,000)
Total liabilities	(105,000)				(127,000)								(105,000)	(127,000)
Total shareholders' equity	496,564,000				2,103,944,000								496,564,000	2,103,944,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	496,459,000				2,103,817,000								496,459,000	2,103,817,000
Income Statement
Net revenues													0	0	0
Educational services													0	1,000	0
General and administrative													276,000	228,000	228,000
Management Fee, Amount Paid															0
Depreciation and amortization													0	(1,000)	0
Goodwill impairment													0
Total costs and expenses													276,000	228,000	228,000
(Loss) Income before interest, loss on extinguishment of debt and income taxes													(276,000)	(228,000)	(228,000)
Interest expense, net													(7,000)	(46,000)	(58,000)
Loss on extinguishment of debt													0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries													1,515,569,000	(229,609,000)	(168,596,000)
(Loss) Income before income taxes													(1,515,838,000)	229,427,000	168,426,000
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes													(97,000)	(81,000)	(80,000)
Net (loss) income													(1,515,741,000)	229,508,000	168,506,000
Net change in unrecognized loss on interest rate swaps, net of tax													(5,189,000)	8,901,000	12,914,000
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)													(658,000)	1,165,000	458,000
Other comprehensive (loss) income													(5,847,000)	10,066,000	13,372,000
Comprehensive income (loss)													(1,521,588,000)	239,574,000	181,878,000
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operations													3,066,000	1,826,000	2,362,000
Expenditures for long-lived assets													0	0	0
Other investing activities													0	0	0
Net cash flows used in investing activities													0	0	0
Net borrowings of debt and other													0	0	0
Issuance of common stock net of repurchases for treasury													(101,455,000)	(220,416,000)	387,494,000
Intercompany transactions													51,455,000	220,416,000	(383,310,000)
Net cash flows used in financing activities													(50,000,000)	0	4,184,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents													0	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents													(46,934,000)	1,826,000	6,546,000
Eliminations [Member]
Balance Sheet
Cash and cash equivalents	0				0								0	0
Restricted cash	0				0								0	0
Student receivables, net of allowances of $187,102 and $124,242	0				0								0	0
Inventories	0				0								0	0
Other current assets	0				0								0	0
Total current assets	0				0								0	0
Property and equipment, net	0				0								0	0
Intangible assets, net (Note 5)	0				0								0	0
Goodwill	0				0								0	0
Intercompany balances	0				0								0	0
Total other long-term assets	0				0								0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	(344,742,000)				(1,866,158,000)								(344,742,000)	(1,866,158,000)
Total assets	(344,742,000)				(1,866,158,000)								(344,742,000)	(1,866,158,000)
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 8)	0				0								0	0
Other current liabilities	0				0								0	0
Total current liabilities	0				0								0	0
Long-term debt, less current portion (Note 8)	0				0								0	0
Other long-term liabilities	0				0								0	0
Deferred income taxes	0				0								0	0
Total liabilities	0				0								0	0
Total shareholders' equity	(344,742,000)				(1,866,158,000)								(344,742,000)	(1,866,158,000)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	(344,742,000)				(1,866,158,000)								(344,742,000)	(1,866,158,000)
Income Statement
Net revenues													0	0	0
Educational services													0	0	0
General and administrative													0	0	0
Management Fee, Amount Paid															0
Depreciation and amortization													0	0	0
Goodwill impairment													0
Total costs and expenses													0	0	0
(Loss) Income before interest, loss on extinguishment of debt and income taxes													0	0	0
Interest expense, net													0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt													0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries													(1,515,569,000)	229,609,000	168,596,000
(Loss) Income before income taxes													1,515,569,000	(229,609,000)	(168,596,000)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes													0	0	0
Net (loss) income													1,515,569,000	(229,609,000)	(168,596,000)
Net change in unrecognized loss on interest rate swaps, net of tax													5,189,000	(8,901,000)	(12,914,000)
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)													658,000	(1,165,000)	(458,000)
Other comprehensive (loss) income													5,847,000	(10,066,000)	(13,372,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)													1,521,416,000	(239,675,000)	(181,968,000)
Consolidated Entities [Member]
Balance Sheet
Cash and cash equivalents	191,008,000				403,224,000					373,546,000			191,008,000	403,224,000			363,318,000
Restricted cash	267,880,000				47,513,000								267,880,000	47,513,000
Student receivables, net of allowances of $187,102 and $124,242	220,585,000				172,957,000								220,585,000	172,957,000
Inventories	8,382,000				9,594,000								8,382,000	9,594,000
Other current assets	149,863,000				136,247,000								149,863,000	136,247,000
Total current assets	837,718,000				769,535,000								837,718,000	769,535,000
Property and equipment, net	651,797,000				692,601,000								651,797,000	692,601,000
Intangible assets, net (Note 5)	330,029,000				462,387,000								330,029,000	462,387,000
Goodwill	963,550,000				2,581,999,000								963,550,000	2,581,999,000
Intercompany balances	0				0								0	0
Total other long-term assets	56,001,000				46,613,000								56,001,000	46,613,000
Investments in subsidiaries	0				0								0	0
Total assets	2,839,095,000				4,553,135,000								2,839,095,000	4,553,135,000
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 8)	123,376,000				91,076,000								123,376,000	91,076,000
Other current liabilities	410,629,000				445,865,000								410,629,000	445,865,000
Total current liabilities	534,005,000				536,941,000								534,005,000	536,941,000
Long-term debt, less current portion (Note 8)	1,453,468,000				1,466,774,000								1,453,468,000	1,466,774,000
Other long-term liabilities	243,291,000				224,700,000								243,291,000	224,700,000
Deferred income taxes	111,767,000				220,776,000								111,767,000	220,776,000
Total liabilities	2,342,531,000				2,449,191,000								2,342,531,000	2,449,191,000
Total shareholders' equity	496,564,000				2,103,944,000								496,564,000	2,103,944,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	2,839,095,000				4,553,135,000								2,839,095,000	4,553,135,000
Income Statement
Net revenues													2,760,967,000	2,887,629,000	2,508,521,000
Educational services													1,504,378,000	1,480,776,000	1,267,106,000
General and administrative													760,841,000	759,099,000	667,191,000
Management Fee, Amount Paid															32,055,000
Depreciation and amortization													158,663,000	146,480,000	123,359,000
Goodwill impairment													1,746,765,000
Total costs and expenses													4,170,647,000	2,386,355,000	2,089,711,000
(Loss) Income before interest, loss on extinguishment of debt and income taxes													(1,409,680,000)	501,274,000	418,810,000
Interest expense, net													110,330,000	120,694,000	121,456,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt													9,474,000	11,368,000	47,207,000
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries													0	0	0
(Loss) Income before income taxes													(1,529,484,000)	369,212,000	250,147,000
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes													(13,743,000)	139,704,000	81,641,000
Net (loss) income													(1,515,741,000)	229,508,000	168,506,000
Net change in unrecognized loss on interest rate swaps, net of tax													(5,189,000)	8,901,000	12,914,000
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)													(658,000)	1,165,000	458,000
Other comprehensive (loss) income													(5,847,000)	10,066,000	13,372,000
Comprehensive income (loss)													(1,521,588,000)	239,574,000	181,878,000
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operations													(10,850,000)	399,733,000	307,115,000
Expenditures for long-lived assets													(93,546,000)	(138,105,000)	(175,782,000)
Other investing activities													(15,307,000)	(23,107,000)	(14,416,000)
Net cash flows used in investing activities													(108,853,000)	(161,212,000)	(190,198,000)
Net borrowings of debt and other													9,347,000	11,257,000	(493,936,000)
Issuance of common stock net of repurchases for treasury													(101,455,000)	(220,416,000)	387,494,000
Intercompany transactions													0	0	0
Net cash flows used in financing activities													(92,108,000)	(209,159,000)	(106,442,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents													(405,000)	316,000	(247,000)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents													$ (212,216,000)	$ 29,678,000	$ 10,228,000