Document And Entity Information (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 07, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Education Management Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0000880059
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		125,920,645
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 77.6