Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended												9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 503,481	$ 595,202	$ 593,673	$ 580,380	$ 595,236	$ 638,903	$ 654,895	$ 609,565	$ 639,185	$ 702,499	$ 737,188	$ 682,095		$ 2,272,736	$ 2,498,599	$ 2,760,967
EBITDA Excluding Certain Expenses														276,139	380,217	509,881
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets														73,760	83,241	93,546
Assets	1,877,036				2,423,356									1,877,036	2,423,356
Reconciliation to Consolidated (Loss) Income Before Income Taxes [Abstract]
Restructuring charges														26,952	13,920	14,133
Lease abandonment charge														6,367	0	0
Settlement-related costs														7,859	0	0
Long-lived asset impairments (Notes 4 and 5)														568,216	300,104	1,662,288
Loss on debt refinancing													5,200	0	5,232	9,474
Loss on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment														3,491	3,938	0
Depreciation and amortization														152,501	164,712	158,663
Net interest expense														128,033	124,663	110,330
Loss before income taxes	(95,023)	(499,926)	(2,383)	(19,948)	(9,487)	(254,111)	53,064	(21,818)	(1,174,569)	(417,844)	103,291	44,115		(617,280)	(232,352)	(1,445,007)
The Art Institutes [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of States in which Entity Operates	25													25
Student Concentration Percentage														53.00%
Number of Schools														51
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets														30,829	39,778	42,970
Assets	953,003				1,521,597									953,003	1,521,597
Argosy University [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of States in which Entity Operates	13													13
Student Concentration Percentage														19.00%
Number of Schools														20
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets														5,712	6,719	6,573
Assets	297,320				274,151									297,320	274,151
Brown Mackie Colleges [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of States in which Entity Operates	15													15
Student Concentration Percentage														13.00%
Number of Schools														28
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets														2,847	9,049	11,906
Assets	210,154				231,225									210,154	231,225
South University [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of States in which Entity Operates	9													9
Student Concentration Percentage														15.00%
Number of Schools														11
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets														4,960	7,648	9,056
Assets	229,336				233,993									229,336	233,993
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets														29,412	20,047	23,041
Assets	187,223				162,390									187,223	162,390
Operating Segments [Member] | The Art Institutes [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues														1,386,729	1,543,385	1,738,542
EBITDA Excluding Certain Expenses													352,036	268,530		480,518
Operating Segments [Member] | Argosy University [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues														321,118	356,544	397,458
EBITDA Excluding Certain Expenses													39,068	29,880		57,346
Operating Segments [Member] | Brown Mackie Colleges [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues														265,606	298,175	314,801
EBITDA Excluding Certain Expenses													32,154	22,007		55,755
Operating Segments [Member] | South University [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues														299,283	300,495	310,166
EBITDA Excluding Certain Expenses													46,613	41,260		10,560
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
EBITDA Excluding Certain Expenses													$ (89,654)	$ (85,538)		$ (94,298)