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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Amount of payment greater than the preceding installment payments to be paid at final maturity date of debt.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The amount for notes payable (written promise to pay), due to related parties.

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Debt - Other Debt (Details)						1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended				72 Months Ended
Debt - Other Debt (Details)	Dec. 22, 2017 PEN (S/)	Dec. 20, 2017 BRL (R$)	May 12, 2016 USD ($) loan	Sep. 12, 2014 USD ($) loan	Dec. 20, 2013 AUD ($) loan	Oct. 31, 2017 BRL (R$)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 AUD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 BRL (R$)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) campus	Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) campus	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 loan	Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($)	Dec. 22, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 22, 2017 PEN (S/)	Dec. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 20, 2017 BRL (R$)	May 12, 2016 MXN ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 MXN ($)	Sep. 12, 2014 BRL (R$)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding										$ 3,200,565,000		$ 3,499,424,000
Repayments of long-term debt										3,038,946,000		1,421,379,000	$ 528,025,000
Promissory notes payable										71,785,000		178,021,000
Sale-leaseback assets										8,788,000		10,333,000
Sale-leaseback financings										9,712,000		15,673,000
Net capital lease assets										101,189,000		108,351,000
Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas Educacionais (FMU)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Promissory notes payable										$ 0		$ 100,382,000											R$ 250,000,000
Lines of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term debt, weighted average interest rate										7.97%		7.97%			7.97%
Aggregate lines of credit										$ 88,138,000		$ 104,546,000
Debt outstanding										42,195,000		47,833,000
Available borrowing capacity										$ 45,943,000		$ 56,713,000
Lines of credit \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate										6.50%		6.50%			6.50%
Lines of credit \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate										9.51%		9.51%			9.51%
Lines of credit \| Syndicated Facility Agreement \| Term Loan Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility					$ 22,500,000
Borrowing under credit facility					22,500,000
Lines of credit \| Syndicated Facility Agreement \| THINK \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt							$ 8,100,000	$ 11,000,000
Borrowing under credit facility					$ 45,000,000					$ 34,749,000
Number of term loans (loan) \| loan					2
Incremental borrowing capacity					$ 20,000,000					15,444,000
Lines of credit \| Syndicated Facility Agreement \| THINK \| Term Loan One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility					22,500,000
Quarterly principal payments					1,125,000					869,000
Borrowing under credit facility					$ 22,500,000
Financed note term					5 years
Lines of credit \| Syndicated Facility Agreement \| THINK \| Term Loan Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility					$ 22,500,000
Financed note term					5 years
Lines of credit \| Amended Syndicated Facility Agreement \| THINK \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing under credit facility										16,087,000		$ 16,753,000
Incremental borrowing capacity								$ 15,000,000		11,583,000
Lines of credit \| Amended Syndicated Facility Agreement \| THINK \| Term Loan One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							2.50%	2.50%
Quarterly principal payments								$ 833,000		643,000
Borrowing under credit facility								$ 10,000,000		$ 7,722,000
Interest rate										4.25%	4.25%	4.29%
Lines of credit \| Amended Syndicated Facility Agreement \| THINK \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							2.75%	2.75%
Borrowing under credit facility								$ 15,000,000		$ 11,583,000
Interest rate										4.50%	4.50%	4.55%
Notes payable and other debt \| Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas Educacionais (FMU)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate										10.60%		17.00%			10.60%
Number of loans outstanding (loan) \| loan				2
Debt outstanding										$ 46,438,000		$ 59,841,000
Loan amount				$ 110,310,000																			R$ 259,139,000
Quarterly principal payments \| R$						R$ 22,027,000			R$ 6,478,000
Notes payable and other debt \| Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding										$ 38,641,000		$ 44,452,000
Notes payable and other debt \| Certificados de Depósitos Interbancários (CDI) \| Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas Educacionais (FMU)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				3.70%
Notes payable and other debt \| Minimum \| Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate										7.85%					7.85%
Notes payable and other debt \| Maximum \| Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate										8.70%					8.70%
Notes payable and other debt \| Secured Notes Payable \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate										3.96%		3.25%			3.96%
Notes payable and other debt \| Secured Notes Payable \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate										10.79%		18.53%			10.79%
Notes payable and other debt \| UVM Mexico Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate										10.72%		8.94%			10.72%
Number of loans outstanding (loan) \| loan			1											2
Debt outstanding			$ 120,527,000							$ 112,625,000		$ 107,793,000								$ 2,224,600,000
Notes payable and other debt \| UVM Mexico Loan Originated in 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate												8.09%
Debt outstanding												$ 62,992,000
Loan amount																					$ 79,000,000	$ 1,300,000,000
Notes payable and other debt \| UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding										86,065,000
Loan amount										89,000,000					$ 1,700,000,000
Balloon payment										$ 21,516,000					$ 425,000,000
Notes payable and other debt \| UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017 \| Mexican Interbanking Offer Rate (TIIE)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate										10.02%	10.02%
Notes payable and other debt \| UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payments										$ 2,152,000	$ 42,500,000
Notes payable and other debt \| UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payments										3,873,000	$ 76,500,000
Notes payable and other debt \| Subsidiary of the Company Borrowing Agreement \| Peru
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt										0
Debt outstanding										76,365,000
Loan amount																$ 76,000,000	S/ 247,500,000
Balloon payment										4,455,000							S/ 14,438,000
Interest rate																6.62%	6.62%
Periodic principal payment	S/ 9,281,000									2,864,000
Notes payable and other debt \| Subsidiary of the Company Borrowing Agreement \| Brazil
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding										108,424,000
Loan amount																		$ 110,000,000	R$ 360,000,000
Notes payable and other debt \| Subsidiary of the Company Borrowing Agreement \| Brazil \| Certificados de Depósitos Interbancários (CDI)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt										$ 0
Basis spread on variable rate		2.55%								9.44%	9.44%
Notes payable and other debt \| Subsidiary of the Company Borrowing Agreement \| Brazil \| Certificados de Depósitos Interbancários (CDI) \| Payment Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic principal payment		R$ 13,500,000								$ 4,065,000
Notes payable and other debt \| Subsidiary of the Company Borrowing Agreement \| Brazil \| Certificados de Depósitos Interbancários (CDI) \| Payment Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic principal payment		22,500,000								6,777,000
Notes payable and other debt \| Subsidiary of the Company Borrowing Agreement \| Brazil \| Certificados de Depósitos Interbancários (CDI) \| Payment Period Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic principal payment		R$ 27,000,000								$ 8,132,000
Notes payable and other debt \| Financing of Construction of Campuses \| Peru
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average short term borrowing rate										7.97%		7.97%			7.97%
Debt outstanding										$ 42,195,000		$ 47,833,000
Number of financed campuses (campus) \| campus										2	2
Promissory notes payable												22,365,000
Notes payable and other debt \| Financing of Construction of Campuses \| Peru \| Investor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Promissory notes payable										$ 19,162,000
Notes payable and other debt \| Notes Payable of Real Estate Subsidiary \| Chile
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding										$ 67,120,000		$ 62,695,000
Notes payable and other debt \| Notes Payable of Real Estate Subsidiary \| Minimum \| Chile
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate										3.96%		4.80%			3.96%
Notes payable and other debt \| Notes Payable of Real Estate Subsidiary \| Maximum \| Chile
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate										6.89%		8.08%			6.89%
Capital Lease Obligations \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate										1.00%					1.00%
Capital Lease Obligations \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate										42.87%					42.87%