Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes VIE amounts of $114,684 and $169,074, see Note 2)	$ 367,163	$ 464,965
Restricted cash and investments	193,305	189,319
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	669,039	494,646
Other receivables	21,524	23,758
Related party receivables	5,830	6,931
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(196,987)	(190,499)
Receivables, net	499,406	334,836
Income tax receivable	37,088	29,447
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	145,520	97,234
Total current assets (includes VIE amounts of $350,678 and $322,210, see Note 2)	1,242,482	1,115,801
Notes receivable, net	7,138	61,157
Property and equipment:
Land	418,754	396,821
Buildings	1,295,766	1,219,783
Furniture, equipment and software	1,251,255	1,160,350
Leasehold improvements	432,428	399,555
Construction in-progress	73,364	103,205
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,263,167)	(1,128,081)
Property and equipment, net	2,208,400	2,151,633
Land use rights, net	45,741	45,275
Goodwill	2,020,620	1,934,464
Other intangible assets:
Tradenames	1,332,523	1,307,633
Other intangible assets, net	44,735	46,700
Deferred costs, net	61,529	57,748
Deferred income taxes	147,882	142,130
Derivative instruments	49,171	4,464
Other assets	209,515	195,465
Total assets (includes VIE amounts of $1,340,653 and $1,309,113, see Note 2)	7,369,736	7,062,470
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	82,878	86,699
Accrued expenses	314,209	368,973
Accrued compensation and benefits	225,186	239,495
Deferred revenue and student deposits	380,164	362,891
Current portion of long-term debt	212,568	178,989
Current portion of due to shareholders of acquired companies	133,083	118,679
Income taxes payable	23,154	30,371
Derivative instruments	0	5,218
Other current liabilities	43,960	48,917
Total current liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $295,819 and $320,922, see Note 2)	1,415,202	1,440,232
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,291,713	3,629,375
Due to shareholders of acquired companies, less current portion	82,380	92,269
Deferred compensation	14,399	14,128
Income taxes payable	111,687	135,140
Deferred income taxes	459,283	452,084
Derivative instruments	7,941	7,750
Other long-term liabilities	281,972	270,267
Total liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $405,181 and $424,297, see Note 2)	5,664,577	6,041,245
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 49,488 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016	0	0
Common stock		534
Additional paid-in capital	3,371,395	2,721,432
Accumulated deficit	(1,044,123)	(1,037,701)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(914,994)	(1,052,055)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,412,953	632,210
Noncontrolling interests	34,654	32,182
Total stockholders' equity	1,447,607	664,392
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	7,369,736	7,062,470
Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock
Current liabilities:
Total redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	232,030	332,957
Puttable Arrangements - Common and Preferred Stock
Current liabilities:
Total redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	25,522	$ 23,876
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	142
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 533