Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes VIE amounts of $265,494 and $169,074, see Note 2)	$ 504,962	$ 464,965
Restricted cash and investments	199,300	189,319
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	771,597	494,646
Other receivables	22,446	23,758
Related party receivables	4,863	6,931
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(199,759)	(190,499)
Receivables, net	599,147	334,836
Income tax receivable	59,866	29,447
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	104,376	97,234
Current assets held for sale	92,248	0
Total current assets (includes VIE amounts of $549,721 and $322,210, see Note 2)	1,559,899	1,115,801
Notes receivable, net	12,713	61,157
Property and equipment:
Land	376,000	396,821
Buildings	1,162,800	1,219,783
Furniture, equipment and software	1,206,392	1,160,350
Leasehold improvements	440,134	399,555
Construction in-progress	72,526	103,205
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,227,618)	(1,128,081)
Property and equipment, net	2,030,234	2,151,633
Land use rights, net	44,470	45,275
Goodwill	2,028,286	1,934,464
Other intangible assets:
Tradenames	1,330,302	1,307,633
Other intangible assets, net	43,206	46,700
Deferred costs, net	62,043	57,748
Deferred income taxes	152,241	142,130
Derivative instruments	29,721	4,464
Other assets	209,648	195,465
Long-term assets held for sale	279,801	0
Total assets (includes VIE amounts of $1,558,050 and $1,309,113, see Note 2)	7,782,564	7,062,470
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	88,122	86,699
Accrued expenses	367,560	368,973
Accrued compensation and benefits	244,440	239,495
Deferred revenue and student deposits	729,855	362,891
Current portion of long-term debt	185,848	178,989
Current portion of due to shareholders of acquired companies	28,881	118,679
Income taxes payable	31,074	30,371
Derivative instruments	0	5,218
Other current liabilities	60,919	48,917
Current liabilities held for sale	158,280	0
Total current liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $504,325 and $320,922, see Note 2)	1,894,979	1,440,232
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,024,560	3,629,375
Due to shareholders of acquired companies, less current portion	52,294	92,269
Deferred compensation	13,032	14,128
Income taxes payable	120,029	135,140
Deferred income taxes	450,718	452,084
Derivative instruments	8,094	7,750
Other long-term liabilities	246,522	270,267
Long-term liabilities held for sale	73,199	0
Total liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $606,896 and $424,297, see Note 2)	5,883,427	6,041,245
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 49,488 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016	0	0
Common stock		534
Additional paid-in capital	3,545,365	2,721,432
Accumulated deficit	(1,142,081)	(1,037,701)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(852,356)	(1,052,055)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,551,678	632,210
Noncontrolling interests	30,551	32,182
Total stockholders' equity	1,582,229	664,392
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	7,782,564	7,062,470
Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock
Current liabilities:
Total redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	302,693	332,957
Puttable Arrangements - Common and Preferred Stock
Current liabilities:
Total redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	14,215	$ 23,876
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	219
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 531