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Related Party Transactions (Details) ¥ in Thousands, MAD in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Feb. 22, 2016 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 19, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 19, 2017 MAD	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest holder's loan to subsidiaries				$ 943,000	$ 816,000
Laureate Somed Education Holdings SA
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent				60.00%
Noncontrolling interest, noncontrolling owners, ownership percent								40.00%
Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest holder's loan to subsidiaries			$ 943,000
Affiliated Entity \| Transaction Between Laureate And Sylvan Laureate Foundation
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, amounts of transaction			$ 2,000,000
Affiliated Entity \| Transaction between Laureate and an affiliate of one of the Wengen investors
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, amounts of transaction				$ 2,768,000
Affiliated Entity \| Transactions between Laureate and Noncontrolling Interest Holder of Monash South Africa (MSA)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party loan, interest rate			10.50%
Board of Directors
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, amounts of transaction				803,000
Former Executive Officer \| Related Party Notes Payable
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Note payable to a former executive			$ 4,280,000
Note payable to related party									$ 3,771,000
Minority Shareholder \| Transactions between Laureate and Noncontrolling Interest Holder of Laureate Somed Education Holding SA
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related party				$ 8,841,000		$ 7,858,000	MAD 74,262	$ 7,936,000
Number of loans made by noncontrolling interest holders (loan) \| loan				5
Related party loan, interest rate				4.50%
Due to related parties, current				$ 881,000
Due to related parties, noncurrent				7,960,000
Minority Shareholder \| Transactions between China businesses and Noncontrolling Interest Holders of Hunan International Economics University \| Hunan International Economics University
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, amounts of transaction		$ 2,000,000
Noncontrolling equity interest pledged in agreement		30.00%
Encumbered real property, carrying value				12,000,000				$ 12,000,000
Minority Shareholder \| Transactions between China businesses and Noncontrolling Interest Holders of Hunan International Economics University \| Hunan International Economics University \| Pending Litigation
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Damages sought, noncontrolling interest, ownership by noncontrolling owners	22.80%
Amount awarded to other party in the auction	¥ 508,000			$ 77,000,000