Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Equity [Abstract]

Components of net changes in stockholders' equity

The components of net changes in stockholders' equity were as follows:

	Laureate Education, Inc. Stockholders
	Class A Common Stock			Class B Common Stock				Additional paid-in capital			(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings			Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income			Non-controlling interests			Total stockholders' equity
	Shares	Amount		Shares		Amount
Balance at December 31, 2017	55,052	$	220	132,443		$	530	$	3,446,206		$	(946,236	)	$	(925,556	)	$	12,118		$	1,587,282
Adoption of accounting standards	—	—		—		—		—			5,074			—			—			5,074
Balance at January 1, 2018	55,052	220		132,443		530		3,446,206			(941,162		)	(925,556		)	12,118			1,592,356
Non-cash stock compensation	—	—		—		—		(3,756		)	—			—			—			(3,756		)
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares	59	—		(59	)	—		—			—			—			—			—
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding	145	1		59		—		(804		)	—			—			—			(803		)
Distributions from noncontrolling interest holders	—	—		—		—		—			—			—			581			581
Change in noncontrolling interests	—	—		—		—		(468		)	—			—			(20,575		)	(21,043		)
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	—	—		—		—		(76		)	—			—			—			(76		)
Accretion of Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock	—	—		—		—		(57,324		)	—			—			—			(57,324		)
Reclassification of redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	—	—		—		—		—			—			—			38			38
Net income	—	—		—		—		—			168,879			—			2,666			171,545
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		—			—			83,648			(279		)	83,369
Unrealized gain on derivatives, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		—			—			2,210			—			2,210
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		—			—			376			—			376
Balance at March 31, 2018	55,256	$	221	132,443		$	530	$	3,383,778		$	(772,283	)	$	(839,322	)	$	(5,451	)	$	1,767,473

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

The components of these balances were as follows:

	March 31, 2018									December 31, 2017
	Laureate Education, Inc.			Noncontrolling Interests			Total			Laureate Education, Inc.			Noncontrolling Interests			Total
Foreign currency translation loss	$	(843,573	)	$	(312	)	$	(843,885	)	$	(927,221	)	$	(33	)	$	(927,254	)
Unrealized gain on derivatives	6,867			—			6,867			4,657			—			4,657
Minimum pension liability adjustment	(2,616		)	—			(2,616		)	(2,992		)	—			(2,992		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(839,322	)	$	(312	)	$	(839,634	)	$	(925,556	)	$	(33	)	$	(925,589	)