Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Components of net changes in stockholders' equity

The components of net changes in stockholders' equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 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	—	—		—		—		—			4,330			—			—			4,330
Balance at January 1, 2018	55,052	220		132,443		530		3,446,206			(941,906		)	(925,556		)	12,118			1,591,612
Non-cash stock compensation	—	—		—		—		10,492			—			—			—			10,492
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares	115	—		(115	)	—		—			—			—			—			—
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding	344	2		59		—		(1,746		)	—			—			—			(1,744		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders	—	—		—		—		—			—			—			(892		)	(892		)
Change in noncontrolling interests	—	—		—		—		(468		)	—			—			(23,305		)	(23,773		)
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	—	—		—		—		1,130			—			—			—			1,130
Accretion of Series A Preferred Stock	—	—		—		—		(61,974		)	—			—			—			(61,974		)
Gain upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock	—	—		—		—		74,110			—			—			—			74,110
Reclassification of Series A Preferred Stock upon conversion	36,143	144		—		—		237,957			—			—			—			238,101
Reclassification of redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	—	—		—		—		—			—			—			(309		)	(309		)
Net income	—	—		—		—		—			298,499			—			315			298,814
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		—			—			(166,456		)	404			(166,052		)
Unrealized gain on derivatives, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		—			—			11,776			—			11,776
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		—			—			376			—			376
Balance at September 30, 2018	91,654	$	366	132,387		$	530	$	3,705,707		$	(643,407	)	$	(1,079,860	)	$	(11,669	)	$	1,971,667

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

The components of these balances were as follows:



	September 30, 2018								December 31, 2017
	Laureate Education, Inc.			Noncontrolling Interests		Total			Laureate Education, Inc.			Noncontrolling Interests			Total
Foreign currency translation loss	$	(1,093,677	)	$	371	$	(1,093,306	)	$	(927,221	)	$	(33	)	$	(927,254	)
Unrealized gain on derivatives	16,433			—		16,433			4,657			—			4,657
Minimum pension liability adjustment	(2,616		)	—		(2,616		)	(2,992		)	—			(2,992		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(1,079,860	)	$	371	$	(1,079,489	)	$	(925,556	)	$	(33	)	$	(925,589	)