Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes VIE amounts of $146,927 and $100,971, see Note 2)	$ 392,348	$ 320,567
Restricted cash	196,790	212,215
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	571,240	474,456
Other receivables	17,500	15,175
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(164,101)	(178,566)
Receivables, net	424,639	311,065
Income tax receivable	16,454	38,231
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	77,554	81,948
Current assets held for sale	346,702	324,668
Total current assets (includes VIE amounts of $642,133 and $407,315, see Note 2)	1,454,487	1,288,694
Notes receivable, net	12,171	3,528
Property and equipment:
Land	229,455	243,179
Buildings	642,040	669,973
Furniture, equipment and software	961,712	977,382
Leasehold improvements	359,466	366,735
Construction in-progress	45,792	62,474
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(980,778)	(939,326)
Property and equipment, net	1,257,687	1,380,417
Land use rights, net	1,631	1,572
Goodwill	1,709,586	1,828,365
Other intangible assets:
Tradenames	1,130,186	1,167,302
Other intangible assets, net	25,455	35,779
Deferred costs, net	65,896	60,931
Deferred income taxes	150,530	152,398
Derivative instruments	682	48,186
Other assets	174,881	199,441
Long-term assets held for sale	1,007,344	1,224,672
Total assets (includes VIE amounts of $1,334,870 and $1,419,579, see Note 2)	6,990,536	7,391,285
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	51,395	70,137
Accrued expenses	269,255	239,620
Accrued compensation and benefits	173,718	215,760
Deferred revenue and student deposits	465,290	184,116
Current portion of long-term debt	104,502	121,870
Current portion of due to shareholders of acquired companies	23,065	34,745
Income taxes payable	13,713	20,553
Derivative instruments	35	4,458
Other current liabilities	42,063	31,761
Current liabilities held for sale	394,229	451,569
Total current liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $314,860 and $341,147, see Note 2)	1,537,265	1,374,589
Long-term debt, less current portion	2,505,498	2,973,396
Due to shareholders of acquired companies, less current portion	20,045	37,040
Deferred compensation	13,383	14,470
Income taxes payable	73,275	106,062
Deferred income taxes	257,083	247,371
Derivative instruments	7,258	9,390
Other long-term liabilities	239,053	221,941
Long-term liabilities held for sale	353,338	405,747
Total liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $382,380 and $449,561, see Note 2)	5,006,198	5,390,006
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 49,889 and 49,488 shares authorized as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	3,705,707	3,446,206
Accumulated deficit	(643,407)	(946,236)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,079,860)	(925,556)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,983,336	1,575,164
Noncontrolling interests	(11,669)	12,118
Total stockholders' equity	1,971,667	1,587,282
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	6,990,536	7,391,285
Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock
Current liabilities:
Total redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	0	400,276
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity
Current liabilities:
Total redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	12,671	13,721
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	366	220
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 530	$ 530