Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Components of net changes in stockholders' equity

The components of net changes in stockholders' equity for the three months ended March 31, 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	—	—		—		—		—			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

The components of net changes in stockholders' equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 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, 2018	107,450	$	430	116,865		$	467	$	3,703,796		$	(530,919	)	$	(1,112,695	)	$	(10,133	)	$	2,050,946
Adoption of accounting standards	—	—		—		—		—			28,944			—			—			28,944
Balance at January 1, 2019	107,450	430		116,865		467		3,703,796			(501,975		)	(1,112,695		)	(10,133		)	2,079,890
Non-cash stock compensation	—	—		—		—		3,149			—			—			—			3,149
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares	8	—		(8	)	—		—			—			—			—			—
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding	325	1		—		—		(1,421		)	—			—			—			(1,420		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders	—	—		—		—		—			—			—			(625		)	(625		)
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	—	—		—		—		263			—			—			—			263
Reclassification of redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	—	—		—		—		—			—			—			224			224
Net income	—	—		—		—		—			191,243			—			3,022			194,265
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		—			—			49,521			30			49,551
Unrealized gain on derivatives, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		—			—			2,609			—			2,609
Balance at March 31, 2019	107,783	$	431	116,857		$	467	$	3,705,787		$	(310,732	)	$	(1,060,565	)	$	(7,482	)	$	2,327,906

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

The components of these balances were as follows:

	March 31, 2019								December 31, 2018
	Laureate Education, Inc.			Noncontrolling Interests		Total			Laureate Education, Inc.			Noncontrolling Interests		Total
Foreign currency translation loss	$	(1,078,198	)	$	489	$	(1,077,709	)	$	(1,127,719	)	$	459	$	(1,127,260	)
Unrealized gain on derivatives	20,975			—		20,975			18,366			—		18,366
Minimum pension liability adjustment	(3,342		)	—		(3,342		)	(3,342		)	—		(3,342		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(1,060,565	)	$	489	$	(1,060,076	)	$	(1,112,695	)	$	459	$	(1,112,236	)