Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes VIE amounts of $75,019 and $158,387, see Note 2)	$ 278,782	$ 388,490
Restricted cash	203,633	201,300
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	606,235	399,322
Other receivables	13,429	11,596
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(165,011)	(161,649)
Receivables, net	454,653	249,269
Income tax receivable	82,269	18,515
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	72,474	53,187
Current assets held for sale	308,650	306,372
Total current assets (includes VIE amounts of $590,857 and $483,613, see Note 2)	1,400,461	1,217,133
Notes receivable, net	7,159	2,397
Property and equipment:
Land	239,536	234,826
Buildings	651,359	645,177
Furniture, equipment and software	995,564	968,468
Leasehold improvements	330,749	356,824
Construction in-progress	38,500	60,919
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,018,103)	(987,279)
Property and equipment, net	1,237,605	1,278,935
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	952,890
Land use rights, net	1,592	1,552
Goodwill	1,738,228	1,707,089
Other intangible assets:
Tradenames	1,134,342	1,126,244
Other intangible assets, net	2,476	25,429
Deferred costs, net	68,049	66,835
Deferred income taxes	145,455	136,487
Derivative instruments	6,197	3,259
Other assets	177,855	172,817
Long-term assets held for sale	961,212	1,031,459
Total assets (includes VIE amounts of $1,360,948 and $1,196,813, see Note 2)	7,833,521	6,769,636
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	70,629	67,303
Accrued expenses	241,368	227,583
Accrued compensation and benefits	143,194	196,355
Deferred revenue and student deposits	556,384	193,226
Current portion of operating leases	97,517
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	105,264	101,866
Current portion of due to shareholders of acquired companies	25,251	23,820
Income taxes payable	22,288	20,901
Derivative instruments	1,223	4,021
Other current liabilities	23,033	46,621
Current liabilities held for sale	315,521	308,391
Total current liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $358,368 and $207,977, see Note 2)	1,601,672	1,190,087
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	871,588
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	2,136,328	2,593,585
Due to shareholders of acquired companies, less current portion	21,044	21,571
Deferred compensation	12,918	12,778
Income taxes payable	89,706	93,460
Deferred income taxes	217,886	217,558
Derivative instruments	0	6,656
Other long-term liabilities	166,385	214,306
Long-term liabilities held for sale	374,179	354,293
Total liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $521,229 and $274,744, see Note 2)	5,491,706	4,704,294
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 49,889 shares authorized as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	3,705,787	3,703,796
Accumulated deficit	(310,732)	(530,919)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,060,565)	(1,112,695)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,335,388	2,061,079
Noncontrolling interests	(7,482)	(10,133)
Total stockholders' equity	2,327,906	2,050,946
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	7,833,521	6,769,636
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity
Current liabilities:
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	13,909	14,396
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	431	430
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 467	$ 467