Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Debt

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Percent Of Ownership Sold

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Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Percent Of Ownership Disposed Of

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109223946&loc=d3e3179-108585

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - Subsequent Event R$ in Thousands, R in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Apr. 16, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 16, 2019 BRL (R$)	Apr. 08, 2019 ZAR (R)
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Monash South Africa (MSA)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership percent		75.00%
Consideration received from dispositions		$ 1,100		R 15,000
Debt assumed by purchaser		20,200
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Monash South Africa Limited And LEI AMEA Investments B.V.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business		7,400
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Laureate South Africa Pty Ltd (LSA)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration received from dispositions		$ 7,000		R 99,000
Assets classified as held for sale \| Sodecam - Sociedade De Desenvolvimento Cultural Do Amazonas Ltda
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration received from dispositions	$ 49,900		R$ 194,800
Debt assumed by purchaser	$ 2,500		R$ 9,800
Percent of ownership disposed of	100.00%