Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes VIE amounts of $69,692 and $158,387, see Note 2)	$ 236,412	$ 388,490
Restricted cash	188,938	201,300
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	531,390	399,322
Other receivables	13,943	11,596
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(177,167)	(161,649)
Receivables, net	368,166	249,269
Income tax receivable	42,094	18,515
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	98,083	53,187
Current assets held for sale	187,166	306,372
Total current assets	1,120,859	1,217,133
Notes receivable, net	14,613	2,397
Property and equipment:
Land	239,860	234,826
Buildings	668,619	645,177
Furniture, equipment and software	1,013,347	968,468
Leasehold improvements	335,259	356,824
Construction in-progress	40,720	60,919
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,059,335)	(987,279)
Property and equipment, net	1,238,470	1,278,935
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	937,884
Land use rights, net	1,607	1,552
Goodwill	1,737,455	1,707,089
Other intangible assets:
Tradenames	1,134,648	1,126,244
Other intangible assets, net	2,076	25,429
Deferred costs, net	70,283	66,835
Deferred income taxes	150,076	136,487
Derivative instruments	0	3,259
Other assets	189,958	172,817
Long-term assets held for sale	493,859	1,031,459
Total assets	7,091,788	6,769,636
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	70,908	67,303
Accrued expenses	231,836	227,583
Accrued compensation and benefits	172,745	196,355
Deferred revenue and student deposits	283,763	193,226
Current portion of operating leases	95,697
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	136,127	101,866
Current portion of due to shareholders of acquired companies	14,239	23,820
Income taxes payable	30,360	20,901
Derivative instruments	0	4,021
Other current liabilities	30,649	46,621
Current liabilities held for sale	139,162	308,391
Total current liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $190,725 and $207,977, see Note 2)	1,205,486	1,190,087
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	862,369
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	1,222,142	2,593,585
Due to shareholders of acquired companies, less current portion	21,626	21,571
Deferred compensation	13,059	12,778
Income taxes payable	86,367	93,460
Deferred income taxes	227,677	217,558
Derivative instruments	0	6,656
Other long-term liabilities	169,627	214,306
Long-term liabilities held for sale	163,859	354,293
Total liabilities	3,972,212	4,704,294
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 49,889 shares authorized as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	3,707,305	3,703,796
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	470,860	(530,919)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,060,849)	(1,112,695)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	3,118,214	2,061,079
Noncontrolling interests	(11,131)	(10,133)
Total stockholders' equity	3,107,083	2,050,946
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	7,091,788	6,769,636
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity
Current liabilities:
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	12,493	14,396
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	475	430
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 423	$ 467